topsoil depth planting xsection sound transit

Platform Landscaping and Associated Open Space.ġ. Seating incorporated into low walls, raised planters or building foundations at least twelve (12) inches wide and eighteen (18) inches high.Ĭ. Benches or chairs of a minimum twenty (20) inches in width and/orĬ. Leaning rails associated with platform waiting areas (no more than fifty percent (50%) of total linear feet of seating) ī. HCT station seating shall be in the form of:Ī.

Usable open space areas adjacent to HCT stations, such as publicly accessible plazas, courtyards, and pocket parks, shall include at least one (1) linear foot of seating per each fifty (50) square feet of plaza, courtyard, or pocket park space on site.ģ. Station platforms shall include at least one (1) linear foot of seating per each ten (10) linear foot length of station loading platform.Ģ. HCT station areas and platforms shall include seating areas designed and arranged as part of a coherent HCT station theme. A roofline articulated through a variation or step in roof height or detail.ġ. A roofline focal point refers to a prominent rooftop feature such as a peak, barrel vault, undulating curve, or roofline art installation.Ģ.

In order to ensure that HCT weather protection/shelters are designed as an expression of community identity, roof designs shall conform to one (1) of the following options:ġ. HCT station design themes shall be approved by the City Council. In order to ensure that HCT station facilities, associated site furnishings, and public art are designed as an expression of community identity, each HCT station within the City shall be consistent with a locally determined design theme.ī. In order to provide flexibility and creativity of project design, minor variations from these standards may be permitted, subject to the approval of the Director, if the strict interpretation or application of these standards would be inconsistent with related and/or more restrictive provisions of the Zoning Code, or would be contrary to the overall purpose or intent of City goals and policies enumerated in the Comprehensive Plan. Development and application of the design requirements shall be consistent with any Interlocal Agreement (ILA) between the City and the Port of Seattle.Ĭ.

The design of light rail transit stations, guideways, and support facilities for light rail transit located on property owned by the Port of Seattle shall be subject to design requirements jointly developed by the Port, the City, and Sound Transit. All HCT facility construction requiring a City building permit, but excluding bus stops, and/or minor expansions (less than twenty percent (20%)) of existing HCT facilities.ī. All property owned, purchased or leased by public agencies for the purpose of constructing and/or operating HCT systems and associated facilities andģ. Any form of HCT, such as light or heavy rail, train, express bus, Personal Rapid Transit, People Mover, or other similar technology, that moves a large number of people to set destinations, but excluding transit systems designed to exclusively serve between airport terminals and/or associated airport facilities Ģ. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to:ġ. Use of alternative travel modes to single occupant vehicles. Adequate buffers between different types of land uses andį. Incorporation of pedestrian-oriented furnishings and a variety of public spaces Į. Connections between the HCT network, adjacent development, and community vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle routes ĭ. Development of distinctive community focal points Ĭ. Facilities and stations that are well designed ī. The design standards for high capacity transit (HCT) facilities are intended to encourage:Ī. HIGH CAPACITY TRANSIT FACILITIES DESIGN STANDARDSġ5.530.240 Pedestrian Crossings of Track and Access to Stationsġ5.530.310 Minimum Parking Space Requirementsġ5.530.320 Surface Parking Lot Landscaping and Treatment of Perimeterġ5.530.330 Pedestrian Circulation through Parking Lotsġ5.530.340 Placement of Surface Parking Facilitiesġ5.530.410 Threshold Standard for the Inclusion of Structured Parkingġ5.530.430 Parking Structure Character and Massingġ5.530.440 Ground Floor Uses in Parking Structuresġ5.530.610 Directional/Informational Signageġ5.530.620 Community Guides/Maps/Directories/Bulletin Boardsġ5.530.630 Station-Related Advertising Signageġ5.530.710 Fire Safety Standards 15.530.005 Purpose

Topsoil depth planting xsection sound transit