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PLANNED ACTION <br /> In 1998, the City Council adopted a Strategic Implementation Plan for the MIC and an <br /> accompanying Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement that that analyzed <br /> anticipated development alternatives in the MIC area and streamlined SEPA review for <br /> development in that corridor. The Planned Action studied and anticipated development <br /> in the MIC area, and accounts for its impacts. <br /> The "Planned Action" option for State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review is allowed <br /> by the Washington Growth Management Act in sub areas, such as the MIC, that have an <br /> adopted plan for development. Planned action environmental review is a voluntary <br /> process meant to eliminate unnecessary regulatory barriers, shorten the review process, <br /> and provide more predictable review through development standards. Tukwila has <br /> received 44 planned action requests to date in 2010, with 36 approved. <br /> To be eligible for planned action environmental review, proposed projects must meet <br /> some basic qualifications, including: <br /> 1) The action is a "permitted use" or "accessory use" located within the MIC /L or <br /> MIC /H zones. <br /> 2) The action is: <br /> a. Not an "essential public facility" per RCW 36.707A.200; <br /> b. Not a conditional or unclassified use, in the MIC /L or MIC /H zones; <br /> c. Not a development that extends waterward of the ordinary high water <br /> mark; <br /> d. Not a development associated with the 16 Avenue Bridge construction <br /> activities. <br /> The growth that has occurred since the preparation of the Planned Action Environmental <br /> Impact Statement has not exceeded the analyzed levels, and significant growth capacity <br /> is still available. <br /> Infrastructure needed to support area buildout was previously identified in the <br /> infrastructure comprehensive plans for transportation, sewer, water and storm drainage. <br /> Facilities have either been built, or recommended in the Tukwila Capital Improvement <br /> program. <br /> Per the Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element Policy 13.3.1, LOS E is the standard <br /> to guide City improvement and development approval decisions. In the northern portion <br /> of the MIC, transportation improvements, including curb, gutter, lights, storm drain and <br /> the timing of light signals, were completed for East Marginal Way in the late 1990s. <br /> There is adequate capacity for the next six years, and through 2030. The 16 Avenue <br /> Bridge will be rebuilt, ensuring east west connections at the north edge of the area. <br /> Rebuilding the Boeing Access Road bridge is a high priority. Identified in the 2011 -2016 <br /> Capital Improvement Program, funding is not available at present. The light rail stop, <br /> W: \Long Range Projects \MIC Study\ Issues &Opps \MIC- Logo \Issues &OppsReport.doc Page 32 <br />