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Design review board approves WDFW EV chargers, requires updated plans and three replacement trees
Summary
The Mill Creek Design Review Board approved a permit for four EV charging ports and three parking spaces at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Region 4 site at 16018 Mill Creek Boulevard, conditioned on revised site plans and planting three trees to replace previously removed red maples.
The Mill Creek Design Review Board approved Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s plan to add four electric-vehicle charging ports and three parking spaces at 16018 Mill Creek Boulevard, requiring updated site plans and three replacement trees as conditions of approval.
The proposal, filed under permit PL2025-0003 and located in the TC (Town Center) zoning district near City Hall, calls for four EV charging ports and three new parking stalls. Staff recommended approval subject to meeting landscaping standards in MCMC section 17.34.040(h) and the conditions listed in the staff report, including dense perimeter plantings, 90% groundcover within three years, and one tree per four parking spaces.
The board’s discussion focused on inconsistencies in the plan set, placement and screening of a new electrical transformer, and replacement of two red maple trees that had been removed before the application. A project representative, Ray Mosberger, acknowledged the missing call for permits for the removed trees and apologized, saying, “somebody in our maintenance crew wasn't aware there was permits to be pulled, and they're aware now.” Mosberger confirmed a new transformer will be sited behind the existing transformer close to the building wall and that the project team will update plan sheets to show the transformer and the revised parking stalls.
Board members asked staff and the applicant to clarify the landscaping shown on sheet 5 of the plans; the applicant agreed to update that sheet to show the three westerly parking stalls. At the request of board members, the applicant agreed to add two trees to replace the two previously removed red maples. Because the project also triggers the code requirement of one tree per four parking spaces, the board’s final motion requires a total of three trees to be added on site.
Vice Chair Tina Hastings asked for a motion reflecting those conditions. A board member named Rasha moved to approve the application as modified by staff with the updates to sheet 5 of 10 and the addition of two replacement trees; another member seconded. The board voted to approve the motion; the board recorded that the motion passed.
The approval is conditioned on: (1) demonstrating the required dense perimeter and island landscaping and 90% coverage within three years, per MCMC 17.34.040(h) and (h)(2); (2) showing the revised westerly parking stalls on sheet 5 of 10; and (3) planting three trees on-site (the one required by ratio plus two replacement trees for the red maples). The staff report notes that a tree may be planted on the perimeter to meet the tree-per-four-spaces requirement.
The board did not record a roll-call vote tally in the public excerpt; the motion was announced as passed. No timeline for construction or permit issuance was specified during the discussion.
