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WHEREAS, all parking spaces within the right -of -way area will be shared and at least four <br />spaces will be designated for non -hotel users to ensure access to the Green River Trail for members <br />of the public; and <br />WHEREAS, the Developer proposes to maintain the parking area within the right -of -way as <br />outlined in Exhibit 2 for the length of this agreement; and <br />WHEREAS, the vision for parking areas within the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) <br />Neighborhood in the Southcenter Subarea Plan is that "parking will be accommodated by a <br />combination of off- and on- street parking spaces /lots" and shared parking facilities. "Such facilities <br />can be shared between public and private uses" (p. 19); and <br />WHEREAS, the Developer proposes to construct a pedestrian connection between the <br />intersection of Andover Park East and Tukwila Parkway to the Green River Trail; and <br />WHEREAS, implementation strategies for policy 10.2.1 of the Tukwila Comprehensive Plan <br />include "Seek opportunities for public /private partnerships;" and <br />WHEREAS, a through -way from Andover Park East to Christensen Road will be constructed as <br />part of the project to replace the emergency vehicle maneuvering function of the cul -de -sac; and <br />WHEREAS, uses that provide public access are prioritized in the Urban Conservancy <br />Environment in the Shoreline Element of the Tukwila Comprehensive Plan and the proposed <br />development furthers this goal; and <br />WHEREAS, the Washington State Legislature has authorized the execution of a development <br />agreement between a local government and a person having ownership or control of real property <br />within its jurisdiction (RCW 36.70B.170(1)); and <br />WHEREAS, a development agreement must set forth the development standards and other <br />provisions that shall apply to, govern and vest the development, use and mitigation of the <br />development of the real property for the duration specified in the agreement (RCW 36.70B.170(1)); <br />and <br />WHEREAS, for the purposes of this development agreement, "development standards" <br />includes, but is not limited to, all of the standards listed in RCW 36.70B.170(3); and <br />WHEREAS, a development agreement must be consistent with the applicable development <br />regulations adopted by a local government planning under chapter 36.70A RCW (RCW <br />36.70B.170(1)); and <br />2 <br />42 <br />