Laserfiche WebLink
Sabey Corporation Comprehensive Plan Amendment August 9, 2007 Page 7 <br /> Show that the proposed amendment to the zoning map is consistent with the scope and <br /> purpose of this title and the description and purpose of the zone classification applied for. <br /> Demonstrate that there are changed conditions since the previous zoning became <br /> effective to warrant the proposed amendment to the zoning snap. <br /> Describe how the proposed amendment to the zoning map will be in the interest of <br /> furthering public health, safety, comfort, convenience and general welfare, and will not <br /> adversely affect the surrounding neighborhood, nor be injurious to other properties in the <br /> vicinity in which the subject property is located. <br /> In meetings between staff at the Sabey Corporation and the City prior to the submission of the <br /> Sabey Corporation's application, City staff identified several concerns regarding the impacts of <br /> the proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment. This memorandum addresses concerns the City <br /> raised about the proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment. <br /> What are the potential impacts of the proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment <br /> on industrial land in the Manufacturing/Industrial Center? This section will address <br /> the affect that the proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment may have on industrial land <br /> in the MIC, including compatibility issues and increases in pressure to convert land from <br /> industrial to commercial uses. It will discuss possible strategies for mitigating these <br /> impacts. <br /> What are the potential impacts of the proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment <br /> on uses in Tukwila's Urban Center? This section will address the impact of the <br /> proposed amendment and development on existing commercial and retail uses in <br /> Tukwila's Urban Center. It will discuss possible strategies for mitigating these impacts. <br /> The analysis section of this memorandum addresses these broad questions, and several related <br /> ones. <br /> ANALYSIS <br /> ECU staff worked with City staff to understand the key issues and analysis required to support <br /> the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. This section provides analysis of the two broad questions <br /> posed above. The analysis is separated into two parts: impacts of the proposed Comprehensive <br /> Plan Amendment on industrial, and impacts of the proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment <br /> on other commercial uses in Tukwila. <br /> POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br /> AMENDMENT ON INDUSTRIAL LAND IN THE MANUFACTURING /INDUSTRIAL <br /> CENTER <br /> The City of Tukwila is concerned about the potential impacts of the proposed Comprehensive <br /> Plan Amendment on industrial land in the City's Manufacturing/Industrial Center (MIC). The <br /> City's questions are: <br /> 1. Will the proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment significantly impact future industrial <br /> development on parcels near the subject property in the WC? <br /> 115 <br />