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TUKWILA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />Introduction <br />GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT <br />Washington State's Growth Management Act (GMA) of 1990 and 1991 eek + <br />provides a managed framework for growth and development throughout the <br />state. Among other things, it mandates that fast - growing counties and cities <br />must develop and maintain a comprehensive plan coverin the next 20 years <br />that incorporates a number of specific elements. <br />Tukwila is located within Kin_ County. I r ° °� ^n ° ^, +The King County Growth <br />Management Planning Council (GMPC) has adopted a series of countywide <br />planning policies that provide guidelines and lay down requirements for <br />^FnFn"n; +i ^C cities within the County in implementing the Growth Management <br />Act mandates. These requirements include: <br />Providing - of e o' ou sing through resqr-TM <br />r <br />—.0berheed .... investment in needed infrastructure •. e.••ri ...a,...a • <br />land use requiationpe4e4as <br />• Identifying Urban Growth Areas that can accommodate <br />at least 20 years of new population and employment and, <br />where appropriate, Urban Centers of concentrated population and <br />employment within them <br />• Determining potential annexation areas consistent with the Urban <br />Growth Areas <br />• Identifying, establishing, and protecting open space corridors of <br />regional significance. <br />The GMPC also adopted policies regarding the incorporation of I Irhon r ^n + ^r <br />aPA-Manufacturing/Industrial Center developments into the comprehensive plans <br />to ensure future maintenance of the existing quality of life and the environment. <br />Tukwila's Comprehensive Plan, however, is more than a response to the <br />mandate expressed in the Growth Management Act and the King County policies <br />implementing it regionally. It is an essential tool and guide to the preservation <br />and enhancement of Tukwila's long -term economic growth and community <br />viability and identity. It expresses the vision of the community and how that <br />vision may be realized. <br />December 2008 <br />Rl <br />2 <br />