Planning 2011-12-15 COMPLETE AGENDA PACKET

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Southcenter Plan Book 1: Community Intent with pleasant, tree -lined sidewalks will provide the right environment for residences. In addition, the private development that lines these streets will feature building frontages that match the street type, with appropriate orientation, setbacks and entrances, and ensure that non active frontages, like parking lots, are located in the right places. Examples of streets designed to support walking, shopping and autos 38. 1.5. REDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY To orchestrate growth and change in Southcenter that is in keeping with the community's vision and redevelopment objectives, the City intends to promote and guide new investment by intertwining regulatory control (contained in Book II) with the strategic investment of limited public resources (contained in Book III) The complexity of transforming a suburban pattern of development to a more urban one is such that change cannot be expected or required to happen all at once. More likely, the majority of the development within Southcenter over the next 20 years will be as a result of market driven renovations and expansions rather than entirely new construction. It is not the intent of the City to discourage such redevelopment, as new investment should enhance the image and appeal of the area. Instead, the City's strategy is to move forward in phases, leading with public investments and implementing a set of regulations that condition redevelopment and result in incremental changes to the urban form that are in alignment with the community's long term vision. Over time, these changes will serve as a framework, catalyst, and attractor for the types of development envisioned for the urban center. W: \Long Range Projects \Southcenter Plan \Plan 2011 \Book 1 \FINAL Book 1_12.7.2011_PC.docx Page 30 12/7/2011 34 37. Baker Boulevard