Planning 2014-07-22 COMPLETE AGENDA PACKET

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2.1.12 Promote and preserve economic use of industrial lands outside the Manufacturing Industrial Center (MIC) through appropriate buffering requirements and use restrictions. 2.1.13 Include standards in the development regulations for industrial uses that adequately mitigate potential adverse impacts on surrounding properties and public facilities and services. 2.1. (Actively promote development in the Southcenter area by supporting existing uses, proactively developing programs and incentives to attract new businesses, investing in infrastructure and public amenities, and encouraging business owners and developers to invest in the quality of both the built and natural environment. Implementation Strategies • Consider preparing overall area environmental impact statements for the Interurban /West Valley Highway Corridor and Tukwila International Boulevard area • Develop a freight mobility plan that addresses the efficient and safe movement of freight in the City, while also ensuring that impacts to adjacent land uses are reduced and, where possible, eliminated • Zoning regulations that facilitate commercial in -fill development and redevelopment consistent with the Comprehensive Plan vision • Take joint owner - City- regulatory agency environmental remediation actions to facilitate brownfield redevelopment and in -fill • Focus public infrastructure investment to provide capacity in areas targeted for growth • Create Local Improvement Districts to finance specific transportation and utility in -fill improvements • Identify and eliminate confusing or outdated regulations • Encourage redevelopment through an informed business and real estate community • Support collaborative marketing initiatives with businesses • Develop an Economic Development Strategic Plan • Partner with non - profits or the private sector to develop a facility for food - related workforce development and entrepreneurship training 6 City of Tukwila Comprehensive Plan - Community Image Element PC Recommended Draft Z: \DCD n Clerk's \PC Laserfiche Packet \2014 PC Packets \07 -22 -14 and 7- 24- 14 \B1_ECONOMIC DEV--- Element_ to_PC_w_ COMMENTS.docx 34 Comment [BM14]: Relocated from the old Southcenter Element.