MEMO TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor John Marchione
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Approval of the Microsoft RedWest Temporary Parking Lot (LAND-2018-00370)
a. ORDINANCE NO. 2926: An Ordinance Adopting the Technical Committee's May 23, 2018, Recommendation to Approve with Conditions the Microsoft Redwest South Parking Lot Long-Term Temporary Use Permit and Establishing an Effective Date
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Conduct a public hearing and adopt an ordinance approving a Long-Term Temporary Use Permit for the continued use of an existing 341-stall temporary employee parking lot associated with the Microsoft RedWest Campus for a period of two years.
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II. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Erika Vandenbrande, Interim Planning Director, Planning and Community Development Department, 425-556-2417
Steven Fischer, Development Review Manager, 425-556-2432
Ben Sticka, Planner, 425-556-2470
III. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
A. Applicant:
Alana Schutt, OAC Services, 701 Dexter Ave N, Suite 301, Seattle, WA 98109
B. Location:
The project site is located south of the existing Microsoft Redmond West Campus at the northeast corner of NE 51st Street and 148th Avenue NE. (Attachment B: Vicinity Map)
C. Request:
Microsoft is requesting approval of a Long-Term Temporary Use Permit to allow the continued use of an existing temporary parking lot on a portion of an undeveloped site, which is located at the northeast corner of NE 51st Street and 148th Avenue NE (Exhibit 1: Site Plan). Microsoft has utilized the subject parking lot as overflow parking since June 2007. The use permit has been approved five previous times by the City Council. The current Long-Term Temporary Use Permit was most recently approved from May 6, 2016, until May 31, 2018. (Attachment C: Justification Letter)
Due to the continuing postponement of new construction planned for this site, there is a high level of occupancy at the Redmond West Campus, necessitating the ...
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