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<br /> D City of Tukwila Jim Haggerton, Mayor <br /> Department of Community Development Jack Pace, Director <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> To: Tukwila Planning Commission <br /> FROM: Rebecca Fox, Senior Planner <br /> DATE: April 20, 2011 <br /> FILE: L10 -015 Manufacturing Industrial Center Update <br /> SUBJECT: Manufacturing Industrial Center Comprehensive Plan Update Issues and <br /> Opportunities Report and Staff Recommendations <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> In October 2010, the Planning Commission began its review of Tukwila's <br /> Manufacturing, Industrial Center (MIC) policies and regulations. <br /> Washington cities subject to the requirements of the Growth Management Act <br /> are periodically required to undertake an overall review and update of their <br /> Comprehensive Plans in addition to the annual amendment process. Tukwila is <br /> required to complete this process by 2014. Staff is currently updating the <br /> Manufacturing and Industrial Center (MIC) element. <br /> Tukwila's Manufacturing Industrial Center, the area covered by the MIC /H and <br /> MIC /L zoning districts, is an important regional center of industrial activity. It <br /> is one of the four regional centers of industrial activity designated in the King <br /> County's County Wide Planning Policies. This designation reflects the corridor's <br /> history of industrial use and its current importance in the regional economy. <br /> Approximately 14, 000 jobs are located in the MIC, which provides a significant <br /> portion of Tukwila's economic activity. (Map, Attachment A) <br /> City of Tukwila Comprehensive Plan policies establish that the Manufacturing <br /> Industrial Center is intended for industrial activity in order to "maximize the <br /> employment and economic benefits to the people of Tukwila and the region, while <br /> minimizing the impacts on residential neighborhoods." The Zoning Code, which <br /> implements the Comprehensive Plan's policies, limits non industrial uses, especially <br /> office and retail, which may occur in the MIC, and reserves the land for industrial <br /> activities and some limited support for these uses. <br /> rf 04/20/2011 <br /> WALone, Ranize Proiects\MIC Studv\Planning Commission \4.28.11 Public Hearing \PC_Memo_4- 28- 11.edit.doc <br /> 6300 Southcenter Boulevard, Suite #100 Tukwila, Washington 98188 Phone 206 431 -3670 Fax: 206- 431 -3665 <br />