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TUKWILA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />The Natural Environment <br />BENEFITS OF TREES <br />' E_NYIRDNMENTa. <br />habitat <br />•_„„„„IrTTEQM! 4ir_g_ttaliLY <br />• Stormivater„„rojtiggion <br />• „„_. ligclmcc,4„„eurgx.ort5imtiop <br />•_ _SeUIP.5,t ratiP.11.9i c4ri?..911 <br />”atal2Aization of_slopes <br />SOCIAL <br />• Improved kbysical,..hgalth <br />• ...„„ACMINIk§..00d_AtialitY_of_life <br />ECONOMIC <br />•___SPnWtrier_ati5fikcJi9r1LiPerga§d, 512erldirli/ <br />• Increased_pmertyyglues <br />• APdiJeg,d_inain.looRgoo of r94StIMITINP§,„:ah4,0 <br />• Qrger] infrAitructuro-EPDXALP,Ps.t <br />pc! jp4intainjnvurfagg water nfrastrugg re <br />The Natural Environment Element sets forth _goals and policies_tpide <br />the„arotection and management of wetlands watercourses,, fish and <br />wildlife habitat areas. and geologically hazardous areas collectively <br />called "sensitive areas". It also includes goals and policies related to flood <br />management, surface water mana, ement water qualitL and the urban <br />foresilthe combination of trees„„shrubs and other plants thatmake up_the_ <br />formal landscaped areas of the cit and the natural areas in our parks and <br />ourivate propertal <br />Coalsand,p_olicies for the_protection ofpaleontolo. ical and <br />archaeological resources_prey„ioust,, in this Element have been moved , <br />from this Element to Element I. Community Image. (will be laced as a <br />sidebar) <br />To assist the City in the update ophis Com_prehensive Plan Chapter the <br />CitylOrmed the Tukwila Tree and Environment Advisory Committee,made <br />u� o members of the business and residential communim The <br />Committee, workinglor over 9 months between 2012 and 2013 reviewed <br />previous Comprehensive Plan_policies in the Natural Environment and <br />Communi Ima ,e Elements ond_proyided inputfor revis,ion.s and„new <br />goals,,policies and implementation strategies. (Will be placedst_s_p <br />sidebar.) <br />THE STATE OF TUKWILA'S URBAN ENVIRONMENT <br />December <br />2013 <br />5 <br />