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TUKWILA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />Residential Neighborhoods <br />Neighborhood- Supportive Commercial Areas <br />Commercially -zoned areas within and adjacent to residential neighborhoods provide the <br />opportunity for residential support services to locate within walking and bicycling distance <br />to where people live. There are limited neighborhood- supportive commercial areas in <br />Tukwila. Larger commercial areas, including Southcenter and business along Tukwila <br />International Boulevard, are located beyond walking or convenient bicycle distance for <br />many residents. A variety of development regulations and incentives can help to promote <br />neighborhood- supportive commercial development that is in character with residential <br />development and can provide transitions from residential neighborhoods to larger <br />commercial and mixed -use areas. <br />Noise Abatement <br />Many residents choose to live in Tukwila for its convenient location and access to services <br />and amenities. This is underscored by the City's central location in the Puget Sound region, <br />as the approximate midpoint between Seattle and Tacoma, proximity to major interstate <br />highways, and proximity to SeaTac International Airport. The challenge is to preserve this <br />access while buffering the neighborhoods from traffic and commercial encroachment to <br />enhance desirable community qualities. <br />GOALS AND POLICIES <br />These residential neighborhood land use goals are Tukwila's approach to sustaining and <br />improving residential neighborhoods and supporting continued development that allows <br />flexibility and predictability to meet the community's need and desires. <br />Goal 7.1 Residential Land Use Pattern <br />A land use pattern that encourages a strong sense of community by grouping <br />compatible and mutually supportive uses and separating incompatible uses. <br />W: \Long Range Projects \2014 CompPlanUpdate \Residential Neighborhoods \Public Review \PC <br />Packet\ ResidentialN eighborhoods_PC_62 5 2015_clean.doc <br />6/9/2015 <br />2015 -2031 <br />nil <br />