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TUKWILA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />Southcenter, Tukwila's Urban Center <br />10.1.2 Public and Private Investment. Public and private investment shall be aimed at <br />facilitatinue and encouragin e overall growth and redevelopment in Southcenter. <br />10.1.3 Tukwila Urban Center (Southcenter) "Districts." Southcenter encompasses a <br />relatively large area containing a wide variety of uses. To create a more coherent urban <br />form and enhance the Center's long -term competitive edge within the region, guide <br />development and change to create distinct areas, or districts, where the character, forms, <br />types of uses and activities benefit, complement, and support each other. <br />10.1.4 Tukwila Urban Center (Southcenter) Residential Uses. To preserve our existingj <br />residential neighborhoods, aA large percentage of the City's future housing needs will <br />be accommodated in the urban center, in order to preserve our existing residential <br />neighborhoods. llow r Residential development is encouraged in proximity to water <br />amenities or within walking distance of the Sounder commuter rail /Amtrak station or the <br />bus transit center, subject to design standards and incentives. <br />IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES <br />• Public Amenities Plan. <br />• Development regulations that allow appropriate building heights within each district. <br />• Design guidelines that promote a high - quality urban environment and facilitate a <br />range of pedestrian activity, where appropriate. <br />• Coordinate =Ptransit service and station improvements, as coordinated with transit <br />providers. <br />• Utilize flexible zoning regulations to allow uses including residential, retail and light <br />industrial, where appropriate for each district's purpose. <br />• Expand the areas where residential uses are permitted. <br />• Develop regulations to address setback and lot coverage restrictions that allow for <br />future street expansions, new streets and other circulation improvements. <br />• Design Review standards to enforce quality landscape and design. <br />• Develop standards and incentives for providing a variety of different types of open <br />spaces (e.g., plazas, parks, public & private) that are used to attract further <br />residential development and, as the area intensifies, balances out the increasingly <br />dense environment. <br />• Use access to transit facilities and amenities to �instigate stimulate Isurrounding <br />residential and mixed use development. <br />raf( May 2013 <br />Comment [LM9]: Added heading for <br />consistency with other policies. <br />Comment [LM10]: Reworded to improve <br />clarity and readability. <br />Comment [LM11]: Instigate carries negative <br />connotations. <br />9 <br />19 <br />