List of Changes to

Draft Long-Range Physical Development Plan 2002 (December 30, 2002)

Revised July 20, 2004

In addition to the changes made in the Final Revised Environmental Impact Statement (FREIS), the following ten changes have been incorporated in draft Long-Range Physical Development Plan 2002 (LRPDP 2002) since it was issued with the Draft Revised EIS (DREIS) earlier this year. The changes primarily reflect responses to comments on the DREIS that also needed to be addressed in LRPDP 2002. LRPDP 2002 is not being reprinted and reissued at this time. Those institutions, organizations and individuals who have the December 30, 2002 draft of the LRPDP 2002 that was issued with the DREIS should insert this sheet at the front of the document.

The final LRPDP 2002 will be published following City Council adoption of the plan.

1) Cover, add a photo credit

Karen Anderson / Woodland Park Zoo

2) Cover, remove “Draft December 30, 2002”

3) Cover, remove “2002” from the title

4) Title page, remove “2002” from the title

5) Title page

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“Copyright 2002 by Woodland Park Zoo”

With “Copyright 2004 by Woodland Park Zoo”

6) Title page, add “Adopted by Seattle City Council Resolution #______”

7) Credits

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Entire section

With

Attached “Credits”

28) Table of Contents, bottom of the first page, insert “Horticultural Assessments…46” between “General Guidelines” and “Horticultural Recommendations”, all under the heading, “General Guidelines for Landscape Development Landscape Development and Site Furnishings”

9) Table of Contents, third page

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“Indian One-horned Rhinoceros”

With

“Greater One-horned Rhinoceros”

310) AUTHOR’S NOTE, ninth paragraph, fourth sentence

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Forest Food Pavilion will be linked by a covered walkway, creating…

With

Forest Food Pavilion will create…

11) USE OF THIS DOCUMENT

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“Long-Range Plan”

With

“Long-Range Physical Development Plan”

412) Page 1, insert at the end of the section titled “OBJECTIVES”

(Note that this is to be indicated by “[ ]”s as it is not an excerpt from the 1976 Long-Range Plan)

[The key objectives of the LRPDP 2002 are to reaffirm the 1976 LRP, but to adapt it to:

• Improve the zoo’s animal health, conservation and maintenance facilities and provide new exhibits.
• Provide facilities for social gathering, recreation and interactive learning for visitors of all ages, with a focus on programs that inspire conservation. 
• Enhance the financial ability to sustain zoo operations and provide stewardship of the zoo by developing facilities that create new revenue streams and can be used year-round. 
• Improve the visitor experience, particularly for families with young children and during the zoo’s off-peak times in late fall, winter, and spring. 
• Reduce the neighborhood traffic impact and increase visitor convenience by providing sufficient onsite parking capacity to accommodate current and projected zoo attendance. 
• Provide onsite workspace for zoo staff that enhances efficiency, productivity and collaboration.]

13) Page 4, HISTORY OF WOODLAND PARK ZOO, last paragraph

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“and Jaguar exhibit opening in 2003.”

With

“and Jaguar exhibit opened in 2003”

514) Page 26, Illustrative Plan,

addAdd labels

RAPTOR CENTER and AMPHITHEATER

Replace label “STAFF & VOLUNTEER PARKING” with “SOUTHWEST PARKING”

Replace label “ZOO BUSINESS PARKING” with “NORTHWEST PARKING”

Change the image of the Northwest Parking to show the current parking configuration and exit

Change the image of the West Parking by shifting the vehicular access from Phinney Avenue to the north between North 56^th Street and North 57^th Street, and shifting the starting point of the west pedestrian path south to the area near North 55^th Street

615) Page 27, Illustrative Plan Highlighting Changes,

aAdd labels

RAPTOR CENTER and AMPHITHEATER

Replace label “STAFF & VOLUNTEER PARKING” with “SOUTHWEST PARKING”

Replace label “ZOO BUSINESS PARKING” with “NORTHWEST PARKING”

Change the image of the Northwest Parking to show the current parking configuration and exit

Change the image of the West Parking by shifting the vehicular access from Phinney Avenue to the north between North 56^th Street and North 57^th Street, and shifting the starting point of the west pedestrian path south to the area near North 55^th Street

16) Page 29, GUIDELINES FOR PARKING, Importance of Parking, second paragraph, last sentence

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“2002 makes up 66%”

With

“2004 makes up 60%”

17) Page 30, GUIDELINES FOR PARKING, Parking Demand, second paragraph, first sentence

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“23% by the year 2020”

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“23% between the years 2000 and 2020”

18) Page 30, GUIDELINES FOR PARKING, Staff and Volunteer Parking

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Paragraph

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Approximately 160 staff and volunteer parking spaces are currently needed. This demand will be met through a combination of existing onsite and offsite parking. Through effective trip reduction measures the demand for parking is not expected to grow even as the number of staff and volunteers increase over time.

19) Page 30, GUIDELINES FOR PARKING, Alternative Transportation, first sentence

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“City’s policy office”

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“Seattle Department of Transportation”

20) Page 30, GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR SERVICE ACCESS AND CIRCULATION, first sentence

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Sentence

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One change to service access is anticipated (the service gate adjacent to the ARC would move to the north).

721) Page 46, insert between the “GENERAL GUIDELINES” and “HORTICULTURAL RECOMMENDATIONS”

HORTICULTURAL ASSESSMENTS

A horticultural assessment of all vegetated areas affected by proposed construction will be conducted during the early design phase of a capital project, whether associated with an exhibit or not. The zoo’s horticultural staff typically conducts these assessments, although the zoo may retain an independent, certified arborist for some projects. Assessments include a detailed survey of all trees 6” caliper or larger, smaller trees of value and other plantings, and an analysis of the health and preservation value of the specimens and plantings surveyed.

Exhibits and other projects should be designed consistent with the “GENERAL GUIDELINES” above and to minimize tree removal whenever possible, particularly removal of trees identified in the horticultural assessment as having high preservation value.

22) Page 53, General Guidelines for Animal Care Areas, ANIMAL SERVICE AREAS, the last word in the first paragraph

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“prevented”

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“presented”

23) Page 59, General Architectural Guidelines for Non-Exhibit Buildings, last sentence of the last paragraph delete “, to receive most daily visitors,”

24) Page 62, 4.1 West Entry, Conceptual Site Planning Criteria, third bullet

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30%-40%

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60%-70%

25) Page 64, 4.4 South Entry, first paragraph

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Paragraph

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The existing South Entry will have a revised layout for ticketing and other visual and operational improvements.

826) Page 66, SOUTH ARRIVAL AND PARKING

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Complete section

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The South (Fremont Avenue and North 50^th Street) Entry will continue to provide convenient drop-off as well as access to the parking. Service access to the southeast service area will be maintained. It is essential that the entry road creates a memorable first impression, establishes a theme for things to come, and leads visitors clearly to the pedestrian entry, parking and exit. The Final Revised Environmental Impact Statement identifies several access possibilities that may be pursued in the future. They all involve entry and exit along North 50^th Street and include service access to the southeast service area.

The existing surface parking lot, which currently provides 275 parking stalls for visitors, may be realigned in the future to provide a modest increase in capacity.

27) Page 67, WEST ARRIVAL AND PARKING AREA

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Complete section

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Pedestrian Access from Phinney Avenue North would include a gateway and path to the new West Entry. Access from the north parking lot would include a gateway and path to the new West Entry.

Vehicular entry and exit would be directly off of Phinney Avenue North between North 56^th Street and North 57^th Street, and will provide access to the new west parking and the existing north parking. An area for busses to load and unload is also planned.

The West Parking Garage would accommodate approximately 700 vehicles. It would be approximately 30 feet tall with stairwells and elevator penthouses extending up to an additional 15 feet. Screen-walls on the top deck would be up to 4 feet tall. Design features include: vegetative screening; parking stall sizes and elevators geared to the zoo’s audience; covered bicycle parking and lockers; and ease of use.

Associated work is necessary to accommodate construction: the office trailers need to be relocated until a permanent office building is completed.

The northwest lot will continue to provide approximately 62 parking spaces for visitors.

28) Page 68, WEST ENTRY AND PLAZA, add to the end of the second paragraph

The design will allow family leaders to queue for tickets while other family members review orientation materials and program schedules or purchase items such as film or rent strollers. The group will then pass through a control point where tickets are taken. The area will be enlivened with attractive plantings and other features to add character and color.

29) Page 68, SOUTHWEST PARKING

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Complete section

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The southwest lot will continue to provide approximately 122 parking spaces for visitors.

930) Page 69, ZOO OFFICE, first paragraph, first sentence

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Zoo operations staff…

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Many zoo staff…

first paragraph, third sentence

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It will allow most operations staff to be under one roof, enabling better collaboration among staff from different departments.

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In general, those staff whose work requires an office setting and frequent collaboration with each other would be located in the Zoo Office. These include executive staff, as well as staff from departments such as admissions, communications, creative services, development, education, finance, group sales, guest services, human resources, marketing, membership, and planning. The rest of the zoo staff would continue to work at various other locations around the zoo site. For example, zoo keepers would continue to be located in animal exhibit spaces; animal health staff would continue to be located in the expanded Animal Health facility; staff who provide volunteer or teacher training, run education programs on the zoo grounds, or take education programs to schools or community groups, would remain in the Education Center; and maintenance staff (including grounds maintenance, custodial maintenance, and facilities maintenance) would continue to be located in shops that also support other activities.

31) Page 73. BIRD CONSERVATION CENTER Graphic

Replace label “STAFF & VOLUNTEER PARKING” with “SOUTHWEST PARKING”

1032) Page 79, DISCOVERY VILLAGE Graphic,

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RAPTOR CENTER and AMPHITHEATER

Replace label “ZOO BUSINESS PARKING” with “NORTHWEST PARKING”

33) Page 84, EXHIBIT 6:

Change name from “Indian One-horned Rhinoceros” to “Greater One-horned Rhinoceros” in the Section Title and under “Animal Species”

Graphic, change the label “Indian Rhino” to “Greater One-horned Rhino”