Planning 2011-10-27 Southcenter Plan - Attachment A - Planning Policy Framework

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Nrbai? CE'1? er C'11teria The CPPs require that urban centers have: 15,000 employees within a half mile of a transit center Average 50 employees per gross acre Average 15 households per gross acre See Attachment 2 for a comparison of the urban center criteria to Tukwila's urban center characteristics. Tukwila made a presentation to PSRC in January on the status of our efforts to achieve the urban center goals. Local C Pla1is. Local comprehensive plans direct land use planning regulations and activity in unincorporated King County and each of the county's 39 jurisdictions. Each local plan establishes the land use and development regulations within its jurisdiction. Local plans, when next updated, are expected to align with the planning hierarchy described above. Anticipating completion of the CPPs in 2010, many cities including Tukwila have begun the planning effort to revise their comprehensive plans. Kiniz County Growth Tarizets In 2009 after an extensive process involving staff from the affected cities, including Tukwila, the Growth Management Planning Council adopted updated employment and housing growth targets for 2031. As a core city Tukwila, including its annexation areas, has a target of 4,850 net new housing units and 17,550 net new jobs over the next 21 years. While no city can guarantee a certain level of development we must provide for zoned capacity and infrastructure to accommodate that growth. It is unclear how Tukwila could accommodate our housing growth target by 2031 without encouraging housing development in the urban center. The Tukwila South Master Plan calls for between 700 and 1,900 units to be developed over up to 30 years. The recent addition of the Urban Renewal Overlay to the Neighborhood Commercial Center zone will allow for more intensive development along a section of the Tukwila International Boulevard Corridor and accommodate another portion of the target. Tukwila's single and multi family zoned land is largely built -out at the current lot sizes and densities and so has limited ability to absorb additional units. If the vision for the Southcenter area changes to exclude housing the most straightforward alternative to meeting our targets would be to upzone existing residential neighborhoods to allow for more intensive development. ATTACHMENTS 1) Vision 2040 Executive Summary 2) Comparison of the urban center criteria to Tukwila's urban center characteristics