10901 27TH AVE SE 2016-01-01 MF Import

16. Temporary, localized increases in noise and pollutant emissions from earth work and construction equipment are expected during construction. All project work would be conducted during the City's established construction hours. Air qualily impacts are projected ic be minimal aiid temporary. No change of use is proposed; surrounding properties would not experience any difference from existing conditions after completion of construction. (exhibit 1, staff report; exhibit 2, application and project narratives) 17. The subject property is not directly served by transil service. The nearest Evere+t Transits stops are located approximately eight blocks away at 19th Avenue SE and 110th Street SE. The School District provides bussing to students living without the boundaries of each school, as appropriate. The majority of students attending the facility live in the neighborhood, many within walking distan�e. Traffic reduction is achieved through the central I�cation of the school. (exhibit 1, staff report; exhibit 2, application and project narratives) 18. The concrete pads for the proposed three new portable cia�ssrooms would be consiructed 30 to 45 feet from the north property line in the same general location as the existing portables. In order to satisfy r� ��t building code requiremenis regarding such features as access ;am; new portables are proposed to be placed slightl; �loser to the property line. �-'lacement of the new por�able classrooms would be reviewed through a building permit process to ensure compliance with applicable buiiding and zoning code requirements. (exhibit 1, staff report; er,hibit 3, site plans ) 19. The City's EngineeringlPublic Services Department review�:d the proposal and recommended approval subject to conditions. (exhibit 14; .3rick festimony) 20. Non-residential uses in the R-1 zone are subiect tu Category B landscape requirements. EMC Title 19, Chapter 6, Tabla� 6.1. Category B requires 10 feet of Type III (ornamental) landscaping along street frontage= and either 10 feet of Type i (Visual Screen) or 15 feet of Type II (See-through Luffer) landscaping along interior boundaries. EMC 19.35.060, Table 35-1. 21 . Along interior property line, the Applicant proposed to provide 15 feet of Type II landscaping, with proposed modifications, instead of 10 feet of Type I landscaping. One requested modification of the Type II "see-through buffer" standard is to maintain existing condilions along the perimeter �f the playfields at the northeast corner of the site. Existing conditions consi:�t of lawn to the property line with mature trees �� clumps at the boundary. The Applicant requests permission to keep the existing trees rather than replace or supplement them with shrubs required by Type II landscaping. Denser landscaping at the edge of the pla�elds would result in a security/safety concern for the District. Similarly, the Applicant requested permission to retain the axisting rnature clumps of trees in the cenier of the eastern boundary and at ihe southeast comer of the site and noted that shrubs planted undar the trees would compete for light and nutrients 6