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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Public Works Committee - 12/04/2017 (2)Public Works Committee Agenda Councilmembers: Brenda FincherDana Ralph•Dennis Higgins, Chair Director: Timothy J. LaPorte, P.E. Unless otherwise noted, the Public Works Committee meets at 4:00 p.m. on the 1st & 3rd Mondays of each month. Council Chambers East, Kent City Hall, 220 4th Avenue South, Kent, 98032-5895. For information please contact Public Works Administration (253) 856-5500. Any person requiring a disability accommodation should contact the City Clerk’s Office at (253) 856-5725 in advance. For TDD relay service call the Washington Telecommunications Relay Service at 1-800-833-6388. December 04, 2017 4:00 p.m. Item Description Action Speaker Time Page 1. Call to Order -- Chair Higgins 01 -- 2. Roll Call -- Chair Higgins 01 -- 3. Changes to the Agenda -- Chair Higgins 01 -- 4. Approval of November 20, 2017 Minutes - Approve YES None 03 03 5. Watershed Resource Inventory Area 8 Chinook Habitat Conservation Plan - Recommend YES Mike Mactutis 05 07 6. Info Only/Lower Lowest Russell Rd - Update NO Mike Mactutis 10 11 7. Meet Me on Meeker Design and Construction Standards - Recommend YES Hayley Bonsteel 15 13 8. Info Only/Naden Avenue Property – Potential Local Improvement District (LID) NO Tim LaPorte 10 135 9. Info Only/Snow & Ice Preparations - Update NO Bill Thomas 10 137 10. Info Only/640 Pressure Zone Update NO Bryan Bond 05 139 11. Info Only/Meeker Street Underpass Lighting NO Chad Bieren 05 141 12. Info Only/Mill Creek Neighborhood Parking NO Kelly Peterson 10 143 13. Info Only/Quiet Zone Update NO Kelly Peterson 05 145 S:\PUBLIC\City Clerk's Office\City Council\Council Committees\Public Works Committee\_2017\_120417\12 04 Agenda.docx - 2 - PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Minutes City of Kent, WA Summary Minutes Date: November 20, 2017 Time: 4:00 p.m. Place: Chambers East 1. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 4:03 p.m. by Committee member Higgins. 2. Roll Call: Committee members, Dennis Higgins, Dana Ralph and Brenda Fincher were present. Council member Higgins chaired the meeting. Absent: N/A 3. Changes to the Agenda: No changes to the agenda 4. Approval of Minutes, Dated November 6, 2017 Committee member Fincher MOVED to approve the Minutes of November 6, 2017. The motion was SECONDED by Committee member Ralph and PASSED 3 - 0. 5. Acceptance of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Storm Water Grant - Recommend Laura Haren, Environmental Conservation Analyst (NPDES) Noted that the permit allows the city to discharge stormwater to streams, rivers, and lakes as long as the conditions of the permit are met. Public Works has been working to ensure that the city implements stormwater management practices consistent with permit requirements. Haren noted that the City has been offered a $50,000.00 grant from the Department of Ecology through its Local Government Stormwater Grants Program. Grant funds are offered to assist the city in the implementation of the Phase II municipal stormwater NPDES permit. The funds can be used for data collection, updating stormwater regulations, source control, public education and outreach, illegal discharges into the City’s stormwater system, and other activities consistent with the NPDES permit program. Committee member Ralph MOVED to recommend council authorize the Mayor to sign the Washington State Department of Ecology Municipal Stormwater Capacity Grant in the amount of $50,000 for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. The motion was SECONDED by Committee member Fincher. The motion PASSED 3 - 0. 6. Renaming South 238th Street to Oberto Drive - Recommend Chad Bieren, Deputy Public Works Director / City Engineer noted that Oberto, a Kent business, requested that Mayor Cooke consider renaming South 238th Street from West Valley Highway to the eastern terminus near SR 167 to honor Oberto’s 100th Anniversary. Mayor Cooke believes renaming the street would be a fitting tribute to commemorate Oberto’s contribution to the City and its 100 year anniversary. Bieren noted that there are only a few businesses along 238th Street and all but one business has been notified and has no problem with the name change. Staff will continue to try to reach the Public Storage on S 238th Street to notify them of the change. Committee member Fincher MOVED to authorize council to Adopt Resolution No. ___, renaming South 238th Street to Oberto Drive. The motion was SECONDED by Committee member Ralph . The motion PASSED 3 - 0. 7. Information Only/Mill Creek Reestablishment - Update Toby Hallock, Enviromental Engineer showed current pictures of Upper Mill Creek as well as pictures of 76th Avenue and Kennebeck which are affected by excess sediment. Hallock went over the permitting requirements for the project and what it includes; removing accumulated sediment from Mill Creek in order to restore the original channel capacity of the creek along with required mitigation. The project will help reduce flood risk and drainage issues throughout the Kent Valley. Sediment removal from the creek creates environmental impacts to wetlands and fish habitat requiring a permit from the US Army Corps of Engineers. In order to help mitigate environmental impacts, the project will also include planting native vegetation along the creek where possible, construction of wetland mitigation sites, and construction of sediment capture devices. We have consultants assisting with permit requirements, mitigation plans, and sediment capture design among other elements required by the permitting agencies. We have been working with the Corps and other permitting agencies to keep the permit process moving. 8. Information Only/Reith Road & 253rd Analyses - Update Kelly Peterson, Transportation Manager noted that at the September 18, 2017, Public Works Committee Meeting, Mr. Tommy Mirante and Ms. Annette Pratt, Chair of the West Hill Neighborhood Council, expressed concern about traffic safety at the intersection of S. 253rd St and Reith Road. The Public Works Committee requested staff analyze accident data to determine how this intersection compares to the rest of the city with regards to accident frequency. Staff reviewed five years of accident data from the Kent Police Department. Based on frequency of accidents, the top 10 list of intersections has been developed and is shown below. Accidents were only included if a police report was filed. For the five years of data (2012 through 2017) eight accidents within two blocks of the S 253rd St and Reith Road intersection were documented. To put this into context the lowest number of accidents in the same time period for the top ten list was 71 accidents. Annette Pratt noted that she appreciates what has been done. However, her concern is more the traffic counts with Light Rail coming to the West Hill and the Meeker Street Improvements. Kelly Peterson said that staff is in the process of updating our TMP and that we will analyze potential impacts as part of that work. 9. Information Only/Meet Me on Meeker Design and Construction Standards Hayley Bonsteel, Senior Long Range Planner gave an update on the Meet Me on Meeker draft design and construction standards. The proposed standards have undergone extensive revisions since the first draft was presented in September. Staff have worked collaboratively to resolve all comments and address internal and external stakeholder needs. The standards have been simplified and amended for the best balance of feasibility with aspiration. The standards show a cross section that generally represents the “full build” goal for Meeker, so that any major redevelopment will contribute to the Meet Me on Meeker vision; only the areas between Washington Avenue and the underpass (where there is a truly restrained existing condition with no chance of redevelopment in the coming decades) show a reduced cross section representing the best connectivity that can reasonably be expected given right of way constraints. Prioritization has been developed to help guide case-by-case decisions on how to implement the cross section while preserving the essence of the project. The final draft represents staff’s best efforts to maximize the project goals for the lowest possible future cost and have striven for a final product that truly balances the needs for economic revitalization through increased investment with the fiscal realities of construction and maintenance costs. For example, the pedestrian connector zones were originally designed with individual pavers; these have been revised to a more affordable cement concrete option. Additionally, lower maintenance installation methods are recommended based on lessons learned from projects elsewhere in the region. The standards now also reflect the switch to historic streetscape elements at 4th Avenue as well as the “transition zone” choices as per the Kent Downtown Partnership’s comment letter, presented at the November 6th Public Works Committee meeting. Staff and consultants will be available at the November 20, Public Works Committee meeting to share the final draft and answer questions. 10. Information Only/Quiet Zone Chad Bieren, Deputy Public Works Director / City Engineer noted that the railroad Quiet Zone Diagnostic visit with the Union Pacific (UP) and Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroads were completed on November 14th and 15th, respectively. The field visit for UP was consistent with past diagnostics. Were as the field visit with BNSF included requests for extension improvements and was complicated by irresponsible pedestrian behavior that was witnessed by diagnostic the team. Chair Higgins noted that the interest in moving forward with the Quiet Zone remains and those sentiments were echoed by Ralph and Fincher. 11. Information Only/ 132nd Street Walking Path Tim LaPorte, Public Works Director noted that staff received notice from the Transportation Improvement Board that they will provide 80% of the funding for the 132nd Avenue SE project from James Street to 248th Ave SE; the city will provide the remaining 20% match of $160,000. The project is expected to be completed in a year. 13. Information Only/Public Works Accomplishments Director LaPorte thanked Chair Higgins and the Committee for their support and reviewed major accomplishments and milestones reached in 2017. Adjournment: At 5:29 p.m., Committee Chair Higgins declared the meeting adjourned. Cheryl Viseth, Committee Secretary PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Timothy J. LaPorte P.E., Public Works Director Phone: 253-856-5500 Fax: 253-856-6500 Address: 220 Fourth Avenue S. Kent, WA 98032-5895 DATE: November 21, 2016 TO: Public Works Committee FROM: Michael Mactutis, P.E., Environmental Engineering Manager THROUGH: Chad Bieren, P.E., Deputy Director / City Engineer SUBJECT: Watershed Resource Inventory Area 8 Chinook Habitat Conservation Plan - Recommend MOTION: Move to recommend Council authorize a resolution ratifying, with conditions, the Watershed Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 8 Chinook Salmon Conservation Plan, subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works Director. SUMMARY: The Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 8 watershed encompasses the Lake Washington and Ship Canal Watershed including all of its tributaries, as well as Puget Sound nearshore areas from the Ship Canal north to Mukilteo. The WRIA 8 Forum has recently approved the Chinook Conservation Plan Update and forwarded it to agencies for ratification. The City of Kent’s Clark Springs watershed is included in WRIA 8 and the city reviewed the plan. The intent of the plan is to provide recommendations for actions to restore and protect salmon habitat as well as an approach to implementing these actions over the next ten years. The City would consider the plan when making management decisions in the Rock Creek watershed. The City would not implement any plan requirement or goal if doing so would threaten or harm the City’s ability to provide a safe, secure and adequate water supply to its citizens. Ratification of the Habitat Plan would convey the City’s support for using the goals, processes, actions, funding and management approaches, and projects included in the Plan. EXHIBIT: Resolution BUDGET IMPACT: None This page intentionally left blank MEMORANDUM To: Local Government Partners to the WRIA 8 Interlocal Agreement (ILA) From: Jason Mulvihill-Kuntz, WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Manager Date: November 27, 2017 Subject: Ratification of 2017 Update to the Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed (WRIA 8) Chinook Salmon Conservation Plan RECOMMENDATION: WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council has approved the final 10 -year update to the Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed (WRIA 8) Chinook Salmon Conservation Plan, and recommends individual WRIA 8 partner City/CountyCouncils ratify the WRIA 8 Plan update. BACKGROUND: In 1999, the federal government listed Puget Sound Chinook salmon as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, which prompted local governments in the WRIA 8 watershed to initiate a coordinated, watershed-scale partnership to recover salmon under an interlocal agreement (ILA). The first ILA was initiated in 2001, updated in 2006, and most recently updated again in 2015. The current ILA, among 28 local government partners, is in effect through the end of December 2025. Implementation of salmon recovery actions, including habitat restoration and programmatic activities, is guided by the WRIA 8 Chinook Salmon Conservation Plan (WRIA 8 Plan), which was originally completed in 2005, and ratified by each of the local government partners. Upon approving the 2005 WRIA 8 Plan, the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council set an initial 10-year implementation period, ending in 2015, to assess progress to date and consider whether or not to continue the watershed’s collaborative regional salmon recovery partnership. With the renewal of the ILA in 2015, WRIA 8 ILA partners recommitted to coordinated Chinook recovery in WRIA 8, and the Salmon Recovery Council directed WRIA 8 staff to initiate a 10-year update to the WRIA 8 Plan. This update process commenced in late 2015 and early 2016. WRIA 8 staff worked with the Implementation and Technical committees, and other regional and local stakeholders to inform the Plan update. The WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council received regular briefings during the update process and approved the 10-year update to the WRIA 8 Plan in September, 2017. The 2017 Plan is an addendum to the 2005 Plan, but is also intended to serve as a stand -alone document. As an addendum, the 2017 Plan continues themes and content discussed in the 2005 Plan, and incorporates new scientific information and lessons learned during the first 10 years of implementation. Major updates to the conservation plan include:  Revised and updated list of habitat acquisition and restoration projects, to improve project definitions, reduce duplication, and add new projects.  New habitat goals for five key habitat elements to better evaluate and report progress towards achieving habitat restoration efforts.  Twenty new and updated habitat recovery strategies.  Revised and updated list of recommended land use actions and education and outreach actions.  New monitoring and assessment plan that improves tracking and reporting on the Plan’s implementation, and clearly defines adaptive management responses should the level of implementation fall below identified benchmarks. Since 2000, WRIA 8 partners have worked together to improve conditions for threatened Chinook salmon, with the goal of bringing Chinook salmon back to sustainable, harvestable levels. After over ten years of implementation, great progress has been made on many short- term goals, but overall salmon population numbers are still far short of a level that would consistently support sustainable runs for tribal and recreational fishing year-to-year and fulfill treaty-guaranteed tribal fishing rights. Similar to the original 2005 WRIA 8 Plan, the 2017 update to the Plan identifies priority actions for partners and other entities to take to improve habitat conditions to support recovery of Chinook salmon. The Plan update does not obligate partners to take action or change local regulations, but it is intended to serve as the City/County’s plan for salmon habitat protection and restoration and should inform other planning processes and regulatory updates. TIMING OF RATIFICATION: WRIA 8 staff plans to finalize ratification of the Plan update by all WRIA 8 ILA members by the end of March 2018. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Timothy J. LaPorte P.E., Public Works Director Phone: 253-856-5500 Fax: 253-856-6500 Address: 220 Fourth Avenue S. Kent, WA 98032-5895 DATE: December 4, 2017 TO: Public Works Committee Members FFROM: Michael Mactutis, P.E., Environmental Engineering Manager THROUGH: Chad Bieren, P.E., Deputy Public Works Director / City Engineer SUBJECT: Information Only/Lower Lowest Russell Road Levee Project - Update SUMMARY: The Lower Russell Road Levee Project is being designed by King County under the King County Flood Control District and in partnership with the City of Kent. The project reaches from South 212th Street to South 228th Street, involves a levee setback, relocation of Van Doren’s Park, and construction of habitat features along the river. Staff will provide an update on the project. EXHIBIT: None BUDGET IMPACT: None INFORMATION ONLY/NO ACTION REQUIRED This page intentionally left blank PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Timothy J. LaPorte P.E., Public Works Director Phone: 253-856-5500 Fax: 253-856-6500 Address: 220 Fourth Avenue S. Kent, WA 98032-5895 DATE: December 4, 2017 TO: Public Works Committee Members FROM: Hayley Bonsteel, Senior Long Range Planner THROUGH: Meet Me on Meeker Design and Construction Standards SUBJECT: Meet Me on Meeker Design and Construction Standards - Recommend SUMMARY: The Meet Me on Meeker draft design and construction standards have undergone extensive revisions since the first draft was presented in September. Staff has worked collaboratively to resolve all comments and address internal and external stakeholder needs. The standards have been simplified and amended for the best balance of practicality with aspiration. The standards show a cross section that generally represents the “full build” goal for Meeker, so that any major redevelopment will contribute fully to the Meet Me on Meeker vision; only the areas between Washington Avenue and the Route 167 underpass (where there is a truly restrained existing condition with no chance of redevelopment in the coming decades) show a reduced cross section representing the best connectivity that can reasonably be expected given right of way constraints. Across the corridor, not all projects will require the full build. Major redevelopment would merit the full cross section as shown in the standards; limited redevelopment would merit proportionally limited frontage improvements. Prioritization has been developed to help guide case-by-case decisions on how to implement the cross section while preserving the essence of the project. The standards show enhanced streetscape elements that may result in increased maintenance costs, compared to other city streets. Both privately maintained frontage and publicly maintained frontage will benefit from cost-saving measures that have now been identified and included in the standards. The final draft represents staff’s best Motion: Move to recommend Council adopt an ordinance establishing a design and construction overlay for the Meeker Street corridor, as provided in the Meeker Street Streetscape Design and Construction Standards and as presented by staff. efforts to maximize the project goals for the lowest possible future cost and have striven for a final product that truly balances the needs for economic revitalization through increased investment with the fiscal realities of construction and maintenance costs. For example, the pedestrian connector zones were originally designed with individual pavers; these have been revised to a more affordable cement concrete option. Additionally, lower maintenance installation methods are recommended based on lessons learned from projects elsewhere in the region. The standards now also reflect the switch to historic streetscape elements at 4th Avenue as well as the “transition zone” choices as per the Kent Downtown Partnership’s comment letter, presented at previous meetings and attached to this memo. Also attached are comment letters from other stakeholders, as well as (in some cases) city responses to the comments. A public hearing was held on November 27, 2017, at the Land Use and Planning Board (LUPB) meeting. The LUPB voted unanimously to recommend approval of the ordinance and the Meeker Street Streetscape Design and Construction Standards. Staff will be available at the December 4th meeting to go over the project at a high level, summarize public comment, and answer questions. EXHIBITS: Final Draft: Meeker Street Streetscape Design and Construction Standards Draft Ordinance Adopting Meeker Street Streetscape Design and Construction Standard SEPA Checklist and Decision Document Kent Downtown Partnership Letter Kent Bicycle Advisory Board Letter Mel Roberts’ Comment Spreadsheet WSDOT comment letters and response BUDGET IMPACT: None This page intentionally left blank this page intentionally left blank DRAFT Ben Wolters Economic & Community Development Director Hayley Bonsteel, AICP Senior Planner Tim LaPorte, PE Public Works Director Chad Bieren, PE Deputy Director/City Engineer Rob Brown, PE Transportation Engineer Kelly Peterson, AICP Special Projects/Transportation Manager Brian Levenhagen Park Planner John Davies, AICP, PTP Senior Transportation Planner Liz Gibson, PLA Senior Landscape Architect Sessyle Asato, PE Senior Civil Engineer Phuong Nguyen, PLA Landscape Architect DRAFT Introduction Purpose of this Document ......................................................................................7 How to use this Document .......................................................................................7 Streetscape Elements ...............................................................................................8 Streetscape Types Streetscape Type A ..............................................................................................10 Streetscape Type B ................................................................................................12 Streetscape Type C ...............................................................................................14 Intersection Types Mid-Block Crosswalks ...........................................................................................16 Minor Intersection/Crossing .................................................................................18 Significant Intersection ..........................................................................................20 Streetscape Zones Pathway Zone ........................................................................................................22 Connector Zone .....................................................................................................23 Amenity Zone .........................................................................................................24 Amenity Cluster ......................................................................................................26 Buffer Zone ............................................................................................................27 Walk Zone .............................................................................................................28 Streetscape Standards Hardscape Standards Cement Concrete Sidewalk ...............................................................................30 Precast Concrete Pavers ....................................................................................31 Linear Stamped Concrete ..................................................................................31 Cement Concrete Crosswalk .............................................................................32 ADA Detectable Warning Surface ..................................................................32 Features and Signage Standards Gateway and Public Art Features ....................................................................33 Wayfinding Signs ..............................................................................................33 Illumination Standards Pedestrian & Street Lighting .............................................................................34 Accent Lighting (Columns and Bollards) .........................................................35 TABLE OF CONTENTS 6 16 24 37 10 DRAFT Introduction Purpose of this Document ......................................................................................7 How to use this Document .......................................................................................7 Streetscape Elements ...............................................................................................8 Streetscape Types Streetscape Type A ..............................................................................................10 Streetscape Type B ................................................................................................12 Streetscape Type C ...............................................................................................14 Intersection Types Mid-Block Crosswalks ...........................................................................................16 Minor Intersection/Crossing .................................................................................18 Significant Intersection ..........................................................................................20 Streetscape Zones Pathway Zone ........................................................................................................22 Connector Zone .....................................................................................................23 Amenity Zone .........................................................................................................24 Amenity Cluster ......................................................................................................26 Buffer Zone ............................................................................................................27 Walk Zone .............................................................................................................28 Streetscape Standards Hardscape Standards Cement Concrete Sidewalk ...............................................................................30 Precast Concrete Pavers ....................................................................................31 Linear Stamped Concrete ..................................................................................31 Cement Concrete Crosswalk .............................................................................32 ADA Detectable Warning Surface ..................................................................32 Features and Signage Standards Gateway and Public Art Features ....................................................................33 Wayfinding Signs ..............................................................................................33 Illumination Standards Pedestrian & Street Lighting .............................................................................34 Accent Lighting (Columns and Bollards) .........................................................35 Site Furniture Standards Decorative Bollards ...........................................................................................36 Standard Benches .............................................................................................37 Modular Benches ................................................................................................38 Receptacles ..........................................................................................................39 Bicycle Racks .......................................................................................................40 Freestanding Planters .........................................................................................41 Utility Standards Tree Grates .........................................................................................................42 Trench Drain Grates ...........................................................................................42 Catch Basin Grates ............................................................................................42 Pole Banners ........................................................................................................42 Decorative Utility Covers ..................................................................................43 Utility Boxes ........................................................................................................43 Formliner Patterns ..............................................................................................44 Landscape Standards Street Trees ........................................................................................................45 Accent Trees .......................................................................................................46 Planters ...............................................................................................................47 Planted Roadway Medians................................................................................49 Low-Impact Development (LID) ........................................................................50 Appendix A: Plant Photos........................................................................................52 Appendix B: Meeker Street Construction Standards ..........................................57 DRAFT 6 DESIGN PRINCIPLES • Attract and support pedestrian activity • Create character and a sense of place and community • Humanize the street corridor • Design for aesthetics as well as function • Create a safe environment for all age groups, all users, pedestrians and bicyclists • Utilize sustainable options INTRODUCTION WHAT IS A STREETSCAPE? Streetscape: the appearance or view of a street. street·scape noun \’strēt-,skāp\ Source: merriam-webster.com Along the Meeker Street corridor this area includes, but is not limited to, the sidewalk surface, medians, crosswalks, street trees, bike facilities, lighting and site furnishings. Site furnishings can include, but are not limited to, benches, planters, tree grates, litter and recycling receptacles, bicycle racks, transit shelters, newsstands, bollards and banners. The sidewalk surface generally runs from the building face to the street curb and may include public plazas. DESIGN The streetscape for the Meeker Street design offers a stimulating urban environment with mix of contemporary aesthetics, diverse playfulness, interactive pedestrian themes and bike facilities, utilizing durable, low-maintenance materials and following low-impact development principles where possible. The Streetscape Plan classifies the different street segments by design ‘types’ that reflect the character of the area in which they are located, with overlays to address the treatment of significant intersections. With careful implementation, the Streetscape Plan will create a unique corridor for the City of Kent, providing an attractive, safe and multi-modal environment, for pedestrians and bicyclists. There are two emerging themes mixed together throughout the corridor; Innovation and Multicultural. The Innovation theme builds upon the City of Kent’s historical and emerging role as a leader in the high-technology industries. Streetscape elements relating to this theme would be contemporary, interactive, informative and playful and include modern lighting features, interpretive displays, and public art installations. The Multicultural theme celebrates the wide range of cultures and people that make up the City of Kent. Streetscape elements relating to this theme would be diversely flexible, inviting, stimulating, and engaging and include multicolored as well as mixed-material paving, colorful lighting, flexible seating, cultural art pieces, and community-oriented displays. diverse inviting stimulating engaging contemporary interactive informative playful DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 7 PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT STEP 1.Locate the project on the Corridor Diagram (page 9) to determine which Streetscape Type(s) applies. STEP 2.Use the Key to locate the page(s) specific to the relevant Streetscape Type(s). STEP 3.Take a look at the plan- and section-view graphics; they illustrate which Streetscape Elements are required (or optional) for a given Streetscape Type and provide basic information on location, quantity and/or spacing. STEP 5.The Meeker Street Streetscape Standards page(s) for each Streetscape Element provides detailed specifications (for standard items) or characteristics (for custom items), as well as photos/graphics and specific information on location, quantity and spacing requirements. STEP 6.Review the Appendices for references to relevant Construction Standards and photos of trees and plants. STEP 4.Use the lime green bubbles, and the Key, to locate the page(s) specific to the relevant Streetscape Elements. # STEP 7.DON’T FORGET! This document is for guidance only; all roadway and streetscape designs must be approved by the City of Kent. # # This document provides guidance for City staff, property owners/developers and engineering and design consultants for the design and construction of the Meeker Street Streetscape. The Standards included in this document demonstrates the City’s vision for the full build- out of Meeker Street. Individual frontage improvements shall be adjusted at the discretion of the City to proportionately reflect the level of proposed development or redevelopment by the applicant. Any improvement project along Meeker Street will go through a review and official approval process by City staff prior to construction installation. The Standards will also insure over time that the Meeker Street streetscape design, including the materials and furnishings used, will create an attractive yet cohesive look and feel for the corridor. These highly visible infrastructure and streetscape improvements are vital to the success of Meeker Street, providing spaces for the everyday interaction of people, community events, and for development of adjoining private property. The Standards will help advance the revitalization process, create safer public spaces, and generate a greater sense of community pride and economic vitality. This document establishes a distinct set of guidelines for the Meeker Street corridor urban design, superseding those portions of the City of Kent Downtown Design Guidelines related to the sidewalk and streetscape treatment, as well as all other previous City of Kent visioning documents, for this corridor from Kent-Des Moines Road to 4th Avenue. The Downtown Overlay in the Design and Construction Standards applies to Meeker Street between 4th Avenue and Central Avenue. Meeker Street has been identified as a RapidRide corridor in the KC Metro Transit long range plan for 2025 (RT 1056) and 2040 (RTs 1056 & 1515). Integration of civil elements related to current Metro bus stops and future RapidRide stops into the urban design for streetscapes will be required, and subject to review and approval by City Staff. For additional details refer to KC Metro’s requirements for landing pad spacing, pavement type, shelter pad paving, as well as the KC Metro Draft Route Facilities RapidRide design document for additional details on RapidRide requirements. DRAFT 8 ABBREVIATIONS • Approx. .....................................Approximately • Dia. .....................................................Diameter • Ht. ...........................................................Height • Max. ..................................................Maximum • Min. .....................................................Minimum • Typ . .......................................................Typical • O.C . .......................................................O n-Center • O.D. .......................................Outside Diameter • I.D. ...........................................Inside Diameter STREETSCAPE ELEMENTS The proposed design for Meeker Street would create new improvements along the north and south sides of the street. The north side would be improved with wide sidewalks, a landscaped buffer/amenity zone and on-street parking. The south side would feature a multi-modal promenade that extends from the Green River Trail to 6th Avenue S., which will then transition into the core downtown street section. Gowe Street is envisioned as the bicycle-oriented corridor connection through the downtown area. The proposed design would include the following elements: Multi-Modal Promenade The Buffer Zone, Amenity Zone, Pathway Zone and Walk Zone combine to create a single Multi-Modal Promenade This concept provides an attractive, pedestrian-scaled feature that would be used by a mix of users including bicyclists, strollers, dog walkers and runners. The Promenade is a flexible space and could accommodate festivals and other events. Amenity Zone (3’-5’ width) The proposed promenade incorporates amenity zones within a 4’-5’ continuous linear amenity area. These will include design elements such as: pedestrian-scaled lighting, accent lighting, bicycle parking, benches, custom seating, trash receptacles, interpretive signs, wayfinding signage, and public art. Landscaping and street trees are included in these zones and nodes could be developed to allow for outdoor dining or other activities. Connector Zone (6’ width) Sidewalk areas that provide cut-thru connection from on-street parking to the walk zone areas for pedestrian circulation and access to businesses. Buffer Zone (3.5’-4’ width) Provides areas that separate pedestrian pathways from moving traffic. This zone could contain street trees, lighting, site furniture and landscaped areas. Walk Zone (5’-8’ width) Sidewalk areas that provide for pedestrian circulation and access to businesses. Pathway Zone (10’ width) Two-way path can be used as a walkway, for bicycle travel, and for parents with strollers. On-Street Parking Provides convenient parking to businesses and a buffer between the multi-modal promenade and from the vehicle traffic on Meeker Street. Planted Center Medians Provides left turn pockets for turning traffic or landscaped areas where turn lanes are not needed. They can also provide pedestrian refuges for mid-block crossing areas. DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 9 { MEEKER STREET } STREETSCAPE TYPES Streetscape Type A ............................................pg. 10 Streetscape Type B ............................................pg. 12 Streetscape Type C ............................................pg. 14 Current Downtown Overlay Standards .................NA Mid-Block Crosswalk ..........................................pg. 24 Minor Intersection/Mid-Block Crosswalk.........pg. 26 Significant Intersection ........................................pg. 28 Multi-Modal Promenade ............................ pg. 22-28 Pathway Zone ...................................................pg. 22 Connector Zone .................................................pg. 23 Amenity Zone ....................................................pg. 24 Amenity Cluster .................................................pg. 26 Buffer Zone ........................................................pg. 27 Walk Zone .........................................................pg. 28 KEY WA S H I N G T O N A V E S BR I D G E R U S S E L L R D S 64 T H A V E S TH O M P S O N A V E N N L I N C O L N A V E N 7 T H A V E IN T E R U R B A N T R A I L 6T H A V E 4T H A V E 2N D A V E N CE N T R A L A V E CORRIDOR DIAGRAM MA D I S O N A V E N NA D E N A V E S K E N T - D E S M O I N ES RD GREEN RIVER BRIDGE DRAFT 10 STREETSCAPE TYPES | STREETSCAPE TYPE A (WITH MEDIAN WHERE APPLICABLE) Streetscape Type A creates a visible pedestrian-oriented street experience by creating an east/ west connection through to the heart of the corridor with slower moving traffic, on-street parking and features that will encourage safer pedestrian and bicycle usage. # Indicates Streetscape Element number; see key WA S H I N G T O N A V E S BR I D G E 64 T H A V E S TH O M P S O N A V E N N L I N C O L N A V E MA D I S O N A V E N IN T E R U R B A N T R A I L 6T H A V E 4T H A V E 2N D A V E CE N T R A L A V E LOCATION KEY 624 Asphalt Roadway 722 24 24 22 25 6 23 22 23 Walk Zone, see page 28 Pathway Zone, see page 22 Buffer Zone, see page 27 Buffer Zone, see page 27 Amenity Zone, see page 24 Walk Zone, see page 28 Connector Zone, see page 23 Amenity Cluster, see page 26 NOTE: This plan illustrates a typical 3-lane roadway section which can increase to 5 lanes at points along the corridor. N 7 T H A V E NA D E N A V E S R U S S E L L R D S DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 11 NOTE: Layout shown is for illustrative purposes only; see Streetscape Zones (page 22-28) for hardscape requirements and additional required streetscape elements within each zone. Actual roadway and streetscape designs to be approved by the City of Kent; all construction details shall be per current City of Kent standard details and applicable Meeker Street Construction Standards, Appendix B. STREETSCAPE TYPES | STREETSCAPE TYPE A (WITH MEDIAN WHERE APPLICABLE) 23 22 24 KEY | STREETSCAPE TYPE A ELEMENTS 19 22 23 24 25 7 Pedestrian Lighting, typ. [60’-80’ O.C., staggered] ....................................................................pg. 34 Street Lighting, typ. [70’-90’ O.C., staggered] ................................... ........................................pg. 34 Decorative Utility Covers* (as required within sidewalk paving) ..................................................pg. 43 Street Tree, typ. ..................................................................................... ........................................pg. 45 Accent Tree, typ. .............................................................................................................................pg. 46 Planter, typ. .....................................................................................................................................pg. 47 Planted Roadway Median ..............................................................................................................pg. 49 * Not shown 3.5’ Buffer Zone 8’ Walk Zone 12’ Sidewalk Roadway (on-street parking, center medians, turn and travel lanes; see note) 4.5’ Buffer Zone 6’ Walk Zone 25’ Promenade 6” Curb 6” Curb 10’ Pathway 4’ Amenity Zone 6 7 6 23 25 22 Building Face Building Face DRAFT 12 STREETSCAPE TYPES | STREETSCAPE TYPE B (BETWEEN WASHINGTON AVENUE AND SR-167) Streetscape Type B provides a reduced promenade section between east of the Washington Avenue South intersection and the SR-167 overpass, to accomodate existing businesses and limited ROW. The multi-modal promenade is continued through this section on the south side with the Pathway and Walk Zone . # Indicates Streetscape Element number; see key WA S H I N G T O N A V E S BR I D G E 64 T H A V E S TH O M P S O N A V E N N L I N C O L N A V E MA D I S O N A V E N IN T E R U R B A N T R A I L 6T H A V E 4T H A V E 2N D A V E CE N T R A L A V E LOCATION KEY 24 6 22 Asphalt Roadway14 7 24 76 24 Walk Zone, see page 28 Pathway Zone, see page 22 Buffer Zone, see page 27 Walk Zone, see page 28 Amenity Zone, see page 24 Buffer Zone, see page 27 Amenity Cluster, see page 26 Connector Zone, see page 23 Amenity Cluster, see page 26 6 R U S S E L L R D S DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 13 STREETSCAPE TYPES | STREETSCAPE TYPE B (BETWEEN WASHINGTON AVENUE AND SR-167) NOTE: Minimum required dimensions shown, where feasible the full buildout standard section shall be implemented, or at the discretion of the City. Layout shown is for illustrative purposes only; see Streetscape Zones (page 22-28) for hardscape requirements and additional required streetscape elements within each zone. Actual roadway and streetscape designs to be approved by the City of Kent; all construction details shall be per current City of Kent standard details and applicable Meeker Street Construction Standards, Appendix B. KEY | STREETSCAPE TYPE B ELEMENTS 19 22 23 24 7 Pedestrian Lighting, typ. [60’-80’ O.C., staggered] ....................................................................pg. 34 Street Lighting, typ. [70’-90’ O.C., staggered] ................................... ........................................pg. 34 Decorative Utility Covers* (as required within sidewalk paving) ..................................................pg. 43 Street Tree, typ. ..................................................................................... ........................................pg. 45 Accent Tree, typ. .............................................................................................................................pg. 46 Planter, typ. .....................................................................................................................................pg. 47 Planted Roadway Median ..............................................................................................................pg. 49 * Not shown 6 Asphalt Roadway 22 24 25 6 7 25 3.5’ Buffer Zone 8’ Walk Zone 12’ Sidewalk Roadway (travel lanes, on-street parking; see note) 2.5’ Buffer Zone 5’ Walk Zone 20’ Min. Promenade 10’ Pathway 2’ Amenity Zone 6” Curb 6” Curb DRAFT 14 STREETSCAPE TYPES | STREETSCAPE TYPE C (BETWEEN 6TH AVENUE AND 4TH AVENUE) 24 22 6 The Streetscape Type C section illustrates the Downtown section with sidewalks on both sides and on-street parallel parking. # Indicates Streetscape Element number; see key 22 7 Asphalt Roadway 6 7 24 WA S H I N G T O N A V E S BR I D G E 64 T H A V E S TH O M P S O N A V E N N L I N C O L N A V E IN T E R U R B A N T R A I L 6T H A V E 4T H A V E 2N D A V E CE N T R A L A V E LOCATION KEY Walk Zone, see page 28 Walk Zone, see page 28 Buffer Zone, see page 27 Buffer Zone, see page 27 Amenity Cluster, see page 26 Amenity Cluster, see page 26 MA D I S O N A V E N N 7 T H A V E NA D E N A V E S R U S S E L L R D S DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 15 STREETSCAPE TYPES | STREETSCAPE TYPE C (BETWEEN 6TH AVENUE AND 4TH AVENUE) 22 3.5’ Buffer Zone 8’ Walk Zone 12’ Sidewalk Roadway (travel lanes, on-street parking; see note) 3.5’ Buffer Zone 8’ Walk Zone 12’ Sidewalk 6”Curb 6” Curb 6 24 7 NOTE: Layout shown is for illustrative purposes only; see Streetscape Zones (page 22-28) for hardscape requirements and additional required streetscape elements within each zone. Actual roadway and streetscape designs to be approved by the City of Kent; all construction details shall be per current City of Kent standard details and applicable Meeker Street Construction Standards, Appendix B. KEY | STREETSCAPE TYPE C ELEMENTS 19 22 23 24 7 Pedestrian Lighting, typ. [60’-80’ O.C., staggered] ....................................................................pg. 34 Street Lighting, typ. [70’-90’ O.C., staggered] ................................... ........................................pg. 34 Decorative Utility Covers* (as required within sidewalk paving) ..................................................pg. 43 Street Tree, typ. ..................................................................................... ........................................pg. 45 Accent Tree, typ. .............................................................................................................................pg. 46 Planter, typ. .....................................................................................................................................pg. 49 * Not shown 6 DRAFT 16 6T H A V E 4T H A V E 2N D A V E CE N T R A L A V E INTERSECTION TYPES | MID-BLOCK CROSSWALK - RAISED # Indicates Streetscape Element number; see keyLOCATION KEY WA S H I N G T O N A V E S BR I D G E 64 T H A V E S TH O M P S O N A V E N N L I N C O L N A V E MA D I S O N A V E N IN T E R U R B A N T R A I L 2d 1b 24 22 96 2b 9137 23 25 24 4 3 5 1b Mid-Block Crossings create highly-visible crossing locations that facilitate pedestrian activity. Crossings should be raised to provide traffic calming. 2d 2b Walk Zone, see page 28 Pathway Zone, see page 22 Connector Zone, see page 23 Walk Zone, see page 28 Amenity Zone, see page 24 Buffer Zone, see page 27 Buffer Zone, see page 27 Asphalt Roadway NOTE: Layout shown is for illustrative purposes only and shows only the streetscape elements required at the Mid- Block Crossings; see Streetscape Zones (page 22-28) for additional required streetscape elements within each zone. Actual roadway and streetscape designs to be approved by the City of Kent; all construction details shall be per current City of Kent standard details and applicable Meeker Street Construction Standards, Appendix B. N 7 T H A V E NA D E N A V E S Crosswalk Stripe R U S S E L L R D S 2c23 DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 17 KEY | MID-BLOCK CROSSWALK ELEMENTS 2’x2’ Scored Cement Concrete Sidewalk ......................................................................................pg. 30 Linear Accent Paver Band ...............................................................................................................pg. 31 Linear Stamped Concrete [within Connector Zone] ......................................................................pg. 31 Hexagon Pavers ..............................................................................................................................pg. 31 Cement Concrete Crosswalk ...........................................................................................................pg. 32 ADA Detectable Warning Surface, typ. ........................................................................................pg. 32 Wayfinding Sign, typ. (design and location TBD) ........................................................................pg. 33 Pedestrian Lighting, typ. [60’-80’ O.C., staggered] ....................................................................pg. 34 Street Lighting, typ. [70’-90’ O.C., staggered] ............................................................................pg. 34 Accent Bollard Lighting, typ. ..........................................................................................................pg. 35 Modular Bench, typ. ........................................................................................................................pg. 38 Decorative Utility Covers* (as required within sidewalk paving) ..................................................pg. 43 Street Tree, typ. ..............................................................................................................................pg. 45 Accent Tree, typ ..............................................................................................................................pg. 46 Planter, typ. .....................................................................................................................................pg. 47 Planted Roadway Median (where possible) ...................................................................................pg. 49 * Not shown 2b 2d 1b 3 13 9 19 22 7 4 6 5 23 24 25 INTERSECTION TYPES | MID-BLOCK CROSSWALK - RAISED Examples of mid-block crosswalks and raised crosswalks 2c DRAFT 18 INTERSECTION TYPES | MINOR INTERSECTION/CROSSING - RAISED/CURBLESS # Indicates Streetscape Element number; see key 23 2413 2a 2a 1d 1b 4 16 6 6 5 8 20 3 11 WA S H I N G T O N A V E S BR I D G E 64 T H A V E S TH O M P S O N A V E N N L I N C O L N A V E MA D I S O N A V E N IN T E R U R B A N T R A I L 6T H A V E 4T H A V E 2N D A V E CE N T R A L A V E LOCATION KEY NOTE: Layout shown is for illustrative purposes only and shows only the streetscape elements required at the Mid- Block Crossings; see Streetscape Zones (page 22-28) for additional required streetscape elements within each zone. Actual roadway and streetscape designs to be approved by the City of Kent; all construction details shall be per current City of Kent standard details and applicable Meeker Street Construction Standards, Appendix B. Minor Intersections/Crossings are located at minor intersections along Meeker Street where multiple levels of cross traffic co-mingle. The raised intersection and curbless corners better facilitate various movements for both bicycles and pedestrians. Buffer Zone, see page 27 Raised Concrete Intersection Walk Zone, see page 28 Buffer Zone, see page 27 Pathway Zone, see page 22 Asphalt Roadway Walk Zone, see page 28 Connector Zone, see page 23 2b 2d N 7 T H A V E NA D E N A V E S R U S S E L L R D S 2c 2b 2b Amenity Zone, see page 24 DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 19 KEY | MINOR INTERSECTION/CROSSING ELEMENTS Examples of treatments including, roadway lighting, seating, sidewalk treatments and landscaped planters 2’x2’ Scored Cement Concrete Sidewalk ......................................................................................pg. 30 Colored Cement Concrete Band.....................................................................................................pg. 30 Square Accent Pavers .....................................................................................................................pg. 31 Linear Accent Paver Band ...............................................................................................................pg. 31 Linear Stamped Concrete [within Connector Zone] ......................................................................pg. 31 Hexagon Pavers ..............................................................................................................................pg. 31 Cement Concrete Crosswalk ...........................................................................................................pg. 32 ADA Detectable Warning Surface, typ. ........................................................................................pg. 32 Wayfinding Sign, typ. (design and location TBD) ........................................................................pg. 33 Pedestrian Lighting, typ. [60’-80’ O.C., staggered] ....................................................................pg. 34 Street Lighting, typ. [70’-90’ O.C., staggered] ............................................................................pg. 34 Accent Column Lighting, typ. ..........................................................................................................pg. 35 Heavy Duty Bollard, typ. ................................................................................................................pg. 36 Modular Bench, typ. (optional alternate to standard) ..................................................................pg. 38 Freestanding Planter, typ. ..............................................................................................................pg. 41 Decorative Utility Covers* (as required within sidewalk paving) ..................................................pg. 43 Utility Boxes, typ. (as required) .....................................................................................................pg. 43 Accent Tree, typ ..............................................................................................................................pg. 46 Planter, typ. .....................................................................................................................................pg. 47 * Not shown 1d 2a 2d 1b 2b 3 13 8 16 19 23 7 11 4 6 5 24 20 INTERSECTION TYPES | MINOR INTERSECTION/CROSSING - RAISED/CURBLESS 2c DRAFT 20 Significant Intersections are located along Meeker Street at Russell Road, 64th Avenue, Washington Avenue and Lincoln Avenue. These signalized intersections accommodate larger volumes of vehicular traffic as well as alternative modes of transportation circulating through the space. INTERSECTION TYPES | SIGNIFICANT INTERSECTION # Indicates Streetscape Element number; see key 23 24 2b1620 3 4 WA S H I N G T O N A V E S BR I D G E R U S S E L L R D S 64 T H A V E S TH O M P S O N A V E N N L I N C O L N A V E MA D I S O N A V E N IN T E R U R B A N T R A I L 6T H A V E 4T H A V E 2N D A V E CE N T R A L A V E LOCATION KEY Pathway Zone, see page 22 Buffer Zone, see page 27 Asphalt Roadway Asphalt Intersection Walk Zone, see page 28 Buffer Zone, see page 27 Walk Zone, see page 28 Amenity Zone, see page 24 2b 2a 2a1b 7 13 5 8 NOTE: Layout shown is for illustrative purposes only and shows only the streetscape elements required at the Mid- Block Crossings; see Streetscape Zones (page 22-28) for additional required streetscape elements within each zone. Actual roadway and streetscape designs to be approved by the City of Kent; all construction details shall be per current City of Kent standard details and applicable Meeker Street Construction Standards, Appendix B. N 7 T H A V E NA D E N A V E S 2c 2d 1d DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 21 2’x2’ Scored Cement Concrete Sidewalk ......................................................................................pg. 30 Colored Cement Concrete Band.....................................................................................................pg. 30 Square Accent Pavers .....................................................................................................................pg. 31 Linear Accent Paver Band ...............................................................................................................pg. 31 Linear Stamped Concrete [within Connector Zone] ......................................................................pg. 31 Hexagon Pavers ..............................................................................................................................pg. 31 Cement Concrete Crosswalk ...........................................................................................................pg. 32 ADA Detectable Warning Surface, typ. ........................................................................................pg. 32 Wayfinding Sign, typ. (design and location TBD) ........................................................................pg. 33 Street Lighting, typ. [70’-90’ O.C., staggered] ............................................................................pg. 34 Accent Column Lighting, typ. ..........................................................................................................pg. 35 Modular Bench, typ. (optional alternate to standard) ..................................................................pg. 38 Freestanding Planter, typ. ..............................................................................................................pg. 41 Decorative Utility Covers* (as required within sidewalk paving) ..................................................pg. 43 Utility Boxes, typ. (as required) .....................................................................................................pg. 43 Accent Tree, typ ..............................................................................................................................pg. 46 Planter, typ. .....................................................................................................................................pg. 47 * Not shown Examples of significant intersection treatments including, public art, seating, potted and landscaped planters INTERSECTION TYPES | SIGNIFICANT INTERSECTION KEY | SIGNIFICANT INTERSECTION ELEMENTS 1d 2a 2d 1b 2b 3 13 8 16 19 23 7 4 5 24 20 2c 2d DRAFT 22 Example of a multi-modal pathway within an urban setting STREETSCAPE ZONES | PATHWAY ZONE PATHWAY ZONE LOCATION • The Pathway runs along the south side of the Meeker Street corridor, from the Green River Bridge to 6th Avenue. KEY | PATHWAY ZONE ELEMENTS 4’x4’ Scored Cement Concrete Sidewalk ......................................................................................pg. 30 Colored Cement Concrete Band.....................................................................................................pg. 30 Linear Accent Paver Band ...............................................................................................................pg. 31 Linear Stamped Concrete [within Connector Zone] ......................................................................pg. 31 1a 2b 2c 1d PATHWAY ZONE SPECIFICATIONS • Material: Scored Cement Concrete, Precast Concrete Pavers and Stamped Concrete. • Width: 10’-0” 2b 1a 1d 1d 2c Connector Zone, see page 23 A key element along the Meeker Street corridor is the Pathway Zone which is designed to accommodate a mix of users, including pedestrians, bicyclists and strollers. # Indicates Streetscape Element number; see key DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 23 Example of a multi-modal promenade pathway CONNECTOR ZONE LOCATIONS • Connector Zones are required across the Pathway STREETSCAPE ZONES | PATHWAY ZONE CONNECTOR ZONE SPECIFICATIONS • Material: Linear Stamped Concrete • Width: 6’-0” • Length: Varies based on distance from curbline to edge of Walk Zone • Spacing: One (1) Connector Zone shall be located approximately every 60’-0” to 100”-0” O.C. along the length of each block; coordinate locations with Amenity Clusters and on-street parking stalls • Alignment: 60-degree angle to back of curb STREETSCAPE ZONES | CONNECTOR ZONE Connector Zones provide a marked cut-through across the Pathway for pedestrians to cross from on-street parking to the Walk Zone or from the Walk Zone to adjacent businesses. KEY | CONNECTOR ZONE ELEMENTS Linear Accent Paver Band [within Pathway Zone] .........................................................................pg. 31 Linear Stamped Concrete [within Connector Zone] ......................................................................pg. 31 2b 2c 2b Walk Zone, see page 28 Pathway Zone, see page 22 2c DRAFT 24 STREETSCAPE ZONES | AMENITY ZONE The Amenity Zone separates the Pathway from the Walk Zone, providing a space for pedestrian-friendly amenities including seating, lighting, bicycle parking, receptacles, plantings, accent trees, signage and public art. # Indicates Streetscape Element number; see key 23 1412 624151092c13 AMENITY ZONE LOCATION • The Amenity Zone runs along the south side of the Meeker Street corridor, from the Green River bridge to 6th Avenue AMENITY ZONE SPECIFICATIONS • Material: Scored Cement Concrete, Linear Stamped Concrete • Width: 5’-0” (2’-0” in Streetscape B only) Connector Zone, see page 23 Amenity Cluster, see page 26 1b DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 25 Example of amenity zone with freestanding planters, trees, tables, chairs, accent lighting and receptacles STREETSCAPE ZONES | AMENITY ZONE KEY | AMENITY ZONE ELEMENTS 2’x2’ Scored Cement Concrete Sidewalk ......................................................................................pg. 30 Linear Stamped Concrete [within Connector Zone] ......................................................................pg. 31 Pedestrian Lighting, typ. [60’-80’ O.C., staggered] ......................................................................pg. 34 Accent Bollard Lighting (optional) .................................................................................................pg. 35 Decorative Bollard (optional) .........................................................................................................pg. 36 Standard Bench [within Amenity Cluster] .................................................................................................pg. 37 Modular Bench (optional alternate to standard) ...........................................................................pg. 38 Receptacle [within Amenity Cluster] ................................................................................................pg. 39 Bicycle Rack [within Amenity Cluster] ......................................................................................................pg. 40 Freestanding Planter (optional)* ....................................................................................................pg. 41 Accent Tree, typ ..............................................................................................................................pg. 46 Planter, typ. .....................................................................................................................................pg. 47 * Not shown 15 14 13 12 6 23 24 1b 2c 16 10 9 DRAFT 26 AMENITY CLUSTER SPECIFICATIONS • Spacing: • One (1) Amenity Cluster shall be located at radius return of each Minor Intersection/ Crosswalks and Significant Intersections (including future/planned intersections) • Two (2) Amenity Clusters shall be located at each Mid-Block Crossing • One (1) Amenity Cluster shall be located every 90’-0” to 120”-0” O.C. along the length of each block (see below) • Length: 20’-0” min. STREETSCAPE ZONES | AMENITY CLUSTER Examples of amenity clusters AMENITY CLUSTER TYPICAL SPACING Amenity Cluster typ. Sidewalk radius return radius return mid-block crossing 90’20’20’90’ 90’90’90’90’ ~750’ block Sidewalk 100’ ~180’ block Amenity Cluster, typ. Sidewalk 120’120’ ~430’ block 120’Amenity Cluster, typ. AMENITY CLUSTER LOCATIONS • Amenity Clusters are required with the Amenity Zone (south side of Meeker Street) and the Buffer Zone (north side of Meeker Street) KEY | AMENITY CLUSTER ELEMENTS Standard Bench [one (1) each min. per Amenity Cluster] ......................................................................pg. 37 Modular Bench (optional alternate to standard) ...........................................................................pg. 38 Receptacle [one (1) each min. per Amenity Cluster; at least one w/in 30’ of intersection] ............pg. 39 Bicycle Rack [two (2) min. per block; at least one w/in 30’ of intersection] ...................................pg. 40 Freestanding Planter (optional) .....................................................................................................pg. 41 15 16 14 13 12 Amenity Clusters are located at frequent intervals along the corridor and at intersections and include pedestrian friendly site furnishings # Indicates Streetscape Element number; see key DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 27 STREETSCAPE ZONES | BUFFER ZONE The Buffer Zone separates pedestrians and bicyclists from the roadway with planters, street trees, lighting and site furnishings. BUFFER ZONE LOCATIONS • The Buffer Zone runs along the curbline on both sides of the Meeker Street corridor from the Green River bridge to Central Avenue BUFFER ZONE SPECIFICATIONS • Material: Scored Cement Concrete, Precast Concrete Pavers • Width: 3’-0” to 4’-6” (see plans) KEY | BUFFER ZONE ELEMENTS 1’x1’ Scored Cement Concrete Sidewalk .......................................................................................pg. 30 Linear Stamped Concrete [within Connector Zone] ......................................................................pg. 31 Pedestrian Lighting, typ. [60’-80’ O.C., staggered] ......................................................................pg. 34 Street Lighting, typ. [70’-90’ O.C., staggered] ............................................................................pg. 34 Standard Bench [within Amenity Cluster on north side] .........................................................................pg. 37 Modular Bench* (optional alternate to standard) .........................................................................pg. 38 Receptacle* [within Amenity Cluster on north side] .........................................................................pg. 39 Bicycle Rack [within Amenity Cluster on north side] ..............................................................................pg. 40 Freestanding Planter (optional) .....................................................................................................pg. 41 Street Tree, typ. ..............................................................................................................................pg. 45 Planter, typ. .....................................................................................................................................pg. 47 * Not shown 15 14 13 12 6 22 24 1c 2c 16 7 1c 6 7 2c2224 Connector Zone, see page 23 SOUTH SIDE 24 226 7 Walk Zone, see page 28 NORTH SIDE 12 1315 16 DRAFT 28 WALK ZONE SPECIFICATIONS • Material: Scored Cement Concrete • Width: 5’-0” to 6’-0” on the South Side, 8’-0” including Cement Concrete Band and Linear Accent Paver Band on the North Side (see plans) STREETSCAPE ZONES | WALK ZONE WALK ZONE LOCATION • The Walk Zone runs along both sides of Meeker Street from the Green River bridge to Central Avenue The Walk Zone is a traditional sidewalk that provides pedestrian circulation along the corridor and access to businesses. # Indicates Streetscape Element number; see key KEY | WALK ZONE ELEMENTS 2’x2’ Scored Cement Concrete Sidewalk ......................................................................................pg. 30 Colored Cement Concrete Band* ...................................................................................................pg. 30 Linear Accent Paver Band ...............................................................................................................pg. 31 *Note: Colored Cement Concrete Band on North Side of Meeker, along Walk Zone shall not be colored. Band shall be Plain Cement Concrete, typ. 1b 1bSOUTH SIDE Buffer Zone, see page 27 NORTH SIDE 1b 2b 1d 1d 2b DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 29 { MEEKER STREET } STREETSCAPE STANDARDS STREETSCAPE STANDARDS Hardscape Treatment ...............................pg. 30 Features & Signage .................................pg. 33 Illumination................................................pg. 34 Street Furniture ..........................................pg. 36 Utility.........................................................pg. 43 Retaining Wall ..........................................pg. 44 Landscape .................................................pg. 45 NOTE: Approved equal products shall match the same aesthetic, look, feel, quality, materiality, and durability of the standards specified herein. DRAFT 30 HARDSCAPE TREATMENT | CEMENT CONCRETE SIDEWALK 1 4’ X 4’ SCORED CEMENT CONCRETE SIDEWALK 4’ x 4’ sidewlk scoring is typical at the following locations: Pathway Zone (all Streetscape Types) • Pattern: 4’-0” x 4’-0” grid sawcut scoring • Alignment: Perpendicular and parallel to back of curb • Concrete Color: Natural gray NOTE: Approved equal products shall match the same aesthetic, look, feel, quality, materiality, and durability of the standards specified herein. COLORED CEMENT CONCRETE BAND 1’ X 1’ SCORED CEMENT CONCRETE SIDEWALK 1’ x 1’ sidewlk scoring is typical at the following locations: Buffer Zone (all Streetscape Types), Mid-Block Crosswalks, Minor Intersections/Crossings and Significant Intersections • Pattern: 1’-0” x 1’-0” grid sawcut scoring • Alignment: Perpendicular and parallel to back of curb • Concrete Color: Natural gray Colored Cement Concrete Band is typical at the following locations: Along both sides of Pathway (all Streetscape Types) and at Minor Intersections/Crossings, and Significant Intersections • Width: 1’-0” • Alignment: Perpendicular and parallel to both sides of Pathway • Concrete Color: “Dark Gray” by Davis Color, or approved equal 2’ X 2’ SCORED CEMENT CONCRETE SIDEWALK 2’ x 2’ sidewlk scoring is typical at the following locations: Walk Zone and Amenity Zones • Pattern: 2’-0” x 2’-0” grid sawcut scoring • Alignment: Perpendicular and parallel to back of curb • Concrete Color: Natural gray CEMENT CONCRETE SIDEWALK GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS • Material: 3,000 psi cement concrete • Joints: 1/8” width x 1/2” deep sawcuts • Finish: Medium Broom Finish 1b 1a 1c 1d DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 31 SQUARE ACCENT PAVERS HARDSCAPE TREATMENT | PRECAST CONCRETE PAVERS 2 Square Accent Pavers are required at the following locations: Minor Intersections/Crossings and Significant Intersections (see plans) • Manufacturer: Stepstone Inc. • Model: Pavers • Size: 12” x 12” x 4” tall • Color (Left to Right): Almond #1406, Expresso Brown #1808, Caramel #1810, Iceberg Green #1805, Agave #1812, Granada White #1801 • Installation Type: Mortar set on concrete rat slab LINEAR ACCENT PAVER BAND Linear Accent Pavers are required at the following locations: Centerline of Pathway Zone (all Streetscape Types) and between Walk Zone and Buffer Zone (north side of roadway only; see plans) • Manufacturer: Stepstone Inc. • Model: Narrow Modular Pavers • Size: 3” wide x 12” long x 4” tall (double row) • Color (Left to Right): Almond #1406, Expresso Brown #1808, Caramel #1810, Iceberg Green #1805, Agave #1812, Granada White #1801 • Installation Type: Mortar set on concrete rat slab NOTE: Approved equal products shall match the same aesthetic, look, feel, quality, materiality, and durability of the standards specified herein. HEXAGON PAVERS Hexagon Pavers are required at the following locations: Planters at Mid-Block Crosswalks, Minor Intersections/Crossings, and Significant Intersections (see plans) • Manufacturer: Tectura Designs • Model: P12 • Size: 13-9/16” wide x 2” tall hexagon • Color: Shades of warm gray, light gray, light beige • Installation Type: Mortar set on concrete rat slab 2d 2b LINEAR STAMPED CONCRETE Linear Stamped Concrete is required at the following locations: Connector Zones (see plans) • Manufacturer: Scofield • Stamp Pattern: Pine Interlocking Plank • Material: 3,000 psi cement concrete • Stamping Tool: Surface texture is that of lightly sandblasted pine boards. Edges are beveled along the length of each board. Ends are saw-cut. Corners are square. • Installation Type: Stamped concrete • Size: 6” wide x 24” long; 6” wide x 48” long; 1/8” “grout” joints • Concrete Color: Natural gray 2c 2a PRECAST CONCRETE PAVER GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS • Material: Precast cement concrete • Joints: 1/8” wide • Finish: Sandblast DRAFT 32 HARDSCAPE TREATMENT | ADA DETECTABLE WARNING SURFACE 4 HARDSCAPE TREATMENT | CEMENT CONCRETE CROSSWALK 3 CEMENT CONCRETE CROSSWALK SPECIFICATIONS CEMENT CONCRETE CROSSWALK SPECIFICATIONS Cement Concrete Crosswalks are required at the following locations: Mid-Block Crosswalks, Minor Intersections/ Crossings, Significant Intersections • Material: 5,000 psi cement concrete • Crosswalk Width: 12’-0’ (Mid-Block Crosswalks - Raised); 14’-0” to 20’-0” (Minor Intersections Crosswalks - Raised/Curbless); 20’-0” to 22’-0” (Significant Intersections) • Pattern: 1’-0” x 1’-0” grid scoring • Joints: 1/8” width x 1/2” deep sawcuts • Finish: Heavy Broom Finish • Alignment: Perpendicular and parallel to back of curb • Concrete Color: Natural standard gray • Crosswalk Stripe: Thermoplastic, white ADA Detectable Warning Surfaces are required at all crosswalk locations • Color: Yellow (Federal Color #33538) DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 33 WAYFINDING SIGNAGE • Layout for wayfinding signage to be determined by the City of Ke nt • Designs for wayfinding signs to be determined by the City Arts Commission and Council to create a cohesive signage system for the entire corridor FEATURES & SIGNAGE STANDARDS | GATEWAYS, ART & WAYFINDING 5 WAYFINDING SIGNAGE LOCATIONS Wayfinding Signs are required at the following locations (per location key below): • At all decision-making points along the Meeker Street corridor (all Streetscape Types) • At all decision-making points at Mid-Block Crosswalks, Minor Intersections/Crossings, and Significant Intersections • Actual final location shall be determined by City of Kent KEY WA S H I N G T O N A V E S BR I D G E R U S S E L L R D S 64 T H A V E S TH O M P S O N A V E N N L I N C O L N A V E IN T E R U R B A N T R A I L 6T H A V E N 4T H A V E N 2N D A V E N wayfinding sign photo example Gateways and Public Art are welcoming elements that creates a sense of arrival and passageway to a special place. They are located at key locations along Meeker Street. GATEWAY AND PUBLIC ART FEATURE LOCATIONS Gateway and Public Art is required at the following locations (per location key below): • Center median east of Green River bridge • Flanking on either side just east of Green River bridge • Within right-of-way corners at Significant Intersection • Underpass area of SR-167 gateway feature location wayfinding signage location * NOTE: Public art features on state routes are required follow the guidelines in WSDOT’s Design Manual chapter 950. A public art plan will be required. MA D I S O N A V E N N 7 T H A V E NA D E N A V E S DRAFT 34 PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING SPECIFICATIONS • Manufacturer: AEC Illumination Corp. • Model: Delos 1 LED • Pole Spacing: 60’ to 80’ on center • Mounting Height: 14’, 1.5’ length single arm and dual arms • Layout Pattern: Staggered with roadway scale luminaires • Color/Finish: Federal color “dark gray” #26008, polyester powdercoat system • Irrigation: Automatic drip system for flower baskets STREET LIGHTING SPECIFICATIONS • Manufacturer: AEC Illumination Corp. • Model: Delos 2 LED • Pole Spacing: 70’-90’ on center • Mounting Height: 30’, 4’ length single arm • Layout Pattern: Staggered • Color/Finish: Federal color “dark gray” #26008, polyester powdercoat system ILLUMINATION STANDARDS | PEDESTRIAN & STREET LIGHTING 76 76 DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 35 BOLLARD LIGHTING SPECIFICATIONS • Manufacturer: Forms + Surfaces * • Model: Light Column Bollard, LBLCO-504 • Shield Patterns: Kente, Perforated, Scape, Argyle • Installation Type: Embed • Color/Finish: Dark gray metallic texture, powdercoat system COLUMN LIGHTING SPECIFICATIONS • Manufacturer: Forms + Surfaces * • Model: Light Column, LPLCO-612 • Shield Patterns: Huron, Willow, Vertical, Horizontal • Customization: Mounting arms for directional signs • Installation Type: Embed • Color/Finish: Dark gray metallic texture, powdercoat system ILLUMINATION STANDARDS | ACCENT COLUMN LIGHTING 8 ILLUMINATION STANDARDS | ACCENT BOLLARD LIGHTING 9 COLUMN LIGHTING LOCATIONS Column Lighting is required at the following locations: • Amenity Zones at Streetscape Type A (West of SR- 167), Streetscape Type B, Streetscape Type C, near Significant Intersection, near Minor Intersections/ Crossings and near Mid-Block Crosswalks BOLLARD LIGHTING LOCATIONS Bollard Lighting is required at the following locations: • Amenity Zones at Streetscape Type A, Streetscape Type B, Streetscape Type C and near Mid-Block Crosswalks * NOTE: Approved equal products shall match aesthetic look, feel, quality, materiality, and durability as standards specified herein. DRAFT 36 STREET FURNITURE STANDARDS | DECORATIVE BOLLARDS 10 STREET FURNITURE STANDARDS | HEAVY DUTY BOLLARD 11 HEAVY DUTY BOLLARD SPECIFICATIONS • Metal Manufacturer: Fairweather Site Furnishings * • Material/Finish: Stainless steel type 316, brush satin • Model/Size: B-2 custom semi dome top, 8” dia. x 36” ht.; 60” overall length, 48” galvanized steel inner core • Sealer: Clear anti-graffiti coating • Installation Type: Embed mount DECORATIVE BOLLARD SPECIFICATIONS • Concrete Manufacturer: QCP QuickCrete Products * • Material: Standard gray precast cement concrete • Model/Size: Shear Q-SHR-B 36” tall x 10” wide, 193lbs. • Concrete Texture: Exposed finish surface • Co lor/Sealer: Slate gray, clear anti-graffiti coating • Installation Type: Embed mount • Metal Manufacturer: Fairweather Site Furnishings * • Material/Finish: Stainless steel type 316, brush satin • Model/Size: B-2 custom semi dome top, 6” dia. x 36” ht.; 60” overall length, 48” steel inner core • Sealer: Clear anti-graffiti coating • Installation Type: Embed mount DECORATIVE BOLLARD LOCATIONS Decorative Bollards are optional for use at the following locations: • Buffer and Amenity Zones at Streetscape Type A, Streetscape Type B, Streetscape Type C; 2’-6” from edge of roadway, 2’-0” min. from pathway edge HEAVY DUTY BOLLARD LOCATIONS Heavy Duty Bollards are required at the following locations: • Significant Intersection and Minor Intersections/Crossings; 5’-0” O.C. typ., 3’-0” from edge of roadway * NOTE: Approved equal products shall match aesthetic look, feel, quality, materiality, and durability as standards specified herein. DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 37 BENCH TYPE 1 SPECIFICATIONS • Manufacturer: Forms+Surfaces * • Model: Trio, backless and backed • Size: 6’ lengths • Material: Cast aluminum frame, aluminum slats • Colors: Silver gray and titanium gray • Installation Type: Surface mount BENCH TYPE 2 SPECIFICATIONS • Manufacturer: Forms+Surfaces * • Model: Balance, backless and backed • Size: 6’ lengths • Material: Cast aluminum frame, stainless steel seats • Colors: Silver gray and titanium gray • Installation Type: Surface mount STREET FURNITURE STANDARDS | STANDARD BENCHES STANDARD BENCH LOCATIONS The Type 1 or Type 2 options for Standard Benches can be chosen are required for use in the following locations: Standard Bench Type 1: • Amenity Zones at Streetscape Type A, Streetscape Type B, Streetscape Type C, Mid-Block Crosswalks, Significant Intersections, and Minor Intersections/Crossings Standard Bench Type 2: • Amenity Zones at Streetscape Type A (West of SR-167), Streetscape Type B, Mid-Block Crosswalks, Significant Intersections, and Minor Intersections/Crossings 12 * NOTE: Approved equal products shall match aesthetic look, feel, quality, materiality, and durability as standards specified herein. DRAFT 38 MODULAR SEATING SPECIFICATIONS • Manufacturer: Landscape Forms, Inc. * • Model: Escofet Milenio • Size: Various configurations • Material: Reinforced cast stone • Color: Standard gray with waterproof finish STREET FURNITURE STANDARDS | MODULAR BENCHES 13 MODULAR BENCH LOCATIONS Modular Benches are required at the following locations: • Amenity Zones west of Hwy 167 on Streetscape Type A, Streetscape Type B, Mid-Block Crosswalks, Significant Intersections, and Minor Intersections/Crossings * NOTE: Approved equal products shall match aesthetic look, feel, quality, materiality, and durability as standards specified herein. DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 39 36 GAL CAPACITY SPECIFICATIONS • Manufacturer: Forms+Surfaces * • Model: Dispatch SLDIS-136 • Material: Solid cast aluminum construction • Description: Hinged side-access doors, split- stream model • Polyethylene Liner: 36 gal • Color: Powdercoat titanium • Installation Type: Surface mount 18 GAL CAPACITY SPECIFICATIONS • Manufacturer: Landscape Forms * • Model: MultipliCITY, single • Description: Front-deposit • Black Liner: 18 gal • Color: Prefinished anodized aluminum • Installation Type: Embed mount STREET FURNITURE STANDARDS | RECEPTACLES 14 RECEPTACLE LOCATIONS The either option for Receptacles can be chosen are required for use at the following locations: • Amenity Zones at Streetscape Type A, Streetscape Type B, Streetscape Type C, Mid-Block Crosswalks, Significant Intersections, and Minor Intersections/Crossings * NOTE: Approved equal products shall match aesthetic look, feel, quality, materiality, and durability as standards specified herein. DRAFT 40 BICYCLE RACK SPECIFICATIONS • Manufacturer: Forms+Surfaces * • Model: Twist • Material: Solid cast aluminum frame and cover plates • Capacity: 2 bikes • Color/Finish: Titanium and any RAL powder coat color • Installation Type: Surface mount CUSTOM BICYCLE RACK LOCATIONS • Amenity Clusters at Streetscape Type A (only West of SR-167) and Streetscape Type B CUSTOM BICYCLE RACK SPECIFICATIONS • Manufacturer: SportWorks * • Model: No Scratch in Circular or Tofino • Material: Stainless steel, santoprene TPV soft pad • Finish: Bead blasted • Capacity: 2 bikes • Installation Type: Surface mount Circular Custom Tofino STREET FURNITURE STANDARDS | BICYCLE RACKS 15 BICYCLE RACK LOCATIONS The either option for Bicycle Rack can be chosen and are required for use at the following locations: STANDARD BICYCLE RACK • Amenity Clusters at Streetscape Type A, Streetscape Type B and Streetscape Type C * NOTE: Approved equal products shall match aesthetic look, feel, quality, materiality, and durability as standards specified herein. DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 41 FREESTANDING PLANTER SPECIFICATIONS • Concrete Planter Manufacturer: QCP QuickCrete Products * • Models: Low Bowl Round, Crest Round • Material: Steel reinforced precast concrete • Colors: Natural, Latte, French Gray, Bungalow (colors may vary for each type) • Concrete Texture: Craftsmans Etch • Concrete Sealer: Standard gloss sealer per manufacturer STREET FURNITURE STANDARDS | FREESTANDING PLANTER Crest Round | QR-CRE3630P in French Gray Option is available for use for Sreetscape Type A-C Low Bowl Round | QR-GE2623 in Latte Option is available for use only for Streetscape Type A, west of Hwy 167 • Wood Planter Manufacturer: Tournelsol Siteworks * • Models: Boulevard Planters • Material: FSC certified wood cladding with FRP fiberglass liner • Sizes: Varies, 4’-0” max width x 2’-6” max ht • Me tal Planter Manufacturer: Tournelsol Siteworks * • Model: Wilshire Collection • Material: Reinforced FRP fiberglass material, rectangular shapes, 1/8” - 3/16” wall thickness • Finish: Metal-matched-pain (MMP) acrylic enamel finishes or metal-infused gelcoat. • Surface Texture: T-1 texture • Sizes: Varies, 4’-0” max width, 2’-6” max ht FREESTANDING PLANTER LOCATIONS Freestanding Planters are optional at the following locations: • Amenity Clusters at Streetscape Type A - C (as noted), Significant Intersections and Minor Intersections/Crossings - Raised/Curbless 16 * NOTE: Approved equal products shall match aesthetic look, feel, quality, materiality, and durability as standards specified herein. DRAFT 42 Variations Terrain TRENCH DRAIN GRATE SPECIFICATIONS • Manufacturer: Urban Accessories * • Model: Varies • ADA Compliant: Yes • Size: 6”x18” • Material: 100% Recycled Grey Iron (ASTM A48 class 35b), Recyclable Ductile Iron (ASTM A536, class 65-45-12) STREET FURNITURE STANDARDS | GRATES 17 TREE GRATE SPECIFICATIONS • Manufacturer: Iron Age Designs * • Model: Divisadero, DIX72-72I99TGHP • ADA Compliant: Yes • Material: Cast Grey Iron (ASTM A48 CL 25), raw finish • Spacing: 26’ O.C • Installation Type: Standard or paver/adjustable with angle stock perimeter frame • Note: Use of tree grates shall be reviewed and approved by City of Kent. Install per City of Kent detials 6-36 and 6-55. STREET FURNITURE STANDARDS | POLE BANNERS AND ARMS 18 STANDARD POLE BANNER SPECIFICATIONS • Arm Manufacturer: BannerSaver * • Arm Model: Spring-loaded Roadway Pole Banner #5388794 • Arm Material: Cast aluminun, fiberglass single banner arms • Bracket and Arm Color/Finish: Federal color “dark gray” #26008, polyester powdercoat system • Banner Manufacturer: Britten * Banner Size: 30” wide x 60” tall • Banner Material: Heavy duty 18 oz. premium vinyl, double-sided, 1” webbing with hems, grommets and wind flaps • Banner Finish: Matte * NOTE: Approved equal products shall match aesthetic look, feel, quality, materiality, and durability as standards specified herein. DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 43 UTILITY STANDARDS | DECORATIVE UTILITY COVERS 19 UTILITY STANDARDS | UTILITY BOXES 20 UTILITY BOX SPECIFICATIONS • Manufacturer: TrafficWrapz * • Model: TW 360hd • Description: TW 360C-OV fil provides graffiti-proof protection for large graphics and surfaces, UV protectant, fade-resistant with AdhesiveGuard protection, 1 mil thick with permenant acylic pressure and heat sensitive assist roll laminators. • Note: Graphics for wrap shall be reviewed and approved by the City of Kent. STANDARD MANHOLE COVER SPECIFICATIONS • Manufacturer: Urban Accessories * • Model: Varies • Size: 24” dia • Material: 100% recycled gray iron (ASTM A48 class 35b), Silicon Bronze (ASTM B26) • Finishes: Hot-dipped galvanized steel, raw natural bronze finish Flat Rainbow Dandelion Manaco * NOTE: Approved equal products shall match aesthetic look, feel, quality, materiality, and durability as standards specified herein. All new or relocated utility boxes shall be wrapped as specified below. DRAFT 44 TRADITIONAL FORMLINER PATTERN** • Manufacturer: AP Formliners * • Model: Ledgestone Drystack #933 • Material: High reuse elastomeric • Pa ttern Description: Randomly stacked ledgestone with roughed broken surface CONTEMPORARY FORMLINER PATTERN** • Manufacturer: AP Formliners * • Model: Ipswich #707 • Material: High reuse elastomeric • Pa ttern Description: Vertical lines with merging joints with smooth surface ** NOTE: Formliner patterns are specified for use on cast-in- place concrete retaining walls, installed as part of corridor improvements and which are visible to users along the street corridor. RETAINING WALL TREATMENT STANDARDS | FORMLINER PATTERNS 21 * NOTE: Approved equal products shall match aesthetic look, feel, quality, materiality, and durability as standards specified herein. ANTI-GRAFFITI COATING SPECIFICATIONS • Manufacturer: Evonik Industries * • Product: Protectosil ANTIGRAFFITI • Coating Description: A waterborne breathable, clear, non-sacrificial, zero VOC, UV resistant, alkali resistant, non-yellowing, easy application, anti-graffiti treatment for use on concrete, brick, concrete masonry units and natural stone. Coating will not alter natural appearance of the substrate below. • Finish: Matte • Manufacturer: Sherwin Williams * • Product: Anti-Graffiti Coating • Coating Description: A clear, one-component, non-sacrificial, ready-to-use siloxane coating intended for use over bare concrete or previously painted concrete or steel surfaces. It cures with atmospheric moisture and offers excellent graffiti resistance and cleanability with water power-washing. • Finish: Semi-gloss DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 45 LANDSCAPE STANDARDS | STREET TREES 22 STREET TREE SPECIFICATIONS STREET TREE LOCATIONS • Species: Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wildfire’/ Wildfire Tupelo Ulmus propinqua ‘JFS-Bieberich’/ Emerald Sunshine Elm • Layout: Cluster in groups of 6-10 min of a single species, per layout diagram below. • Minimum Size: 2.5” caliper, 12’-14’ height • Standard Spacing: Varies based on planter spacing; 25’ min. • Standard Offsets: Per City of Kent Standard Plans 6-50 and 6-54 • Planting Requirements: Per City of Kent Standard Plan 6-55 • Irrigation Requirements: Fully automatic irrigation system Street Trees are required at the following locations: • In all *Planters within Buffer Zones at Streetscape Type A, Streetscape Type B, Streetscape Type C, as well as in Planted Roadway Medians. Street Trees provide shade and a sense of separation between sidewalk/pathway users and the roadway. They also help with traffic calming and intercept rainfall to slow stormwater runoff. * NOTE: Street Tree locations shall be determined based on required offsets from existing utilities and to meet sight distance requirements at driveways and intersections; locations must be approved by the City of Kent prior to installation. See Appendix A, page 52, for street tree photos. accent tree in amenity zone planter, typ. accent tree in planted roadway median typ. street tree in planted roadway median, typ. accent tree in curb bulb-out, typ. street tree in buffer zone planter, typ. 1 2 3 STREET AND ACCENT TREE LAYOUT DIAGRAM DRAFT 46 LANDSCAPE STANDARDS | ACCENT TREES 23 ACCENT TREE SPECIFICATIONS • Species: Amelanchier laevis ‘JFS-Arb’/ Spring Flurry Serviceberry Cornus kousa x nuttallii ‘KN4-43’/ Starlight Dogwood Magnolia acuminata ‘Butterflies’/ Butterflies Magnolia Stewartia pseudocamellia/ Japanese Stewartia • Layout: Maximum of (2) different species per block; cluster in groups of 3-5 min. of a single species, per layout diagram on page 45. • Minimum Size: 2” caliper, 10’-12’ height • Standard Spacing: Varies based on planter spacing; 20’ min. • Standard Offsets: Per City of Kent Standard Plans 6-50 and 6-54. • Planting Requirements: Per City of Kent Standard Plan 6-55. ACCENT TREE LOCATIONS Accent Trees are required at the following locations: • In all* Planters within Amenity Zones at Streetscape Type A, Streetscape Type B, Streetscape Type C, as well as in Planters at Mid-Block Crosswalks, Minor Intersections/Crossings and Significant Intersections. Accent trees add visual variety to the streetscape and highlight special locations. They provide seasonal interest with flowers in the spring or summer and colorful foliage in the fall. * NOTE: Accent Tree locations shall be determined based on required offsets from existing utilities and to meet sight distance requirements at driveways and intersections; locations must be approved by the City of Kent prior to installation. See Appendix A, page 52, for accent tree photos. DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 47 LANDSCAPE STANDARDS | PLANTERS 24 PLANTER SPECIFICATIONS • Size: Min. 20’-0” X 4’-0” for Planters within Buffer Zones and Amentity Zones; min. 120 SF for Planters within curb bulb-outs at Mid-Block Crossings and intersections. • Standard Spacing: Planters within Amenity Zone shall be spaced between required amenity zone elements (see page 24); Planters within Buffer Zone shall be spaced based on roadway, on-street parking and luminaire layout*. • Soil Amendment Requirements: Min. 24” depth topsoil and 2” depth bark mulch. • Recommended Species: See plant schedule, page 48. PLANTER LOCATIONS Accent Trees are required at the following locations: • Within Buffer Zones and Amenity Zones at Streetscape Type A, Streetscape Type B, Streetscape Type C, as well as in Planted Roadway Medians and wthin curb bulb-outs at Mid-Block Crosswalks, Minor Intersections/Crossings, and Significant Intersections. Planters soften the streetscape, provide a buffer between sidewalk/pathway users and the roadway, and slow stormwater runoff. They provide seasonal interest with a mix of deciduous and evergreen shrubs, grasses, groundcovers and perennials. * NOTE: All Planter locations shall be determined based on roadway layout and sight distance requirements; planting plans to be approved by the City of Kent prior to installation. DRAFT 48 LANDSCAPE STANDARDS | PLANTERS 24 SHRUBS Other Varieties Berberis thunbergii ‘Concorde’/ Concorde Japanese Barberry • • • 2’ 2’‘Goruzam’ Calluna vulgaris ‘Aphrodite’/ Aphrodite Scotch Heather •• • 1.5’ 2’‘Athene’ Daphne x transatlantica ‘Blafra’/ Eternal Fragrance Daphne • • • • 2.5’ 2.5’D. ‘Carol Mackie’ Escallonia ‘Newport Dwarf/ Newport Dwarf Escallonia • • • •3’ 3’‘Compakta’ Fothergilla gardenii ‘Blue Mist’/ Blue Mist Dwarf Fothergilla • •3’ 3’ Hebe pinguifolia ‘Sutherlandii’/ Sutherland Hebe •• •1.5’ 2’‘Western Hills’ Kalmia latifolia ‘Elf’/ Elf Dwarf Mountain Laurel • • •3’ 3’‘Minuet’ Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote’/ Hidcote English Lavender •• •2’ 2’‘Twickle Purple’ Rhododendron ‘Nancy Evans’/ Nancy Evans Rhododendron • ••3’ 3’‘Percy Wiseman’ Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis/ Dwarf Sweetbox • • • •2’ 4’ Spiraea japonica ‘Galen’/ Double Play Artist Spirea •2.5’ 3’‘Goldmound’ Vaccinium moupinense/ Himalayan Blueberry •• •1.5’ 1.5’ GRASSES Other Varieties Acorus gramineus ‘Ogon’/ Golden Variegated Sweet Flag • • •1’ .5’‘Oborozuki’ Carex testacea/ Orange New Zealand Sedge • ••1.5’ 1.5’ Festuca amethystina ‘Superba’/ Purple Tufted Fescue • • • •1.5’ 1.5’ Hakonechloa macra ‘Beni Kaze’/ Beni Kaze Japanese Forest Grass • •1.5’ 2’‘All Gold’ Sesleria autumnalis/ Autumn Moor Grass • •1.5’ 1.5’ GROUNDCOVERS Other Varieties Asarum caudatum/ Western Wild Ginger • • •.5’ 2’ Epimedium x perralchicum ‘Frohnleiten’/ Hybrid Epimedium • • • •1’ 3’E. x ‘rubrum’ Geum ‘Flames of Passion’/ Flames of Passion Avens • • • •1’ 2’‘Mango Lassi’ Helianthemum nummularium ‘Fire Dragon’/ Fire Dragon Sunrose •• •1’ 2’‘Wisley Pink’ Sedum spurium ‘John Creech’/ John Creech Stonecrop • • • •.5’ 1.5’‘Dragon’s Blood’ Veronica ‘Waterperry Blue’/ Waterperry Blue Speedwell • ••.5’ 1.5’‘Georgia Blue’ PERENNIALS Other Varieties Achillea millefolium ‘Walther Funcke’/ Walther Funcke Yarrow •• •2’ 2’‘Appleblossom’ Armeria maritima/ Sea Thrift • • • •.5’ 1’‘Rubrufolia’ Hemerocallis ‘Purple d’Oro’/ Purple d’Oro Daylily • •1.5’ 2’‘Ruby Stella’ Polystichum polyblepharum/ Tassel Fern • • •2’ 2’ DROUGHT-TOLERANT EVERGREEN PLANT HEIGHT (FT.) PLANT SPREAD (FT.) S HT’ SP’ q * SUN PART SHADE SHADE R RR HT’SP’S qR RR HT’SP’S qR RR HT’SP’S qR RR HT’SP’S qR RR * NOTE: Plants within the ROW shall not exceed 36” mature height; planting plans to be approved by the City of Kent prior to installation. See Appendix A, page 52, for plant photos. DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 49 LANDSCAPE STANDARDS | PLANTED ROADWAY MEDIAN 25 PLANTED ROADWAY MEDIAN SPECIFICATIONS • Tree Layout: Street Trees shall be planted in groups of 3-5 min. and spaced per requirements on page 45; Accent Trees shall be planted in groups of 2-3 at median ends and mid-block crosswalk locations and spaces per requirements on page 46. All trees shall be located along the centerline of the median and adjusted based on sight distance requirements and existing utilities. See layout diagram on page 45*. • Soil Amendment Requirements: Min. 36” depth topsoil and 2” depth bark mulch. • Recommended Plant Species: See plant schedule, page 48. PLANTED ROADWAY MEDIAN LOCATIONS Planted Roadway Medians are required within roadway medians. Planted Roadway Medians provide traffic calming by visually narrowing the roadway and enhance the streetscape aesthetic. They also reduce the amount of impervious surface on the roadway. * NOTE: Tree locations and planting plans to be approved by the City of Kent prior to installation. DRAFT 50 LANDSCAPE STANDARDS | LOW-IMPACT DEVELOPMENT (LID)26 LOW-IMPACT DEVELOPMENT LOCATIONS Raingardens are optional * at the following locations: • At Planters within Buffer Zones at Streetscape Type A, Streetscape Type B, Streetscape Type C, Streetscape Type D, Streetscape Type E, and Streetscape Type F, as well as in Planters at Mid-Block Crossings, Minor Intersections/Crossings and Significant Intersections. Raingardens capture stormwater runoff from hard surfaces and release it slowly into the ground or back into the stormwater system. They are planted with wetland species that filter the runoff and can tolerate periodic flooding. * NOTE: Raingarden feasibility and potential locations shall be determined based on analysis by a stormwater engineer; locations must be approved by the City of Kent prior to installation. Plants within the ROW shall not exceed 36” mature height; planting plans to be approved by the City of Kent prior to installation. See Appendix A, page 52, for plant photos. SHRUBS Cornus stolonifera ‘Kelseyi’/ Dwarf Red-Twig Dogwood • •• •2’ 2’ Rhododendron ‘Purple Gem’/ Purple Gem Rhododendron • • • • •3’ 3’ Spiraea betulifolia ‘Tor’/ Tor Birchleaf Spirea • ••3’ 3’ GRASSES Carex elata ‘Bowles Golden’/ Bowles Golden Sedge • • • • • 1.5’ 1.5’ Juncus ensifolius/ Dagger-Leaf Rush • ••1’ 1’ Juncus tenuis ‘Blue Dart’/ Blue Dart Rush • • • •1.5’ 1.5’ PERENNIALS Iris douglasiana/ Douglas Iris • •• •1.5’ 1.5’ Polystichum munitum/ Sword Fern • • • • •2’ 2’ Sisyrinchium californicum/ Yellow-Eyed Grass • • • • •1’ 1’ HT’SP’q 1 2R RR HT’SP’q 1 2R RR HT’SP’q 1 2R RR SUITABLE FOR RAINGARDEN PONDING AREA SUITABLE FOR RAINGARDEN SIDE SLOPES PLANT HEIGHT (FT.) PLANT SPREAD (FT.) HT’ SP’ q * SUN PART SHADE SHADE EVERGREEN R RR 1 2 DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 51 { MEEKER STREET } APPENDICES APPENDICES Appendix A - Plant Photos ...........................................................................................pg. 52 Appendix B - Meeker Street Construction Standards ...............................................pg. 57 DRAFT 52 APPENDIX A: PLANT PHOTOS - STREET TREES Ulmus propinqua ‘JFS-Bieberich’/ Emerald Sunshine Elm Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wildfire’/ Wildfire Tupelo DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 53 APPENDIX A: PLANT PHOTOS - ACCENT TREES Magnolia acuminata ‘Butterflies’/ Butterflies Magnolia Amelanchier laevis ‘JFS-Arb’/ Spring Flurry Serviceberry Stewartia pseudocamellia/ Japanese Stewartia Cornus kousa x nuttallii ‘KN4-43’/ Starlight Dogwood DRAFT 54 Berberis thunbergii ‘Concorde’/ Concorde Japanese Barberry Escallonia ‘Newport Dwarf’/ Newport Dwarf Escallonia Kalmia latifolia ‘Elf’/ Elf Dwarf Mountain Laurel Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis/ Dwarf Sweetbox Acorus gramineus ‘Ogon’/ Golden Variegated Sweet Flag Calluna vulgaris ‘Aphrodite’/ Aphrodite Scotch Heather Fothergilla gardenii ‘Blue Mist’/ Blue Mist Dwarf Fothergilla Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote’/ Hidcote English Lavender Spiraea japonica ‘Galen’/ Double Play Artist Spirea Carex testacea/ Orange New Zealand Sedge Daphne x transatlantica ‘Blafra’/ Eternal Fragrance Daphne Hebe pinguifolia ‘Sutherlandii’/ Sutherland Hebe Rhododendron ‘Nancy Evans’/ Nancy Evans Rhododendron Vaccinium moupinense/ Himalayan Blueberry Festuca amethystina ‘Superba’/ Purple Tufted Fescue APPENDIX A: PLANT PHOTOS - SHRUBS & GROUNDCOVERS DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 55 APPENDIX A: PLANT PHOTOS - SHRUBS & GROUNDCOVERS Hakonechloa macra ‘Beni Kaze’/ Beni Kaze Japanese Forest Grass Epimedium x perralchicum ‘Frohnleiten’/ Hybrid Epimedium Sedum spurium ‘John Creech’/ John Creech Stonecrop Armeria maritima/ Sea Thrift Sesleria autumnalis/ Autumn Moor Grass Geum ‘Flames of Passion’/ Flames of Passion Avens Veronica ‘Waterperry Blue’/ Waterperry Blue Speedwell Hemerocallis ’Purple d’Oro’/ Purple d’Oro Daylily Asarum caudatum/ Western Wild Ginger Helianthemum nummularium ‘Fire Dragon’/ Fire Dragon Sunrose Achillea millefolium ‘Walther Funcke’/ Walther Funcke Yarrow Polystichum polyblepharum/ Tassel Fern DRAFT 56 Cornus stolonifera ‘Kelseyi’/ Dwarf Red-Twig Dogwood Carex elata ‘Bowles Golden’/ Bowles Golden Sedge Iris douglasiana/ Douglas Iris Spiraea betulifolia ‘Tor’/ Tor Birchleaf Spirea Juncus ensifolius/ Dagger-Leaf Rush Polystichum munitum/ Sword Fern Rhododendron ‘Purple Gem’/ Purple Gem Rhododendron Juncus tenius ‘Blue Dart’/ Blue Dart Rush Sisyrinchium californicum/ Yellow-Eyed Grass APPENDIX A: PLANT PHOTOS - RAINGARDEN PLANTS DRAFT MEEKER STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 57 Street Furniture X-X Bench Type 1 .............................................................................................59 X-X Bench Type 2 .............................................................................................60 X-X Modular Bench ..........................................................................................61 X-X Bicycle Rack Type 1 .................................................................................62 X-X Bicycle Rack Type 2 ..................................................................................63 X-X Litter Receptacle Type 1 ...........................................................................64 X-X Litter Receptacle Type 2 ..........................................................................65 X-X Metal Bollard ............................................................................................66 X-X Concrete Bollard ......................................................................................67 X-X Heavy Duty Metal Bollard ......................................................................68 X-X Roadway Pole Banner and Arms .............................................................69 Sidewalk X-X Cement Concrete Sidewalk - Southside .................................................70 X-X Cement Concrete Sidewalk - Northside .................................................71 X-X Paver Installation Detail 1 .......................................................................72 X-X Paver Installation Detail 2 .......................................................................73 Illumination X-X Single Pedestrian Luminaire and Pole ....................................................74 X-X Dual Pedestrian Luminaire and Pole .......................................................75 X-X Street Luminaire and Pole ........................................................................76 X-X Accent Column Lighting ............................................................................77 X-X Accent Bollard Lighting ............................................................................78 Irrigation X-X Flower Basket Irrigation ...........................................................................79 X-X Flower Basket Valve Access Box .............................................................80 Median X-X Median Tree Planting ...............................................................................81 X-X Center Median Stamped Conc ................................................................82 Crosswalk X-X Significant Intersection Crosswalk ..........................................................83 X-X Minor Raised Intersection/Crosswalk .....................................................84 X-X Raised Mid-Block Crosswalk ....................................................................85 APPENDIX B: MEEKER STREET CONSTRUCTION STANDARD DETAILS 59 70 74 79 81 83 DRAFT 58 DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT NOTES: DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT 1 Adopt Design Standards - Re: Meeker Street Corridor ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, relating to land use, adopting design standards for the Meeker Street corridor titled the “Meeker Street Streetscape Design and Construction Standards.” RECITALS A. Home to many businesses and services, Meeker Street runs east-west from State Route 516/Kent-Des Moines Road to North Kennebeck Avenue, two blocks east of Central Avenue. It also passes under Highway 167 and through the historic section of Kent’s downtown. B. In 2014, the city adopted an Economic Development Plan to document Kent’s competitive advantages and disadvantages and how these shape strategies for continued business development, recruitment, and creation. Key strategies in the Plan focus on place-making, including Strategy 2.1.1, “Rebuild Commercial Corridors.” Meeker Street is the first listed “key corridor” slated for redesign to “improve function, establish a sense of place, and attract new private commercial and residential development.” C. In early 2015, the City adopted an updated Comprehensive Plan that furthered many of the strategies called for in the Economic Development Plan, including Policy LU-11.1, “Establish design standards 2 Adopt Design Standards - Re: Meeker Street Corridor for commercial and mixed-use development that are complementary to the surrounding neighborhoods and accommodate transit, pedestrians, and cyclists.” D. In the summer of 2015, city staff conducted outreach to businesses and residents along the Meeker Street corridor to discover how the existing street was used and how it might be improved. E. In the fall of 2015, the City hosted a two-day workshop with Smart Growth America to kickstart the redesign process for Meeker Street. Participants in the workshop (including staff and elected officials) created several conceptual cross-sections for the corridor. F. Through 2016 and 2017, the City worked with urban design consultants to analyze traffic, refine the conceptual cross-sections, engage with various community groups, create a cohesive design framework, and create draft design standards for the Meeker Street corridor. The draft standards would be an overlay addendum to the existing 2009 Design and Construction Standards. G. On September 12, 2017, the city requested expedited review of the draft standards by the State of Washington under RCW 36.70A.106. The request was denied, and instead the proposed design standards were entered into the standard 60-day review process, during which time the Washington State Department of Transportation submitted comments related to public art on state facilities and requesting traffic analysis documentation. No further comments were submitted. H. Between September 18, 2017 and November 20, 2017, city staff presented the draft standards on eight occasions at public meetings before the city’s Public Works Committee, Land Use and Planning Board, 3 Adopt Design Standards - Re: Meeker Street Corridor and its Economic and Community Development Committee. These presentations generally included discussion of the project background, consistency and integration with the city’s other design standards, as well as the city’s extensive public outreach regarding the draft Meeker Street design standards. I. On November 27, 2017, the Land Use and Planning Board held a public hearing to consider the final proposed standards. The Board recommended ____ of the standards. J. On December 4, 2017, the Public Works Committee considered the recommendation of the LUPB and recommended _____ of the standards to the full City Council. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: ORDINANCE SECTION 1. - Incorporation of Recitals. The preceding recitals are incorporated herein by this reference and constitute the council’s findings on this matter. SECTION 2. – Amendment. The Meeker Street Streetscape Design and Construction Standards, which are attached as Exhibit “A,” are hereby adopted and incorporated into the Kent City Code. These guidelines and standards establish a distinct set of guidelines for the Meeker Street corridor and, where applicable, supersede the City of Kent Downtown Design Guidelines and all other previous City of Kent visioning documents. SECTION 3. – Severability. If any one or more section, subsection, or sentence of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such 4 Adopt Design Standards - Re: Meeker Street Corridor decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance and the same shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 4. – Corrections by City Clerk or Code Reviser. Upon approval of the city attorney, the city clerk and the code reviser are authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the correction of clerical errors; ordinance, section, or subsection numbering; or references to other local, state, or federal laws, codes, rules, or regulations. SECTION 5. – Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty days from and after its passage, as provided by law. SUZETTE COOKE, MAYOR Date Approved ATTEST: KIMBERLY A. KOMOTO, CITY CLERK Date Adopted Date Published APPROVED AS TO FORM: TOM BRUBAKER, CITY ATTORNEY Planning Services Location: 400 W. Gowe  Mail to: 220 4th Avenue South  Kent WA 98032-5895 Permit Center (253-856-5302 FAX: (253) 856-6412 www.ci.kent.wa.us/permitcenter Environmental Checklist Application Form Public Notice Board and Application Fee…See Fee Schedule TO BE COMPLETED BY STAFF: APPLICATION #: ENV-2017-31 ___________KIVA#: RPSA-2174478__ RECEIVED BY: ___DATE: 11/9/17________PROCESSING FEE: 0______ A. STAFF REVIEW DETERMINED THAT PROJECT: _______ Meets the categorically exempt criteria. ______ Has no probable significant adverse environmental impact(s) and application should be processed without further consideration of environmental effects. _______ Has probable, significant impact(s) that can be mitigated through conditions. EIS not necessary. _______ Has probable, significant adverse environmental impact(s). An Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared. _______ An Environmental Impact Statement for this project has already been prepared. Signature of Responsible Official Date B. COMMENTS: C TYPE OF PERMIT OR ACTION REQUESTED: Zoning code amendment D. ZONING DISTRICT: GC, GC-MU, MR-M, CC-MU, DCE City of Kent Planning Services Environmental Checklist – Page 2 TO BE COMPLETED BY APPLICANT: A. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: 1. Name of Project: Meet Me on Meeker Design and Construction Standards Overlay 2. Name of Applicant: Hayley Bonsteel, City of Kent Mailing Address: 220 4th Ave S, Kent WA 98032__ Contact Person: Hayley Bonsteel Telephone: 253-856-5441 (Note that all correspondence will be mailed to the applicant listed above.) 3. Applicant is (owner, agent, other): Senior Long Range Planner/GIS Coordinator 4. Name of Legal Owner: n/a Telephone: Mailing Address: 5. Location. Give general location of proposed project (street address, nearest intersection of streets and section, township and range). Overlay would apply to Meeker Street from Green River to Central Avenue, including intersections with Russell Road, 64th Ave S, Washington Avenue N, Lincoln Avenue N, 4th Avenue, 2nd Avenue, and 1st Avenue. NW, SW and NE 232204; NE and NW 242204 6. Legal description and tax identification number a. Legal description (if lengthy, attach as separate sheet): n/a b. Tax identification number: n/a 7. Existing conditions: Give a general description of the property and existing improvements, size, topography, vegetation, soil, drainage, natural features, etc. (if necessary, attach a separate sheet). n/a City of Kent Planning Services Environmental Checklist – Page 3 8. Site Area: n/a Site Dimensions: n/a 9. Project description: Give a brief, complete description of the intended use of the property or project including all proposed uses, days and hours of operation and the size of the project and site. (Attach site plans as described in the instructions): See attached proposed overlay standards. The intent of the standards is to provide direction for staff, property owners, developers and consultants for the design and construction of Meeker Street as a multimodal streetscape. 10. Schedule: Describe the timing or schedule (include phasing and construction dates, if possible). September 18 – Public Works Committee – introduce the standards and give high level overview September 25 – Land Use and Planning Board – introduce the standards and give high level overview October 2 – Public Works Committee – present standards October 9 – Economic and Community Development Committee – present standards October 9 – Land Use and Planning Board – public hearing on standards October 16 – Public Works Committee – present standards November 6 – Public Works Committee – present standards and recommendation November 21 – Council adoption 11. Future Plans: Do you have any plans for future additions, expansion or further activity related to or connected with this proposal? If yes, explain. Future work along Meeker Street will conform to these standards. Future work will undergo SEPA review as required. 12. Permits/Approvals: List all permits or approvals for this project from local, state, federal, or other agencies for which you have applied or will apply as required for your proposal. AGENCY PERMIT TYPE DATE SUBMITTED* NUMBER STATUS** *Leave blank if not submitted **Approved, denied or pending City of Kent Planning Services Environmental Checklist – Page 4 13. Environmental Information: List any environmental information you know about that has been prepared, or will be prepared, directly related to this proposal. SEPA was prepared for the Marquee on Meeker development; the project jump-started the design process that is culminating in the proposed standards. 14. Do you know whether applications are pending for governmental approvals of other proposals directly affecting the property covered by your proposal? If yes, explain. ●Marquee on Meeker project – Development Agreement signed, Purchase & Sale Agreement signed, currently undergoing design review. Will build frontage according to these standards. ●64th and Meeker project – Pre-app held in September 2017. ●Naden Avenue assemblage – RFP likely to be published soon ●Meeker & Washington “Meeker Square” property – pre-app for façade improvements held in August 2017 City of Kent Planning Services Environmental Checklist – Page 5 EVALUATION FOR AGENCY USE ONLY B. ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS 1. Earth a. General description of the site (circle one): Flat, rolling, hilly, steep slopes, mountainous, other: flat . b. What is the steepest slope on the site (approximate percent slope)? Negligible – very flat c. What general types of soils are found on the site (for example, clay, sand, gravel, peat, muck)? If you know the classification of agricultural soils, specify them and note any prime farmland. Urban land, Puyallup fine sandy loam, Oridia silt loam, Renton silt loam, Briscot silt loam, Woodinville silt loam, according to the USDA’s web soil survey tool. d. Are there surface indications or history of unstable soils in the immediate vicinity? If so, describe. No e. Describe the purpose, type and approximate quantities of any filling or grading proposed. Indicate source of fill. n/a f. Could erosion occur as a result of clearing, construction, or use? If so, generally describe. Any clearing or construction that occurs under these standards will come in as a separate project including soil erosion control plans. g. About what percent of the site will be covered with impervious surfaces after project construction (for example, asphalt or buildings)? The new standards will expand the impervious surface planned for City of Kent Planning Services Environmental Checklist – Page 6 EVALUATION FOR AGENCY USE ONLY the street. Existing ROW varies along the corridor between 58 and 82 feet. The new standards will generally expand the ROW by 27 feet at the most, for segments between the Green River bridge and Lincoln Avenue. (Segments east of Lincoln Avenue are not contemplated for increased impervious surface, and utilize only existing ROW for streetscape design elements.) h. Proposed measures to reduce or control erosion, or other impacts to the earth, if any. Regulations are in place, including erosion control, storm water detention, and so forth. 2. Air a. What types of emissions to the air would result from the proposal (i.e., dust, automobile, odors, industrial wood smoke) during construction and when the project is completed? If any, generally describe and give approximate quantities if known. Emissions would likely decrease once infrastructure is built to conform to the new standards, due to the facilitation for non-motorized travel and the shift away from single-occupancy vehicles. Increases in delay for motor vehicles may have an effect on emissions. b. Are there any off-site sources of emissions or odor that may affect your proposal? If so, generally describe. n/a c. Proposed measures to reduce or control emissions or other impacts to air, if any. n/a 3. Water a. Surface: 1) Is there any surface water body on or in the immediate vicinity of the site (including year-round and seasonal streams, salt water, lakes, ponds, wetlands)? If yes, describe type and City of Kent Planning Services Environmental Checklist – Page 7 EVALUATION FOR AGENCY USE ONLY provide names. If appropriate, state what stream or river it flows into. Green River is in the vicinity. 2) Will the project require any work over, in or adjacent to (within 200 feet) the described waters? If yes, please describe and attach available plans. Construction under these standards will not take place closer than 200 feet of the Green River. A separate project (Marquee on Meeker development) will build to this standard and require work adjacent to the Green River, but that project is subject to its own environmental review and the only construction to occur within 200 feet of the Green River is for trailheads. City of Kent Planning Services Environmental Checklist – Page 8 EVALUATION FOR AGENCY USE ONLY 3) Estimate the amount of fill and dredge material that would be placed in or removed from surface water or wetlands and indicate the area of the site that would be affected. Indicate the source of fill material. n/a 4) Will the proposal require surface water withdrawals or diversions? Give general description, purpose, and approximate quantities, if known. Irrigation is planned for planted streetscape areas. 5) Does the proposal lie within a 100-year floodplain? If so, note location on the site plan. No 6) Does the proposal involve any discharges of waste materials to surface waters? If so, describe the type of waste and anticipated volume of discharge. No b. Ground: 1) Will ground water be withdrawn, or will water be discharged to ground water? Give general description, purpose, and approximate quantities, if known. Irrigation of streetscape areas is planned for in the standards. 2) Describe waste material that will be discharged into the ground from septic tanks or other sources, if any (for example: domestic sewage; industrial, containing the following chemicals...; agricultural; etc.). Describe the general size of the system, the number of such systems, the number of houses to be served (if applicable), or the number of animals or humans the system(s) are expected to serve. n/a c. Water Runoff (including storm water): 1) Describe the source of runoff (including storm water) and City of Kent Planning Services Environmental Checklist – Page 9 EVALUATION FOR AGENCY USE ONLY method of collection and disposal, if any (include quantities, if known). Where will this water flow? Will this water flow into other waters? If so, describe. Runoff from roadway will enter storm system as occurs today, unless location includes rain garden or other LID technique, in which case runoff would be reduced. 2) Could waste materials enter ground or surface waters? If so, generally describe. n/a d. Proposed measures to reduce or control surface, ground, and runoff water impacts, if any: Planted medians and amenity zones of streetscape will reduce the amount of impervious surface on the roadway, thereby reducing runoff. Low-impact development locations are identified in the standards. 4. Plants n/a a. Check or circle types of vegetation found on the site: __X___Deciduous tree: alder, maple aspen, other ______Evergreen tree: fir, cedar, pine, other __X___Shrubs __X___Grass ______Pasture ______Crop or grain ______Wet soil plants: cattail, buttercup, bulrush, skunk cabbage, other ______Water plants: water lily, eelgrass, milfoil, other ______Other types of vegetation b. What kind and amount of vegetation will be removed or altered? City of Kent Planning Services Environmental Checklist – Page 10 EVALUATION FOR AGENCY USE ONLY No vegetation would be removed through adoption of standards. Future projects that fall under these standards may remove existing planter strips adjacent to sidewalks; however, these would be replaced by street trees and landscaped areas in the medians and amenity zone areas. Low- impact development locations are identified in the standards. c. List threatened or endangered species known to be on or near the site. n/a d. Proposed landscaping, use of native plants, or other measures to preserve or enhance vegetation on the site, if any: Planted medians, street trees, planted amenity zones, planted buffers and accent trees are all included in the standards. These vegetated areas, if built under the standards, would likely greatly increase the amount of vegetation in the corridor. 5. Animals n/a a. Circle any birds and animals which have been observed on or near the site or are known to be on or near the site: Birds: hawk, heron, eagle, songbirds, other: Mammals: deer, bear, elk, beaver, other: Fish: bass, salmon, trout, herring, shellfish, other: b. List any threatened or endangered species known to be on or near the site. n/a c. Is the site part of a migration route? If so, explain. The Pacific Flyway passes over this region generally. City of Kent Planning Services Environmental Checklist – Page 11 EVALUATION FOR AGENCY USE ONLY d. Proposed measures to preserve or enhance wildlife, if any: Proposed streetscape plantings may enhance wildlife habitat. 6. Energy and Natural Resources a. What kinds of energy (electric, natural gas, oil, wood stove, solar) will be used to meet the completed project's energy needs? Describe whether it will be used for heating, manufacturing, etc. n/a b. Would your project affect the potential use of solar energy by adjacent properties? If so, generally describe. n/a c. What kinds of energy conservation features are included in the plans of this proposal? List other proposed measures to reduce or control energy impacts, if any: LED lighting fixtures for luminaries. 7. Environmental Health a. Are there any environmental health hazards, including exposure to toxic chemicals, risk of fire and explosion, spill, or hazardous waste, that could occur as a result of this proposal? If so, describe. The Meeker corridor area is shown on Department of Ecology resources as having under 20 ppm of arsenic related to the Tacoma Smelter plume. There is a gasoline plume under a small portion of Meeker Street that will need to be cleaned up when that portion of the roadway is reconstructed as part of a future project. 1) Describe special emergency services that might be required. n/a 2) Proposed measures to reduce or control environmental health hazards, if any: n/a City of Kent Planning Services Environmental Checklist – Page 12 EVALUATION FOR AGENCY USE ONLY b. Noise 1) What types of noise exist in the area which may affect your project (for example: traffic, equipment operation, other)? n/a 2) What types and levels of noise would be created by or associated with the project on a short-term or a long-term basis (for example: traffic, construction, operation, other)? Indicate what hours noise would come from the site. Roadway reconstruction projects that may take place under these standards would generate construction-related noise. 3) Proposed measures to reduce or control noise impacts, if any: Construction-related noise that occurs due to projects that fall under these standards would be mitigated using Best Management Practices. 8. Land and Shoreline Use a. What is the current use of the site and adjacent properties? Current use of Meeker Street is vehicle throughput, as well as bicyclist and pedestrian travel. Adjacent properties include commercial, residential and civic uses, as well as vacant land, trails and recreation facilities. b. Has the site been used for agriculture? If so, describe. n/a c. Describe any structures on the site. Adjacent properties contain various structures. d. Will any structures be demolished? If so, what? The standards do not intend for future projects to impact buildings. e. What is the current zoning classification of the site? Adjacent properties are zoned General Commercial, General Commercial – Mixed Use, Community Commercial – Mixed Use, Medium Density Multifamily and Downtown Commercial Enterprise. City of Kent Planning Services Environmental Checklist – Page 13 EVALUATION FOR AGENCY USE ONLY f. What is the current comprehensive plan designation of the site? Urban Center, Mixed Use, Medium Density Multifamily (adjacent properties) g. If applicable, what is the current shoreline master program designation of the site? The shoreline designation immediately adjacent to the Green River is Urban Conservancy-Open Space. h. Has any part of the site been classified as an "environmentally sensitive" area? If so, specify. No i. Approximately how many people would reside or work in the completed project? The project is for street design, which could be an incentive for development adjacent to Meeker Street which could include residential or commercial components. j. Approximately how many people would the completed project displace? n/a k. Proposed measures to avoid or reduce displacement impacts, if any: n/a l. Proposed measures to ensure the proposal is compatible with existing and projected land uses and plans, if any. Proposed standards are consistent with Comprehensive Plan goals and policies, the Downtown Strategic Action Plan, Economic Development plan, and many goals and policies in the Transportation Master Plan. 9. Housing a. Approximately how many units would be provided, if any? Indicate whether high, middle, or low income housing. Depending on the proposed number of housing units, new residential development along the corridor would undergo environmental review. City of Kent Planning Services Environmental Checklist – Page 14 EVALUATION FOR AGENCY USE ONLY b. Approximately how many units, if any, would be eliminated? Indicate whether high, middle, or low income housing. New development could displace existing units along the corridor and may need to undergo environmental review. c. Proposed measures to reduce or control housing impacts, if any. n/a 10. Aesthetics a. What is the tallest height of any proposed structure(s), not including antennas; what is the principal exterior building material(s) proposed? No structures proposed. b. What views in the immediate vicinity would be altered or obstructed? Views of street may be impacted by addition of more street trees. c. Proposed measures to reduce or control aesthetic impacts, if any. New standards increase aesthetics of the area through beautification (e.g., planted medians, flower baskets, etc.). 11. Light and Glare a. What type of light or glare will the proposals produce? What time of day would it mainly occur? Pedestrian-scale illumination is added to the existing highway lighting in the standards. This lighting would occur after dark. b. Could light or glare from the finished project be a safety hazard or interfere with views? Pedestrian-scale lighting should increase safety of area. c. What existing off-site sources of light or glare may affect your proposal? n/a City of Kent Planning Services Environmental Checklist – Page 15 EVALUATION FOR AGENCY USE ONLY d. Proposed measures to reduce or control light and glare impacts, if any. Proposed luminaires are downward facing. 12. Recreation a. What designated and informal recreational opportunities are in the immediate vicinity? Green River and Interurban trails, as well as Riverbend Golf Complex and Uplands Playfields are all in the vicinity. b. Would the proposed project displace any existing recreational uses? If so, describe. n/a c. Proposed measures to reduce or control impacts on recreation, including recreation opportunities to be provided by the project or applicant, if any. Standards call for a new non-motorized connection between existing trails, boosting recreation opportunities as construction occurs. 13. Historic and Cultural Preservation a. Are there any places or objects listed on, or proposed for, national, state or local preservation registers known to be on or next to the site? If so, generally describe. No, state databases show no places or objects of historic or cultural significance within the corridor area. b. Generally describe any landmarks or evidence of historic, archaeological, scientific, or cultural importance known to be on or next to the site. n/a c. Proposed measures to reduce or control impacts, if any. n/a City of Kent Planning Services Environmental Checklist – Page 16 EVALUATION FOR AGENCY USE ONLY 14. Transportation a. Identify public streets and highways serving the site, and describe proposed access to the existing street system. Show on site plans, if any. Meeker Street connects to Kent-Des Moines Road/State Route 516/Willis Street, as well as Washington Avenue N/West Valley Highway. Many public streets cross Meeker Street including Russell Road, 64th Avenue South, Thompson Avenue North, 6th Avenue North/South, Naden Avenue South, Madison Avenue, 7th Avenue North, Lincoln Avenue North, 4th Avenue North/South, 2nd Avenue North/South, 1st Avenue North/South, Railroad Avenue North/South, and Central Avenue North/South. b. Is site currently served by public transit? If not, what is the approximate distance to the nearest transit stop? Yes, several bus stops exist along Meeker Street. The corridor is a planned RapidRide route in King County Metro’s long range plan. c. How many parking spaces would the completed project have? How many would the project eliminate? The standards propose adding on-street parking to segments of Meeker Street. Redevelopment of some parcels may result in impacts to existing parking lots. d. Will the proposal require any new roads or streets, or improvements to existing roads or streets, not including driveways? If so, generally describe (indicate whether public or private). Standards will require streetscape improvements to Meeker Street and intersections, including bicycle infrastructure, pedestrian walkways, buffer zones with landscaping and amenities, planted medians, curb bulbs at intersections, midblock crossings, and more. e. Will the project use (or occur in the immediate vicinity of) water, rail, or air transportation? If so, generally describe. n/a f. How many vehicular trips per day would be generated by the completed project? If known, indicate when peak volumes would occur. City of Kent Planning Services Environmental Checklist – Page 17 EVALUATION FOR AGENCY USE ONLY Increased vehicle trips may result from beautification efforts (i.e., people visiting the area who would not have visited before) as well as economic revitalization (increased development); however, vehicle trips may be reduced by the multimodal infrastructure that is planned under the standards, as well as a shift in commuter traffic to the parallel high- speed facility on SR-516. g. Proposed measures to reduce or control transportation impacts, if any. Standards would reduce transportation impacts by shifting available trip modes to more non-motorized travel. Standards would also serve to divert commuter traffic to parallel high-speed route (SR-516). 15. Public Services a. Would the project result in an increased need for public services (for example: fire protection, police protection, health care, schools, other)? If so, generally describe. n/a b. Proposed measures to reduce or control direct impacts on public services, if any. n/a 16. Utilities a. Circle utilities currently available at the site: electricity, natural gas, water, refuse service, telephone, sanitary sewer, septic system, other. Utilities exist under the roadway. b. Describe the utilities that are proposed for the project, the utilities providing the service and the general construction activities on the site or in the immediate vicinity, which might be needed. Utility service not proposed to change under standards. C. SIGNATURE The above answers are true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that the lead agency is relying on them to make its decision. Signature: Date: City of Kent Planning Services Environmental Checklist – Page 18 EVALUATION FOR AGENCY USE ONLY DO NOT USE THIS SHEET FOR PROJECT ACTIONS D. SUPPLEMENTAL SHEET FOR NONPROJECT ACTIONS Because these questions are very general, it may be helpful to read them in conjunction with the list of the elements of the environment. When answering these questions, be aware of the extent the proposal, or the types of activities likely to result from the proposal, would affect the item at a greater intensity or at a faster rate than if the proposal were not implemented. Respond briefly and in general terms. 1. How would the proposal be likely to increase discharge to water; emission to air; production, storage, or release of toxic or hazardous substances; or production of noise? Future development along the corridor that may result from increased investment in the street under these standards may affect discharge to water, emission to air, production, storage or release of toxic or hazardous substances that would be typical of residential or commercial development. Proposed measures to avoid or reduce such increases are: Regulations are in place to mitigate impacts. 2. How would the proposal be likely to affect plants, animals, fish, or marine life? Future development of roadway may remove vegetation in planter strips adjacent to roadway. Proposed measures to protect or conserve plants, animals, fish, or marine life? Regulations are in place to protect wetlands and streams; standards would increase the level of overall vegetation compared to current standards. 3. How would the proposal be likely to deplete energy or natural resources? Future development along the corridor that may result from increased investment in the street under these standards will utilize energy or natural resources at levels typical of residential or commercial uses. Proposed measures to protect or conserve energy and natural resources are: City of Kent Planning Services Environmental Checklist – Page 19 EVALUATION FOR AGENCY USE ONLY The City promotes conservation of energy and natural resources. 4. How would the proposal be likely to use or affect environmentally sensitive areas or areas designated (or eligible or under study) for governmental protection; such as parks, wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, threatened or endangered species habitat, historic or cultural sites, wetlands, floodplains, or prime farmlands? The proposal is unlikely to affect sensitive areas. Proposed measures to protect such resources or to avoid or reduce impacts are: Regulations are in place for protection of environmentally sensitive areas from development impacts. 5. How would the proposal be likely to affect land and shoreline use, including whether it would allow or encourage land or shoreline uses incompatible with existing plans? The proposal promotes many land use goals from existing and adopted plans such as the Comprehensive Plan (which has goals and policies related to increasing non-motorized travel). Proposed measures to avoid or reduce shoreline and land use impacts are: n/a 6. How would the proposal be likely to increase demands on transportation or public services and utilities? The draft standards are intended to attract development generally, which may increase transportation demands in ways typical of commercial or residential development; however, the standards also mitigate for that increased demand on transportation by providing non- motorized facilities so that not every trip needs to be made in a single- occupancy vehicle. Proposed measures to reduce or respond to such demand(s) are: Regulations are in place to mitigate impacts to transportation or public services and utilities. 7. Identify, if possible, whether the proposal may conflict with local, state, or federal laws or requirements for the protection of the environment. The proposal is unlikely to conflict with other local, state or federal City of Kent Planning Services Environmental Checklist – Page 20 EVALUATION FOR AGENCY USE ONLY laws or requirements for the protection of the environment. P:\Planning\ADMIN\FORMS\SEPA\SEPA_CHECKLIST.doc (REVISED 12/08) October 11, 2017 The Kent Downtown Partnership (KDP) as met on several occasions to review the proposed street scape design and construction standards in the Meet Me on Meeker project. KDP appointed a Task Force which consisted of Randall Smith, President, Suzanne Cameron, Chair of Design, Greg Haffner, Board Legal Counsel, Jeff Middleton, Owner of Exhibition Automotive/Car Star and Barbara Smith, Executive Director of KDP. In walking the area and actually “seeing” W. Meeker from the 167 Highway overpass on Meeker to 4th Avenue the following was determined:  We identified that from 167 Highway overpass to 4th Avenue on Meeker St., it should be thought of as the “transition area”.  What we are requesting is that the city would install their recommended streetscape design and construction standards as stated in the proposal from west of the 167 overpass on Meeker St.  From the 167 overpass on Meeker St., to 4th Avenue, our newly identified “transition area”, would include the following streetscape designs: o Lighting: Remove the green historical light poles from 167 overpass (including any on the side streets) to 4th Avenue and reinstall them in the historic part of downtown (4th Avenue to Central Avenue, Titus Street to Harrison St. Locations to be mutually agreed upon. o Lighting: Current cobra lights are fine to leave up in the “transition area” unless the city decides to go with the AEC Illumination Corporations example in the proposal. (Do we want to specify what type of overhanging light poles we want in the historic area? If yes, what is the agreed design?) o Bollards: In transition area we prefer the Light Column Bollard, LBLCO-504 (page 43); green bollards in historic area. o Benches: The bench type in the transition area should be Bench Type 1; in the historic area, continue with the black benches. Cascade Recreation, SiteScapes Model WP- 11001DG 6’ bench, steel bar ends, horizontal straps, center armrest, DuraCoat finish. Don’t forget to add the arms in the middle of the benches a sit discourages sleeping on the benches. o Trash Receptacles: In the transition area we prefer the 16 gallon model, #Dispatch SLDIS216; in the historical area, continue with the trash receptacles that KDP has recently purchased; Victor Stanley, Dunkirk, MD, DYN-SD-36 Dynasty Series, 36 gallon, side opening litter receptacle, DYN-SD-36 Components, Metallic Powder Coat, Titanium with black plastic liner and S2A-dome lid and latch. o Bicycle Racks: In the transition area we prefer the Twist model. In the historic district; has not been determined. o Planters: In the transition area we prefer the Crest Round, QR-CRE363P. In the historic area we prefer using the planters that we have already been replacing the green planters with; Ornamental Stone, Allyn, WA, Xinh collection 28” dia X 24” high planter- Color Bark…we also order 16” Dia x 20” high planters-Color Straw, 20” dia X 26: high planter, Color Straw, 24” dia X 31” high planter-Color Bark o Grates: In the transition area, be aware that in the historic area we have square grates. o Manhole Covers: In the transition area, we have no preference. In the historic area we have the regular covers; it would be nice to have something that looks historic but not critical. o Roof Lighting: In the design standards we would like the city to include mandatory roof lighting as we have done in the historic area of downtown. It would be nice to see these roof lights in the transition area as well. o Gateway: New signage will be needed to identify the historic area. Randall Smith, President, Kent Downtown Partnership Barbara Smith, Executive Director, Kent Downtown Partnership 202 W. Gowe Street, Suite A, Kent, WA, 98032 253-813-6976, barbaras@kentdowntown.org This page intentionally left blank To: Mayor Cooke November 16, 2017 From: Kent Bicycle Advisory Board (KBAB) Cc: Tim LaPorte Julie Parascondola Ben Wolters Hayley Bonsteel Subject: Meet Me on Meeker (MMoM) KBAB at our October 30th meeting, the board agreed to send the City of Kent a letter recommending that Kent proceed with the MMoM vision for Meeker Street. In this vision we see the potential for many citizens of Kent to use the proposed walk zone and bike path. This vision would give pedestrians a walk zone that promotes walking to stores, transit stops and schools. It also provides a bike path that people would use when riding to stores, jobs, and schools. There are an abundance of benefits realized by those that choose to use this promenade and mixed use pedestrian and bicycle path. As the first step, the Marque on Meeker project starts the bigger MMoM vision with the new Green River Trail connection on the south side of Meeker. The residents of this project will have multiple locations where they can access the Green River Trail. The separated bike path addresses the safety concerns of many riders that prefer to be separated from the vehicles and pedestrians when they are riding. We encourage the City of Kent to commit to timely completion of the projects needed for MMoM so that the benefits can be realized. The MMoM project is an essential part of the KBAB’s long term plan of an East-West bicycle connection from the West Hill to the East Hill. It will intersect popular North-South routes connecting transit and popular trail access points. We encourage the City of Kent to work with other municipalities, King County and t he State of Washington to design and fund connecting bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure that will benefit all residents of the area. Signed (or approved by e-mail by the following board members) Mel Roberts, chairman Frank Boosman Karen Chandler Rich Davis Scott Taylor Nick Swan Andy Sobczyk Craig Fuller Brandon Swanson Dmitriy Zhuravel Date Commenter Name Page Number Comment Designer Response 9/27/2017 Mel Roberts KBAB filed: KBAB-MMoM-Comments-Sep2017xls N/A all The path way should be referred to as a cycle track for devices with wheels and it should be separated visually from the walk way for pedestrians. all It seems like there are very few references to bicycles (there should almost be one for one for every reference to pedestrian). 7 Does this document over ride the TMP? "This document establishes a distinct set of guidelines for the Meeker Street corridor superseding the City of Kent Downtown Design Guidelines and all other previous City of Kent visioning documents." all About 3 development projects are seen currently - Marquee on Meeker, Cancer Care site and Naden Property. How will the city get the rest of the properties built to this standard. Is there a project based commitment to build all of this in a few years? all If this is just a glorious aspiration, resulting in a mismash of cycle track pieces, then I would rather leave the bike lanes where they are currently located. all One ugh part of developing one property at time is lack of connected pieces of a cycle track. It is shear terror to have a hodge podge of facilities. all Kent owns and needs to develop the cycle track on its properties i.e., the driving range and the putt putt golf course. all Does MMoM result in a vivable route nand project(s) that will get all ages abilities from the housing units to the Transit Center? all Is the city of Kent readly in some locations to give up a travel lane or a parking lane to provide room for a continuous cycle track?? all The plan view are lablel as to which way is North nor are the cross sections labeled as to which side is the south side. all In the plan views, it would be helpful if the travel lanes and turn lanes had direction of travel arrows in them, and the parking lanes to say or show a "P" for parking. all Surface textures seem excessive. The example that I use for this is West Lake cycle track in Seattle, where I overheard a mom tell her preschooler that the grey (concrete) was for walking and the black (asphalt) was for the bicycle. and the preschool shoulder stay in the grey section. Not so easy in the Kent Cover The cover looks like the cycle track is full of walkers. The picture could look down the walkway with walkers on the sidewalk and look across the vegetation to the riders using the cycle track. 33 Is there a way to lock up a bicycle in this rack? Are you providing WiFi,so I can ride up and use my computer while setting on the bike? 4, 5 It seems like the minimum width for this cycle track should be 10 feet. A centerline stripe and side stripes would be smart in this project. It helps keep the riders in the cycle track and helps keep the walkers out of it. Planter strip shown is a geat separator for ped and bikes. before pg 7 Where is the taper from the 2 lane Green River bidge to the 3 lanes plus parking on page 7 (west of the west entrance to the Marquee on Meeker project? 10 "A" Expected no parking on the north – In the existing width of the road, north bike lane moved to south side and became half of the parking. No parking needed on north for golfing. Northside vehicle users are not safe crossing the street. 10 "A" Putting parked vehicles next to the traffic lane increases the risk of a “door zone” accidents. A step backwards from a safety viewpoint. 10 "A" and 26 Shown on pg 10 is a left turn lane EB. Need to have a WB merge lane from the new Marquee intersection, Need to modified a minor intersection pg 26, into a "Tee" intesection for the west entrance to Marquee on Meeker. With left or right turns in and left or right turns out (not shown). 26 Need separated Ped and bicycle crosswalks! Cycle track should go sgtraight across the intersection. Move traffic signal pole (5/6' south) out of cycle track. 24 Mid-block crossings that are raised result in the drivers doing a better job of looking for walkers and riders. What's here is good. Mark separate ped and bike crosswalks. 10, 26, 12 Intersection for golf course (north) and apts, putt putt and driving range(South) intersection needs east and west bound left turn lanes on Meeker St. Not specified on current drawings. A-1, pg12 South side of Section A-1 removes s. side parking seems like the parking could stay - but some of the putt putt parking becomes the cycle track. 26 Russell Rd intersection. Minor intersection with 3 lane in from the west and 3 lanes out to the east could work if there were 3 lanes in from the north. new page Mid way between the New mid-block crossing west of Washington and Washington, there needs to be plan view that shows that the roadbed trapers from 3 lanes with parking to 5 lanes with parking. ???Are there any driveways into businesses along any of the street plan sections? intersections What are the plans for school safe cross walks --I've haven't looked at this…. From: Sidhu, Maan S. To: Bonsteel, Hayley Cc: Brown, Rob; Strand, Christina; Palisoc, Felixberto Subject: RE: Meeker Design Standards Date: Monday, November 6, 2017 11:57:37 AM Attachments: Meet Me on Meeker Traffic Analysis - Final 2_17_2017.pdf Hi Haley, Thank you for the opportunity to provide feedback on the Meeker traffic analysis. Our comments are bulleted below and are marked-up in the attached PDF. If you have any questions, please feel free to give me a call. Thanks again, Maan Sidhu PE Office 206.440.4417 | Fax 206.440.4804 WSDOT Traffic on the Web: Twitter, Seattle Traffic Existing Conditions 1. Page 4 - Please include the NB and SB SR 167 ramp terminal intersections in the analysis. These intersections are integral to the progression of city traffic across either side of SR 167. If the 2-3 Lane alternative is considered further, the operation of these intersections will become more important to intra-city travel as diversion becomes a consideration. Corridor Alternatives 2. Page 12 - If the 2-3 Lane Alternative is considered further, please conduct additional analysis. Analysis should investigate the level of diversion to SR 516 and address impacts to operation on SR 516, SR 181, and the ramp terminal intersections. Appendix B, SR 516/Meeker 3. If intersection revisions are made at SR 516 and Meeker, please consider making improvements on all legs to enhance pedestrian and bike accessibility and safety, e.g. remove islands and change right-turn slip to a parallel turn lane, bring all movements under signal control. 4. Removing the southbound right turn lane will have impacts to southbound traffic. Please evaluate the SR 516 southbound approach leg level of service for existing and build conditions. Please provide 95th percentile queue and delay. 5. Development and improvements along Meeker will attract pedestrians and bicyclists. Please consider planning facilities for these users on both Meeker and Reith. Appendix B, Meeker St b/w Green River and 64th 6. Please verify queues from the intersection of SR 516 and Meeker do not impact the intersection operation at Russell Road. Also consider providing approach leg results. Appendix B, Meeker St b/w 64th and Washington 7. For the 2-3 Lane Alternative, projected queues extend beyond 64th Ave in the PM peak period (over 1700’). Please review LOS results for 64th/Meeker if these queues are being incorporated into the analysis. Please consider providing approach leg results. 8. Please analyze the impacts to the 181/Meeker intersection. Verify all inbound traffic be accommodated within 600' during the PM peak period (NB LT, EB Thru, SB RT). Appendix B, Washington/Meeker 9. Please provide the queue lengths and delay for north and southbound SR 181 for the different alternatives. From: Bonsteel, Hayley [mailto:HBonsteel@kentwa.gov] Sent: Monday, October 09, 2017 1:16 PM To: Ott, Sarah <OttSara@wsdot.wa.gov> Cc: Brown, Rob <RBrown@kentwa.gov>; Strand, Christina <StrandC@wsdot.wa.gov> Subject: RE: Meeker Design Standards Hi Sarah, Thanks for these comments. I’m attaching the traffic analysis here. Note that we are not considering a road diet for the area around 181, which will remain 5 lanes as it is today. Let me know if you have any questions about this. We will be sure to add a note about public art features needing a WSDOT public art plan for locations at the 181 intersection. Thanks! Hayley Bonsteel, AICP, Senior Long Range Planner & GIS Coordinator Planning Services | Economic & Community Development 400 West Gowe, Kent, WA 98032 Main 253-856-5454 | Direct 253-856-5441 hbonsteel@KentWA.gov CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON KentWA.gov Facebook Twitter YouTube PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE PRINTING THIS E-MAIL From: Ott, Sarah [mailto:OttSara@wsdot.wa.gov] Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2017 5:20 PM To: Bonsteel, Hayley <HBonsteel@kentwa.gov > Cc: Brown, Rob <RBrown@kentwa.gov>; Strand, Christina <StrandC@wsdot.wa.gov> Subject: RE: Meeker Design Standards Hi Hayley, Just a few comments: Page 16 – eastbound lane configuration has been reduced from two eastbound lanes to one eastbound lane. We need a traffic analysis to support this road diet as it could have impacts with SR 181. Page 34 – public art features on state routes need to follow the guidelines in WSDOT’s Design Manual chapter 950. A public art plan will be required. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, Sarah Ott, P.E. King Area Traffic Engineer WSDOT Northwest Region OttSara@wsdot.wa.gov P: (206) 440-4387 From: Bonsteel, Hayley [mailto:HBonsteel@kentwa.gov] Sent: Monday, October 02, 2017 7:41 AM To: Ott, Sarah <OttSara@wsdot.wa.gov> Subject: Meeker Design Standards Hello Sarah, I’m looking forward to receiving your comments on our draft standards for the Meet Me on Meeker overlay. Not sure if you are aware that Roger Millar helped kickstart this project right before he took his new job at WSDOT J - one of his last projects with Smart Growth America. We’re very excited to be reaching this milestone in the project! We are on a tight timeline and were hoping to go to public hearing on October 23rd, if we can get a more finalized draft by then (we have many staff comments that have yet to be incorporated into the draft we sent to the state, which is still a little rough). I was wondering if you could give me a sense for whether your comments might substantially change the standards or whether they will be minor enough to be incorporated after a public hearing. Happy to discuss by phone today if you’re able – I am available pretty much all day. Let me know what you think, thanks! Cheers, Hayley Bonsteel, AICP, Senior Long Range Planner & GIS Coordinator Planning Services | Economic & Community Development 400 West Gowe, Kent, WA 98032 Main 253-856-5454 | Direct 253-856-5441 hbonsteel@KentWA.gov CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON KentWA.gov Facebook Twitter YouTube PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE PRINTING THIS E-MAIL This page intentionally left blank PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Timothy J LaPorte P.E., Public Works Director Phone: 253-856-5500 Fax: 253-856-6500 Address: 220 Fourth Avenue S. Kent, WA 98032-5895 DATE: December 4, 2017 TO: Public Works Committee Members FROM: Tim LaPorte, P.E., Public Works Director SUBJECT: Information Only/Naden Avenue Property – Potential Local Improvement District (LID) SUMMARY: As noted in previous Council meetings by Ben Wolters, Economic Community Development (ECD) Director, and Kurt Hanson, ECD Deputy Director, the city is planning to surplus the properties assembled in the vicinity of Naden Avenue between Willis Street and Meeker Street. These properties have been owned by the city for some time. A number of infrastructure improvements will be needed to develop the property including a new right-in right-out turn lane from Willis Street (SR 516), a water main loop for fire flow demand for the proposed new structures, storm drainage facilities, etc. City staff are reviewing the advantages to the city to form a Local Improvement District (LID) to finance some of these infrastructure improvements to facilitate the development and make it more attractive to potential investors. Staff will present potential LID boundaries and other considerations for this potential process. No decisions have been made at this time. EXHIBIT: None BUDGET IMPACT: N/A NO MOTION REQUIRED/INFORMATION ONLY This page intentionally left blank PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Timothy J. LaPorte P.E., Public Works Director Phone: 253-856-5500 Fax: 253-856-6500 Address: 220 Fourth Avenue S. Kent, WA 98032-5895 DATE: December 4, 2017 TO: Public Works Committee Members FROM: Bill Thomas, Street Superintendent THROUGH: Dave Brock, P.E., Deputy Public Works Director / Operations Manager SUBJECT: Information Only/Snow and Ice Preparations - Update SUMMARY: Staff will present information on our annual Snow and Ice Response Preparedness. The information provided will better inform the committee on the City’s plan to respond to severe winter weather. EXHIBIT: None BUDGET IMPACT: N/A NO MOTION REQUIRED/INFORMATION ONLY This page intentionally left blank PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Timothy J. LaPorte, P.E. Public Works Director Phone: 253-856-5500 Fax: 253-856-6500 Address: 400 West Gowe Street Kent, WA 98032-5895 DATE: December 4, 2017 TO: Public Works Committee FROM: Bryan Bond, Engineering Project Coordinator THROUGH: Dave Brock, P.E. Deputy Director / Operations Manager SUBJECT: Information Only/640 Pressure Zone Update SUMMARY: Staff will provide a status update on the 640 Pressure Zone and projects projected to go to bid in 2018. EXHIBIT: None BUDGET IMPACT: Costs for this project will be paid from the water utility. NO MOTION REQUIRED/INFORMATION ONLY This page intentionally left blank PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Timothy J LaPorte P.E., Public Works Director Phone: 253-856-5500 Fax: 253-856-6500 Address: 220 Fourth Avenue S. Kent, WA 98032-5895 DATE: December 4, 2017 TO: Public Works Committee Members FROM: Kelly Peterson, AICP, Transportation Manager THROUGH: Chad Bieren, P.E. Deputy Director / City Engineer SUBJECT: Information Only/Meeker Street Underpass Lighting SUMMARY: The Economic and Community Development Department (ECD) worked with the Kent Downtown Partnership to secure funding for colorful LED lighting for the Meeker Street/SR167 underpass. Public Works was brought in last summer to assist ECD with the development of specifications and advertise the project for bids. The bids were opened in September and all bids exceeded the engineer’s estimate. The bids were analyzed and it was noted that the cost for the light fixtures was higher than anticipated Traffic Signal staff researched sources for the light fixtures and found suppliers throughout the country with significantly lower prices. As a result, the fixtures have been purchased directly by the City consistent with the purchasing policy. The City has talented traffic signal technicians with the technical expertise to complete the installation. Work plans have been adjusted to complete this project in-house and within budget. Half of the fixtures have arrived and work will commence in December. Signal tech crews will complete the project as expeditiously as possible, but traffic signal issues will remain their first priority. The project is expected to be complete early in 2018. EXHIBIT: None BUDGET IMPACT: Within established budgets. INFORMATION ONLY/NO MOTION REQUIRED This page intentionally left blank PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Timothy J LaPorte P.E., Public Works Director Phone: 253-856-5500 Fax: 253-856-6500 Address: 220 Fourth Avenue S. Kent, WA 98032-5895 DATE: December 4, 2017 TO: Public Works Committee Members FROM: Kelly Peterson, AICP, Transportation Manager THROUGH: Chad Bieren, P.E. Deputy Director / City Engineer SUBJECT: Information Only/Mill Creek Parking Issues SUMMARY: The Sounder train has become very popular since service (Seattle to Tacoma) began in 2000. Ridership has increased significantly and additional trains were added in 2017. With the popularity of the Sounder, parking demand has exceeded available parking supply. Sound Transit has funding for a second parking garage that will provide 490-550 additional parking stalls, which is slated to open in approximately 2023. The location of the second garage was approved by Sound Transit in November 2017. The next steps include environmental review, design and construction. As a result of increased trains ridership and residents in the Mill Creek neighborhood have contacted the City with concerns about train commuters parking on public roads in the neighborhoods. Staff will be evaluating the impact of commuter parking and potential solutions to parking concerns. EXHIBIT: None BUDGET IMPACT: None INFORMATION ONLY/NO MOTION REQUIRED This page intentionally left blank PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Timothy J LaPorte P.E., Public Works Director Phone: 253-856-5500 Fax: 253-856-6500 Address: 220 Fourth Avenue S. Kent, WA 98032-5895 DATE: December 4, 2017 TO: Public Works Committee Members FROM: Kelly Peterson, AICP Transportation Manager SUBJECT: Information Only/Quiet Zone - Update SUMMARY: Staff will update the committee on progress to date on the Quiet Zone. EXHIBIT: None BUDGET IMPACT: N/A INFORMATION ONLY/NO MOTION REQUIRED