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ITEM INFORMATION
ITEM No.
5.A.
ST PP SPONSOR: ROBIN TISCHMAK
ORlcINAL AGRNDADATi09/11/17
AGENDA
ITEM TITI2
Update Transportation Element
Comprehensive Plan.
in order to attain
PSRC certification of
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Alta Date 10/1/17
Altg Data
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SPONSOR
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1 Council❑Mayor
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SPONSOR'S Tukwila considers amending its Comprehensive Plan/Zoning map once per year. A public
SUMMARY hearing is scheduled on September 25, 201.7 to receive comments on two items. Following
the hearing, the City Council will take final action on whether to approve, modify or deny
the applications for 2016-2017. The other item is quasi-judicial and may not be discussed
before the hearing and final action.
Rli\'II.WI.1) 13?
❑ C.O.W.
I tg. ❑ CDN Comm
❑ Arts Comm.
• Finance
Comm.
Comm.
CHAIR: KRULLER
• Public Safety COMM.
❑ Parks
COMMITTEE
OA Trans &Infrastructure
• Planning Comm.
DATE: 8/15/17
RECOMMENDATIONS:
SPONSOR/ADMIN.
COMMITTEE
Public Works
Forward to PC, Committee of the Whole for hearings
COST IMPACT / FUND SOURCE
Exr1.?NDI'FuRI RHQLlIRl D AMOUNT BUDGETED APPROPRIATION R ouIRED
Fund Source:
Comrnents:
MTC. DATE
RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION
09/11/17
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• P blic Hearin• -
i i_. 'POillar McPting
09/25%17
MTG. DATE
ATTACHMENTS
09/11/17
Memo to Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Minutes from Transportation and Infrastructure 8/15/17
Staff Report to Planning Commission
Minutes from the Planning Commission 8/24/2017
1 ational Memorandum and Staff Resort with Plannins Com. Minutes
Draft Ordinance with attachments
Ordinance in strike-thru underlined format and updated Info Memo
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City of Tukwila
AIIan Ekberg, Mayor
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
TO: Tukwila City Council
FROM: Jack Pace, Community Development Department Director
BY: Moira Carr Bradshaw, Senior Planner
Copy: Mayor Ekberg
DATE: September 27, 2017
SUBJECT: Flower Power Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Maps change
ISSUE
Additional language is being recommended to the draft ordinances to address the
access condition of restricting commercial/light industrial access to S. 134 Place.
BACKGROUND
The findings and conclusions supporting the decision to change the Comprehensive
Plan and Zoning maps include the condition that any commercial/light industrial use be
limited to vehicular access from S. 134th Place,
DISCUSSION
The draft ordinances are being modified to include additional language regarding that
condition. The language specified a deadline for the recording of the condition,
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Council approve the draft ordinances with the revised
language.
ATTACHMENTS
Revised Draft Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code ordinances
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AN ORDINANCE OF THB CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CII11Y CF TUKWILA, V ASH IN G 11C N, AMBNOIN G 11HE
CIC MPREHBNSIVB KLAN AS PART CF ITS ANNUAL
CICCKET FCR 2016-2017 BY URDATIING 11HE
TRANSIPOR11AMON ELEMENT AND BY MCDIFYING
THB CC MPRBHEN SIVE LAND USB MAR; PRCVIDING
FCR SEVBRABIIJIT1I; AND ESTABLISHING AN
EF FEC11IVB DAM.
WHEREAS, the City cf Tukwila is recuirec tc plan under the Grcwth Naniagerrienl
Pat (RCW 36.70A.040); and
WHEREAS, tt-e Crcwlh Naniagemenl Act requires that cemprlehensive plans and
develcpment regulaticns be suL ject lo continuing e ‘ aluation arid review arid allows
comprehensive plans tc I e arriendeid c n an annual basis, L ut nc more tt- ars once a ye an,
with certain exceptions; and
WHEREAS, the Grcwth Management Act provic es that amendments to
comprehensive plans shall be considered aimr. Itarleously with an evali ation cf 11 e
curriulati‘e effects cf the requested amendments arid fon general consistency of each
amendment with the Rlan, whiles else alloP ing for separate review and adcption of each
individual proposal; and
WHBREASI, it I• as Leen al least c nes year since the City initiated an annual
amendment to its Compre t erlsive Plan; arid
WHEREAS, tt- a PL gel Sound Regic nal Council 1 RSRC) reviews local
cc rriprehensive K1lans to evalk ate consistency it Vision 2040 arid ceirtifical is n is
recuirec to receive RSRC finding to proceed with prc jeclls tt- reg, gt- the Regional
Transportation ImKlrcvemeint Prcgram; and
WHEREAS, the FIE RC kind that di ring T ukwila's 2019 perlicdic update of its
Comp -et erisi‘ a Plan, the traffic me dealing did net ise the 2031 employment ni mben
fcneicas1 and, therefore, lt-e assumpticns reganc irlg impacts, capital facilities and land
use goals and policies were of tdaled; arid
W: Pond Paocessing'Odin ancesr7ransporlalion Element oil Comipnehensive Hlan stnike-thru f1-37-17
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WHEREAS, tte City tas revised its €niplcyrrienl loreciast tc tte 2031 assirriptions
arid r. nc erlakerl a new traffic model ruri to evaluate the irripacis ori its land USE, crapillal
facilities, housing, and other € lerrients of its Cc rriprehensiv€ Fllan based L pon those
203'1 forecasts; and
WHEREAS, 9h€ City reciei‘ed two requests from properly owners (Fllcwer Rowell
anc Vintage@Tukwila; fcr ne-designation of 1f eir properties as pari of the 2016-2017
annual Comrireterlsive Plan amendment dockEl; arid
WHEREAS, on August 1, 20'17, lte City of Tukwila issued an ac deinc um lo it e
Tukwila Comprehensive Rlan Envircinrriental Impact Statement IIAilei #1317-0009,
previously issued on Cctc be r 9, 1999 file SIL 92-0053; Thal analyzed the potenllial impacnt
cf tte changed €rriplcyrrienl assr.mplicns and its implicnations and impacts to the otten
Elements of the Compretensive Alan; and
WHEREAS, cri September 14, 2017, the City of T1kwila issues a D€ierminalicn cf
Nonsignificance rsuant lo the Stale Bnvironrrierllal Policy Act QSEPA) (Ct apten 197-
11 WAC' and Tukwila nicirial Code Title 21 fon It proposed changers to the Plower
Pciw€ r site cn the Cla rripr€ he nsive Rlan's Land L se Nap frcirri Low De nsily Resic ential
iILCIR) tc Clarrirriencrial/Light Industrial QCI/LI); and
WHEREAS, the applicant for Vintage@lhkwila desires lo posllpcn€ the heaving and
decision on its ariplicaiion until 2018, pending addilicrial review and analysis of area-
wic € impacts to the Ryan Hill neighbcincciod; and
WHEREAS, lte City of Tukwila provided the neigt.ineid 60 -cat' nclificaliorr cf the
proposes Compretensive Plan amendmerills tc lte Washington Slate Department of
Corrime rce (IDC C) t. nden RCA) 3E .70A.106; and
WHEREAS, an st 24, 20'17, the City of Tukwila Rlanning Clommissic n t e Id a
public hearing arid considerec ihei Hegiesled ctang€s lo 9h€ Tnansporlaiion Element
and forwandec its reciommenc ation to the Cily Cot ncil; arid
WHEREAS, on Seipterriber 25, 2017, the Ci11y Cloi ncil held a duly noticed public
hearing to receive comments on the recommended changers tc the Tnanspcirlallicm
BI€ merit anc the rlrorlosed ct anges lo the Compreiheinsi%a Plan's Lane Use Nap;
F OW, THEREFORE!, THE CITY CC UNCILI CH 11I- E C1111A CII TUKWILA,
WASH INC TON, HEREBY C RDAINSI AS FIC LILCWS:
Section 1. Fir d ins s anc Conclusions. The City Cct. nail hereby adopts the
Bindings and Conclusions, attached henello as Bxt it it A and incorporated by this
ref€ Hence as if fully set fort h he rein.
Section II. llhe Tnansrcirlation Blum nt. Tte Tnansporiaiion Element of tte Clity
of Tukwila Compre t ensive Rlan is t e neby amended as shown in EA - it it B.
Section 3. Flower Power Re -Designation Approved. Flower Rower, located at
13407 48tt Avenr- e S., llr. kw ila, Wast ington, King Cc unit' lax parcel 26/3200028 (the
"Blower Power silel"), anc c€pict€d anc legally ceiscriked on the attached Bxhibil C, is
her -eh/ r€-d€signaied from Law DEnsiiy Reisideriiial (LDR; lo Commercial/Light
W: Weird PIcicessingordinance s\lnransportation Element all Comprehensive Fllan strike-thn 9-21-11
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Ird� stria) (C/LI; subject to the cc nditic n that access and addressing for commercial light
inc uslnial L se s sl• all be limited to S. 134th Place. Within 30 days of passage cf this
ordinance, the applicant shall record against 11 a subject properly a ccvenarit or ctl-en
c caument approved by the City requiring acmpliarice with the siatec cc nditic n. Fair re
tc record st, ch a covenant or olhe r apprcved document and/or failunei 10 comply it the
cone ition shall cause the cl- arige to T a Comprehensive Plan Nap to be null and void,
and the suk jeici property shall neve rl to thea zcninq immediately preceeding passage cf
this ordinance.
Section 4. Map Amendment Authorizeid. The Comm. nil De\Aelopmerit Director!,
or his designee, is I. ereby at, the rizeid to amend the City's official Cc mprehensivei Lanc
Use Map tc show the changes in designation from LDR to C/LI for the [lower louver
site as at, ilhorizeid in Section 3 of 11- is ordinance.
Section 51. Corrections by City Clerk air Code Reviser. L pc n apprioval of the
City Attorney, the Cit Clerk and the code reviser are authorized to make necessary
ceonriections to is ordinance, including the correction of clerical errors; reilerences 110
other local, stale or federal laves, cotes, rules, or negl.latioris; or ordinance numbering
and se ciiori/subsealio ri numbering.
Section 6. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause
or phrase of this ordinance or its application 110 any person ori situation shculd be held 10
be invalid c r . ncionslitutional for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, sucl•
invalidity or t ncionsliiutionality shall not elect the validity on constitutionality of the
remaining portions cf this ordinance cr its application tc any other' perscn cr situation.
Section 71. Effective Date. This ordinance ori a summary thereof shall be IR blisl- ed
in 11 a official neiwspapeir of the City, and shall take Med and be in full force five days
after passage and pt.blicaliore as provided by law.
fASSBD BY THB CI11Y COU\CIL CR TH8 CITY CR TUKWILA, V\JASHIFCIO F, at
a Reigt.lar Meeting thereof this day of , 2017.
AT11BEIIILIAUTHBNTICAIIBD:
C
hristy C'Flaher1y, MNC, City Clerk
ARPRCVED AEI TC FICRM BY:
Rachel B. Tt, rpin, City Attorney
Allan Bkberg, Mayon
Riled with the City Clerk:
Passed by the C ity Council:
Published:
Effective Dale:
C rdinance N umber:
B)t7 it iI A — Findings and Conch. . siiclrs
B) h it iI B — C =prat arIsivei F lar 11narspor atior 9lemenl
B) h it 11 C — FlavN er Poweul Legal Description and Site N art
IN: WcI K Hnciceassing)ordinanceis\llranspor alion element cifl Cornpuehen sive Rlan stri4 a-tr uu 9-17-1A
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Exhibit A
Cclmprehensive Plan 2091E-20117 Docket
Transportation Elerreint Update and Flower Power Site Specific Map Change
Findings and Conclusions
Transpcirtatiori Elerr ent Upc Bite
Back{ rou nd
In 2010 the F u b lice Work s C ElplantrrIEirl be{lana u plc atirig 11- a 1 uanspIaul ation element of Tu kwila's
Camprehensive Plan as part of a phased neview and u plc ate maria ated by the Stale. The update inalu c EIC
a tnaffiu mac aka Elffont k asec ars pnojectElc householc arc Elmpiciymarl 8nawil h 1V rciu glh au 1 the Clity
until the year;I0?ICI. These growth nu m bers were c Ellermined at a regional level arc pirav is EIC to Elaah
,11 risdiatior fan a se ir long range planning efforts. AftEui Tu kwila's u plc ated element was adoptec , th a
Puget Sou rc Regional Cat ricil 1P519C1) c Eiveloped reiviseie Epiaw1h plrajeoticirs that reflected the rec lased
eoarcimia aril iv i1 y e u e 1 a th El 200EI-2009 nec€lssiar. Those numb Eirs showed a small rec last icer in
projeietElc householc nrawlh arc a significant rieduulicir ir plrajeuled employment growth linearly 9CI%).
Th El other elemElrlts of the -Tukwila Campineh ensiv e F Ian ware U pc al EIC in lal er phases using 11- e tie\ ised
P511IIC nu at bars and a 20311 time harizon, teat ing to an irilariral c iscrEiplarcy in the Flan. Tukwila neoeived
cloric itional aF1pnOval lion its Plan l plc ale in 2016 will- 1V El rElqu irE mart that the c iscmeplanuy t EI adc ressed
through ac options cif an a plc ale d 1 nansplanl aticir Ekiment b y DE aemt En cif 2CI117.
COMPREHEINSIVEI PLAN RE' IEW CRITERIA
111 Describe hciw the issue is Odra! sed .in tilEi Comprehensive Pllan. If thEi h. sue .is not adeiquatelly
acidness eia,, is there a need for it?
ThE Transplarlaticir Element u plc ale is a 1eahriival conned Ian to the growth pinajEiatians used ir the
TranspIarl atiar ElemE n1 1 h at is rE eded 10 b ring internal aonsisl E nay to thE ComprE h E nsivEl Plari arc
meet RSRC ccinic itiars fair cianl ification. ThE lawien employment plrajeoticirs resu 11 ed in est imatEls cif lowe n
vehicle miles travelEc aric no IciwE rin€I of levels all SE Rice (LOS). As a nese 11 of this ahan{IEI, no goals,
plcllicies, or copal improvE ment ppiajE cit ch ars es ane pIrcipIcisE c as part of this actiar. The ch angel
iriv ally E 1E xt edits to the narrativ E aric updal E c maps.
31 If the issue is riot adequately addressec ire the ComprehEirsiv a Filar, is 1 I1 Eirei a neElc for the
Fliiciposed char{ Ela
Under 11'e c riglinal Background FIE paid aric ;1(111C1mac el ru r, h i{Ih E 11 plrajeoticirs were rieIE iv ed linom F 519C1.
Tukwila h ac planner to acaommoc ate higher) h au SE h ala and employ ment growth than at. rrE ritly
pPiajE cited. Mu ah cif 1 h is growth wigs aril iuiplal ed in the Tuk wila South area, wh iah re mains largely
u rc eveloped. Th E timeline fon c EvelopmE ri1 thE rE is a rialE ar, th au oh al least somE i9 likely to occur
with in 11, e 2C13111 ime h cirizon cif 1V E au nrient ClcimprehE risivE Plan. ThE new tnaffia model ru r using the
2031 foreuasls pros is EIS irilEIra! ciansistenuy 11, not,ghout the ClcimprehE risivE Plan and is beirg
docu mented ir the nevised IanguagE arc maps.
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!Rh ibill A
31] Is thEI prop cisalc ciH angle 1 h e N est means for meeting th a identiliElc pub tic neEic ?I What other
cipltions are there for meeting th Ei identilicic public) rEIEIC ?I
As plart of the conditional cant ification ppIacEiss 1 h a (lity of Tu kwila a€piaad 1a 1N El fallavu iri€I P$IR(I
caric itians:
Ti MK ila City Cahn nciI ac opt for of a plan cif world 1 hat cic dresi<iei_<i tiles
cone itior is entified ir thea certijiccitior res€fort by N ciy 31, ;101 EI.1 dopl ad
5/2/20 6
;1. Sita bmi_<ision of a c rci t arr air c ed com preil air sive pAar and siu pportir g
doaurr ant!' Mat address the acir c itior to PSRC Jor reu ieiw ar d comment ir
advance cif cidcpl for . Ser t August 14,, 20.17, PSRC ha<i confirmeid ttIcil tileisei
ahanigeis are adequate' to meet the cicnditior
3. Cncei tiles condition is acequateIAy ciddreseic,, __<iubrr i_ l or of adopted
cImenideic cion preill in__<i a plain circ supporting doaumeir is by December 11,
201 l for review and aeirtfication LI y FISRC.
4I] Will the p roposed change rEIsuIl in a ncit benefit to tH Ei cicimmunity?
Gaining lull cert ificatian fcir Tu Nu\ ila's CompinaFansi\a Rlan will maintain the (lily's eligibility Ilan R5IRC anc
Ragiarial Transportation Impinavemant Rnagnam fu ric ing.
In reviewing (Iampinehensive Rlan aril aria, staff concludes 1h at the ppiaplasec updal El is a technical
corrElctian to the growth ppiajElctians used in the Transportation ElarnEinl dal is riEIEic ad la bring internal
carisislency to the Clam pinehensive Filani anc meet FI5IRC canc itions fcir centilical ion. Tha projectec traffic
levels are Iowan u ric ar thEI re% ised employ ment levels arc 1 N anaforie ria impacts are e) plectEIC tF at v\ ane
nat alrElac y acidnessElc under the original Element. A s a nesu 11 of tH is change, no goals, plaliciEis ar uaplil al
impinovemant plrajecl changes are nEIEic EIC ar proposed as pans cif this action.
Flow er Power Cont Irehan<.iive Plair ar d coning Map Change
9acNgrioL ric
This applical ion is part of the 20116-I(I11 annu al dockEll fcir amendment of the Comprall ElnsivEI Man. ThEI
purpose cif an annu al docNet is to annu re Oat changes to the ClamprehElnisive Man ane aril considenec
once a y can and 11- at 1 F Ery are carisidered caricu nnently and sci tH El cu m ulativEi irri pact of 1 h a ppiciposals
can k El c EltEiuminec.
TH EI applicarit is seeFl ing cF anges in di El ComplrElh ensk a Plans anc Zoriing maps for 28,210 -square faat
lot located at 13407 48th A% a. S., Tu kwila, VV ash in€I1 an, K ing (tau n1 y 1a) parcel ria. 2EI11320-CICI28 (the
"Site") foam Low Derisily ResidElnl sal (LDR) to (IammEuicial Light Inc a strial (C/LI) ion 1 F a fallowir
reasons:
11. As 0E1 resic aril cif tN El home located or 1F a 9i1 a, he thinks 1 h al 1 F a noise horn the LII` K trains is
u niaccapltabla fcir a resic antial setting;
2. Psi,- a property owner of the Site since 1993, he has hac much flacic ing from tH El Sou 1 Fgal a
stream 1 h at 1 navElls atonal de south and east sides all 1 h a 51i1 a aria alari€I tH El EIC €Ia of 11' El Ei istin8
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Exhibit A
Home. A 20(13 City pnojact to install a h ioh flciw ty-plass u p51 ream of thEI 511e c CIEIS not alleviate all
flaac ing, Mich aontinu es during nair storms.
3. He awns and openatEls a tusiriElss 8nowiri8 k can sprau ts, Mich he sells cammeraially arid 1 H a1 is
tein8 c isplaaElc by a King (Ian my levee projecl in Karn. He would likEl to rielciaal0 His operation 1cl
this Site wh one h e au nnently Res. (1/LI zonin8 cin tH a'.IitEI wou Ic allow 11- a H y c naplanic 8riowing of
the t can s plrau ts and th ein assem t ly arc c istnit u 1 iani.
This non -project proposal is a au asi.judicial charioe 1 cl tH El land u 1El c Eisignal ion on 11- a 11 kwila
Camprehensive Plan arc aariin Ei maps. 11111- El zoning is oh anged, any (I/LI use wou lc be permitted subjecl
to all City negulatians; 1- ciwev ere, t1- a applicar 1 Has statEic his intent to cionstriucl a nlEIw commercial/ Iig11
Inc u strial t u ildiri8 llan His h ydnoplonia t can s plrau 1 business. 1 h e applicant 51 t mill ed an EI isl ire@I site plan
anic a pluaplasElc silo plana as an example cif H is intEinl.
COMPRI* 9NSIVE FILAN AND ACININE MAP CHANE 9 CRITERIA
111 The proplosElc amElric menet la the QComprehElnsiue Phan and] zoning map is c cirlsistElri with thEI
Elm's, ohjElctiues, and policies of the ClcimplriehensivEl Plan.
ComprElh Elns k EI Plan policies discuss hav irl8 ic Elnll ifiable t01 rc arias fcir resic ential c is1 riots. Access zinc
orientations allots h as are impact on 11- El cin ality of thEI resic ential Erni% iraniment. Most single-llamily Home
owners puller to SEIEI tH El same use amass the 11IlElet 1lriom them as e% ic arced ty Cily policy all
"ic EIr l ifiat le neighbonb ood t au ric ailiE15." TH El 5IitEI'S Elx isl incl oriental ion is to 9. 134111 Plage, which is a
corn mEuicial local access street, rath en 11- ani 1a 41811 A% aria 9., %A t iuh is a residential local access 11 rElElt.
11- e EIX isting stnu al u rEl, a tame, sits al an EllEly ation 11- at i5 significantly t elclw 48tH A veru i 51. which
would make aciciass via 48tH Avenue mare diffiui It, EIxpElrisivEI, and pcllElntially mciiiEI implaclfu 1 to
SIouthgatEi stneam than aciciass via 1341H Place. Thus, because acciessis 51. 134th Place is plrElllenrElc,
anuli c ing this Site in tH El C/ LI c istricl woulc t El a logical boundary .
In addil ion, 1 h EI Comp1re1 ensi%a Hlari's vial u nal Elriv inciriment policies wou Ic suppont l h e IIEIC evEliappment
c1111 H El Mite anic the ries) onation cif t11 a buffer) ilon 1 h e 9au thgal a stream. A Cj LI c Ersignial ions wou Id
pal EIn1 ially enciau nage the riedevelopment cif 11- e 9i1 a.
11he Flower Power application lion a map cHangle is suplpanlad ty 11a 1lallowin® (Icimpriehensive Pllani
plaliuies:
The Flesidential Neiohtonhacics ElemElril @Ictal:
I land us El F citteirn 111.1ai feriae rcldes ci strong <eins ei cif acimmuruty bN grouping cicimF citiblE
and mutually s uFpcirlliue I. A! and separating incompatible' uses. (Goal 7.]j
The plalicIiEis cif 11- at Element then speak about reaogniaat IEI boundaries:
Mainiairi a ccImprE tIEInsivei Iland use map that supports ile pneservciiliori and
enhariaemein>I cif single' family and !liable' milli -family neighborhoods; eliminates
inaompalitlllEi land LSE's; cmc clearly eslablisilEI5 applicable devEilapmerit requirements
through recicidniaable boundaries. IIAoliay 2.1.J )1
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BNHibit A
TH El C/ LI zeinEic lot ageing 11- a 51i1 El'S rcul1 F EIC Oa, 4E1219 51. 1134t11 Plasia, is im pro% ac with ani CIIdEIr hal SEI, t l t
01E1 la1 is L sing l SEIC for pail irl€I fcir Hcllac ay Flark, v F iclh is 11-att. siness located acuiciss S. 11?I411 h Place
strEIEil (zinc in a CI/LI dist fliclt,) L k rring the L al nc anias fcir these disl incl zoning districil s.
111-a Natural BrIvirlonlrrIEirlt EIemEIrl1 F as thEI follclvk in€I €laal:
Water -counsels and their buffelrs .... are protelcltEld from encraactlmerut and degradation
and irrpnciueldtilrcw itl mitigation, erflancimelrt, and res1oraticinprcjelclts. (Goat 4.EI)
It is diffici It to SEIEI tH El dm elClplment on 1 F a 5111E1 E Elaau se the vcIgatation amens tH El si1 a zinc stream;
h av% Elver, 1F El EIA 151 ing stnu cl u ne was ucinstru cited over 7 decac es ago ir the 51 neam bl ffan prior tci
enact alert of the CIi1y's environmElnlal rElgLlalions.
p rale% ant Bacinomicl De%EIIcIpIment Element policy is:
Pr ornate cir c F refs eiruei eiconomic u s el cif industrial elands ciu is ides tile! MAC 11hr ough
appropriate buffer irgi rept, framer is and use restrictions. (Ecor orrice DEIVeIoprr eIrt Pcllliciy
2.1..16)
THEl aplplliaan1 also lisls ani Ecoramic Development Policy rEda1EIC 1a promclling arc supponling tusiniElss
farmatiarl, ea plainsion and 11-a impIcuI1ancEi cif tH El City's EIrIl reppieneurs arc small 1 usinessas in creating
jots.
TF El aplriliaarll rElfelIerlcEIS SaVEIraI policies in 1 F 9 CClmml nifty Image and Identity EIemEIrl1 rEIIFItEIC 10 (oClal
facic produce ion and u it an agrin Iture.
2) 1 H EI proposEic amend ment to the Zonir g Map1 is consistent with 1 h a scciplEI ar d punplase of 111 is
title (the Zoning Code] and the c Elscriiptioni arlc purpose of the zcir El alassifiaatiar aplpliec for.
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aharaateriaElc by a mir cif commercial, cilliliae, an Tight irc l strial l sEls.111 a stark ands arEi intended 1 a
pIramala viatla zinc altnacli%a aommencial and inc stria! arieas." (TMC 18.30.CI110)
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1134th Fllaae, H as SICiu tH Elate 51 neam along 111 streElt franl age, Has fragl aril tri dr tragic alang it's Ira ntaga,
and is similan ire topograplHy.
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wariehou1E1 in Kant 11- at is Laing c isplacElc due to a GrEIElrl River 18VEIEI project.
The CI/LI zone allows commercial greanh at. ses witH no size limit whereas ir LO R, grieenhouses arlEi
aIIawEIc up la 11,000 squarie feet.)
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resic ElrIl ial relight out- aac s, and 1a prat ant irltrl sions by inclampatible Iarlc uses." (TMC 118.1101.010]
EsaEipt for the Site, 01E1 zciriirl€I c Elsignal ion of all properties friornting along 51. 1134tH Place ane CI/LI.
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proposed amendment to tH El Zoning land Compile!. Elrlsive Pier] Map.
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134th Plaice.
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and c iagarlally Elcnoss the stneet from th El SlitEI.
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from C/ LI 1a N EIC iurrl Density Resicantial. 5lauthgate 511 ream traverses 11. is site zinc is lacaled ivto k locks
nonth w est of the Site. Thera ham e k earn ra oder zoning charipies ins 1 h is anew since 1995, when 11 e
CL !Tani zoririB Ovals irIstitutac .
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site specific cornd 11 ions. Greater scrutiny of the site zinc neighborhood characteristics inc icale 1 hal
mom in the C1 LI tat. nic aryl 1a z 811. Avant. El 51., with canc itians, mEIEI1 s the pu glom cif th El C) LI Jane.
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of furl H euiarlce of the publics F EaltH, sal ety,, comfort, convenience, arm €)ar"en"a) well ane,, and will riot
adversely alfecil the su nuciu rlc trig nisi®H k Dill oods, neon be irljuria's to otll Er properties in the vicinity ir
wh iah the su bjecil property is Iaclatec .
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standards t E"1 weer 11- a LC R and C/ LI zones 911 aws 1h at the 91 arld ards ane largen ilon a ses in the C/LI than
for single family 11ome9 in LDH. Alsci, the siancands fcir builc inial in CI/LI increase wH ori the silo is wil h in
50 feat of LDFI, which was lc be the case fcir the Site. 5ltandarc s thEI C/ LI zciniei arEa in Fplace to minimize
impact and any nuisance la ac jacent nesic erll ial properties. Na cine -site hazardous substance pinoce9sinpl,
hanc ling, on storage is allawac unless cleanly incic ental to the plenrrlittec use and is St. kjecl 1a state siting
criteria. Performance steric arc s are in efileci in the (1/LI fcir air c'ality, noise zinc 5.19RA campliar ce anid
em, ironmarll al rEIpIL la1 ions ton rail arinpl ainc pnotecl irig env inanmentally sensitive resources.
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em, ironmarll cif 48t11 Avent. El 51. if access is limiled 1a 51. 1134th Placa. Compliance with the applicak IE"
C/LI arc rioriconfonrrling slandairc s w ill Ensure the pinaplaseic t. se of the Site will rat EIC ensEily affect or
inljt.
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Exhibit B
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WHAT YOU WILL FIND IN THIS CHAPTER:
- A description of the existing transportation network in Tukwila;
• A discussion of how transportation planning and land use are related;
• A discussion of how demand on the transportation network is managed; and
Goals and Policies for providing adequate levels of service.
PURPOSE STATEMENT:
To provide safe and efficient movement of people and goods to, from, within, and through Tukwi la.
PURPOSE
The Transportation Element establishes Tukwila's transportation goals and policies for the 20 -year
planning period. It provides direction for transportation decisions regarding annual plan updates,
including:
*• The Six -Year Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP);
❖ The Six -Year Capital Improvement Program and Financial Planning Model (CIP/FPM);
❖ The biennial budget; and
,;• Infrastructure Design and Construction Standards.
It is key in supporting community livability and economic vitality, as prioritized in Tukwila's Strategic
Plan. It also provides guidance for development review and approval, land use and zoning decisions,
and continuing transportation and maintenance programs.
TheTransportation Element establishes a basis for decision-making that is consistent with Washing-
ton's Growth Management Act, King County's Countywide Planning Policies, and the Puget Sound
Regional Council's (PSRC) Transportation 2040. The specific requirements of each of these plans are
fulfilled by the City of Tukwila Trans ■ ortation Element Back round Re •ort includin• a revised Travel
Demand Memorandum dated December 30, 2016) of the Comprehensive Plan Update (hereafter
referred to in this element as the Background Report), and summarized herein. The Transportation
Background Report, Walk and Roll Non -motorized Transportation Pian. Tukwila Transit Network Plan,
Commute Tri ' Reduction CTR Pro • ram and Plan Growth and Trans • ortation Efficiency Center
(GTEC) Plan, the annually -updated six-year Transportation Improvement Plan, six-year CIPI FPM, and
the budget are all adopted by reference in the Tukwila Comprehensive Plan.
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ISSUES
Tukwila's diverse transportation system includes freeways, highways, arterial streets, access streets,
bus, Tight rail, commuter rail transit service, Amtrak passenger rail service, sidewalks, trails and
neighborhood footpaths. In addition, Sea Tac International Airport and Boeing Field provide
air transportation for general, commercial and business aviation. The Duwamish River provides
water access to Elliott Bay and beyond. The City's road and rail network enables freight and rail
transportation within and through the city. Future Tukwila transportation system additions include
Bus Rapid Transit. A detailed inventory of the existing transportation system in Tukwila is contained
in the Background Report (Fehr& Peers, May2012),
The major transportation issues facing Tukwila include the following:
• Physical and geographic barriers that challenge connectivity throughout the City. Physical barriers
include the valley wall, the Creen/Duwarnish River, and highways that separate portions of the City
from each other, increasing emergency services response times and cost, Residents value quiet
neighborhood streets that exist in an incomplete or disconnected street system. With relatively
few "through" streets, many vehicles use the streets that do connect, burdening the adjacent
properties and residents. The Targe volume of vehicles on through -streets also makes it more
difficult to walk to destinations such as schools, libraries or shopping.
• Limited funding to satisfy competing priorities.
--- Increasing connectivity is very costly given the need to acquire new rights-of-way, conducting
engineering studies and design, and construction costs.
- Criteria for grant funding are most often targeted to Tukwila's Urban Center or the
Manufacturing/Industrial Center because these are the locations where significant
employment and residential growth are planned and are supported by regional plans.
— There are unmet needs in other areas of the City, including streets that do not meet City
standards, and it is unlikely that the roads would be improved by new development in these
already developed areas,
i Reliance on regional agencies, such as the Port of Seattle, Metro and Sound Transit, to serve local
needs.
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GOALS, POLICIES AND STRATEGIES
The Transportation Element supports the City's Land Use dement. It demonstrates how the City will
maintain and preserve the existing network as well as address deficiencies, while demonstrating
how planned growth will be accommodated over the next 20 years per the Office of Financial
Management (OFM) and PSRC forecasts.
The household and job forecasts for Tukwila are for an additional 4,860 4,800 households and
277670-15,500 jobs by the year 2030 2031, with most of that occurring in the Southcenter, Tukwila
International Boulevard and Tukwila South mixed-use commercial areas. To plan for land use and
transportation changes associated with this growth, these households and jobs are assigned to
Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZs) based on the availability of vacant and redevelopable lands (Maps
13-1 and 13-2).
Employment forecasts in the Transportation Element - and used for the Transportation Demand
Model - that include 2-77670 15,500 additional jobs from 2010-2030 2431_ are nearly -double -the
growth -that -current -growth -targets and -forecasts represent -i a 1-5-500 additional -jobs -by 2O -3i --
were updated in a revised transportation model run in 2016. The original Transportation Demand
Model run in 2010 was developed using employment forecast information available at the time.
Since then, the employment forecast has-been was revised downward significantly due to the
effects of the great recession on the regional economy, In addition, current forecasts are based to a
greater degree on adopted King County Growth Targets for Tukwila. The City will revise the
employment forecast and land use assumptions in the Transportation Element for consistency
with land use -related elements and adopted growth targets during the next scheduled
Transportation Demand Model update in 2016.
GOAL 13.1 GENERAL
Tukwila's transportation network provides for safe and efficient movement
of people and goods to, from, within, and through Tukwila.
GENERAL TRANSPORTATION POLICIES
13,1.1 Prioritize safety in an ongoing monitoring program.
13.1.2 Focus on transportation efficiency by maximizing the movement of people with streets
that are designed to be safe for all transportation modes, accommodating existing land
uses while designing for the future.
13.1.3 Balance travel efficiency, safety and quality -of -life in residential areas through creative
roadway design.
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Projected
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WHAT ARE THE KING COUNTY
COUNTYWIDE PLANNING POLICIES?
The Countywide Planning Policies are
a series of policies that address growth
management in King County. The
Countywide Planning Policies provide a
county -wide vision and create a framework
each jurisdiction can use when developing
its own comprehensive plan.
HOW DO THE COUNTYWIDE
PLANNING POLICIES AFFECT
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
IN TUKWILA?
Because each city's comprehensive plan
must be consistent with the overall County
policy framework, Tukwila has incorporated
some of the Countywide Planning Policies
into this element.
For example, the Countywide Planning
Policies identify protection of the
natural environment and transportation
accessibility for non -drivers as regional
priorities. The City has established policies
111.5 and 13.1.13 to address these needs.
Other policies throughout this element will
reference county -wide priorities and ensure
that Tukwila's planning efforts are consistent
with the overall transportation vision for
King County.
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Support, encourage and implement transportation
programs and improvements that promote water
quality and regional air quality.
Design and operate transportation facilities in a
manner that is compatible with and integrated into
the natural and built environments in which they are
located. Incorporate features such as natural drainage,
native plantings and local design themes that facilitate
integration and compatibility.
1 3..1.5 Continue to coordinate with surrounding jurisdictions
and with regional and state agencies to finance and
develop a multi -modal transportation system that
enhances regional mobility and reinforces the county-
wide vision for managing growth.
Protect the transportation system (e.g. roadway, rail,
transit, air and marine) against major disruptions by
developing maintenance, prevention and recovery
strategies and by coordinating disaster response plans.
13.1.0 Address the need for a range of mobility options
including walking, biking, transit and driving in the
development and management of local and regional
transportation systems.
1 3,1 .:`,7 Support, encourage and implement programs and
improvements that promote transit, foot and bicycle
access to community amenities, stores and jobs.
`l 3.1.1 0 Support car -share, bike -share and other alternatives
to individual automobile ownership, to enhance
sustainability.
13.1.1 1 Support electric vehicle charging stations and other
alternative fuel sources, as available.
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STREET CLASSIFICATIONS
For street design and operation purposes,
engineers classify streets into four categories:
principal arterials, minor arterials, collector
arterials, and local access streets. These four
categories group streets according to whether
they primarily provide access to properties
or are purely for mobility. The differences
in function result in different street widths,
number of curb cuts/driveways allowed,
speed limit, traffic controls, and other
similar design and operation features.
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Implementation Strategies
Ongoing monitoring of accidents and level of service,
with associated engineering improvements or education/
outreach efforts to improve safety in target areas.
ImplementTraffic Calming Program.
Implement Walk and Roll Non -motorized
Transportation Plan.
Implement Complete Streets.
Implement Safe Routes to School.
Implement Commute Trip Reduction Plan.
Implement Growth and Transportation Efficiency
Centers Plan.
Develop Low -Impact Development/Green Streets
strategies.
OVAL 13.2 STREET NETWORK
The public street network has a hierarchy of street designs
that serve pedestrian and vehicle safety, traffic movement,
and adjacent land use.
STREET NETWORK POLICIES
13.2.1 Develop a street network plan that augments the
existing system of streets, breaks up super -blocks
in non-residential areas, designs connecting
through -streets in all areas, and provides functional
separation of traffic through new streets.
13.2.2 Prioritize residential local access through -streets,
minimizing cul-de-sacs.
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Create or require the creation of non -motorized connections in lieu of streets where
Local access through -streets are not feasible, such as on steep hillsides or where property
owners resist streets.
Require street improvement projects and development improvements to be in
accordance with the general Functional Street System Standards or subarea plans, and
require an engineering study.
Require all new streets, street improvements, property developments and property
improvements to provide sidewalks and other non -motorized infrastructure consistent
with adopted standards and subarea plans. Property developments and improvements
in commercial areas shall provide direct pedestrian access from sidewalks to buildings, as
well as to, from and between parking areas.
Incorporate proportionately greater neighborhood -enhancing elements in collector,
minor arterial, and principle arterial design. These elements include collector lanes, wider
sidewalks, separated sidewalks, and curbline trees.
13.2.7 Design residential access streets to provide at least the minimum capacity for emergency
access and for slow traffic,
13.2.8 Design collector arterials with a two -travel -lane, Local access road design to encourage
slow but steady speeds.
13.2.9 Design streets, including retrofit projects, to accommodate a range of motorized and
non -motorized travel modes in order to reduce injuries and fatalities, to provide access to
services, and to encourage non -motorized travel. The design should include well-defined,
safe and appealing spaces for pedestrians and bicyclists.
13.2.10 Evaluate street improvement projects for the inclusion of features that support the
Complete Streets policy and the Walk and Roll Plan in order to encourage walking,
bicycling and transit use.
13.2.11 Design intersections and sidewalks to promote pedestrian safety and foster walking as a
viable mode of transportation.
13,2.12 Include roadside plantings whenever feasible for street and road improvement projects on
slopes to help mitigate the land used for roadway and sidewalk improvements.
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WHAT 1S TRANSPORTATION
CONCURRENCY?
The Washington State Growth
Management Act requires the City to
ensure that transportation programs,
projects and services needed to serve
growth are regionally coordinated,
and are in place either when new
development occurs or within six
years. This is done to make sure the
City can provide the transportation
improvements needed to maintain its
adopted standards of service and so
that conditions do not degrade with
the addition of the new households
and workers in the City.
Implementation Strategies
Implement sidewalk ordinance.
Implement subdivision ordinance.
Implement Street Network Plan.
Emergency vehicle criteria in street design standards.
Prioritize neighborhood quality design features when reducing
street facilities (e.g., removal of one lane of parking before
removal of sidewalk).
Traffic Calming Program.
Develop methods to incentivize and encourage coordinated
development between adjacent commercial properties, including
shared driveways and direct vehicular access between parking lots.
LEVEL O SERVICE
The projected growth numbers in Tukwila and surrounding areas were
used in the Background Report for the Transportation Element of the
Comprehensive Plan Update to anticipate traffic volumes and levels of
service in 2030. The Level of Service (LOS) analysis 15 one of the ways
the City plans and budgets for future transportation projects.
The City balances the fiscal constraints of its financing plan for
transportation programs and projects with planned growth
and existing needs. To do this, Tukwila monitors LOS on arterial
streets to examine the existing performance of the system and
anticipated impacts of planned land use growth, to determine
what adjustments will need to be made to maintain adopted LOS
standards concurrent with new development. Properly applied and
monitored, LOS standards for the transportation network ensure
that mobility, vitality and quality of life for the city is maintained. For
the 2030 planning horizon, significant new capacity will be required
to accommodate future growth throughout the city, although the
majority of the project capacity needs are In the Southcenter area.
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Traditionally, LOS has been used to evaluate vehicular flow with little regard to other forms of
transportation such as pedestrians, bicycles and transit. Building upon Tukwila's Walk and Roll Plan,
the Complete Streets standard and Transit Network Plan, the City is working to develop a Multi -Modal
Level of Service (MMLOS) to help balance transportation goals across all modes of transportation.
The City has identified Transit Priority Corridors as part of an analysis done for the Transit Network
Plan, and will continue to work closely with transit providers to achieve goals and policies related to
transit service, to serve existing needs and to accommodate future growth.
AUTOMOBILE LOS
In many ways, the existing performance ofTukwila`s transportation system reflects how performance
has historically been evaluated—with a strong bias towards auto travel. Automobile LOS is
focused on setting an acceptable level of delay drivers can expect along a corridor or at a particular
intersection. To see how the transportation system will function in the future, growth projections
are incorporated into traffic models to determine future conditions along arterial streets and at
intersections. Modeling results, along with a list of projects needed to maintain adopted LOS on
arterial streets, are included in the Background Report. Tukwila's transportation system generally
accommodates auto travel well, with just a handful of locations operating at a poor automobile LOS.
NON -MOTORIZED LOS
LOS for pedestrians and bicyclists is focused on measuring factors that impact the safety and comfort
of pedestrians and bicycles rather than quantifying congestion and delay. In 2007 and 2008,Tukwila
collected data on existing conditions for pedestrians and bicycle facilities on all arterial streets, using
the 2010 Highway Capacity Manual's Multi -Modal Level of Service (2010 HCM MMLOS) methodology.
The 2010 HCM MM LOS did not produce results that could be used in a similar fashion as the auto-
mobile LOS, which categorizes minutes of delay into an A -F rating. The City needs to create or find a
system for quantifying the conditions of pedestrian and bicycle facilities so that a goals -based ap-
proach to prioritizing these projects is achieved. The City will continue to customize a non -motorized
level of service measure to help achieve the City's vision of a more balanced mix of mobility options.
TRANSIT LOS
Transit service, both frequency and time -span of service, Is an Important aspect of a healthy
transportation network. The City uses the Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, published
by the Transportation Research Board, as a methodology to measure level of service for transit. This
recommended level of service methodology is included In the City's Transit Network Plan (Perteet
2004). The Pian identified service frequency needs for the City and facility improvements necessary
for robust and effective transit service. Tables 13-1 and 13-2 illustrate LOS standards for transit service
frequency and hours of service, respectively.
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Table 13.1
Service Frequency LOS:
Urban Scheduled
Transit Service
Table 13-2
Hours of Service LOS
LOS
Headway (min)
Vehicle/hour
Comments
A
<10
>6
Passengers don't need schedule
B
10-14
5-6
Frequent service, passengers consult schedules
C
15-20
3-4
Maximum desirable time to wait if bus/train missed
0
r
21-30
2
Service unattractive to choice riders
E
31-60
1
Service available during hour
F
>60
<1
Service unattractive to all riders
Source: Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, 2nd Edition, 2003
L05
Hours per Day
Comments
A
19-24
Night or owl service provided
B
17-18
Late evening service provided
C
14-16
Early evening service provided
D
12-13
Daytime service provided
E
4-11
Peak hour service/ limited midday service _
F
0-3
Very limited or no service
Source: Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, 2nd Edition, 2003
King County Metro and Sound Transit provide transit service to Tukwila residents and businesses. At
this time, the City is not the owner/operator of a transit service, therefore a minimum level of service
standard cannot be enforced. However, Tukwila will encourage all transit providers to achieve and
maintain a minimum LOS C and focus service within Tukwila's Transit Priority Corridors. Tukwila's
goal is to have transit service every 15-20 minutes throughout most of the day on its Transit Priority
Corridors, including early evening.
The following is an assessment of existing transit service on Tukwila's Transit Priority Corridors:
King County Metro identifies eight corridors in Tukwila on which it has set target service levels
(see Table 13-3). Other bus routes not identified in Table 13-3 also currently serve Tukwila.
Table 13-3
King County Transit
Corridors in Tukwila
Between
And
Via _ _
Major Route
Federal Way
SeaTac
SR -599
A Line
Kent
Seattle CBD
Tukwila
_ _ 150
Tukwila
Fairwood
S 180th St, Carr Road
155
Renton
Burien
S 154th St
140 (F Line)*
Seattle CBD
Pacific Hwy 5, 4th Ave 5
124
_Tukwila
Admiral District
Southcenter
—
California Ave SW, Military Rd,TIBS
128
Tukwila
Des Moines
McMicken Heights, Sea Tac
156
Auburn
Burien
Kent, SeaTac
180
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C• During peak hours, King County Metro's target LOS on the eight major corridors as of 2011 is
consistent with Tukwila's in terms of frequency, except for service from Tukwila to Fairwood and
from Admiral District to Southcenter. However, most corridors are not served with frequent
service throughout the day with the exception of the Rapid Ride routes, including Rapid Ride A
Line and the planned Rapid Ride F Line.
Link Light Rail, providing service between SeaTac Airport and Seattle, currently meets the
City's LOS standard both in terms of frequency and time -span. (Sound Transit 2013 Service
Implementation Plan, p. 21)
There are currently nine northbound and nine southbound Sounder Trains providing service
between Seattle and Lakewood, with a stop in Tukwila on the Sounder South Line. The Sounder
South Line represents 90% of total Sounder ridership. Four new South Line round trips were
implemented in September 2013, creating a schedule that includes 20 -minute headways for
the peak hour of service, which will bring the South Line into conformance with the City's LOS in
terms of frequency during the peak hour, but will not meet the City's LOS in terms of time span.
(Sound Transit2013 Service Implementation Flan, p. 29)
GOAL 13.3 LEVEL OF SERVICE
Traffic levels -of -service provide safe and efficient movement of pedestrians, bicycles,
cars, buses and trucks, and incorporate evolving, sustainable land use and traffic patterns.
LEVEL -OF -SERVICE POLICIES
13.3.1 In general, use varied Level of Service Standards according to differing levels of
development, desired character of streets, and growth management objectives.
13.3.2 Use adopted LOS standards to guide City improvement and development approval
decisions.
13.3.2. Maintain adopted LOS standards in planning, development and improvement decisions.
13.3.4 Provide capacity improvements or trip reduction measures so that the LOS standards are
not exceeded.
13.3.5 Evaluate impacts to LOS when reviewing private development proposals, and require
mitigation and/or reduce or delay project impacts, if necessary in order to maintain
adopted LOS standards.
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-I =. .5 Prioritize transportation choices that provide capacity mitigation (i.e., transit use,
carpooling/rideshare, pedestrian and bicycle facilities.) After considering these priority
improvements, consider other street capacity improvements (i.e., signal improvements,
street widening) as a last resort.
13.3. 7 Maintain a program to monitor congestion and evaluate the effectiveness of the LOS standards
in providing a competitive business environment and adequate public safety response.
AUTOMOBILE LEVEL OF SERVICE
13.3.8 Highways of Statewide significance (HSS), including Interstate 5 (1-5), Interstate 405 (1-405),
and State Route 518 (SR -518), are exempt from concurrency requirements.
133.9 L1se the following LOS standards to guide City improvement and development approval
decisions:
The Southcenter area corridor average is not to exceed LOS E, except for the Strander
Boulevard corridor and a portion of the Andover Park E corridors. Methods for
computing the average LOS are described in the Background Report.
The Strander Boulevard corridor average is not to exceed LOS F with an average delay
not to exceed 120 seconds. The Andover Park E corridor, between Tukwila Parkway
and Strander Boulevard, is not to exceed LOS F with an average delay not to exceed
120 seconds.
• All other non-residential arterial intersections are not to exceed LOS E,
• The LOS of minor and collector arterials in predominantly residential areas is not to
exceed LOS D for each specific arterial.
SR 181 (West Valley Highway) and SR 599, as State highways of regional significance, are
subject to a Regional Level of Service Standard established by the Puget Sound Regional
Council and WSDOT. Automobile level of service is not to exceed LOS E/Mitigated.
1-5,1-405, SR 518 and SR 99, as highways of Statewide significance, are subject to a LOS
standard established by WSDOT. Automobile level of service is not to exceed LOS D.
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13.3.10 Establish multi -modal levels of service consistent with planned development, the
countywide vision for managing growth, Vision 2040 and Transportation 2040.
133.11 Use the Transportation Background Report and the Walk and Rol! Plan sidewalk prioritiza-
tion scheme, planned trails and bicycle -friendly routes network - in conjunction with this
Plan's land use goals - to prioritize construction of new sidewalks, bike lanes and trails,
TRANSIT LEVEL OF SERVICE
13,3,12 Advocate for Tukwila representation on the boards of King County Metro and Sound
Transit in order to influence service and policies that are effective for Tukwila.
13.3.13 Advocate through verbal and written testimony to King County Metro and Sound Transit
to achieve and maintain a minimum LOS C (defined by headway, vehicles per hour and
hours of service), and work within Tukwila'sTransit Priority Corridor Classification System.
Implementation Strategies
Implement concurrency ordinance.
Monitor traffic volumes and levels of service.
Implement Complete Streets.
Implement Transportation Demand Management.
Implement Commute Trip Reduction programs.
Implement Capital Improvement Plan.
Build on work done with the 2010 Highway Capacity Manual LOS to develop a multi -modal level
of service standard that includes a calculated standard plus a qualitative element to address
desired urban form.
Update the analysis done for the Transit Network Plan as the basis for transit service advocacy
for Tukwila.
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The City of Tukwila strives to collaborate and cooperate with the region's transit providers in order
to have convenient transit service to support and complement adjacent land uses. The goal of
increasing overall transit ridership within the City of Tukwila drives the need for both service and
capital improvements. Transit speed and reliability, improved passenger amenities, and access to
transit service are all crucial for attracting and maintaining transit riders.
King County Metro provides bus service throughout the City of Tukwila. Twelve different routes
provide intra -Tukwila service and direct service to Burien, Kent, Auburn, Seattle, Renton and West
Seattle. Existing Route 140 is planned to be upgraded to Rapid Ride bus rapid transit, with associated
facilities, in 2014. At this time, Sound Transit does not serve any destinations in Tukwila with Regional
Express Bus service. Sounder, the regional commuter rail service, has a stop in Tukwila at the Tukwila
Station, as does Amtrak regional passenger rail service. Sound Transit Link Light Rail is located in
Tukwila, with service from SeaTac Airport to downtown Seattle. Extensions of Link Light Rail are
planned to the north, south, and east.
To achieve the goal of increased transit frequency and time span of service to Tukwila`s activity
centers and regional destinations, a multi -hub system and Transit Priority Corridor Classifications
were developed, as shown on Map 13-3. Transit Priority Corridors are those corridors where transit
service currently exists. Activity centers are tied together bytheTransit Priority Corridors, and include
the Tukwila International Boulevard Link Light Rail Station, the Tukwila Commuter Rail/Amtrak
Station, an improved SouthcenterTransit Center, and a new link connecting the Tukwila Commuter
Rail/Amtrak Station to areas near Westfield Mall at Southcenter. Improved routes and frequency feed
into this multi -hub concept.
Transit Priority Corridor Classifications identify transit corridor types by function, ideal transit
operational characteristics, optimal adjacent land uses, and supporting physical design features
of the public infrastructure. The classification system is designed to be flexible and assist quality
decision -ma king.
An inventory of present transit routes is contained in the Background Report. Recommendations
for service changes and infrastructure needs are contained in the Tukwila Transit Plan. King County
Metro and Sound Transit control changes to routes.
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GOAL 73.4 TRANSIT
Efficient transit capacity that will reduce single -occupancy vehicle trips to, from and
through Tukwila, and provide public transportation options for all Tukwila residents.
TRANSIT POLICIES
13.4,1 Support and encourage the location of a light rail stop at Boeing Access Road.
13.4.2 Coordinate with the Washington State Department of Transportation to preserve and
support the Amtrak Cascades stop in Tukwila.
13.4,3 Recommend and pursue a regional multi -modal center in conjunction with the Tukwila
Commuter Rail/Amtrak Station and secondary pedestrian/bicycle/transit hubs elsewhere
in the City.
13.4,4 Pursue amenities and funding in support of a pedestrian/bicycle route linking Westfield
Mall at Southcenter to the Tukwila Commuter Rail/Amtrak Station.
13.4.5 Continue to provide assistance to King County Metro, Sound Transit, Washington State
Department ofTransportation, King County and other agencies in increasing people -
carrying capacity of vehicles and reducing trips.
13.4.6 Maintain a partnership with King County Metro in operation and maintenance of the
Tukwila Transit Center.
13.4.7 Research and pursue a Southcenter area circulator service that would connect the Tukwila
Station, the Transit Center, businesses, and attractions in and adjacent to the urban center,
with frequent service to encourage reduction of single -occupant vehicle trips, enhance the
Southcenter area's image as a lifestyle center, and bring more customers to ail businesses.
13.4.8 Encourage and support public transportation services, including:
• Expanded dial -a -ride and fixed -route van service to areas that do not produce enough
transit ridership to warrant a bus route;
• Continued development of commuter and light rail, particularly with service to
Southcenter and the Manufacturingfindustrial Center; and
• Commute Trip Reduction service.
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13.4.9 The development and extension of any light rail or commuter rail system shall meet the
following objectives:
Any commuter or light rail system serving Tukwila, Seattle, South King County andfor
Sea -Tac Airport should be Iocated in a manner which promotes the coordinated short-
term and long-term use of alternative transportation systems, such as carpools, transit,
biking and walking.
• Such systems shall be Iocated so as to allow for future extensions to commuter and/
or light rail service to East King County and Southeast King County, and shall be
coordinated with other transit service.
Such systems shall be Iocated in a manner that provides multi -modal connections to
Tukwila's urban center, Manufacturing and Industrial Center, and transit centers, so as to
encourage development in the manner contemplated by this Plan and the Countywide
Planning Policies.
Implementation Strategies
Implement Commute Trip Reduction Program.
Implement Commute Trip Reduction Plan.
Implement Growth and Transportation Efficiency Center Plan.
Implement Walk and Roll Plan and Design Report for the Walk and Roll Pian,
Encourage transit providers to meet minimum level of service standards.
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TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) emphasizes the movement of people and goods,
rather than vehicles, by providing transportation alternatives to driving. TDM benefits the
community by maximizing the efficiency of existing infrastructure, and limiting the impacts of
excessive traffic in neighborhoods by promoting transportation options such as carpooling,
vanpooling, transit, walking, biking, teleworking and flexible work hours. Reducing vehicle trips
limits air and water pollution and supports the City's commitment to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions.
Tukwila'sTDM activities are directed at employers, workers, business owners, residents and visitors.
Tukwila adopted a CommuteTrip Reduction (CTR) Plan in 2008 that sets goals and implementation
strategies for Targe employers to reduce drive -alone trips and vehicle miles traveled. Tukwila
adopted a Growth and Transportation Efficiency Center (GTEC) Plan in 2008 to set the stage for
focused TDM activities in Tukwila's urban center. The CTR Plan and GTEC Plan provide focally -
adopted mode -split goals forTukwila's Southcenter/Urban Center and the Manufacturing and
Industrial Center (MIC).
The City's six-year mode -split targets for the Urban Center are 65.7% drive -alone trips and 34.3%
non -drive -alone trips, as defined in the City's GTEC Plan. Within the Urban Center, the City will also
try to rneet its GTEC goals with a targeted Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT) rate of 13.05.
In the MIC, mode -split goals are 70% drive -alone, consistent with the remainder of the city.
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GOAL 13.5 TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT
Support transportation system Improvements and programs which encourage transit use,
high -occupancy vehicle trips and non -motorized transportation to reduce single -occupancy
vehicle trips, vehicle miles traveled, traffic congestion, and greenhouse gas emissions.
POLICIES
13.5,1 Provide Commute Trip Reduction Program services to Tukwila employers to reduce drive -
alone trips, vehicle miles traveled, traffic congestion, and greenhouse gas emissions.
13.17. The City ofTukwila will set an example to other employers by a commitment to reducing
drive -alone trips, vehicle miles traveled, and greenhouse gas emissions through
implementation of CTR goals.
13.r. Work with King County Metro and Sound Transit to provide amenities for transit riders,
encourage transit use, and enhance multi -modal connections to transit.
13. r.4 Establish mode -split goals for all significant employment centers which will vary according
to development densities, access to transportation service, and levels of congestion.
13.5.5 Continue to encourage the use of rideshare, transit, bicycle, and evolving technological
transportation improvements.
13,5.6 Encourage transit -oriented uses, development patterns and pedestrian amenities in the
vicinity of high-capacity transit stations.
113.5.7 Require that parking facilities developed in conjunction with transit facilities be
adequately sized and managed to prevent spillover parking onto private property, public
property, or public streets, Consider a phasing plan to require structured parking if
additional parking is needed.
Implementation Strategies
Implement Commute Trip Reduction Program,
Implement and update Growth and Transportation Efficiency Center (GTE() Plan,
Promote the use of drive -alone alternatives through social media, RideShareOnline.com,
community outreach, and offering assistance with parking management.
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Tukwila adopted its first non -motorized transportation plan - the Walk and Roll Plan - in 2009, as well
as a Complete Streets policy. This policy requires all new City transportation improvement projects
to provide appropriate accommodation for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders and persons of all
abilities, while promoting safe operation for all users.
The Walk and Roll Plan includes an inventory of existing non -motorized facilities, including bike lanes,
trails, sidewalks and pedestrian footpaths (see Map 13-4). The Plan also identifies projects to guide
City implementation of a safe and complete non -motorized network. These projects are made up of
(1) a list of missing sidewalk segments and a method of prioritizing which missing segments should
be constructed first, (2) trail projects to expand the existing system of non -motorized neighborhood
connections, and (3) a backbone network of Bicycle Friendly Routes - existing and planned on -street
facilities and trail projects that represent a bicycle network connected to Iocal and regional destina-
tions, as well as existing and planned bicycle -friendly routes in adjacent jurisdictions (see Map 13-5).
The Walk and Roll Plan commits the City to promoting programs that support and encourage biking,
walking, commute trip reduction activities, and the City's annual participation in the regional bicycle
and pedestrian count.
GOAL 73.6 NON -MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION
Tukwila`s non -motorized transportation network is safe and comfortable, provides
local and regional connections to neighborhoods and activity centers, and makes
cycling and walking viable and enjoyable forms of transportation and recreation.
POLICIES
13.6.1 Consider and provide for all users of the roadway, including pedestrians and bicyclists, as
appropriate, when new streets and street improvements are made.
1.3.6.2 Allocate funds to the Residential Street Fund in order to build sidewalks on residential
Iocal access streets.
13.6.3 Include pedestrian and bicycle improvements in street improvement projects, as
appropriate. The prioritized list of missing sidewalk linkages and the Bicycle Friendly
Routes rnap adopted with the Walk and Roll Non -motorized Transportation Plan is the
priority network to connect schools, employment centers, parks, shopping and other local
and regional destinations,
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13.6.4 Pursue external funding sources to construct pedestrian and non -motorized
improvements.
13.6.5 Coordinate with adjacent agencies on the development of regional non -motorized
transportation improvements in, through and to Tukwila.
13.6.6 Construct neighborhood links by providing additional sidewalks and trails as
opportunities and development occur,
13.6.7 Pursue converting railroad and other easements to pedestrian and bicycle trails.
13.6.8 Require secure bicycle storage (i.e., racks, lockers, cages, etc.) in appropriate locations.
13.6.9 Provide way -finding along roads, sidewalks and trails to direct non -motorized travelers to
trails and destinations.
13.6.10 Work with school officials to promote Safe Routes to School projects and programs, and
require safe routes to school improvements such as sidewalks and crosswalks - as new
development occurs along designated school walk routes.
13.6.11 Provide more than the minimum for pedestrian safety. Options include wider sidewalks,
landscape buffers, street trees, pedestrian -level lighting, crossing enhancements,
patterned pavement and improved driveway design, to encourage residents and visitors
to walk for transportation, recreation and improved health.
13.6.12 Plan and budget for non -motorized transportation projects within the Tukwila Capital
Improvement Program.
13.6.13 Draw upon all sources of transportation funding for implementation of Complete Streets
improvements.
13.6.14 Maintain existing unimproved rights-of-way if there is a potential future opportunity to
create a non -motorized connection through stairs or other trail improvements.
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Irnplementatian Strategies
Follow the Walk and Roll Non -motorized Transportation Plan and Design Report to pursue
additional pedestrian and bicycle amenities.
Pursue connections between existing pedestrian and bicycle facilities.
Update the Infrastructure Design and Construction Standards with improved pedestrian safety
and amenity designs.
Adopt a multi -modal level of service which may be incorporated into the City's concurrency and
traffic impact fee program.
Develop local wayfinding programs based on subarea or neighborhood plans.
Develop a consistent regional way -finding program for bicycle routes.
Provide staff support to the Safe Routes to School Committee made up of City and school district
staff to coordinate grant applications, events, and spot improvements in school zones.
Adopt the Tukwila School District school walk route maps as the basis for new requirements in
the subdivision code.
Participate in the National Documentation Project annual count of bicycles and pedestrians at
designated locations throughout the City.
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FREIGHT, RAIL, WATER,
AND AIR TRANSPORTATION
Tukwila's Urban Center and Manufacturing and Industrial Center (MIC) include retail, commercial
and industrial businesses which serve the region. Railroad tracks owned by the Burlington Northern
Santa Fe (BNSF) and Union Pacific (UP) railroads run north/south through Tukwila. These rail
networks carry international and domestic cargo to inland markets, and serve the Port of Seattle to
the north and the Port of Tacoma to the south. Industrial railroad spurs, operated and controlled by
the railroad companies and private property owners, are located in the Southcenter and MIC area.
BNSF has a multi -modal storage yard in the Manufacturing and industrial Center In northern Tukwila.
Both Amtrak and Sound Transit's Sounder Commuter Rail use the BNSF tracks.
Given Tukwila's location at the crossroads of two major interstate highways, and the prevalence of
manufacturing, warehousing and commercial activities in the City, many streets experience high
truck volumes. The streets with the highest truck traffic are West Valley Highway south of Strander
Boulevard, Interurban Avenue South north of SR 599, and East Marginal Way South north of Boeing
Access Road.
The portion of the Duwamish River in Tukwila north of the Turning Basin is located within the
City's Manufacturing and Industrial Center and is accessible to shipping activity. The river remains
inaccessible to shipping activity south of the Turning Basin, where it can be accessed by small water
craft, kayaks and canoes only.
King County International Airport, also known as Boeing Field, is located in northern Tukwila at the
City's border with Seattle, and is one of the busiest primary non -hub airports in the nation. The
airport serves small commercial passenger airlines, cargo carriers, private aircraft owners, helicopters,
corporate jets, and military and other aircraft. It is also home to approximately 150 tenant
businesses, including the Boeing Company operations. The Museum of Flight is also located there
and attracts a large number of visitors to the area.
Sea Tac Airport, the State's largest airport, is located within a mile of Tukwila city limits. The airport is
a Targe employer for Tukwila residents, and its operations support many Tukwila businesses.
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GOAL 13.7 FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION
Tukwila has adequate geometric capacity for commercial freight transportation
located in and serving Tukwila.
POLICIES
13.7.1 Include trucking design parameters in principal and minor arterial improvements as well
as in commercial areas.
13.7.2 Allow truck traffic on all principal and minor arterials, as well as on commercial area local
access streets. Consider using Toad limit restrictions on residential collector arterials and
residential local access streets.
GOAL 13.8 RAIL, WATER, AND AIR TRANSPORTATION
Tukwila and the rail and airport operators are collaborators in rectifying poor planning decisions
from the past, partners in ,minimizing impacts upon each other's land use activities, and
supportive of the mutual benefits between the people of Tukwila and the rail and air operators.
POLICIES
13.8.1 Participate with King County and the Port of Seattle in updating their airport master
plans to ensure that King County international Airport and SeaTac International Airport
operations and development:
• Enhance Tukwila goals and policies;
• Incorporate Tukwila land use plans and regulations;
• Minimize adverse impacts to Tukwila residents; and
• Are not encroached upon by incompatible land uses.
13.8.2 Support goods mobility by all modes, recognizing that Tukwila is part of a regional freight
distribution hub and a major international trade gateway.
13.8.3 Work with BNSF to mitigate impacts associated with rail and intermodal yard operations
within Tukwila's residential neighborhoods.
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GOAL 13.9 FUNDING SOURCES
Funding through grants, mitigations, general funds, and other sources
for safety and capacity measures provides safe and efficient movement
of people and goods to, from, within and through Tukwila.
POLICIES
13.9.1 Pursue grants.
13.9.2 Use an Irnpact fee system that identifies:
• Capacity improvements based upon the long-term 2030 LOS needs, but which also
accommodate a realistic financing plan;
• Costs of improvements needed to mitigate growth.that are reflected in the annual CIP/
FPM update and annual update to the Impact Fee Schedule;
• Impact fee assessments, determined by the number of new development trips in the
p.m. peak hour; and
• Additional mitigation measures, in accordance with the Concurrency Ordinance when
development cannot meet Concurrency standards.
13.9.3 Study and pursue funding sources such as Local Improvement Districts (LIDs) to pay for
improvements not fully funded by grants, impact fees and general funds.
13.9.4 Update the CIP/FPM bi-annually, adding new projects that implement City goals and
deleting completed projects.
13.93 Update the impact Fee Schedule annually, adding new projects, deleting projects as
necessary, and keeping project costs at current dollar value.
13.9.6 Prioritize preserving and maintaining existing transportation facilities to avoid costly
replacements and to meet public safety objectives in a cost-effective manner.
Implementation Strategies
Aggressively pursue grant opportunities.
Consider interlocal agreements for impact fees with adjacent jurisdictions, recognizing that traffic
generated in one jurisdiction contributes to the need to make transportation improvements
across jurisdictional boundaries.
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RELATED INFORMATION
Transportation Background Report
Walk and Rolf Non -motorized Transportation Plan
Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) Program and Plan
Growth and Transportation Efficiency Center (GTEC) Plan
Tukwila Transit Network Plan
Fehr & Peers 12/30/2016 Memo on Tukwila 2031
Land Use Revision - Travel Demand Modeling
Response to PSRC Comments
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