Woodinville public meetings in 2022

Design Review Committee

The Design Review Committee will advise the director on the Woodgate Redevelopment (DRA22001), a proposal to build 63 townhomes and a five-story mixed-use building with 207 dwelling units and about 20,000 square feet of commercial space at the former Woodgate shopping mall site. The committee will review the project's compliance with design guidelines and several requested departures from standards, including building modulation, landscaping, transparency, and sidewalk width. The meeting is for discussion and recommendation only; no final decision is made.

• Proposed 207-unit mixed-use building with ~20,000 sq ft commercial space and underground parking
• Proposed 63 townhome units on the northern portion of the site
• Requested departure from building modulation standards (WMC 21.33.330(2)(b)) for the mixed-use building
• Requested departure from garden area landscaping minimums (WMC 21.33.110(2)(d)) for townhomes
• Requested departure from transparency requirements (WMC 21.33.110(2)(d)) for townhomes

The committee reviewed a presentation on the Woodgate Redevelopment project, including site layout and building design. Members discussed several design departure requests regarding landscaping, transparency, modulation depths, and sidewalk widths. No formal decisions or votes were recorded in the minutes.

Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC)

The Woodinville Lodging Tax Advisory Committee will review and recommend funding for 2023 tourism grant proposals to the City Council. The committee will also receive an update on 2022 grant expenditures and approve the minutes from the October 18, 2021 meeting. One application from Woodinville Wine Country for a Hospitality and Tourism Career Fair was found ineligible by staff.

• Review and approve October 18, 2021 meeting minutes
• Receive 2022 grant funding update: $17,067 reimbursed year-to-date
• Recommend 2023 grants: total requests $207,155, estimated available $149,000
• Woodinville Wine Country Visitor Center request: $49,055
• Woodinville Chamber Celebrate Woodinville Summer Concerts & Festival request: $31,000

The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee voted 5-0 to recommend 2023 funding Option B, which targets reductions to the two largest grant requestors (Woodinville Wine Country and Woodinville Chamber) while leaving smaller requests intact. The committee also approved shifting unspent 2022 funds from Woodinville Wine Country's 'Your Glass is on the Way' program to fund the 'A Sense of Place' tourism video program in 2022, reducing the 2023 request for that program to $0. The recommendation will go to City Council for final approval.

• Approved 2023 funding Option B with targeted reductions (5-0)
• Reduced Woodinville Wine Country 'A Sense of Place' request to $0, shifting to 2022 unspent funds
• Received 2022 grant funding update showing $17,000 of $135,000 awarded paid out
• Approved October 18, 2021 meeting minutes
• Discussed 50/50 split of unspent 2022 funds between Woodinville Wine Country and Chamber

Design Review Committee

The Design Review Committee will review a design departure request for The Somm Hotel & Spa, a proposed 165-room hotel at 14485 Woodinville-Redmond Road NE. The applicant seeks to waive the standard 20-foot-deep building modulation on the 220-foot south facade, offering alternative treatments instead. The committee will make a recommendation to the Director on whether the proposal meets the intent of the architectural scale standards.

• Design departure from WMC 21.40.330(2)(b) for 220-foot south facade without required 20-foot modulation
• Proposed 165-room hotel with 256-stall parking garage, retail, wine tasting, events, spa, restaurant, rooftop bar
• Alternative facade treatments: horizontal modulation, roof modulation, window patterns, lighting modulation
• Project located on Lot 2 of Harvest development, parcel 9518200020
• Staff report finds proposal compliant with most commercial design standards

The Design Review Committee reviewed the Somm Hotel and Spa project (DRA22003) and unanimously agreed that the applicant's design departure request meets the intent of the code. The committee did not take a formal vote, but all three commissioners expressed support for the proposed design elements.

• Design departure request for Somm Hotel and Spa supported by all commissioners
• Committee agreed the design meets the intent of the code

Hearing Examiner (Note: Hearing Examiner Decision in Minutes Column)

This is a procedural agenda for the Woodinville Hearing Examiner meeting on July 19, 2022. The agenda lists only the agenda and meeting materials (a packet), with no specific items for decision or discussion. The meeting appears to be a placeholder or administrative session.

Hearing Examiner (Note: Hearing Examiner Decision in Minutes Column)

The provided agenda contains only procedural boilerplate and does not list specific cases or topics for discussion.