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under the Ll zoning but which are not available under the existing MIC/H zoning, including <br /> office, retail, and entertainment uses, ECONorthwest (2007). <br /> ON boundaries. The proposal is also consistent with goals and policies of the Tukwila <br /> Comprehensive Plan calling for the development of identifiable City boundaries. Goal 1.3 <br /> provides, "Identifiable boundaries for Tukwila so that residents, workers, and visitors know <br /> they are entering the City, "Redevelopment of the property with Ll uses will be subject to <br /> design review. This process will ensure that the property's function as a significant entry <br /> point to the City, as well as general quality design, will be considered <br /> Transportation corridors. In addition, Comprehensive Plan Goal 8.1 encourages <br /> "transportation corridors that are functional, attractive, and diverse along their lengths both <br /> for the people who live along them, traveling through them, and those travelling to visit <br /> these areas. Development under the Ll zone will further this goal by improving the aesthetic <br /> quality of development on the property adjacent to these roadways and by providing <br /> frontage improvements as required by the City code. <br /> 5. A statement of how the proposed amendment complies with applicable Countywide <br /> Planning Policies. <br /> The proposal complies with applicable Countywide Planning Policies (CPPs). CPP LU-26 <br /> provides that lands within Urban Growth Areas (UGAs) shall be characterized by urban <br /> development in the UGA. As previously discussed, the IWICIH use that currently occupies the <br /> property will be relocating in the near future. Development in the vicinity of the property is <br /> trending towards light industrial and commercial development. Accordingly, redevelopment <br /> of the property under the Ll zone is appropriate, <br /> LU-28 provides that growth should be directed first to centers and urbanized areas with <br /> existing infrastructure capacity. The property is an urbanized area with existing <br /> infrastructure capacity. In addition, an economic study prepared for the proposal shows that <br /> the proposal will not adversely affect the Tukwila Urban Center. ECONorthwest (2007). <br /> The CPPs address initial designation of Manufacturing Industrial Centers (MIC) and activities <br /> within them (LU 51-62) but do not address removal of properties from the MIC. With regard <br /> to development outside of centers, the CPPs provide: <br /> "A variety of land uses and concentrations of growth occur within the Urban <br /> Growth Area and outside of Urban Centers and ManufacturinglIndustrial <br /> Centers. Local land use plans will be responsible for the designation, character, <br /> and utilization of Urban Areas outside of Centers." <br /> CPPs Section III. F Accordingly, the CPPs do not constrain the City's ability to remove the <br /> property from the MIC based on local circumstances. <br /> 104 <br />