Pinehurst Seattle

3/16 Design Review Meeting for Potential Rezone on 15th Ave NE in Olympic Hills

The Director of DPD is convening the Design Review Board for an early design guidance meeting.

Project: 3009270
Address: 1514 NE 137TH ST
Area: Northeast
Zone: Single Family 7200
Contact: Lara Sirois,(206)443-1181
Planner: Bruce Rips,(206)615-1392

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The proposal is for a three-story, 26-unit residential building with parking for 31 vehicles located below grade. Two single family structures to be demolished. Pending Lot Boundary Adjustment and future Contract Rezone.

PROCESS
The applicants have applied for Design Review related to development of this site. At the early design guidance meeting, the applicants will present information about the site and vicinity. The public may offer comments regarding the design and siting of the subject site; and, the Design Review Board members will also offer comments and identify those Citywide Design Guidelines of highest priority in developing the site.

MEETING
Date: Monday, March 16, 2009
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: University Height Community Center (5031 University Wy NE, Room 209)

MORE INFORMATION
For more information regarding this application or the Design Review process, you may contact the Land Use Planner listed above. If you are unable to attend this meeting but would like to be informed of future meetings, please call the Land Use Planner to become a party of record.

Pinehurst Safeway Design Review Meeting: April 6th

The next Pinehurst Safeway design review meeting has been scheduled for Monday, April 6th at University Heights Center (5031 University Way NE). Time and additional details will follow.

Monday, April 6, 2009 (tentative)

12318 15th Ave NE

Design Proposal available at review meeting

Reviewer: Northeast Design Review Board

Review Meeting: 0:00,

Review Phase: Recommendation (see past reviews)

Project Number: 3008423 (see permit status)

Planner: Marti Stave

Question About Campers on 14th and 16th

A few community members have expressed concerns in the past month about campers on 14th Ave NE and 16th Ave NE just south of NE 125th St. There are a number of folks who seem to be living in these campers. Some community members have expressed concern over the campers while others have asked that we respect the privacy of those who are living in the campers and in their cars.

What do you think about this issue? You can respond in the comments anonymously.

Another Large Narcotics Arrest in Lake City/Pinehurst Last Night

There was a large narcotics arrest last night, the second in the past month in the Pinehurst neighborhood. (The earlier one is here.) From the Seattle Police Blotter:

On 2/25/09 at 1:20 a.m. , North Anti Crime Team responded to a report of suspicious males possibly dealing drugs out of a vehicle parked in the 2700 block of NE 123rd St.. Upon contacting the two occupants of the vehicle the officers were able to develop probable cause to arrest the two subjects. The officers located nearly 10 ½ ounces of crack cocaine with a street value of over $30,000. An additional $2,400 in currency was seized from the driver. Both suspects were booked into King County Jail for Violation of the Uniform Substance Act (VUCSA) and Posession with Intent (PWI) and miscellaneous warrants.

Update: Neighborhood Planning Advisory Committee

I serve as the North District representative to Neighborhood Planning Advisory Committee (the “NPAC”). In our work this past month, we attended a training on The Regulatory and Legal Context of Neighborhood Planning, Neighborhood Planning in Seattle, Summary of Lessons Learned from Previous Neighborhood Planning, Seattle’s Race and Social Justice Initiative, and information from Seattle Department of Transportation relevant to neighborhood planning.

We also discussed the format of the neighborhood planning status report meetings and information that will be presented at those meetings. Note that the North Neighborhoods (greater Lake City) Plan will be included in the neighborhood planning status report meetings. However, The Northgate Plan will not as Northgate was specifically excluded by Council from the scope of the current neighborhood plan update process.

Our next meeting will be held: 3/17, 6:30 – 8:30 PM at Bertha Landes Rm, City Hall. The agenda will include community involvement strategies, reaching under-represented communities and involving new people in the status report workshops. We will also discus the scope of neighborhood plan updates that will be occurring in 2008-2011.

Dates and locations for the first three neighborhood plan update meetings have been scheduled:

MLK at Holly Neighborhood
Sat., Mar. 14, 2009
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m
Miracle Temple of God
7100 42nd Ave S.
Seattle, WA 98118

North Rainier Neighborhood
Sat., Mar. 21, 2009
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m
Franklin High School
3013 S Mount Baker Blvd.
Seattle, WA 98144

North Beacon Hill Neighborhood
Sat., Mar. 28, 2009
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
El Centro de la Raza
2524 16th Ave S.
Seattle, WA 98144

Agendas and materials from our meeting sessions are available at the Neighborhood Plan Advisory Committee official website: http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/npi/npac.htm

Members of the committee have also set up an informal Neighborhood Plan Advisory Committee Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=75496368184 Everyone is welcome to visit or join this group.

I would like to hear from North District neighbors about your thoughts on these issues so that I am truly representing North District. Please feel free to e-mail me with your comments and questions.

3/7 Neighborhood Clean and Green

There will be a neighborhood Clean and Green event on Saturday, March 7th.

Neighbors are invited to help clean up areas near local creeks, pick up litter, spruce up green spaces and learn more about climate protection.
Tools and refreshments will be provided.
Mayor Greg Nickels will be participating in the event.

Clean and Green
Saturday, March 7th
9 AM to 1 PM

Two locations:

Victory Creek Park – 1059 Northgate Way (off of the QFC parking lot) – Questions: Eric Madis at emadis@juno.com or 362-8331.

Jackson Park – We will meet at the corner of 135th and 11th – by the entrance of the golf course. If you are interested in helping with the Jackson Park site or if you have any questions, please contact Ed Pottharst at: ed.pottharst@seattle.gov or at 684-7526. Thank you to Kathy Hellum for generously offering to lead the site at Jackson Park.

3/5 Lake City Crime Prevention Meeting

Community members in the greater Lake City area are meeting to help neighbors understand what they can do to make a difference in helping to reduce crime.

Thursday, March 5th
7 PM
Lake City Library Conference Room
12501 28th Ave. NE

Questions: lakecitycommunity@gmail.com

Photos from the Local Action Fair

Karla – Pinehurst’s finest designer (she generously designed our bumper stickers and the invite to the 2008 Pinehurst Summer Social)

Ed Pottharst (North District Coordinator for the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods) and Rene (not Renee in Pinehurst), a community leader in GAIN, Greenwood Aurora Involved Neighbors.

Phil Shack, chair of North District Council

Pinehurst Pet(s) of the Week: Tucker, the hens, and some bees

Meet Tucker, a 10 year old Greater Swiss Mountain Dog. Tucker is an AKC Champion (his kennel name is Alki’s Black Twig Tucker) and has worked as a therapy dog in neighborhood eldercare facilities. He owns Perry and Elizabeth.

Perry says that he’s a big lumbering dog (Tucker, not Perry!) who seems to scare most people he meets on walks, but he is really a sweetheart. Perry wants people to know they can come up and pet him (Tucker again!), even though he will act tough at first.

Elizabeth sent me this link:
http://www.swissylover.com/
Part of their website is a tribute to Stuart, Tucker’s son, who died last Spring.

Perry also has 3 chickens, Fluffy, Scratchy and Boris. He recently built them a fancy new hen condo — but I don’t have a picture of it yet. If you’d like to learn more about City Chickens, the Seattle Tilth has a very nice section of their website devoted to the subject.

And last, but not least, the mighty bee! Perry has been keeping bees – and gets honey from them. You may have seen his bees in your yard, pollinating your flowers and vegetables.
He recommends the Puget Sound Beekeepers’ Association website as a great place to learn more about beekeeping http://www.pugetsoundbees.org

Perry mentioned in his email to me, “I do wish everyone would just stop using any sort of pesticide/herbicide on their yards – The new pesticides that have been developed may be in part responsible for Colony Collapse Disorder, and as you no doubt know there are dozens of insects which are beneficial to a garden that are killed right along with the “pest” insects. And many weeds (clover, dandelion) actually make pretty tasty honey, but any chemical sprayed onto plants will be picked up by the bees are deposited into the honey we harvest and they eat over the winter. I don’t think people realize how dependent we are on bees for crop pollination. Overall, they pollinate some 15 to 30 percent of all the food we eat, and in some cases are responsible for 100% of certain crop pollination.”

If you have a pet that you would like to feature in the Pinehurst Pets column, please email Erica at ehas2dogs@gmail.com. Send me a picture or two and a few words about what makes your pet(s) special.

Increased crime in Lake City?

There is an article in Wednesday’s PI about increased crime in Lake City. Read it here.

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