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CAS Number: 04-075 Original Agenda Date: May 24, 2004
Agenda Item Title: 2004 Countywide Planning Policy Amendment
Original Sponsor: Council Admin. DCD
Timeline: Action requested by June 7, 2004
Sponsor's Summary: The Growth Management Planning Council and the King County Council have approved an
amendment to the Countywide Planning Policies designating downtown Auburn as an "Urban
Center." The Tukwila City Coucnil may act to ratify or to opose the amendment within 90
days of the County's action (by June 7, 2004). In the event the City Council takes no action
by that date, it will be deemed to have approved the amendment.
Recommendations:
Sponsor: Approve the proposed amendment.
Committee: Approve the proposed amendment.
Administration: Approve the proposed amendment.
Cost Impact (if known): None.
Fund Source (if known): N.A.
RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION
5~2~/04 Discussed at COW; forwarded to 6/7 Reg. Mtg for ratification.
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Meeting Date Attachments
05-24-04 Memo fi.om Steve Lancaster dated May 18, 2004
" Growth Management Planning Council Motion No. 03-2
" King County Ordinance 14844
" Minutes, Community Affairs and Parks Committee, April 13, 2004
6/7/04 Memo from S. Lancaster dated 5/18/04
CITY OF TUKWILA
INTER-OFFICE MEMO
TO: Community Affairs and Parks Committee
FROM: Steve Lancaster ~L~ ~
SUBJECT: Ratification of Countywide Planning Policy amendment
Designating Downtown Auburn as an Urban Center
DATE: May 18, 2004
BACKGROUND
The 1990 Growth Management Act (GMA) requires that King County and the cities within the
county work together to adopt countywide planning policies, which serve to guide and
coordinate the development of local comprehensive plans. The Growth Management Planning
Council (GMPC) comprised of representatives of King County, the cities and special districts
was formed in 1990 to develop such countywide planning policies. The original Countywide
Planning Policies for King County (CPPs) were adopted in July 1992. These policies are
periodically reviewed and revised in response either to changing conditions or requirements of
growth management law.
The GMPC develops proposed countywide planning policies or amendments to the policies, and
recommends them to the King County Council. Policies adopted by the County Council become
effective only if ratified by at least 30% of the city and county governments in King County,
representing at least 70% of the county's population. Jurisdictions failing to act within 90 days
of County Council action are deemed to have ratified the policies or amendments. The 90-day
period for the 2004 CPP amendment described below expires on June 7.
PROPOSED CPP AMENDMENT
In 2003, the City of Auburn requested that its downtown core be designated as an Urban Center
in the Countywide Planning Policies. Urban Centers are envisioned in the CPPs as areas of
concentrated employment, housing and a wide range of other uses, with direct service by high-
capacity transit. They are expected to account for up to one-half of King County's employment
growth and one-quarter of household growth over the next 20 years.
In order to be designated as an Urban Center, jurisdictions must meet specific criteria in the
Countywide Planning Policies, including having adopted plans that will accommodate:
· A minimum of 15,000 jobs within one-half mile of a transit center; and
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· An average of at least 50 employees per gross acre; and
· An average of at least 15 households per acre.
Existing conditions in Auburn's proposed Urban Center are:
· 6,000 jobs within one-half mile of a transit center.
· An average of 14 employees per gross acre.
· An average of less than 1 household per acre.
The Countywide Planning Policies recognize that Urban Centers vary substantially in the number
of households and jobs they contain at the time of their initial designation. Thus, the decision to
designate an Urban Center is based on planned, not existing densities. A jurisdiction shows its
commitment to realizing these densities through its comprehensive plan policies, a supportive
regulatory environment and a commitment to providing adequate infrastructure.
The Growth Management Planning Council, through the unanimous adoption of Motion 03-2,
has found that Auburn has demonstrated its commitment to developing a fully realized Urban
Center as envisioned in the Countywide Planning Policies.
King County Ordinance No. 14844 adopts GMPC Motion No. 03-2, amending the Countywide
Planning Policies by designating Downtown Auburn (the Auburn Central Business District) as
an Urban Center. Specifically, the proposed amendment adds Auburn's CBD to the list of urban
centers contained under Countywide Planning Policy LU-39, which currently includes:
· Bellevue · Kirkland · Seattle (5)
· Kent · Redmond (2) · Tukwila
· Federal Way · Renton ·
RECOMMENDATION
The Community Affairs and Parks Committee reviewed the proposed Countywide Planning
Policy Amendment at its April 13, 2004 meeting. The CAP is forwarding the proposed
amendment to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation to approve ratification.
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