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3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF A 6-LOT
4 SUBDIVISION TO ACCOMMODATE A BUSINESS PARK DEVELOPMENT LOCATED
5 AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 15TH AND "0" STREET SW, WITHIN THE
CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON
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WHEREAS, Application No PLT0006-95, dated December 29,
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8 1995, has been submitted to the City of Auburn, Washington by
9 SOUTH SEVENTH CORPORATION, requesting approval of a
10 Preliminary Plat for a 6-lot subdivision to accommodate a
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business park development located at the southwest corner of
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13 15th and "0" Street SW, within the City of Auburn; and
14 WHEREAS, said request above referred to was referred to
15 the Hearing Examiner for study and public hearing thereon; and
16 WHEREAS, pursuant to staff review, the Hearing Examiner
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conducted a public hearing to consider said petition in the
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19 Council Chambers of the Auburn City Hall on March 19, 1996 , at
20 7 00 p m , at the conclusion of which the Hearing Examiner
21 recommended approval of the Preliminary Plat ; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council at their April 7, 1997 meeting,
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considered said request and scheduled a closed record hearing
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WHEREAS, the City Council at their April 21, 1997
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regularly scheduled meeting, conducted said closed record
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4 hearing at the conclusion of which approved the request based
5 upon the following Findings of Fact and Conclusions, to-wit
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FINDINGS OF FACT
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g 1 The applicant, South Seventh Corporation, requests
preliminary plat approval for a six lot subdivision to
10 accommodate a business park development The subject
11 property is located at the southwest corner of 15th and
"0" Street SE and is 15 2 acres in size
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2 The property is currently zoned M-1, Light Industrial
13 The applicant is also requesting the establishment of a
14 Business Park district concurrently with this
application
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3 At this time, the property is platted into eight separate
16 lots Each of the eight lots currently has access to
17 either 15th Street, "0" Street, or Boundary Boulevard
The applicant is proposing to resubdivide the plat into
18 six lots A new public street, constructed to City
standards, will connect 15th Street to "0" Street , and
19 these streets are currently built to full City standards,
20 including utilities As previously mentioned, the
proposed lots will accommodate a business park
21 development ; however, lot 6 will be dedicated as a storm
drainage facility
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23 4 The City has adopted several Comprehensive Plan policies
which are relevant to this application including Policy
24 GP-18, LU-66 , LU-74 , LU-109, and ED-2 These policies
encourage the grouping together of uses which will
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1 mutually benefit each other, discourage strip commercial
2 development near the SuperMall, and the clustering and
planning of coordinated development
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CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
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6 1 The preliminary plat may be approved, if properly
7 conditioned It is consistent with the criteria
necessary to approve a preliminary plat as set forth in
8 the Land Division Ordinance
9 2 Specifically, Section 17 06 070 of the Land Division
10 Ordinance requires that a development make adequate
provision for the public health, safety, and general
11 welfare for open spaces, drainageways , streets, alleys,
other public ways, water supplies, sanitary wastes,
12 parks, playgrounds, and sites for schools and school
13 grounds Storm drainage, streets, water, and sanitary
sewer service are adequately provided for Parks and
14 playgrounds will not be impacted because this is a
business park development
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16 3 The plat conforms with the general purposes of the
Comprehensive Plan
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4 The plat has been designed to be in compliance with the
18 Land Division Ordinance and other plans or policies which
19 are appropriate to business park development
20 5 The plat conforms with the general purposes of the Land
Division Ordinance since it will promote safe and
21 convenient travel, prompt the effective use of land,
22 facilitate the provision of water, sewer, and drainage,
provide for proper ingress and egress, adequately provide
23 for the commercial needs of the City, and is consistent
with the Comprehensive Plan
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6 The plat is in compliance with the requirements of the
2 Zoning Ordinance
3 7 The potential environmental impacts of the proposed
4 subdivision are mitigated such that the preliminary plat
will not have an unacceptable adverse impact upon the
5 quality of the environment
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For each of the above stated reasons, the recommendation
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of the Hearing Examiner to the Auburn City Council on the
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application is conditional approval, subject to the following
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11 for a Preliminary Plat
12 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
13 WASHINGTON, IN A REGULAR MEETING DULY ASSEMBLED, HEREWITH
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RESOLVES THAT
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16 Section 1 . The above cited Hearing Examiner' s Findings
17 and Conclusions are herewith approved and incorporated in this
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Section 2s The Preliminary Plat of an 6-lot subdivision
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containing 15 2 acres, located at the southwest corner of 15th
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22 and "0" Street SW and legally described as follows, is hereby
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Lots 1 through 8, inclusive, Auburn 400
2 Corporate Park Div 1, according to the
plat thereof recorded in Volume 128 of
3 Plats, pages 97 through 99, inclusive, in
4 King County, Washington
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Section 3 . Lot 6 shall be dedicated to the City for
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storm drainage purposes
8 Section 4 . The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement
9 such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry
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out the directives of this legislation
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DATED and SIGNED this 5th day of May, 1997
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CITY OF AUBURN
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MAYOR
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Michael J Reynolds,
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}TABLES A BOOTH, MAYOR / + p PLA`\ING d CO\IML'\rTY DEVELOP\TENT DEPT
Cat{ i w;sc\tan Auburn\tA 9tl001
aul Krauss, AICP , Planning Director = 1 :• /
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March 27, 1997
South Seventh Corporation
do Regional Real Estate Manager
United Parcel Service
2000 Crow Canyon Place, Suite 300
San Ramon, CA 94583
RE. APPLICATION NO PLT0006-95
Dear Sir
Attached is the Hearing Examiner's official recommendation regarding your request that was considered by the
Hearing Examiner on March 19, 1996 The City Council will consider your request on April 7 1997 in the City
Council Chambers at 7:30 p.m.
You or a representative are requested to be at that meeting to answer any questions the City Councilmembers might
have regarding your proposal
If you should have any questions regarding the attached, please do not hesitate to give us a call.
Sincerely,
Paul Krauss,AICP
Director
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Attachment
cc: Philip J Davidson,Tollefson-Davidson Properties, Inc.
Allan Ferris, Hogate Properties
John Keegan, Davis Wright Tremaine
Stanford Tabb, Hapsmith Company
Building Department
Public Works Department
City Clerk
Sherwood B.Korssjoen Virginia Haugen
Matt Little Jack D Clark,Jr
R.D Campbell J.B. Rupert
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CHARLES A. BOOTH, MAYOR { l t PLANNING &COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPT
Paul Krauss', A.LC.P., Planning Director 25 West Main, Auburn WA 95001
(206)931 3090
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FINDINGS AND DECISION
OF THE HEARING EXAMINER FOR THE CITY OF AUBURN
APPLICATION: PLT0006-95
APPLICANT South Seventh Corporation
REQUEST Preliminary plat approval
LOCATION: Southwest corner of 15th and 'O" Street SW
APPLICATION FILED. December 29, 1995
SEPA STATUS. Final MDNS issued February 15, 1996
DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING. March 19, 1996
DECISION ISSUED March 28, 1997
DECISION: Recommend approval
STAFF REPRESENTATIVES. Lynn Rued,Assistant Planning Director
TESTIMONY Richard Hill, Phillips McCullough Wilson& Fisko
Allan Ferrin, Hogate Properties
Jim Howard, Hough, Beck and Baird Landscape Architects
Rodger Campbell
Stanford Tabb, Hapsmith Company
John Keegan, Davis Wright Tremaine
WRITTEN TESTIMONY The record from HAP000I-96 is incorporated herein by
reference as those set forth in full.
Exhibit#1 Written comments of Allan Ferrin on the rezone
Exhibit#2: verbatim transcript from Planning Commission
public hearing on SuperMall
Exhibit#3 City Council meeting minutes and verbatim
transcripts of Keegan and Tabb
testimony, and Council deliberations
Exhibit#4 Mall rezone Ordinance#4627
Exhibit#5 Concomitant Agreement between City and
SuperMall
Exhibit#6: Letter to Ernie Patty dated January 27, 1994
Exhibit#7 Letter from John Keegan to Paul Krauss,dated
March 30, and Paul Krauss' reply,dated April 11,
1995
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Findings and Decision
Application No. PLT0006-95
INTRODUCTION
After due consideration of the evidence presented by the applicant, all evidence elicited during the public hearing,
and as a result of the personal inspection of the subject property and surrounding area by the Hearing Examiner the
following Findings of Fact and conclusions shall constitute the decision of the Hearing Examiner on this
application.
FINDINGS OF FACT
I The applicant, South Seventh Corporation, requests preliminary plat approval for a six lot subdivision to
accommodate a business park development. The subject property is located at the southwest corner of 15th
and 'O" Street SE and is 15.2 acres in size.
2. The property is currently zoned M-1, Light Industrial. The applicant is also requesting the establishment of a
Business Park district concurrently with this application.
3 At this time,the property is platted into eight separate lots. Each of the eight lots currently has access to either
15th Street,"0" Street,or Boundary Boulevard. The applicant is proposing to resubdivide the plat into six
lots. A new public street, constructed to City standards,will connect 15th Street to"0" Street, and these
streets are currently built to full City standards, including utilities. As previously mentioned,the proposed lots
will accommodate a business park development; however, lot 6 will be dedicated as a storm drainage facility
4 The City has adopted several Comprehensive Plan policies which are relevant to this application including
Policy GP-18,LU-66, LU-74 LU-109, and ED-2. These policies encourage the grouping together of uses
which will mutually benefit each other,discourage strip commercial development near the SuperMall, and the
clustering and planning of coordinated development.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
1 The preliminary plat may be approved, if properly conditioned. It is consistent with the criteria necessary to
approve a preliminary plat as set forth in the Land Division Ordinance.
2. Specifically, Section 17 06.070 of the Land Division Ordinance requires that a development make adequate
provision for the public health,safety, and general welfare for open spaces,drainageways,streets,alleys,other
public ways,water supplies,sanitary wastes,parks,playgrounds,and sites for schools and school grounds.
Storm drainage,streets,water,and sanitary sewer service are adequately provided for Parks and playgrounds
will not be impacted because this is a business park development.
3. The plat conforms with the general purposes of the Comprehensive Plan.
4. The plat has been designed to be in compliance with the Land Division Ordinance and other plans or policies
which are appropriate to business park development.
5. The plat conforms with the general purposes of the Land Division Ordinance since it will promote safe and
convenient travel,prompt the effective use of land, facilitate the provision of water,sewer, and drainage,
provide for proper ingress and egress, adequately provide for the commercial needs of the City,and is
consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
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Application No. PLT0006-95
6. The plat is in compliance with the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance.
7 The potential environmental impacts of the proposed subdivision are mitigated such that the preliminary plat
will not have an unacceptable adverse impact upon the quality of the environment.
DECISION
For each of the above reasons,the recommendation of the Hearing Examiner to the Auburn Cit) Council on this
preliminary plat application is approval,subject to the following condition:
1 Lot 6 shall be dedicated to the City for storm drainage purposes.
Dated this 28th day of March, 1997,pursuant to the authority granted under Chapter 18.66, Zoning Ordinance, City
of Auburn. f ojy_____Th
Diane L. VanDerbeek, Hearing Examiner
REOUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION
Any party of record who feels the decision of the Examiner is based on error of procedure,fact or judgment,or the
discovery of new evidence may file a written request for reconsideration with the Hearing Examiner no later than 7
days from the date of mailing of the decision. Reconsideration requests should be addressed to: Hearing Examiner,
25 West Main Street, Auburn, WA. 98001-4998.
CITY COUNCIL ACTION
This decision of the Hearing Examiner is a recommendation to the City Council and will be considered by the
Council at their April 7, 1997,meeting. At the April 7, 1997,meeting the Council may either affirm the Examiner's
recommendation,remand the decision back to the Examiner, or schedule a closed record public hearing.
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Findings and Decision
Application No. PLT0006-95
DECLARATION OF MAILING
CITY OF AUBURN
COUNTY OF KING
On the 28th day of March, 1997, I deposited into the United States of America mail, postage prepaid,
copies of the foregoing addressed to the applicant and parties of record.
I declare under penalty of perjury of the laws of the State of Washington that the foregoing is true and
correct.
Signed at Auburn this 28th day of March, 1997
!CC 2[Cd 6to `e_�
Patricia Zook
Department of Planning& Community Development
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CHARLES A.BOOTH,MAYOR AUBURN CITY CLERK
Robin Wohlhueter,City Clerk 25 West Main, Auburn,WA 98001
Dam Daskam, Deputy Qty Clerk City Clerk:(206)931-3039
Tone Bothell,Records/License Clerk "Business Registration:(206)931-3007 Fax:(206)931 3053
STATE OF WASHINGTON)
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COUNTY OF KING
I, Robin Wohlhueter, the duly appointed, qualified City Clerk of the City of
Auburn, a Municipal Corporation and Code City, situate in the County of King, State of
Washington, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
Resolution No. 2838 of the resolutions of the City of Auburn, entitled "RESOLUTION
NO 2838 "
I certify that said Resolution No. 2838 was duly passed by the Council and
approved by the Mayor of the said City of Auburn on the 5th day of May, 1997.,
Witness my hand and the seal of the City of Auburn this 19th day of May, 1997
Robin Wohlhueter
City Clerk
City of Auburn