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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 2018-08-23 Item 3 - Adoption of 7/26/18 Minutes City of Tukwila Planning Commission BOARD OF ARCHITECTUAL REVIEW(BAR) MINUTES Date: July 26, 2018 Time: 6:30 PM Location: Council Chambers Present: Chair, Nhan Nguyen; Vice Chair, Dennis Martinez; Commissioners, Louise Strander and Mike Hansen Absent: Commissioners Sharon Mann, Miguel Maestas, and Heidi Watters Staff: Minnie Dhaliwal, Planning Supervisor; Lindsay Brown, Assistant Planner, and Wynetta Bivens, Planning Commission Secretary Chair Nguyen called the public hearing to order at 6:30 PM. Adopt Commissioner Nguyen requested the 06/28/18 minutes be amended to change the Minutes: word on page three, last sentence of his comments. He also read some additional language he requested be added to the minutes. Upon review of the 06/28/18 recording the language added to the minutes reflect his comments from the recording. Commissioner Hanse n moved to approve the minutes as amended. Commissioner Martinez seconded the motion. Motion passed. Chair Nguyen swore in those wishing to provide testimony and opened the public hearing. Staff asked the Commissioners the appearance of fairness questions. There were no disclosures, and no objections to the Commissioners hearing the case. Lindsay Brown, Assistant Planner, Department of Community Development gave the presentation for staff. She provided background info of the neighborhood and site; and gave a summary of the Tukwila Urban Center standards and guidelines that applied for the project. She also explained how the proposal meets the guidelines. She went over proposed alternative diagrams and renderings for consideration, which were submitted immediately prior to the public hearing. As noted in the July 16, 2018 staff report the applicant did not submit information for the following, lighting; sidewalk grades; stamped concrete pattern, integrated benches, weather protection, waste receptacles; and mechanical equipment screening. Staff recommends approval of the project with 10 conditions as noted in the July 16, 2018 staff report. Dale Sweeney, Architect and applicant addressed questions for the Commission. ɎɎɎ 3 Page 2 Public Hearing Minutes July 26, 2018 Commissioner Stander inquired on the list of five informational items noted in the staff report that were not submitted. She asked when they would be ready to submit for review. The applicant responded that it would not be long. Commissioner Strander said she would like that information. There were no additional comments. The public hearing was closed. Deliberation: Commissioner Hansen said it was an exciting project, but he does not think that approved yet. He said the Commission does not have the information they would typically have for a project. He said his recommendation is that they get the information they need to approve the project.He said he would not be willing to approve tonight. Commissioner Martinez said he applauds staff and the architect on their willingness to work and re-workthis. He said he likes the idea of integrating a new building material into the soffits, and he'd like to see more exterior details, generally. He said we are almost at the finish line, but a couple of things need to be cleaned up, and they could probably fly right through the next meeting. He said it really is a shame that they Chair Nguyen asked the applicant when they could submit the informational items, so the project could come back to the Planning Commission. He also requested language to add a condition requiring larger street trees to address the issue of masking and the number of mature trees that were taken out for the projecta condition for larger trees. Commissioner Nguyen revised his request (action item below, bullet one). Chair Nguyen re-opened the public hearing. The project will come back to the Planning Commission after the applicant has submitted the informational items for review. Staff asked for direction from the Commission regarding the 10 recommended conditions of approval. Staff walked through the conditions with the Commission. The Commission were in consensus with staffs recommended conditions of approval 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, and 10 (see action item, bullet two regarding conditions 2, 5 and 8). ACTION ITEMS: Staff will return to the Commission with more information on the size of the street trees shown at maturity and will work with the applicant's landscape architect to select larger street trees if necessary. 4 Page 3 Public Hearing Minutes July 26, 2018 Staff will work with the applicant to create additional renderings illustrating recommended conditions of approval number 2, 5 and 8 and come back to the Commission with a recommendation. Applicant shall submit the materials requested in "Informational Items" at the end of the staff report. MOTION: Commissioner Hansen moved to continue the public hearing to August 23, 2018, 6:30 PM. Commissioner Strander seconded the motion. Motion carried. Staff gave an update of projects scheduled for the Planning Commission to review. th Staff said there is a tentative PC tour scheduled for August 16 of their previously approved projects. The Commissioners were asked to confirm their attendance. ADJOURNED: 7:45 PM Submitted by: Wynetta Bivens Planning Commission Secretary 5