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04/26/1977 - Packet AGENDA TIGARD DESIGN REVIF.! BOARD April 26, 1977 - 5 :30 P.M. Tigard City Hall 12420 S.W. Main Street - Ti,,.-ard, Oregon 1. CALL TO ORDER: 2. ROLL CALL: '9. UTES: APPROVAL OF DII1%T 4. COT1,MITICATIONS: 5. DESIGN RFVI1-'-,'1: 5.1 SDR 4-77 (Alderbrook Apartments) A request by Tualatin Development Corp. for land- scape revie,,,r of a 180 unit apartment complex north of S.W. Durham Road and East of S-`.11. Summerfield Drive. 6. OTHER BUSINESS: Discussion on new Design Review Board proceudres. AGENDA 5 . 1 TIGARD DESIGN REVIEW BOARD April 26 , 1977 - 5 : 30 P.M. Tigard City Hall 12420 S .W. Main Street - Tigard, Oregon DOCKET: SDR 4-77 REQUEST: For review of the landscape plan for a 180 unit apartment complex LOCATION: North of S .W. Durham Road, east of S .W. Summerfield Drive APPLICANT: Tualatin Development Corp . I . BASIC FACTS : 1. On March 22, 1977 the Design Review Board approved a general site plan for the apartment complex and requested that the landscape plan be returned for Board review. 2 . In relation to the landscape plan the following conditions were attached: a . "A revised landscape plan implementing the items outlined tom. in Finding #7 be submitted for Design Review approval . " Finding #7 reads as follows : A revised landscape plan should be submitted and should address the following staff concerns : o Protection from traffic noise along S .W . Durham o Maintain privacy for the single family homes (John Adams, Tualatin Development Corp . , has stated that the single family residents were promised a 25 ft . landscape strip between the apartment units and their property lines) o Present a detailed plan for the pond areas utiliz- ing it as a major landscape feature o Section H should be heavily landscaped in order to minimize the asphalt island effect o A street tree plan should be shown for S .W. Sum- merfield and S .W . Durham Road o Existing trees shown on the site plan should be incorporated in the landscape plan AGENDA 5 . 1 TIGARD DESIGN REVIEW BOARD April 26, 1977 - 5 : 30 P.M. Page 2 o Patio areas should be screened, preferably by plant material . b . "Garbage facilities be relocated on the site where neces- sary, according to Finding #8. " Finding #8 reads as follows : Garbage facilities are specified on the landscape is- lands in the parking lots . Since the intent of the island is to break up the visual impact of the park- ing areas, garbage containers should be allowed only in those islands large enough to contain adequate landscaping. C. "A berm be placed along S .W . Durham Road. " d. "Either rotate the buildings adjacent to the single family residences along the property line or the patio and park- ing areas be physically screened with a fence. " II . FINDINGS : 1. The landscape plan has addressed the majority of the concerns outlined in Basic Fact #2 satisfactorily . Those items which need further clarification are as follows : a. "Existing trees shown in the site plan should be incor- porated in the landscape plan . " o Staff and the project ' s landscape architect spent con- siderable time going over the property and determining which trees should be saved. These trees have been in- corporated in the landscape plan. However, since the tree locations are only approximations, it is staff ' s concerns that grading might be necessary around them. Therefore, tree wells or planters should be implemented when the grade is changed so as to substantially effect the root system. b. "Garbage facilities be relocated on the site where neces- sary. " This condition has not been fulfilled . AGENDA 5 . 1 TIGARD DESIGN REVIEW BOARD April 26, 1977 - 5 : 30 P.M. Page 3 C. "A berm be placed along S .W. Durham Road. " The intent of this condition was to provide screening for the apartments from Durham Road. Instead of a berm, the amount of plant material was increased to create a natural buffer, which is more desirable since a berm might have created a drainage problem. 2 . After discussion with the surrounding property owners, the applicant has requested that the landscape plan be changed as follows : a. That the greenway be expanded to 30 ft . , rather than 25 ft . b. That Unit G-4 ' s patios be relocated to the sides of the building C . That the screen fences be placed within three to four ft . of the patio, rather than the ten ft . as shown on the plan and that a screen fence be placed between the park- ing areas and the single family home . o Items a and b are acceptable ; Item c, however, would not be advantageous to the apartment residents , as it would visually decrease the open area around the units . As far as screening the parking areas, this could be done by in- creasing the size of the evergreen trees to eight to ten ft . III . STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval with the following conditions : 1. Tree wells or planters be installed when grade changes are made around the root system of the existing trees 2 . That the landscape and site plans be modified to show an ac- ceptable garbage can storage area and the relocated patios for Unit G-4• 3. That all evergreen trees located so as to screen car lights from the single family residences be a minimum of eight to ten ft . tall, 4 . That an irrigation plan acceptable to staff be received prior to issuance of building permits .