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Sabey--PCStaffRpt--PL1 1-001-CPA+Rezone.doc <br /> Designating the property as LI expands its redevelopment options to become part of a future <br /> large project under a single owner, and away from the heaviest industrial use that is permitted <br /> exclusively in the MIC/H. LI allows supportive commercial and light industrial uses, and would <br /> provide a transition to commercial development that either already exists or is planned farther to <br /> the south. If the property were rezoned as LI and did not redevelop as part of a planned future <br /> project, a range of light industrial uses would be permitted, or an office use could be <br /> reestablished. <br /> Redesignating and rezoning the site to Light Industrial (LI) makes it easier for the property to be <br /> included with a future redevelopment project in a large site at the north-eastern boundary of <br /> Tukwila. Any new construction will meet current standards, including landscaping and frontage <br /> improvements. <br /> CONCLUSIONS <br /> In reviewing Comprehensive Plan criteria, staff concludes that: <br /> 1. Comprehensive Plan: <br /> The proposed change is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan goal for continued <br /> enhancement of the community's economic well-being. <br /> Although the map change would remove 64 acres from the MIC/H zone, the rezone <br /> has the potential to contribute to the revitalization of E. Marginal South industrial <br /> activity by providing desired amenities for area workers through future <br /> redevelopment. <br /> 2. ImDacts: <br /> The map change is not likely to impact the long-run viability of industrial uses in <br /> Tukwila, given market forces and the way that the MlC/H zone is defined and <br /> implemented, <br /> Traffic impacts will be addressed by impact and concurrency fees. <br /> Project-specific impacts will be addressed at the time of redevelopment. <br /> 3. Public Need: <br /> LI zoning facilitates the site's redevelopment with adjacent properties to provide <br /> additional revenue and employment-generating activities. <br /> 4. Community Benefit: <br /> Redesignating and rezoning the site to Light Industrial (LI) presents the opportunity <br /> for its inclusion with a redevelopment project in a large site at a visible location. <br /> Any new construction will meet current standards, including landscaping and <br /> frontage improvements. <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> Staff recommends approving the applicant's request for a Comprehensive Plan map change from <br /> Manufacturing Industrial Center-Heavy (MIC/H) to Light Industrial (LI). <br /> Rf 5 06/1V2011 <br /> W:\Long Range Projects\MIC StudyTianning Cornrnission Sabey Map Change--Community Bank Sabey--PCStaffRpt--PL1 1-001- <br /> CPA+Rezone.doc <br /> 78 <br />