HomeMy WebLinkAbout22-102749-UP-Deviation building height-06-17-2022-V1 June 13, 2022 Brian Davis Community Development Director City of Federal Way 33325 8th Avenue S Federal Way WA 98003 Reference: Plant 2 Relocation, 35000 & 35050 Pacific Hwy S Dear Mr. Davis We respectfully request your consideration of a modification to Federal Way Revised Code Chapter 19.240.040 Commercial Enterprise (CE) Special Regulations and Notes #3. 3. If approved by the director of community development services, the height of a structure may exceed 40 ft. above average building elevation (AABE), to a maximum of 55 ft. AABE, if all of the following criteria are met: a. The increased height is necessary to accommodate the structural, equipment, or operational needs of the use conducted in the building, and/or all ground floor spaces have a minimum floor-to-ceiling height of 13 ft. and a minimum depth of 15 ft.; b. Height complies with note 4; c. Height over 40 ft. is set back from nonresidential zones by one additional ft. for each one ft. of height over 40 ft.; and d. Rooflines are designed to avoid a predominantly flat and featureless appearance through variations in roof height, forms, angles, and materials. 4. Building height may not exceed 30 ft. AABE when located within 100 ft. of a residential zone. This request is to modify the allowed maximum height to accommodate a variety of parts and accessories necessary to operate the concrete plant. Mixers, cement batchers, aggregate batchers, conveyors, radial stackers, aggregate bins, cement bins, heaters, chillers, cement silos, batch plant controls, and dust collectors are all equipment that can be part of the new concrete plant. Some of these equipment parts are typically between 40 to 70 feet in height. If there is any additional information needed for your review please contact me at harris@apexengineering.net Sincerely, Colleen M. Harris Project Manager