Planning 2012-05-24 Item 5 - Revised Book 2 of Draft Southcenter Plan

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TO: Tukwila Planning Commissioners FROM: Lynn Miranda, Senior Planner DATE: May 16, 2012 SUBJECT: Worksession on Draft Southcenter Plan Revisions: Book 2 RS1111 The Planning Commission's May 2012 worksession will focus on reviewing the revised Book 2 of the draft Southcenter Plan (see attached). Book 2 is now titled the draft Chapter 18.28 Tukwila Urban Center (TUC) District. These regulations, when adopted, will replace the existing TMC Chapter 18.28 and be used to evaluate development proposals and improvement plans proposed on properties within the Southcenter area (TUC District). BACKGROUND In 2009, the draft Tukwila Urban Center Subarea Plan forSouthcenterwas released for public review. The Planning Commission held three work sessions and three public hearings before sending the Plan back to staff for revisions. On March 14, 2011 the Council Committee of the Whole recommended that staff reduce the scope of the Southcenter Plan project and directed staff to revise the draft Plan to meet the minimum requirements for accommodating growth and fulfilling regional policy goals. The Council wanted a streamlined review process since the changes from the existing code would be reduced. Consequently, no formal stakeholder group process was desired. Instead, public involvement would consist of informal meetings between staff and key individual stakeholders, as needed, and by open houses and future Planning Commission and City Council public hearings on the draft Plan. In November 2011, the Planning Commission reviewed proposed changes to the goals, policies and implementation measures contained in the Tukwila Urban Center chapter of the Tukwila Comprehensive Plan. In December 2011, the Planning Commission focused on reviewing a revised draft of Book 1: Community Intent, which provides the long -term vision for the Southcenter area and the proposed redevelopment strategy for achieving that vision. The revised Book 1 serves as the basis for the development regulations contained in Book 2 Development Code. While revising Book 2, Staff met informally with key stakeholders including representatives from Westfield, Target, Sears and the Tukwila Fire and Public Works Departments to resolve concerns. Staff also used individual comments that were received on the 2009 version of the draft Southcenter Plan (Books 1 -3) to make revisions. These individual comments and the corresponding staff responses, analyses and recommended changes were recorded in and can X