HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 2013-04-25 Item 5 - Comprehensive Plan - Attachment A2: Utilities Element (Strikeout Version)TUKWILA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
UTILITIES
PURPOSE
To provide utility services and facilities that meet the community's
current and future needs in a safe, reliable, efficient, economic and
environmentally responsible manner.
- Utility facilities and services are inextricably closely linked to the
development of land, determining affecting whether, how and when
it can be developed, and when and how it devclopJ. Tukwila relies on
other public and private agencies to provide many of these services.
The importance of this reliance and the land use implications of utility
actions cannot be overemphasized.
The utility services addressed in this clement arc :-,Sewer, and water,
surface and surface water management, solid waste, electricity,
natural gas, and telecommunications are addressed in this Element.
The Utilities Element profiles both City and non -City owned utilities
operating within Tukwila. Sewer and water service are provided by
the City,. and adjacent municipalities,. and special districts. surface
Surface and storm water drainage is managed locally, but because
water follows topographic boundaries rather than city boundaries,
with interjurisdictional cooperative planning and management arc a
significant component. The remaining utilities are provided to
residents and businesses through franchise agreements between the
City and
the vendor.service providers.
The Utilities Element establishes a basis for decision - making that is
consistent with Washington's Growth Management Act, the Puget
Sound Regional Council's Vision 2040, and King County's Countywide
Planning Policies, including targets for housing units and
employment, which are a basis for determining demand for utility
services and infrastructure. These state and regional requirements
are fulfilled by the Utilities Background Report, Comprehensive
Sanitary Sewer Plan, Comprehensive Water Plan, and Comprehensive
Surface Water Management Plan. These documents, along with the
six -year Capital Improvement Program and the City of Tukwila
budget, are adopted by reference in the Tukwila Comprehensive
Plan.
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TUKWILA
UTILITIES
PROVIDERS
Water
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Sewer
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City of Renton
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Surface Water
City of Tukwila
Electricity
Puget Sound Energy
Seattle City Light
Natural Gas
Puget Sound Energy
Other
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Solid Waste
Telecommunications
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