PEAK at Design Commission
The Design Commission will get its third look at the Boys & Girls Club’s proposed PEAK project next Wednesday, which will be the first of a typical pair of formal review sessions by the panel of seven Islanders.
The public hearing will take place at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 12, at City Hall. The Island’s Boys & Girls Club plans to construct a 41,300-square-foot fieldhouse and youth center with a new parking lot as well as an outdoor children’s play area. The facility would be built on school district property near the high school along 86th Avenue S.E.
The Design Commission has twice viewed and listened to architects during informal public study sessions also held at City Hall. The City Council was also scheduled (after Reporter deadline) to review an amendment to a development agreement between the city, club and school district on Monday night. The proposed revision would reduce the number of required designated parking spaces by eight so that developers can install more landscape buffering for neighbors along 86th. The revision is part of a settlement agreement reached last summer.
In July, an organized effort opposing PEAK, called Islanders for Common Sense, signed an agreement saying that they would not contest the facility’s proposed facade during the Design Commission approval process in exchange for a smaller fieldhouse and more landscaping near neighbors.
The original plans proposed a 45,000-square-foot building. Individuals will still be allowed to submit written public comments or speak before the Commission during the public hearing next Wednesday. Islanders may submit public comments to the city’s Planning Department through Nov. 10.
Planning Commission tonight
The Planning Commission meets tonight to hear an appeal of a decision by city’s Planning Department about the design of a private residence.
In July, Development Services Director Steve Lancaster ruled that city codes permitted the construction of private gymnasiums as part of Island homes. Neighbors of a home currently under construction with a proposed indoor basketball court are contesting the ruling.
While the meeting will be open to the public, only parties of record may testify or speak during the hearing.
The meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall.
