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• Many of the vacant parcels in residential zones do not meet Zoning Code requirements and cannot <br />be developed as is. Some large parcels (greater than 10,000 but less than 13,000 square feet) are <br />ineligible for platting activity given the minimum lot requirement of 6,500 square feet. <br />• Approximately 20% of vacant parcels in the LDR Zone are smaller than 6,500 square feet and are <br />considered substandard lots and cannot be developed in their current state. <br />Housing Policy 3.4.1- 3.4.2: Develop housing design standards for special populations; <br />Existing policy may be strengthened to reflect the changing needs of residents <br />KCPP H -5: Promote housing supply, affordability, and diversity suitable for a range of household types <br />and sizes <br />• Less than half of housing units in Tukwila are apartments, but almost 60% of housing units in the <br />City are renter - occupied. <br />• Tukwila has an estimated 2.9% foreclosure rate, more than double the County rate of 1.2 %. <br />Existing policy does not address home ownership <br />RESIDENTIAL CONNECTIVITY <br />Approximately 29% of Tukwila's street edges have sidewalks. The majority of new sidewalk <br />construction over the past decade has been the result of City -led efforts, as current Subdivision <br />Code does not require street frontage improvements, including sidewalk construction, for <br />developments of four or less lots. <br />Residential Neighborhoods Policy: 7.4.1— 7.4.6: Provide sidewalks to promote neighbor interaction; <br />Existing policy does not address financing sidewalk construction or place- making aspects in <br />streetscape design <br />KCPP DP -7: Promote safe routes to and from public schools <br />Tukwila does not have a specific review process for projects along school walk routes, inconsistent <br />with state requirements <br />Page 3 of 4 <br />4/7/2015 <br />W: \Long Range Projects \2014 CompPlanUpdate \Residential Neighborhoods \April 27 2015 Joint Work Session \4_27 Work <br />Session Issues Memo BG Format.docx <br />