2009/03/25 Council Agenda Packet

Planning Commission December 9, 2008 Pg. 4 Meeting Minutes multiple locations connecting to the trail. Commissioner Trautman added that it would be nice to have a southern edge connection. 7:50:56 PM Tom Walsh, Foster Pepper Law Firm representing Oliver McMillan, stated that the City Zoning Code authorizes the City to modify zoning standards that would otherwise apply to the project and to create tailor made zoning standards to fit the project. They have designed the standards from the best standards in the current Zoning Code. He referred Commissioners to the 11/17/08 draft and stated that the standards are divided into four parts: two parts on the landfill pad that cover the commercial and residential uses, a part that provides guidance on the Simpson and Eclipse parcels which are primarily residential, and then there are the sign regulations. The existing waterfront commercial standards do not cover all the topics that are necessary for development of the Riverfront District project. As a foundation for the standards, they reviewed - the B-3 commercial zone standards. The B-3 zone has design standards that had been recently adopted and some of those have been incorporated into the new site standards for commercial and high residential uses. The standards for the Simpson and Eclipse parcels are divided into two parts: everything other than single family detached and then a set of standards for single family detached. He referred to a table on page 8 regarding single family and multiple family standards. The sign regulations require the developer to go through a comprehensive signage plan for approval by the City in accordance with existing regulations. The height limits requested for Simpson are 35 feet plus an additional 10 feet for sloped roofs. On the landfill parcel, the heights proposed are 65 feet plus 10 feet for sloped roofs. For the area that is proposed at 100 feet, the regulations limit the amount of buildings at that height to 60%. The Eclipse site is proposed at 65 fee plus 10 feet for sloped roofs. In the EIS and the EIS addendum, there is extensive analysis of the potential view impacts from the surrounding neighborhoods. 7:59:08 PM Commissioner Trautman asked Mark Wolken, consultant for the applicant, if Figure Al-10 in the Addendum represented the 100 foot height limit on 100% of the site. Mark Wolken responded that the elevation was shown at 100% because the design and placement of the buildings was conceptual, so they were showing the worst case scenario. Commissioner Trautman asked if they could make references on the illustration indicating the boundaries of the 100 foot height limits. Mr. Wolken referred Commissioner Trautman to the forward portion of the picture and stated that there is a second pole on the right hand side and if you took that pole and lined it up that would come right down through the far southern edge of the 100 foot zone. 8:01:51 PM Commissioner Trautman asked how 60% of that zone would be determined. Mr. Wolken responded that the 60%would be determined from the building footprint. Citizen Comments Alex Alexander, 3914 52nd Street SE, Ebey Island, stated that the River is an asset but it is also dangerous. He stated that the River has mandates to move water that are so great and so powerful that it could undo anything constructed on the site. The River at the southern edge is