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Federal Way
MEMORANDUM
March 15,2007
To:
Hope Elder, Chair, City of Federal Way Planning Commission
FROM:
Kathy McClung, Director of Community Development Services
Margaret H. Clark, AICP, Senior Planner
SUBJECT:
2006 Comprehensive Plan Amendments
MEETING DATE: March 21, 2007
I. BACKGROUND
Federal Way adopted its comprehensive plan in 1995 and updated it in December 1998, December
2000, November 2001, March 2003, July 20,2004, and June 16,2005. The Growth Management
Act (GMA) limits plan updates to no more than once per year, except under the following
circumstances:
1. Tl].e initial adoption of a sub-area plan that does not modify the comprehensive
plan policies and designations applicable to the subarea.
2. The adoption or amendment of a shoreline master program.
3. The amendment of the capital facilities element of a comprehensive plan that
occurs concurrently with the adoption or amendment of a county or city budget.
Except as otherwise provided above;; the governing body shall consider all proposals concurrently,
so the cumulative effect of the various proposals can be ascertained. However, after appropriate
public participation, a county or city may adopt amendments or revisions to its comprehensive plan
that conform to this chapter whenever an emergency exists, or to resolve an appeal of a
comprehensive plan filed with a growth management hearings board or with the court.
II. 2006 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS
The 2006 Comprehensive Plan Amendments include the following components:
1. . Housekeeping Changes
. Changes are proposed to Chapter One -- Introduction; Chapter Two -- Land Use; Chapter Four
-- Economic Development; Chapter Six -- Capital Facilities; and Chapter Seven -- City Center
to reflect changes in demographics or other conditions since 2004, the last time these chapters
were updated. Similarly the maps in Chapter Three -- Transportation; Chapter Eight --
Potential Annexation Area; Chapter Nine -- Natural Environment; and Chapter Ten -- Private
Utilities were updated to reflect the January 1, 2006, annexation and the new City boundaries.
The proposed amendments to Chapter Two -- Land Use (Exhibit A) were presented to you
during the March 7, 2007 public hearing. I
2. City-initiated amendments to the comprehensive plan map related to changing the
boundaries of the BP and BC zoning districts
. Rename the Business Park (BP) zone to Commercial Enterprise (CE) and change the
Community Business (Be) zoned properties located south of South 339th Street (if
extended), except for the "Kitts Comer" property and Mitchell Place (located south of
South 336th Street and west of Pacific Highway South) and the WINCO property to CEo
This would result in an increase of approximately 203 BP/CE zoned acres from 253 to 456
acres, and a decrease of approximately 207 BC-zoned acres from 460 to 260 acres
(Exhibits B and C).
. Change the comprehensive plan designation and zoning of a 4.19 acre parcel (#202104
9002), located at 1001 South 336th Street, from BP to Multi-Family 2400 (RM 2400, one
unit per 2,400 square feet). Mitchell Place, a senior housing development, is located on
this parcel (Exhibit D).
. Retain BC zoning for all properties located north of South 339th Street (Exhibit C).
This city-initiated area-wide comprehensive plan amendment and rezone was presented to you
during the March 7, 2007 public hearing.
3. Citizen-initiated amendments for site-specific changes to parcels
These requests will be presented at the continuation of the Planning Commission public
hearing on April 18, 2007.
A composite map showing all seven citizen-initiated requests is attached as Exhibit E.
1. File Number 04-103987-UP - Request from the Quadrant Corporation to change the
comprehensive plan designation and zoning of 19.12 acres located north of South 320th
Street and east of the southerly extension of 32nd Avenue South from Office Park (OP) to
Multifamily and RM 2400 (one unit per 2,400 square feet) (Exhibit F).
2. File Number 04-103994-UP - Request from Terry and Patricia Trimble to change the
comprehensive plan designation and zoning of 3 .27 acres located south of SW 316th Place,
just east of Dash Point State Park, from Single Family Low Density and Suburban Estates/
SE (Single Family, one unit per five acres) to Single Family Medium Density and RS 35.0
(Single Family, one unit per 35,000 square feet). At the selection stage, the City Council
added two adjacent parcels, one owned by Cheryl Harris and one owned by Hannah
Rowe, for a total of 5 .23 acres (Exhibit G).
3. File Number 06-100593-UP - Request from Gramor Development to change the
comprehensive plan designation and zoning of approximately 4.4 acres located south of
South 344th Street and east of 9th Avenue South from Business Park (BP) to Office Park
I Exhibits A-T were attached to the March 14,2007, Staff Report to the Planning Commission.
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(OP). At the selection stage, the City Council added the Federal Way Academy parcel to
the south for a total of7.23 acres (Exhibit H).
4. File Number 05-104692-UP - Request from Washington Memorial Park to change the
comprehensive plan designation and zoning of the northern portion of a 1.33-acre parcel
located south ofSW Dash Point Road at 16th Avenue SW from Professional Office (PO)
to Neighborhood Business (EN) (Exhibit I).
5. File Number 05-104965-UP - Request from Vilma Taylor to change the comprehensive
plan designation and zoning of 0.3 acres located south of South 304th Street and east of
Military Road South from Single Family High Density Residential and RS 7.2 (Single
Family, one unit per 7,200 square feet) to Neighborhood Business (EN) (Exhibit J).
6. File Number 05-105061-UP- Request from Lifeway Church to change the
comprehensive plan designation and zoning of 23 .18 acres located south of SW 356th
Street and west of 1 st Avenue South from Single Family Medium Density Residential and
RS 15.0 (Single Family, one unit per 15,000 square feet) to Single Family High Density
Residential and RS 7.2 (Single Family, one unit per 7,200 square feet) (Exhibit K).
7. File Number 05-J05078-UP - Request from Waller Road IV Associates to change the
comprehensive plan designation and zoning of 8.36 acres located south of South 348th
Street and east of 1 st Avenue South from Office Park (OP) to Community Business (Be)
(Exhibit L).
III. REASON FOR PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION
FWCC Chapter 22, Article IX, "Process VI Review," establishes a process and criteria for
comprehensive plan amendments. Consistent with Process VI review, the role of the Planning
Commission is as follows:
1. To review and evaluate the requests for comprehensive plan amendments;
2. To determine whether the proposed comprehensive plan amendments meet the
criteria provided by FWCC Sections 22-529 and 22-530, and 22-488(c); and,
3. To forward a recommendation to the City Council regarding adoption of the
proposed comprehensive plan amendments.
IV. PROCEDURAL SUMMARY
2/21/07 Issuance of Determination of Non significance pursuant to the State Environmental
Policy Act (SEP Ai
3/07/07 End of SEP A Comment Period
2 Due to its bulk, a copy of the DNS is not attached, but is available for review in the Community Development Services Department.
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3/21/07 End of SEP A Appeal Period
3/14/07 Public Hearing before the Planning Commission
3/21/07 Continuation of Planning Commission Public Hearing
4/18/07 Continuation of Planning Commission Public Hearing
v. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 4 -- ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT; CHAPTER 6 -- CAPITAL FACILITIES; AND CHAPTER 7 -- CITY CENTER; AND
MISCELLANEOUS CHAPTER MAPS
The following is a summary of the proposed amendments.
1. Table of Contents (Exhibit U) - This has been amended to reflect the change in the map
numbering in some chapters and changes in titles of some of the maps.
2. Chapter One - Introduction (Exhibit V)
. Page 2 - The area of the City was updated as of September 2006 and its population as of
April 1, 2006.
. Page 6 - This section was updated to reflect the ordinance numbers adopting the updates
to the Comprehensive Plan in 2003, 2004, and 2005.
. Page 6 - This section was updated to reflect amendments to the Growth Management Act,
which make economic development and parks and recreation required elements of a
comprehensive plan.
. Page 8 - The name "SeaTac Mall" has been changed to the "The Commons."
. Page 12 - Language has been added to describe the ongoing involvement of the
stakeholders group formed in 2002 to provide input to the City's development review
process.
3. Chapter Four - Economic Development (Exhibit W)
· Page 2 - Language was amended to recognize the City's major employers.
. Page 2 - Language is proposed to be amended to state that the City's economic
development vision is based on "the City's vision for the future of Federal Way" rather
than "review and comment from the Planning Commission."
. Pages 2 and 3 - Language in the "Overview" section was struck out since it was outdated.
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. Page 4 - This section describes Federal Way in part containing "A range of housing that
includes very modest tract homes, manufactured dwellings, and large luxury waterfront
homes." It is proposed to be amended to say "modest homes".
. Page 5 - This section was updated to provide 2006 employment estimates based on a
September 2006 economic study prepared for South King County cities by Hebert
Research, Inc.
. Page 7 - The name "SeaTac Mall" has been changed to the "The Commons."
. Page 7 - This section was updated to describe major recent or ongoing retail construction,
most notably Federal Way Marketplace and The Crossing.
. Page 8 - This section was updated to describe major recent or ongoing office
development.
. Page 8 - The name "Business Park" is proposed to be changed to "Commercial
Enterprise." Language is also proposed to explain why a new Commercial Enterprise (CE)
designation is being recommended for adoption and explains the changes that are being
proposed to the existing BP zoning designation to make it more responsive as the CE zone
to meet changing market conditions, as indicated by City market studies and by numerous
rezone requests. New language is also proposed to state that housing is not contemplated for
this designation, as it is incompatible with the predominant uses and character of the area,
i.e., bulk and big box retail, manufacturing, warehousing, and related impacts such as
building bulk and scale, oversized commercial vehicle traffic, and outdoor storage.
. Page 10 - Table IV-3, Average Multi-Family Rents was updated for Fall 2006 based on
the April 2006 Dupre + Scott Report.
. Page 10 - This section was updated to describe major recent hospital additions.
. Page 12 - Table IV -4, "Summary of Economic Conditions in Southwest King County
Cities" was updated to reflect recent changes in Federal Way downtown.
. Page 13 - Under the section describing "Summary of Achievements," the 2006 adoption
of the Planned Action SEP A for a sub-area of the City Center was added.
. Pages 14 and 15 - Under the section describing "The Economic Development Vision for
Federal Way", changes are being proposed to be consistent with the character of the
proposed new CE zone and the proposed amendments to the BC zone. Language is also
proposed to be amended to reflect the remapping of the zone boundaries.
. Page 15 - Language is proposed to be amended to more closely describe recent changes to
the City Center Core to result in it being a high-rise, mixed-use area as opposed to the City
Center Frame, which would have relatively lower height and density.
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. Page 15 - Under the section describing the "Future Regional Role of Federal Way",
language is proposed to be amended as follows in order to reflect the change in primarily
the integration of commercial and office uses in the proposed new CE zone:
Generate more demand for hotel room-nights through growth in business park and office
spaee the commercial. office, and industrial sectors, as well as recreational and cultural
amenities that draw visitors from throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
. Page 16 - The name "SeaTac Mall" has been changed to the "The Commons."
. Page 16 -The last bullet under the section describing the "Future Regional Role of
Federal Way" for Retail Uses, has been deleted because this area has been redeveloped as
the Federal Way Crossing.
. Page 17 - Under the section describing the "Future Regional Role of Federal Way" for
Office Development, the word "or" is proposed to replace "and."
Office development is integrated with retail, residential, flflEl or business parks.
This change is being proposed to clarify that residential use is no longer proposed to be
allowed in theCE zone, which was traditionally the City's industrial zone.
. Page 17 - The name "Business Park (Light Industrial)" is proposed to be changed to
"Commercial Enterprise." The two bullets under this section are also proposed to be
changed to apply to the new CE designation.
. Page 17 - The third bullet under the "Residential" section is proposed to be amended to
clarify that mixed-use residential is encouraged along SR-99, north of South 339th Street,
to coincide with the amended boundaries of the BC zone, as proposed.
. Page 18 - Section 4.3, "Forecast of Economic Growth in Federal Way" is proposed to be
amended to add small lot subdivisions and cottage housing to the menu of housing
expected to develop in Federal Way.
. Page 19 - The statement about allowing senior housing in the Business Park zone is
proposed to be deleted because the staff recommendation is to no longer allow senior
housing in the existing BP/proposed CE zone.
. Page 23 - Table IV-5, "Economic Development Areas and Actions" is proposed to be
updated to reflect how the description~ of and uses allowed in sub-areas in Federal Way
would change based on the proposed boundary changes to the BC and existing
BP/proposed CE areas.
. Page 24 - Goal EDG2 is proposed to be changed to clarify that commercial, office and
retail development are all allowed in these areas.
. Page 24 - Goal EDG3 is proposed to be changed to delete the word "neighborhood",
since the commercial uses envisioned for the SR-99 corridor, north of South 339lh and the
336111 area between West and East Campus are more of a general commercial nature.
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· Page 25 - Policy EDP1 is proposed to be changed to state that redevelopment of the City
Center will "continue to" receive special attention in the FWCP because redevelopment of
the City has been and will be an important goal of the City.
· Page 25 - Policy EDP2 has been deleted because the City adopted a Planned Action
SEP A in September 2006 for a sub-area of the City Center, more specifically described as
an area bounded on the north by South 31th Street, on the south by South 324th Street, on
the west by Pacific Highway.South, and on the east by 23rd Avenue South.
· Page 25 - In Policy EDP4 the words "utilize the" has been substituted for "prepare a"
SEP A Planned Action for the City Center because a SEP A Planned Action has already
been prepared.
· Page 25 - Policy EDP13 has been amended to state that the City will "continue to" rather
than "develop and" manage an economic development web page.
· Page 26 - Policy EDP16 has been amended to state that the City will "continue to
implement" rather than "adopt" a streamlined permitting process consistent with state and
federal regulations to reduce the upfront costs oflocating businesses in the City.
· Page 28 - Table IV-6, "Development Zones, Description" is proposed to be amended to
change "Business Park" to "Commercial Enterprise" and to change the uses allowed in
this zone to be consistent with uses proposed to be allowed in the new CE zone.
4. Chapter Six - Capital Facilities (Exhibit X)
· Page 3 - The last paragraph of the section on "Concurrency" has been amended to state
that the City adopted a Transportation Concurrency Management System, which became
effective January 1,2007.
· Page 7 - This section on "Forecast of Future Needs" has been amended to reference a 6-
year capital facilities plan rather than a 1 O-year plan. I
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· Page 8 - Table VI-I, "City of Federal Way Facilities Plan Surface Water Management
Component" has been updated for the years 2006-2012.
· Pages 9-14 - Section 6.3, the Parks and Recreation section has been updated as follows:
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o Page 9 -- Incorporated by reference the Parks, Recreation, and open Space Plan,
adopted in 2006. i
o Page 10 -- Updated Table V-2 "Summary of Existing City Park and Recreation Areas,
"which shows that total park land in Federal Way increased from 846 to 1,066 acres
between 2002 and 2006.
o Page 10 - Updated parks property acquired and facilities developed since last
comprehensive plan update.
o Page 10 - Changed the ratio of park land provided from 10.1 to 1'0.9 acres of park
land per 1 ,000 populat~on. I
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o Page 11 - The "Forecast of Future Needs" section has been updated based on the
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2006 Parks Plan Update. Updated information includes a summary of the five core
values identified curing the planning process and a list of some of the major projects
planned for the 6-year CIP period. I
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o Page 12 - Updates made to reference the 2006 instead of the 2002 Parks Plan and the
Parks Six-Year Capital Improvements Plan for the period 2006-2012 instead of2002-
2007.
o Pages 12 and 13 - Table VI, "Parks Six-Year Capital Improvements Plan" has been
updated for the years 2007-2012.
o Page 14 - A change has been made to say that the Parks CIP is updated biennially
instead of annually.
. Pages 14-21 - Section 6.4, the "Community Facilities" section has been updated as
follows:
o Pages 14 and 15 - Described new facilities acquired, such as the new City Hall,
Kenneth Jones Pool and the Community Center since the 2002 comprehensive plan
update.
o Pages 15 and 16 - Table VI-4, "Summary of Existing Community Facilities" has
been updated to reflect the consolidation of the old City Hall services, police and court
services; the acquisition of the Kenneth Jones pool; and the recently opened
Community Center.
o Page 16 -- Table VI-5, "Projected Community Facility Needs 2001 - 2010" has been
updated to delete those facilities constructed since the 2002 comprehensive plan
update.
o Page 17 - The section on police and municipal facility has been updated to reflect the
2003 acquisition of the current City Hall and consolidation of its police, court, and
general governmental operations under one roof. This section also discusses the
potential annexation ofthe City's Potential Annexation Area and its impact on
servIces.
o Pages 18 and 19 - The section on "Maintenance Facility" has been amended to
address the existing facility, future expansion potential based on some recent land
purchases and how the potential annexation might affect available space, including
space and cost .estimates.
o Pages 19 and 20 - The sections on "Community Center" and "Senior Center" are
proposed to be deleted since this information is no longer accurate with the 2007
construction ofthe Community Center.
o Page 20 - A typographical error was corrected under the section on
"Conference/Performing Arts Center."
o Page 21 - The section under "Financing Plan" is proposed to be amended to address
an updated financing plan to pay for new facilities. .
· Pages 21-27 -- Section 6.4.I"School Facilities" has been updated by the School District
as follows:
o Page 21 - The section has been amended to include the City of Auburn in the Federal
Way School District boundaries.
o Page 22 - The section on "Program Capacity" has been updated to reflect capacity for
2007-2013.
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o Page 23 - The section on "Forecast of Future Student Needs", including Table VI-7,
has been updated for the years 2007-2013.
o Page 24 - The section on "Location of New and Improved School Facilities" is
proposed to be updated to include improvements that the School District would like to
make if the bond were to be approved.
o Pages 24-27 - The section on "The Finance Plan", including Table VI-8, has been
updated to incorporate the School District's six-year Finance Plan, which covers the
period 2006-2013.
· Pages 27-37 -- Section 6.4.2 "Water Systems" has been updated by the Lakehaven Utility
District as follows:
o Page 27 - The first paragraph has been amended to incorporate the entire Water Plan
by reference.
o Pages 27-30 - The "Inventory of Existing Facilities" section has been updated to
address the facilities in more detail than previously addressed. The description of
Groundwater Resources; Second Supply Project; Water Quality; Storage Facilities;
Water Conservation measures; and TransmissionlDistribution System has been added
and the description of the Emergency Interties has been summarized with the
expectation that more detailed information can be extracted from the District's
Comprehensive System Plans if and when needed.
o Page 30 - The section on "Forecast of Future Needs" has been updated based on
methodology used in the District's Water Plan.
o Pages 31-33 - The section on "Expanded and Improved Facilities" has been amended
to update information on Groundwater Resources; Second Supply Project; Water
Quality; and TransmissionlDistribution System. Sub-sections on Water Resources;
Storage Improvements; and Water Conservation Measures have been deleted.
o Pages 33-34 - The "Finance Section" has been amended to no longer include Table
VI-9, the District's Capital Improvement Water Projects, but states that the scheduling
ofthe District's projects are included in a CIP, that is developed and approved
annually.
· Pages 37-40 -- Section 6.4.3 "Sewer Systems" has been updated by the Lakehaven Utility
District as follows:
o Page 37 - The introduction paragraph has been updated to describe other utilities
providing wastewater service within the Lakehaven Sewer Service Area.
o Pages 37 and 38 - The section on "Inventory of Existing Faciiities" has been updated
to describe recent improvements such as the retrofit of the wastewater treatment plants
with ultraviolet (UV) disinfection systems to replace chlorination systems in
compliance with state regulations; extension of trunk lines into pr,eviously unsewered
areas; and upgrading of pump systems.
o Page 38 - The section on "Forecast of Future Needs" has been updated based on new
population and land capacity information. Flows from the treatment plants have been
updated.
o Pages 39 - The section on "Expanded and Improved Facilities" has been amended to
address the District's efforts in improving efficiencies by further dewatering and
drying the biosolids materials from the wastewater treatment plants and reusing
wastewater to augment the groundwater supplies.
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o Pages 39 and 40 - The "Finance Plan" section has been amended to no longer
include Table VI-10 (deleted on pages 41-43), the District's Capital Improvement
Sewer Projects but states that the scheduling of the District's projects are included in a
CIP, that is developed and approved annually. The District also explains that its
budgeting process for CIP projects are based on growth projections (not perfection;
this is a typographical error) of jurisdictions located within its service area.
o For security purposes, the District would like only those maps delineating the water
and sewer service areas, and not those showing facility locations to be included in the
Capital Facilities Plan. Therefore, only MapsVI-7, VI-8 and VI-9 have been retained
in the chapter.
· Pages 40-46 -- Section 6.4.4 "Fire Facilities" has been updated by South Kling Fire and
Rescue as follows:
o Pages 40 and 44 - This section has been updated to reflect the change in name from
the Federal Way Fire Department to South King Fire and Rescue and to describe the
Fire service area, which has been expanded to include the City of Des Moines. The
adopted Level of Service Standards related to emergency response time, number of
fire fighters and equipment were also updated. In addition, since the City of Des
Moines is now included in the District boundary, the Highline Water District, which
serves Des Moines has been added as a water provider.
o Page 44 - The section under "Emergency Medical Services" has been updated.
o Page 44 - The South King Fire and Rescue Map reference has been updated and
renumbered.
o Page 45 - The section on "Location and Capacity of Expanded or New Facilities" has
been updated to reflect the merger of the Federal Way and Des Moines fire
departments. The information related to the existing number of fire stations and future
needs and costs are also updated. .
5. Chapter Seven - Capital Facilities (Exhibit 11
o Pages 3,4, 11, 12, 19,30 - The name "SeaTac Mall" has be.en changed to the "The
Commons."
o Page 5 - The data in Table VII-1 related to land use in the City Center has been updated
as of February 2007.
o Pages 6, 7 and 21,22,28, 30 - Information has been updated based on the recent
construction of the new Sound Transit Station.
o Pages 7 and 8 - The section under "Residential" has been updated to include the adoption
of the Planned Action SEP A, which includes the provision for increased heights for
mixed-use buildings containing multi-unit housing in the City Center Core and City
Center Frame.
o Page 8 - The section under "Infrastructure" has been updated to include Pacific Highway
HOV Lanes, Phase I constructed in 2002-2004.
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o Page 15 - Policy CCP5 has been amended to state that SEP A Planned Action would be
utilized to provide streamlined permit review in the City Center to accelerate changes to
the core area.
o Page 27 - Under "Implementation Strategies", a strategy related to the provision of
regulations and incentives to achieve a high intensity, mixed-use, pedestrian friendly
development is proposed to be added.
o Page 28 - Under "Implementation Strategies", a strategy related to continuing to enhance
incentives to foster desired redevelopment in the City Center is proposed to be added.
o Page 28 - Language has been amended to reflect the recent increase in interest in
redevelopment opportunities within the City Center, both on the part of existing property
owners and prospective developers.
o Page 30 - Under "Implementation Strategies", the section on phasing that addresses the
"2002 - 2010 Action", adds the intent to continue to pursue public-private partnerships
for desired'redevelopment in the City Center.
o Pages 32 and 33 -The accomplishments since 1995 Comprehensive Plan adoption have
been updated to include code amendments adopted to meet the vision of the City Center,
listing city investments, road construction, and new private development.
o Page 34 - The description of proposed projects has been updated to delete those projects
already completed and add new proposed projects.
6. Proposed Map Amendments (Exhibit Z)
Maps in Chapter Three -- Transportation; Chapter Eight -- Potential Annexation Area; Chapter
Nine -- Natural Environment; and Chapter Ten -- Private Utilities were updated to reflect the
January 1,2006, annexation and the new City boundaries.
VI. COMPLIANCE WITH FWCC SECTIONS 22-529 AND 22-530
1. Section 22-529. Factors to be Considered in a Comprehensive Plan Amendment - The City
may consider, but is not limited to, the following factors when considering a proposed
amendment to the comprehensive plan.
(1) The effect upon the physical environment.
Amending chapters of the FWCP is a non-project action and would have no effect on the
physical environment.
(2) The effect on open space, streams, and lakes.
See response to above criterion.
(3) The compatibility with and impact on adjacent land uses and surrounding neighborhoods.
Amending the c~apters of the FWCP will have no direct effect on deyelopment within the
City. Many of the amendments are based on changes in demographics or other conditions
since the last time these chapters were updated. Changes in goals and policies are primarily
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intended to reflect the vision for the proposed new CE zone and the amended BC zone. The
proposed new CE zoning charts and amended existing BC zoning charts include
performance standards for certain uses to ensure compatibility between commercial and
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industrial uses and less intensive neighboring uses. At the time of any, development, the
compatibility and impact on adjacent land uses and surrounding neighborhoods will be
evaluated.
(4) The adequacy of and impact on community facilities including utilities, roads, public
transportation, parks, recreation, and schools.
Amending the chapters of the FWCP is a non-project action. Therefore, any amendments
to the chapter would not impact community facilities such as utilities, parks, recreation,
and schools. Chapter 6, Capital Facilities has been updated by various City departments,
the School District, Lakehaven Utility District, and South King Fire and Rescue to address
the adequacy of the services they provide.
(5) The benefit to the neighborhood, city, and region.
Updating the various chapters of the comprehensive plan benefits the neighborhood,> city,
and region by providing new and updated information. The new and expanded policies for
the proposed CE zoning designation will benefit the neighborhood, City, and region by
setting the policy framework whereby the new use zone charts can be adopted. The new and
expanded uses in the CE zone should benefit the City as a whole by addressing emerging
markets and development trends, while preserving existing "core" visions and generalized
land uses, for the existing BC and BP zones. This includes renaming "Business Park (BP)"
to "Commercial Enterprise (CE)"; remapping the boundaries of the two zones; revising the
mix of allowed uses in accordance with updated visions; and using design and development
standards to ensure integration and compatibility between diverse uses, and the quality of the
built environment.
(6) The quantity and location of land plannedfor the proposed land use type and density and
the demand for such land.
Amending the comprehensive plan chapters is a non-project action, which will not in itself
affect land uses.
(7) The current and projected population density in the area. .
Amending the comprehensive plan chapters is a non-project action; therefore, the
proposed changes to the chapters in themselves will not affect current and projected
population density.
(8) The effect upon other aspects of the comprehensive plan.
Amendments to the chapters are intended to be internally consistent, and therefore should
not conflict with other aspects of the comprehensive plan.
2. Section 22-530. Criteria for Amending the Comprehensive Plan - The City may amend the
comprehensive plan only if it finds that:
(1) The proposed amendment bears a substantial relationship to public health, safety, or
welfare.
Amending the comprehensive plan chapters to provide updated information, including,
revised goals and policies, demographics and recent changes in the City bears a substantial
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relationship to public health, safety, or welfare because it provides information about the
City including the long range vision for the future of the City and reflects the direction of
the City Council.
AND
(2) The proposed amendment is in the best interest of the residents of the city.
Please see response under (1), above.
(3) The proposed amendment is consistent with the requirements of RCW 36. 70A and with the
portion of the city's adopted plan not affected by the amendment.
The Growth Management Act mandates that a city include the following seven elements
in their Comprehensive Plan: land use, transportation, capital facilities, housing, private
utilities, economic development, and parks and recreation. The City's comprehensive plan
includes all of the required elements, which are updated as needed.
VII. STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the proposed amendments to Chapter One -- Introduction; Chapter Four--
Economic Development; Chapter Six -- Capital Facilities; and Chapter Seven - City Center; and
the maps in Chapter Three -- Transportation; Chapter Eight -- Potential Annexation Area; Chapter
Nine -- Natural Environment; and Chapter Ten -- Private Utilities be approved.
IX. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION
Consistent with the provisions ofFWCC Section 22-539, the Planning Commission may take the
following actions regarding the proposed comprehensive plan amendment:
1 Recommend to City Council adoption of the proposed comprehensive plan
amendments as proposed;
2. Recommend to City Council that the proposed comprehensive plan amendments not
be adopted;
3. Forward the proposed comprehensive plan amendments to City Council without a
recommendation; or
4. Modify the proposed comprehensive plan amendments and recommend to City
Council adoption of the amendment as modified.
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LIST OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Exhibit C
Exhibit D
Exhibit E
Exhibit F
Exhibit G
Exhibit H
Exhibit I
Exhibit J
Exhibit K
Exhibit L
Exhibit M
Exhibit N
Exhibit 0
Exhibit P
Exhibit Q
Exhibit R
Exhibit S
Exhibit T
Exhibit U
Exhibit V
Exhibit W
Exhibit X
Exhibit Y
Exhibit Z
Proposed Amendments to FWCP Chapter Two -- Land Use
Location of Existing BC and BP Zones
Proposed BC and CE Zoning Boundaries
Vicinity Map m Mitchell Place
Composite Map
Vicinity Map --- Site-Specific Request #1 Quadrant
Vicinity Map --- Site-Specific Request #2 Trimble
Vicinity Map --- Site-Specific Request #3 Gramor
Vicinity Map --- Site-Specific Request #4 Washington Memorial Park
Vicinity Map --- Site-Specific Request #5 Taylor
Vicinity Map --- Site-Specific Request #6 Lifeway Church
. Vicinity Map --- Site-Specific Request #7 Waller Road IV Associates
List of Parcel Numbers and Owners
Existing Land Use Map
Critical Areas
Tables of Land Use Assumptions
Flow Control Applications Map
Water Quality Applications Map
Drainage Basins
Transportation and Access
Table of Contents
Proposed Amendments to FWCP Chapter One - Introduction
Proposed Amendments to FWCP Chapter Four - Economic Development
Proposed Amendments to FWCP Chapter Six - Capital Facilities
Proposed Amendments to FWCP Chapter Seven - City Center
Proposed Amendments to Chapter Maps
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Table of Contents.
Table of Contents
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
Comprehensive Plan
Chapter Page
Contents Lists of Tables, Maps, Figures, and Charts C-2
One Introduction 1-1
Two Land Use 11-1
Three Transportation 111- 1
Four Economic Development IV-1
Five Housing V- 1
Six Capital Facilities VI-1
Seven City Center VII-1
Eight Potential Annexation Areas VIII-1
Nine Natural Environment IX-1
Ten Private Utilities X-1
Glossary of Terms G-1
List of Acronyms G-11
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List of Tables
. Chapter Two - Land Use
Table 11-1
Table 11-2
Table 11-3
Household Targets by King County Urban Subarea
South King County Subarea Household Targets, 2001-2022
Land Use Classifications
Chapter Three - Transportation
Table 111-1
Table 111-2
Table 111-3
Table 111-4
Table 111-5
Table 111-6
Table 111-7
Table 111-8
Table 111-9
Table 111-10
Table 111-11
Table 111-12
Table 111-13
Table 111-14
Table 111-15
Table 111-16
Table 111-17
Table 111-18
Table 111-19
Table 111-20
Table 111-21
Transportation Plan Chapter Subsection
Key Service Providers
Characteristics of Functional Classifications of Streets
Washington State Access Classification System, Chapter 468.52 WAC (7-14-94)
City of Federal Way Access Management Standards
Planning and Operational Levels of Service
Major Street and Roadway Improvements
Transportation Systems Management (TSM) Strategies Applicable to Federal Way
Intelligent Traveler Systems (ITS) Applications in Federal Way
Purposes of Walking and Biking Trips
Non-Motorized User Problems and Solutions
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Non-Motorized Improvements
Evaluation of Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Strategies
Federal Way Mode Split Survey Results
METRO Improvement Plan Projects in Federal Way
Work Trips and Mode Split Estimates
TIP High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Improvements Federal Way
Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) - 1998-2004
Capital Improvement Program (CIP) - 2005-2015
Federal Way Comprehensive Plan's Impacts to Highways of Statewide
Significance - 2000 to 2020
Impact to City Streets From State's Failure to Provide Adequate Capacity
on Highways of Statewide Significance in 2020
Chapter Four -Economic Development
Table IV-1
Table IV-2
Table IV-3
2000 Covored 2006 Employment Estimates Federal Way and Kina County
2001 Sales Prices of Owner-Occupied Homes in King County
Average Multi-Family Rents, Spring 2002 Fall 2006
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Table IV-4
Table IV-5
Table IV-6
Table IV-7
Summary of Economic Conditions in Southwest King County Cities
Economic Development Areas and Actions
Development Zones: Description
Development Zones and Land Use
Chapter Five - Housing
Table V-1
Table V-2
2000 H.U.D. Income Levels by Household Size
Affordable Housing for Various Income Segments
Chapter Six - Capital Facilities
Table VI- 1
Table VI-2
Table VI-3
Table VI-4
Table VI-5
Table VI-6
Table VI-7
Table VI-8
Tablo VI 9
T ablo VI 10
City of Federal Way Facilities Plan 1998 to 2014, Surface Water
Management Component
Summary of Existing Parks and Recreation Areas
Parks Six-Year Capital Improvements Plan, 200220072007-2012
Summary of Existing Community Facilities
Project Community Facility Needs, 2001 - 2010
Summary of Existing Facilities Capacities
Federal Way School District Student Forecast
Federal Way Public School~ District 2007 Capital Facilities Plan Six-Year
Finance Plan
Lakohavon Utility District 2001/2002 Capitallmprovomont Projocls \Vator
Dopartmont
Lakohavon Utility District 2001/2002 Capitallmprovomont Projocls
Wasto'JJator Dopartmont
Chapter Seven - City Center
Table VII-1 Gross Floor Area of Land Uses, City Center, January 2002 February 2007
Chapter Eight - Potential. Annexation Areas
Table Vlll-1
Table VIII-2
Table VIII-3
Table VIII-4
Table VIII-5
Table VIII-6
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Year 2000,2002,2003, and 2020 Population and Housing
Existing Land Use by Parcels
PM Housing Sales and Affordability
PM Park Facilities Owned by King County
PM and City Parks Levels of Service
Federal Way Potential Annexation Area Capital Costs for Parks and Recreation
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Table VIII-7
Table VIII-8
Table VIII-9
Table VIlI-lO
Table VIII-ll
Table VIII-12
Table VIII-13
Table VIII-14
Table VIII-15
Table VIII-16
Table VIII-17
Table VIII-18
Table VIII-19
Table VIII-20
Table VIII-21
In-Road Surface Water Facilities
Regional Stormwater Facilities
Residential and Commercial Drainage Facilities
Road Maintenance Problems in PM King County Maintenance Division 3
Road Maintenance Problems Near PM King County Maintenance Division 3
Federal Way Potential Annexation Area Capital Costs for Surface Water
Capital Improvements
Street Inventory Within PM
Future LOS and Recommended Improvements
Federal Way Potential Annexation Area Capital Costs for Roadway
Improvements
Operating Revenues Generated by PM (2003)
Operating Costs by Department by Potential Annexation Area (2003)
Annual Net Operating Revenues (or Operating Cost) of Annexation,
by PM (2003)
Federal Way Potential Annexation Area Capital Revenue to 2020
Federal Way Potential Annexation Area Estimated Future Capital Costs
Federal Way Potential Annexation Area Estimated Net Capital Revenues
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List of Maps
Chapter Two - land Use
Map 11- 1
Map 11-2
Comprehensive Plan Designations
Generalized Existing Land Use
Chapter Three - Transportation
. Map 111-1
Map 111-2
Map 111-3
Map 111-4
Map 111-5
Maplll-6
Map 111-7
Map 111-8
Map 111-9
Map 111- 10
Map 111-11
Map 111-12
Map 111-13
Map 111-14
Map 111-15
Map 111-16
Map 111-17
Map 111-18
Map 111-19
Map 111-20
Map 111-21
Map 111-22
Map 111-23
Map 111-24
Map 111-25
Map 111-26
Map 111-27 A
Map 11I-27B
Travel Patterns from Residential Areas in the Federal Way Planning Area
Existing Significant Streets and Highways
Existing and Planned Traffic Signals
2000 Traffic Volumes
Functional Classification of Existing and Planned Streets and Highways
Planned Street Sections
State Access Management Classifications
City Access Management Classifications
2002 Congested Streets and Highways
2008 Congestion with Existing Streets and Highways
2008 Congestion with Proposed Streets and Highway Improvements
2020 Congestion with 2008 Streets and Highway Improvements
2020 Congestion with 2020 Improvements.
High Collision Rate Intersections (1997 - 1999)
High Collision Rate Corridors (1997 - 1999)
High Collision Severity Intersections (1997 - 1999)
High Collision Severity Corridors
Sidewalks Inventory on Major Streets (2002)
Bicycle Facilities Plan
All Day Transit Service, Effoctivo Juno 2002
Peak Hour Transit Service, Effoctivo Juno 2002
Proposed Transit Routes
Helicopter Landing Areas
Recommended Heliport Siting Areas
Through Truck Route Plan
2003-2008 Transportation Improvement Plan
2009-2020 Capital Improvement Plan
2003-2020 Regional Capital Improvement Plan
Chapter Four - Economic Development
Map IV-1 Southwest King County and North Pierce County Sub-Region
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Chapter Six - Capital Facilities
Map VI- 1
Map VI-2
Map VI-3
Map VI-4
Map VI-5
Map VI-6
Map VI-7
Map VI-8
Map VI-9
Map VI-10
Map VI 11
Map VI 12
. Map VI 13
Map VI 14
Hylobos and Lmvor Pugot Sound Federal Way Drainaae Basins
Surface Water Trunk Systems (Includos Natural and Manmado Foatures)
Parks Plan Planning Areas
Major Parks and Open Space
City Facilities
Federal Way School District # 21 0
Lakehaven Water Service Area
Highline Water Service Area
Wator Utility Major Compononts Lakehaven Sewer Service Area
2001/2002 Wator CIP Location Map South Kina Fire and Rescue
Lal<ohavon Sowor Sorvico Aroa and Basins
Sowor Utility Major Compononts
2001/2002 Wastowator CIP Location Map
Fodoral '.Nay Fire Doparlmont # 39
Chapter Seven - City Center
Map VII- 1
Map VII-2
Map VII-3
Map VII-4
Map VII-5
Map VII-6
. Map VII-7
Map VII-8
Map VII-9
City Center Vicinity Map
Boundarios of City C::enter Afee Boundary Map
The Concept Plan
City Center Land Use Designations
Enhancod Proposed Street Network
Principal Pedestrian and Bicycle Connections
Potential Transit Alignments and Stops
Potential Open Space and Bicycle Routes
Phasing Concept, 1995-20Qe lQ
Chapter Eight - Potential Annexation Areas
Map VIlI-1
Map VIII-2
Map VIII-3
Map VIII-4
Map VIIl-5
Map VIII-6
Map VIII-7
Map VIII-8
Map VIII-9
Map VIlI-10
Federal Way PM
Community Level Subarea Boundaries
Sensitive Areas
Geologic Hazards
Parks and Cultural Resources
Pre-Annexation Comprehensive Plan Designations
Pre-Annexation Zoning Map
Surface Water Facilities
Arterials & Local Streets
Existing Roadway Level of Service
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Map VIII-11
Map VIII-12
Map VIII-13
Map VIII-14
Map VIII 15
Map VIII 16
Year 2020 Roadway Level of Service
20 Year Proposed Intersection Improvements
Fire Department Facilities
Public School Facilities
Watar Sorvico
'Nasto\t./ator Sorvico, Soptic Ropairs and Complaints
Chapter Nine - Natural Environment
Map IX- 1
Map IX-1A
Map IX-2
Map IX-3
Map IX-4
Map IX-5
Map IX-6
Map IX 7
Map IX 8
Aquifers
Aquifers and WeIffi Wellhead Capture Zones
Areas Susceptible to Groundwater Contamination
Wellhead Capture Zones
'.^Jollhead Capture Zenos Surface Water Resources
\^/ollhead Capturo Zenes Geologic Hazards
Surfaco '-'\Jatar Rosourcos Priority Habitats and Species
Geologic Hazards
Priority Habitaffi and Spocios
Chapter Ten - Public Utilities
Map X- 1
Map X-2
Map X-3
Map X-4
Map X-5
CounCil Approved PM Boundary
Existing and Proposed Improvements to the Sub-Transmission System, Puget
Sound Energy - Gas Electricity
Puget Sound Energy Gas Supply Mains, Puget Sound Energy - Gas
Proposed Improvements, Puget Sound Energy - Gas
Cable Service by AT&T Broadband, CableWTelevision
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List of Figures
Chapter Two - Land Use
Figure 11-1
Figure 11-2
Figure 11-3
Percent Gross Land Area by Existing Land Use, September 2001
The Concept Plan Diagram
Population Projection, King County
Chapter Three - Transportation
Figure 111-1
Figure 111-2
Figure 111-3
Figure 111-4
Figure 111-5
Historical Transportation Infrastructure
Current Multimodal Transportation Systems
Roadway Cross Section A and B
Roadway Cross Section C and D
Roadway Cross Section E and F
Roadway Cross Section G and H
Roadway Cross Section 1 and J
Roadway Cross Section K and L
Roadway Cross -Section M and N
Roadway Cross Section 0 and P
Roadway Cross Section Q and R
Roadway Cross Section Sand T
Roadway Cross Section U and V
Roadway Cross Section Wand X
Roadway Cross Section Y and Z
Special Cross Sections
Land Use Intensity vs. Trahsit Demand
Chapter Five - Housing
Figure V-1 .
. Figure V-2
Federal Way Age Distribution by Population in 2000
Federal Way's Housing Stock
Chapter Seven - City Center
Figure VII- 1
Figure VII-2
Figure VII-3
Aerial View of City Center
Potential Core Area Development
Potential Frame Area Development
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Figure VII-4
Figure VII-5
Figure VII-6
Potential Redevelopment of Surface Parking Areas
Illustration of City Center, 1995 Conditions
Illustration of City Center Evolution, 2025
Chapter Eight - Potential Annexation Areas
Figure VIII-1 Potential Annexation Area 2002 Existing Land Use Distribution
Chapter Ten - Private Utilities
Figure X- 1
Figure X-2
Figure X-3
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Electricity Supply from Source to Customer
Typical' Puget Sound Energy Distribution System
Cable Source to Customer
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CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTION
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Federal Way Comprehensive Plan (FWCP) lays out a vision for the future of Federal
Way during a 20-year period and responds to the requirements of the Growth Management
Act (GMA) of 1990 and subsequent amendments. The FWCP also carries out Vision
2020, the Puget Sound region's multiple urban growth centers concept, and King
County's Countywide Planning Policies (CWPPs), which call for multiple urban centers
and a strong urban growth boundary.
This chapter gives an overview of the comprehensive planning effort, profiles Federal
Way's past and present, and concludes with a discussion of Federal Way's vision for its
future. This plan contains a glossary of terms at the end of the document to help the reader
with terms that may not be clear or understandable.
1. 1 THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING EFFORT
Why Plan?
Federal Way plans for people. People need a safe and secure place to live, an economy
that provides jobs, a transportation system that allows them to get around, and schools,
colleges, and recreational opportunities. It is the city government's responsibility to
provide public services and facilities, develop policies, and adopt regulations to guide the
growth of a city that meets the needs of its people. From incorporation to the present, the
guide for Federal Way's growth and development has been the Comprehensive Plan.
What Is a Comprehensive Plan?
The role of the FWCP is to state clearly our community's vision for its future, and to
articulate a plan for accomplishing this vision over a 20-year period. The FWCP seeks to
answer a number of questions: .
· What areas are most suitable for development or redevelopment?
· What areas should be preserved in their natural state?
· Where should growth occur?
· How can we manage that growth to realize our vision for the community?
· How should we address traffic congestion?
· How many parks do we need, of what size, kind, and where?
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. What steps should we take to encourage economic development?
. How can we encourage preservation of our historic resources?
. How can we ensure an adequate supply of affordable housing for all income levels?
. What utilities and public services will we need?
. How will the community pay for all of these things?
Each of the FWCP's chapters addresses these questions, and more, in the areas of
transportation, land use, economic development, capital facilities, utilities, and housing.
The answers form the policies, which guide implementation of our community vision. The
policy statements within each chapter are used to guide new or revised zoning and other
regulations. The FWCP also sets a clear frame-work for where the community will need to
spend money on capital facilities, how much, and identifies available funding sources. As
a whole, the FWCP offers a flexible framework for Federal Way's future, allowing for
adaptation to real conditions over time.
Why Revise Our Plan?
Between 1990, when the interim comprehensive plan was first adopted by the City of
Federal Way, and ~ 2006, the City has grown from 19.9 square miles and 67,554 people,
to ~ 22.49 square miles and ~ 86,530 people. This rapid growth and change in the
character of the City has naturally provided impetus to revise and update the comprehensive
plan. The FWCP, and the code amendments which follow it, reflect the unique
characteristics of our community and public input on Federal Way's vision for its future.
Requirements of the Growth Management Act
The GMA (RCW 36.70A. 140) was passed by the Washington State Legislature in 1990,
with amendments added in 1991 and subsequent years. The legislature passed the GMA in
recognition of the rate of growth that was occurring throughout the state, particularly on
the west side of the Cascades. The legislature was responding not only to the rate of
growth, but also to the type and location of growth. Two-thirds of the state's population
and household growth in the 1980s took place in unincorporated areas, and produced
sprawling subdivisions, commercial strips, and urbanization of land, which only ten years
before, was rural. This rapid growth pattern resulted in increased traffic congestion and
inadequate public services, and has threatened forestland, agricultural land, and
environmentally sensitive areas such as wetlands. These impacts have been felt in Federal
Way, just as they have been felt in other parts of the state.
The GMA requires that each jurisdiction produce a comprehensive plan that contains, at a
minimum, elements pertaining to land use, transportation, capital facilities, housing, and
private utilities. These elements must be consistent with one another. Jurisdictions also are
required to adopt policies and regulations protecting resource lands and critical areas, such
as agricultural land, wetlands, and hillsides. Each jurisdiction must coordinate its plan
with the plans of surrounding jurisdictions.
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The GMA also requires that each city designate an urban growth boundary (UGA) or
potential annexation area (PAA) as they are called in King County. The PAA defines the
area within which the city anticipates it could provide the full range of urban services at
some time in the future. It also represents the area within which the city will consider
annexations and the boundary beyond which it will not annex.
Perhaps what most distinguishes the GMA from previous planning statutes is the
requirement that public services be available or funded at some designated level of service
before development may occur. If a jurisdiction cannot provide services to an area, then it
may not permit development in that area.
The 1991 amendments to the GMA require all counties planning under the act to adopt
Countywide Planning Policies (CWPPs). The jurisdictions in King County formed a group
called the Growth Management Planning Council (GMPC) composed of elected officials
from the King County Council, City of Seattle, and suburban cities. The mission. of the
GMPC was to draft the CWPPs for King County. These policies were adopted in 1992 and
are binding on the jurisdictions in the County. In 1994, major amendments to the CWPPs
were proposed by the GMPC. These amendments were subsequently adopted by King
County and are binding on all jurisdictions in the County, although it should be noted that
Federal Way voted not to ratify. Since 1994, the CWPPs have been updated as needed.
After approval and ratification by the King County Council, amendments are forwarded to
the cities for ratification. Amendments to the CWPPs only become effective when ratified
by at least 30 percent of the city and county governments, representing 70 percent of the
population of King County.
The FWCP has been prepared according to the provisions of the GMA and the CWPPs.
However, Federal Way's plan also contains many components that are not referenced in the
GMA; these additional components are included in the plan due to their importance to the
Federal Way community. Although Federal Way's goals and policies for growth and the
provision of services are guided by GMA requirements, and are based in part upon state
and regional goals, they primarily reflect the vision and goals of our own citizens.
How Was the Plan Developed?
The ideas in the FWCP were developed through discussion, debate, and the creative
thinking of thousands of Federal Way citizens, working with City staff and elected
officials. Consistent with the GMA, the City of Federal Way provided early and
continuous opportunities for citizens to participate in CityShape. CityShape was the name
given to the City's comprehensive planning project. CityShape was the process used to
develop the FWCP.
CityShape, the process, started in the Fall of 1992 with a series of open houses and field
trips. The first open house was held on September 161\ and featured displays from all City
departments and the various special service districts. The event had two objectives. The
first was to explain to citizens how urban services are delivered, how much those. services
cost, and how citizens could be involved in the development of the City's new
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comprehensive plan. The second objective was to have people describe their likes and
dislikes about the City as it existed in 1992 and share their thoughts about what the City
ought to look like in 20 years.
The second major CityShape event occurred on October 26, 1992. The event was a field
trip to Burnaby and Vancouver, British Columbia, to look at one possible future for
Federal Way. The Vancouver area has a light rail system called Sky Train and Burnaby
has a high density suburban shopping mall 20 miles southeast of downtown Vancouver.
The City took 70 members of its various Boards and Commissions to look at how light rail
works; how land use is influenced by rail and vice versa; what a redeveloped, mixed use,
high intensity shopping mall looks like; and how attractive higher density residential
neighborhoods can look, given specific development guidelines.
On November 19, 1992, the City conducted a second open house. This time the objective
was to review and evaluate three land use plan alternatives. The first alternative was a
slow growth concept with a land use pattern that was fairly similar to what currently exists
in the City. The second was a moderate growth concept that focused the majority of new
growth in a redeveloped, higher density, mixed use downtown. The third alternative was a
higher growth scenario that included the downtown concept of alternative two, but also
envisioned an expanded office park/business park concept in the vicinity of West Campus
and the 348th Street corridor. Those present seemed to favor a hybrid with characteristics
of alternatives two and three.
Economic development and growth was the topic of the third open house held January 21,
1993. The CityShape staff team presented three economic development alternatives with
low, medium, and higher growth concepts. Participants expressed support for a medium to
high growth scenario that diversified the economic base in Federal Way and gave the
community about as many jobs as there are projected households in the year 2012.
The next open house was held on March 10, 1993, and focused on the vision for a City
Center. Attendees completed two exercises. The first was to evaluate three alternative
orientations for a downtown: east/west along 320th Street, north/south in the vicinity of
20th Avenue, and along a diagonal from Steel Lake Park to 320th and Highway 99. The
second exercise was to use building blocks to accommodate projected growth in the
downtown. The higher the density, the smaller the area for downtown. The lower the
density, the more spread out the downtown. Participants concluded that a higher density,
pedestrian-friendly downtown oriented north/south from the center of SeaTac Mall made
good sense and accommodated a high capacity transit system.
On June 2, 1993, the City staff provided interested citizens with a short course in
transportation planning. The presentation identified the congested street corridors as they
were in 1992 and projected how and where congestion would increase by 2012, given the
impacts of growth. Staff also presented five different arterial improvement alternatives
which would either maintain or reduce congestion by 2012, together with some estimate of
the effectiveness of particular arterial improvements for resolving transportation problems
in the community. The participants concluded that the maximum construction option
called "super widening" was not appropriate or even feasible. They did, however, favor a
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more modest list of arterial improvements, including a "diagonal parkway" along the BP A
power line, which generally maintained the 1992 level of service.
The last two public forums dealt with capital facilities planning. The first of these was
held June 22, 1993. At this session, staff gave participants level of service options for
streets and parks, provided cost estimates associated with each level of service, and asked
participants working in groups to agree on the level of service they wanted for streets and
parks based on their willingness to pay for serviCe. With a high level of consensus,
participants were willing to pay for a parks level of service of 10.5 acres per thousand
population. Given the cost for streets, the desired level of service was to lower the
standard about 60 percent from the 1993 level.
The second capital facilities public forum was held December 9, 1993, and focused on
how to pay for services. At this forum, each work group was given a work sheet that
described total capital costs for parks and streets, and data describing the revenue sources
available to cities and how much revenue each source could potentially generate. The
objective was to develop a financing package, including recommended taxing levels, .
which would pay for the desired street and park system. There was a lot of disagreement,
but voter-approved bond issues, impact fees, and to a lesser extent, utility taxes received
some support as the preferred revenue sources. On the other hand, there was near total
agreement that there should be no business and occupation tax in Federal Way.
In November 1993, the City published a draft environmental impact statement that
evaluated the various growth, land use, City Center, transportation, and capital facilities
options. In addition, the staff-consulting team began writing the various chapters of the
FWCP, consistent with the direction that emerged from the field trips, open houses, and
public meetings. Early in 1994, the City's Planning Commission began holding work
sessions, to which the public was invited, to review each of the chapters as they were
written and provide comments and feedback as appropriate. The Commission started with
the Private Utilities chapter on March 2, followed by Housing (3-9-94), Potential
Annexation (3-16-94), Natural Environment (4-13-94), Economic Development (4-27-94),
Land Use and City Center (6-1-94), Capital Facilities (8-3-94), and ended with the
Transportation Chapter on September 7, 1994.
. In the Fall of 1994, staff was ready to begin assimilating the individual chapters to create
an integrated comprehensive plan. As part of that process, staff concluded it was again
time to touch base with the City Council to ensure the FWCP was on target with their
expectations. To facilitate the discussion, staff prepared a two-page vision statement that
summarized the FWCP.
The City Council reviewed the vision statement at a retreat on February 24, and 25, 1995,
and indicated it was on target. The vision statement was subsequently expanded to a 20
page executive summary of the FWCP, including general policy direction. On April 18,
1995, the City Council conducted a public hearing on the expanded vision statement and,
based in part on the testimony, proposed some amendments to it. On May 2, 1995, the
City Council formally reviewed the expanded vision statement and directed staff to
complete the FWCP as soon as possible.
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To this point, the narrative has focused on the formal public participation process.
Concurrently, there were a series of meetings to which staff was invited to talk about the
future of Federal Way, vision, land use planning in general, and the comprehensive plan
more specifically. There were hundreds of these meetings over the course of two years. They
included slide shows, small discussion groups, meetings with neighborhood associations, the
Chamber of Commerce's monthly luncheon and its subcommittees, real estate brokers,
property owners, elementary and high school classrooms, displays at.the mall, civic
organizations, and many others. The result was broad based interest and participation in the
development of the City's new comprehensive plan. At.the time the FWCP was released, the
mailing list contained over 700 names, all of which were notified that the Hearing Draft
Comprehensive Plan was available for public review and comment.
The Hearing Draft of the FWCP was completed and released for public review on July 5,
1995. Subsequently, the FWCP was adopted on November 21, 1995, by the City Council
per Ordinance 95-248. Thereafter, amendments to the FWCP were adopted per
Ordinances 98-330 on December 15, 1998,00-372 on September 14, 2000, aft6 01-405 on
November 15,2001. 03-442 on March 27, 2003, 04-460 on July 20. 2004, and 05-490,
05-491. and 05-492 on June 16,2005.
Organization of The Plan
While we cannot predict the future, we can attempt to shape the type of community in
which we live, work, and play. The FWCP functions as the City's statement of how it will
meet the challenges posed by growth in the 2151 century.
The heart of the FWCP is the nine individual elements that outline goals and policies. The
FWCP includes five seven elements that are mandated by the GMA: land use,
transportation, capital facilities, housing, aft6 private utilities, economic development, and
parks and recreation. It also includes feHf three elements which the GMA does not
mandate, but that are very appropriate. The first is an economic development element that
is not only recommended by the CWPP., bl:lt also recognizes Federal Way's position as a
major employer in Soath King COl:lnty. The seeond is an annexation element as has been
discussed earlier in this chapter. The HHffl second is a chapter that describes the City's
commitment to the preservation of the natural environment and the policy direction to
make it happen. Finally, the FWCP includes a subarea plan for the City Center that
reflects the City's vision for the future and helps to implement the regional vision for a
hierarchy of urban centers in the Puget Sound.
Each of these elements has been coordinated with the others, resulting in a plan that is
internally consistent. Each of the goals in the FWCP, while expressing a specific policy
direction, also functions as part of a coordinated expression of the City's vision for the
future. Plan implementation is the next step and is discussed in the final section of this
chapter.
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1.2 FEDERAL W A V'S COMMUNITY PROFILE:
PAST AND PRESENT
Planning for the future requires a good understanding of how our community has grown
and changed in the past. The following discussion provides that backdrop as a context for
subsequent chapters.
The earliest recorded accounts of the Federal Way area tell of Native American families
who resided in the area of the Muckleshoot Reservation on the east side of the Green
River Valley and traveled west to the shores of Puget Sound for the plentiful fisheries
resources. Generations of Muckleshoot Indians wore a westward trail across the heavily
forested plateau to the area which is now Saltwater State Park. The arrival of the white
man in the nineteenth century resulted in a steady decline in the Indian population and by
1890, nearly the entire population had disappeared from the area.
Isolated on a triangular shaped plateau rising steeply from Puget Sound, the Federal Way
area had little waterfront access or roadways and accordingly, was sparingly developed
compared to Tacoma and Seattle. As late as the turn of the century, the original settlers at
Dash Point and Dumas Bay had to row to Tacoma for supplies and mail. Old Military
Road, constructed around 1856 and extending north from Fort Steilacoom, past Star Lake
to Seattle and Fort Lawton, was the first road through the area.
Over time, narrow dirt roads were added to provide east/west access and by 1900, a road
was constructed between Star Lake and Redondo. The second crossroad, the "Seattle
Road," connected old Military Road and Kent. The Seattle-Tacoma Interurban Line,
completed in 1901, provided a fast and easy way to reach these urban cities. Improved
access brought many visitors to the area and Star Lake became a popular summer
recreation site:
By the 1920s, Federal Highway 99, the interstate that linked the western states from north
to south, was complete. At this time, Federal Way was still primarily forest and farmland.
Fred Hoyt had a cabin on Dumas Bay and started a road to Tacoma (still called Hoyt Road).
The timber companies, which had a major logging operation going, built an early railroad
line and were instrumental in getting Marine View Highway (now Dash Point Road) built
in the early 1920s. This roadway spurred development along the coastline. Soon thereafter,
Peasley Canyon Road was built to connect Military Road with the Auburn Valley. This
road later became known as South 320th Street. In these early days, roadways set the stage
for development in the area and they still play an important role in the City today.
By the start of World War II, a number of small, thriving communities made up the area
that is now Federal Way. Some communities were clustered around lakes, such as Steel
Lake, Star Lake, and Lake Geneva. Others were sited to take advantage of the view of
Puget Sound, like Adelaide and Buenna. As each of these communities grew, residents
built small schoolhouses for their children. By the late 1940s, King County consolidated
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the many individual red schoolhouses into the Federal Way School District, from which
the City gets its name.
During this same period, a library was built along the edge of Highway 99, and between
308th Street and 320m Street, a small "downtown" developed with a general store, lumber
yard, realty office, beauty parlor, feed store, and gas station. By the end of the 1950s, the
ten blocks between 308m and 320m Streets became the first roadside commercial district.
One of the more unique developments was Santa Faire, a family oriented theme park. New
shopping areas were added around the park, helping to create a "community focus" for the
residents of the area.
As this commercial area developed, the rest of Federal Way was changing as well. The
Boeing Company expanded their operations in Renton and the Kent Valley and began
advertising nationally for engineers. Those engineers in turn began roaming the wooded
acreage in Federal Way in search of housing. One of the earliest residential developments
was Marine Hills, built in 1958 overlooking Puget Sound. Weyerhaeuser, one of the early
timber companies, had large land holdings in the area and began to develop their land into
high quality housing with amenities like golf courses.
Weyerhaeuser's development company also began developing commercial property, creating
the West Campus business park. The plan was to integrate offices and businesses with lush
landscaping. Though initially the corporate office market was not strong, West Campus has
grown almost to capacity, providing space for many civic buildings such as City Hall, the
police station, the area's major health care centers, and higher density housing.
Another major landmark in the area is SeaTac Mall The Commons, built in the mid-1970s
on what was farmland south of 320m Street. The Mall Commons is one of the largest malls
in South King County and is the anchor for retail development in the area. The Mall was a
result of population growth in the region and its location was determined by the 320m Street
intersection with Interstate 5. The Interstate supplanted Highway 99 as the main artery for
commuter traffic in the County.
By the mid 1980s, South King County was growing quickly. Retail growth occurred along
Highway 99, especially at the 320m Street intersection. Roads and office space were
developed to accommodate the increased growth. Residential growth was also prominent,
following plans developed by King County, with a large number of apartment homes. The
changes to the community, with increased housing and traffic, created a movement for
greater self-determination. In 1989, the citizens of this area voted for incorporation and the
City of Federal Way was born, incorporating on February 28, 1990.
Federal Way's Future Vision
Federal Way's challenge for the future is to protect what the community believes is most
important, while meeting the state's growth management goals. The following paragraphs
describe what Federal Way will look like in the year 2022, and beyond, if it balances these
growth management mandates with the needs and desires of Federal Way citizens.
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Federal Way is a great place to live, work, and play because of its:
Government For and By the People: All governmental entities reflect the can-do attitude of
Federal Way citizens and partner with them to provide quality services, often through
volunteerism. Governmental entities reflect the community's values of diversity,
innovation, and participation. Together, the community and its neighborhoods have built a
sense of identity and ownership for Federal Way and its future. Fiscally conservative,
innovative financial and management (contracting model) strategies, along with economic
growth, have allowed the community to enjoy a moderate tax rate, with bond issues
approved to support major projects. The community vision has maintained a focus and
continuity for staff and fiscal resources on the defined vision.
Responsible Growth: The community realized that some level of growth in all segments of
the community (economic, population, housing, etc.) was inevitable, and chose to channel
that growth into very specific development goals. The overall character of the community
has remained much as it was 20 years ago. Infrastructure has been developed concurrently
with growth, preserving the community's quality of life.
Development goals have fostered the preservation of a primarily residential community and
open natural areas, with concentrated urban development in the City's Center. An increase
in the number of corporate headquarters, annexation of the Potential Annexation Areas
(P AA), and build out of available single-family sites, at competitive prices, has
accommodated Federal Way's population target. Some new multiple-family development is
concentrated in the City Centt:r/99 corridor area, primarily through downtown
condominiums. This pedestrian friendly, multi-use City Center, with multi-story and
underground parking facilities works well for many. Federal Way citizens enjoy the
pedestrian plazas of the City Center.
Statewide planning goal #6 states, "Private property shall not be taken for public use
without just compensation having been made. The property rights of landowners shall be
protected from arbitrary and discriminatory actions." The City supports preservation of
private property rights; however, property rights must be balanced with the health, safety,
and general welfare of the community.
Economic Vitality: Strategically located in the Pacific Rim, between SeaTac Airport and the
Port of Tacoma, Federal Way provides jobs as an international and regional retail and
employment center. Federal Way is also home to several corporate headquarters located in
East and West Campus. Companies choose Federal Way for its sense of neighborhood
identity, mix of housing stock, proximity to natural resources (mountains, oceans, and
waterways), and safety. The growth in the corporate headquarters segment of the economy
has netted economic spinoffs for Federal Way's small business community, as small
business provides support services for the corporate park companies. Growth in the small
business economy has generated some redevelopment of previously large retail warehouse
facilities to accommodate office, retail, and light manufacturing. Quality jobs have boosted
disposable income, supporting expansion of Federal Way's retail and commercial sectors.
The resulting enhancements to the community's tax base have helped to support a high
quality of community life.
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Efficient Traffic System: Federal Way's transportation system links neighborhoods with the
City Center, and Federal Way with other communities in the Puget Sound region.
Concentrated economic growth in East and West Campus and the City Center has allowed
mass transit to connect Federal Way's economic core with the economic and leisure hubs
of Puget Sound communities. Concentrated growth has allowed the community to
maintain the infrastructure in outlying areas, focusing new infrastructure in the City's
Center. Youth have found the transportation system easy and safe to use in getting to
school.
Safety, Infrastructure, and Utilities: This issue has been addressed at the neighborhood level,
where community-based policing philosophies and citizen efforts to create a sense of
neighborhood with real and perceived safety are.most effective. A professional and
compassionate law enforcement force communicates clearly with the community's diverse
populations and business community, providing a visible community presence, as well as
acceptable emergency call response times. Improvements in safety have been a
cornerstone for the community's economic and residential growth. The utility and fire
districts share this community vision and have targeted their efforts and resources to
continue to provide effective and efficient delivery of water, sewer, telephone, television,
power, and fire services. Increased coordination between these districts and the City, and
. these districts and their regional counter-parts, has ensured adequate service expansion to
make the community's development vision a reality.
Caring for Our Own: Governmental and social service agencies work in concert to provide a
caring and safe environment for all Federal Way citizens. Eyer-improving educational
institutions, public and private, serve all interests and ages throughout the community.
Neighborhoods have joined with the schools in their area to improve student achievement,
school facilities, and resources. Strong educational institutions and the leadership of the
Federal Way School District, Highline Community College, and DeVry University have
contributed to the community's economic growth, providing a trained work force and
quality education for the families of employees who locate here. The City has been the
catalyst for creating a one-stop shopping center for human services, with programs at all
levels of government requiring greater participation from clients in improving their
individual situations.
Quality Culture, Environment, and Play: Parks, trails, sports, and cultural arts facilities cater
to the active lifestyle of Federal Way citizens. By partnering with the Federal Way School
District and other agencies, the community has developed a long-range plan for facilities,
parks, and services, which is yielding more and better facilities, and joint facility
utilization than anyone agency could provide alone. A performing and cultural arts center
has been built, although it will require operating subsidies for its first eight years.
The Federal Way area is blessed with a bounty of natural beauty and scenery. This bounty
includes dramatic vistas of Mt. Rainier; numerous lakes, streams, and wetlands; the
pastoral setting in the Spring Valley area; and views of Puget Sound and Vashon Island
from the saltwater ridge. The City is committed to preserving this vast natural resource for
the citizens and future citizens of Federal Way.
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Regional Player: Finally, Federal Way institutions and citizens are regional partners and
participants in the economic, political, and cultural life of Puget Sound. This participation
has yielded funding opportunities for community facilities, including housing and human
services. Other regional efforts have safeguarded the community against outside impacts
that detract from our community's quality of life. Regional participation has crossed the
seas with sister city relationships which are supported by Federal Way citizens. These
relationships have had significant cultural, educational, and economic benefits for the
community.
This vision will not be easily achieved. It will require difficult choices. In order to grow
gracefully, and remain a healthy and desirable community, tomorrow's higher density
growth areas must be accompanied by improved amenities for urban life. More resources
will be required to maintain the high quality of life we currently enjoy, thanks to our
parks, streets, and other public services. A combined effort of the public sector,
neighborhood groups, businesses, schools, and individual citizens will be required. The
early and continuing cooperation and collaboration of these groups in this process will
ensure this vision will be realized.
Getting to the Future from the Present
The FWCP is intended to manage growth and change in Federal Way over the next 20
years. The future described in the FWCP cannot be achieved all at once. Over the life of
the FWCP, growth will likely occur more slowly at times, more rapidly at others, and in
somewhat different patterns and sequences than is currently foreseen. The best a
comprehensive plan can be is a well-educated guess about how to accommodate people
and conditions that cannot be known in advance. An effective comprehensive plan must
be flexible enough to succeed within a range of likely conditions and must be adjusted as
those conditions are monitored and evaluated, while maintaining a steady aim at its
ultimate goals.
How Will The Plan Be Implemented?
Adopting a comprehensive plan is the first step toward realizing the City's vision. The
vision is achieved when the comprehensive plan is implemented. Federal Way's
implementation program is comprised of a combination of short-term and long-term
actions. Short -term actions include the approval of rezones that match the FWCP's land
use designations. Other actions include the annual update of the City's six year Capital
Improvement Program, which describes the street, park, and surface water utility projects
the City intends to build. There are also long-term actions including subarea planning,
monitoring, evaluating, and amending the FWCP as conditions change; and developing a
capital investment program that allocates resources to projects that will spur the City's
development in the direction envisioned in the FWCP.
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Subarea Plans: Subarea plans will follow the adoption of the FWCP and will produce
amendments that tailor the FWCP's citywide perspective to individual areas, whether they
are neighborhood retail nodes or light manufacturing areas. The FWCP contains a subarea
plan for the City Center. Subarea plans are expected to continue to aid in adjusting and
fine-tuning the FWCP over time.
Coordination with Other Jurisdictions: Federal Way representatives have participated with
King County, other cities, and the Puget Sound Regional Council in numerous
discussions. Some issues have been addressed and others have been identified for
additional discussion. Undoubtedly, continued regional planning forums will need to be
created to meet the GMA's challenge for regional action toward creating, implementing,
and funding a shared vision for the greater Puget Sound region.
Regulatory Provisions: Implementing the FWCP will include retaining, modifying, and/or
replacing existing regulations, and/or drafting new regulations consistent with the policies
and goals of the FWCP. For instance, in 2002 the City formed a stakeholders group that
reviewed the City's permitting process and made recommendations on how to improve
and/or modify the regulations 'and process. This group continues to meet once a year to
provide inout to the City's development review process.
A Strategic 1nvestment Strategy: This will describe a framework for making resource
allocation decisions in an environment where wants and needs always exceed the finite
resources available. Tradeoffs among many possible investment choices will be made to
achieve the FWCP's goals. The framework will add dimension to the FWCP's goals by
enabling them to be addressed over time.
Human Services, Public Safety, and Environmental Planning: These will continue to build
upon the foundation established by the FWCP. Much of the FWCP, as developed to fulfill
the GMA, addresses physical development and its related regulatory and fiscal support.
Federal Way works with other levels of government, non-profit providers, and citizen
groups to support an array of activities and services that contribute to the quality of life of
Federal Way's citizens. These include public safety; health, cultural, educational, and
environmental activities; and human services. To ensure that the interrelationships of all
aspects of urban life are addressed, planning will be undertaken by the City in a way that
is supportive of and coordinated with the FWCP.
Monitoring and Evaluation: This will be done periodically to assess progress toward
achieving FWCP goals, as well as to measure the conditions and changes occurring within
the City. Monitoring and evaluation will help ensure consistency within and among the
FWCP elements, as well as with the GMA, the CWPPs, and county and regional growth
plans. Monitoring and evaluation will lead to both FWCP amendments and improved
ability to project future conditions.
Citizen participation in City processes will build upon the dialogue between government
and citizens that began with the development and adoption of the FWCP. The City will
strive to find improved means to communicate with, and involve citizens in planning and
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decision-making. The City will strive to provide information that can be easily understood
and to provide access for public involvement. This will include processes for making
amendments to and implementing the FWCP.
Application of the Plan
The principal purpose of the comprehensive plan is to provide policies that guide the
development of the City in the context of regional growth management. These policies can be
looked to by citizens and all levels of government in planning for the future of Federal Way.
The FWCP format generally presents a discussion about an issue followed by a goal, and
some policies related to that goal. Goals describe what the City hopes to realize over time,
and are not mandates or guarantees. Policies describe actions that will need to be taken if
the City is to realize its goals. Policies should be read as if preceded by the words, "It is the
City's general policy to...." A policy helps guide the creation or change of specific rules or
strategies (such as development regulations, budgets, or program area plans). City officials
will generally make decisions on specific City actions by following ordinances, resolutions,
budgets, or program area plans that themselves reflect relevant FWCP policies, rather than
by referring directly to the FWCP. Implementation of most policies involves a range of City
actions over time, so one cannot simply ask whether a specific action or project would
fulfill a particular FWCP policy. Forexample, a policy that the City will "give priority to" a
particular need indicates that need will be treated as important, not that it will take
precedence in every City decision.
Some policies use the words "shall" or "should," "ensure" or "encourage," and so forth. In
general, such words describe the relative degree of emphasis that the policy imparts, but
not necessarily to establish specific legal duty to perform a particular act, to undertake a
program or project, or to achieve a specific result. Whether such a result is intended must
be determined by reading the policy as a whole, and by examining the context of other
related policies in the FWCP.
Some policies may appear to conflict, particularly in the context of a specific fact situation
or viewed from the different perspectives of persons whose interests may conflict on a
given issue. A classic example is the "conflict" between policies calling for "preservation
of the environment" and policies that "promote economic development." Because FWCP
policies do not exist in isolation and must be viewed in the context of all potentially
relevant policies, it is largely in the application of those policies that the interes'ts, which
they embody, are reconciled and balanced by the legislative and executive branches of
City government.
Before the FWCP was adopted, the City of Federal Way had many policies in place that
were approved over the course of many years, and which affect the full range of programs
and services provided by the City. To the extent a conflict may arise between such a policy
and the FWCP, the FWCP will generally prevail, except that policies that are used in the
application of existing development regulations shall continue to be used until those
regulations are made consistent with the FWCP pursuant to RCW 36.70A.040.
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Discussion is provided to explain the context in which decisions on goals and policies
have been made, the reasons for those decisions, and how the goals and policies are
related. The discussion portions of the FWCP do not establish or modify policies, but they
may help to interpret policies.
Comprehensive Plan Amendment Process
The City will update the FWCP annually in order to keep this document current with the
community's vision and the City Council's policy direction. In addition to updating
chapters, such as Capital Facilities, the public will also be notified that a comprehensive
plan amendment will be taking place. Individual requests will be considered during the
annual update process.
Acknowledgments
The City Council and staff thank the hundreds of citizens who have made the CityShape
project a success. We look forward to working with you and others over the coming years
to make your vision Federal Way's future.
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FWCC Chapter Four - Economic Development
CHAPTER FOUR - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
4.0 INTRODUCTION
The Growth Management Act (GMA) includes economic development as one of its basic
goals and it is a theme that runs throughout the GMA. It considers the need to stimulate .
economic development throughout the state, but requires that these activities be balanced
with the need to protect the physical environment. It encourages the efficient use of land,
the availability of urban services, and the financing strategies necessary to pay for
infrastructure. Finally, the GMAmandates that communities do their planning and then
provide the zoning and regulatory environment so that appropriate development can
occur. It recognizes that while the public sector can shape and influence development, it
is the private sector that generates community growth.
The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) has also adopted region-wide goals and
objectives to guide multi-jurisdictional transportation and land use policies that will be
implemented through local comprehensive plans. Economic development is implicit in
many of the goals and objectives of VISION 2020. The VISION 2020 strategy
emphasizes that continued economic stability and diversity is dependent upon public and
private sector collaboration to identify needs, such as infrastructure and land, and to
invest in services that will promote economic activity. VISION 2020 also emphasizes
that the stability of the regional economy increases when it develops and diversifies
through the retention and strengthening of existing businesses and the creation of new
business.
King County, through its growth management planning policies and process, re-
emphasizes the economic development implications of growth management. The
Countywide Planning Policies (CWPPs) promote the creation of a healthy and diverse"
economic climate. The CWPPs describe the need to strengthen, expand, and diversify the
economy. They encourage protection of our natural resources and enhancement of our
human resources through education and job training. The CWPPs also speak to the need
to make an adequate supply of land available for economic development by providing
necessary infrastructure and a reasonable permitting process.
Within this policy framework, Federal Way has outlined a vision of its economic
development future. Its vision is to transform itself from largely a bedroom-community
of Seattle into a diversified, full-service, and self-contained city (Map 1V-1, located at the
end of the chapter). However, in doing so, it is important to remember that Federal Way
is part of the larger Puget Sound economy, and therefore, this transformation will depend
in large part on the market forces at work within the greater region. To achieve this
vision, the City must diversify its employment base by adding more professional and
managerial jobs, and by increasing the overall number of jobs in order to improve the
balance between jobs and households in the City. The potential is there. Federal Way's
unique location between the two regional centers of Seattle and Tacoma, both with large
concentrations of population and large, successful ports, and its relationship within the
Central Puget Sound region represent significant opportunities. The City is also home to
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Weyerhael:1ser's Corporate Headql:1arters, loeated within East Campus, and the West
Camplis Office Park, two of the premier office park areas in the region. prominent
regional. national. and international businesses. Headquarters for Fortune 500
corvorations. such as timber giant Weyerhaeuser and internationally known World
Vision. are located in Federal Way. Federal Way is also home to St. Francis Hospital.
which was named one of the top 100 hospitals in America.
In addition, the City holds unique regional attractions for entertainment and recreation,
such as Celebration Park, King County Aquatic Center, and Six Flags Enchanted
ParksIWild Waves.
The City's economic development vision is based on the following: I) economic and
demographic analysis; 2) market analysis of long-term real estate development in Federal
Way; 3) synthesis of real estate and development trends in the Central Puget Sound area;
and 4) review and comment from tHe Planning Commission the City's vision for the
future of Federal Way.
4.1 SUMMARY OF EXISTING CONDITIONS AND TRENDS
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.Since the last lip date to this chapter of the Pcdcr-6l1 Way Cemprehcnsirc Pial'/. (FWCP),
there ha'le been significant changes in the local, regional, national, and internatiOl~al
economic conditions.
Previously riding a slistained, strong economic via"e associated with extraordinary
growtH in the High tech indlistries, strong growtH in the airline indl:1stry, and generally
positive national and international perceptions of the Pacific Northwest, tAe Seattle
Tacoma metropolitan region, and the State of\Vashington, Washington began to show
early signs of an economic downtlirn by mid 2001. Riots in nearby Seattle, first
associated \';itH the meeting of the World Trade Organization in November 1999, and
later with tHe 2001 Mardi Gras f'0sti';ities, had begl:1n a series of negative publicity images
of Seattle and the Seattle area. TAis negative pl:1blicity was exacerbated by tHe Febrl:1ary
28,2001, Nisqlially Earthquake, and later in 2001 by the Boeing Company's
announcement that it was moving its corporate headquarters to Chicago. In addition, by
mid 200 I, the national economy Had begl:1n to slow down, the "dot com" indlist:ry Had
s\:1ff'0red a generalized melt down, and tHe Pacific Rim cO\:1ntries, tlpon whiCH so m\:leH of
tHis state's trade depends, continl:1ed to slide f\:lrtAer into their own recessions.
The effects of tHe September II, 2001, terrorist attacks on this cOlintry jolted the
economies of most of tHe world's cOlmtries and regions, but had a particularly hard
impact on tAe Pl:1get SOlind region. "A.S air travel related commerce pl\:lmmeted
worldwide, thc Boeing Company, its affiliates, and related indl:1stries, saw sharp drops in
orders, and Boeing announced its intentions to layoff tens of tHousands of workers o';er
the ensl:1ing t-.vo years.
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By the begifming of 2002, lay offs around the Puget SOl:lnd regiofl became a commoaplaco
occurreRce, stemmiflg from cutbacks at Boeing, other companies related to the airline and
travel iRd\:lstries, and nHmerO\:lS "dot com" and high tech compaaies. However, accordiag
to the 2002 King COHflty Annual Gro\vth Report, the Kiag COHnty economy remains
strong despite severe shocks. Unemployment has risen to 6.2 percent as of hlAe 2002, bHt
that level is ao worse thaa the historical average. :\erospace employmeat ia the P\:lget
Sound regiofl flOW stands at 72,000, with about 47,000 of that in Kiflg Cmlflty. :\lthoHgh
\yell below its record employment levels, the aerospace sector eoatinues to pro'lide high
wages to local v,'orkers. High tech continl:les to expand despite the shakeo\:lt. of a few
compaaies. Other seryices, wholesale, and retail lost employment before the recession hit
aerospace, so they may be ready to grow again in the coming year.
The sigaificant overall income growth in soft'Nare and other sectors propelled King
CO\:laty iAto eighth place among all 3, 100 counties in the United States ia total payroll
paid dHriAg 1998. MeasHred at $11 billion by the CensHs Bureal:l, Kiag CO\:lnt)" s total
b\:lsiaess payroll exceeded that of 26 states, including Oregon, which has twice as many
people as Kiag COI:lflty. "^.mong other iss\:les raised by such large f1umbers is tHat of the
disparity of wealth and iacome betweefl King CO\:lflty and the other parts of Washington
State outside the PHget SOHad region. 18 1998, more than 52 percent of ,,"vages paid ia the
state were in King County, in contrast to our 29 percent share of the state's pop\:llation.
Some of that difference reflects high tech jobs in Seattle and the Eastside, as well as high
"'"age manufact\:lriag jobs in SOl:lth King Cmmty.
Long range prospects are mixed. Boeing forecasts prod\:lction of aro\:lfld 250 airplanes
this year and neJ,t. Sale of those plafles '.vill briAg ifl billiofls of dollars, rn\:lch of which
will be rcinvested in the P\:lget SOHnd economy. B\:lt with the move of Boeing
headql:larters to Chicago, long term prospects for aerospace are less certain, although the
company has contiaHed to emphasize its investment in the Puget SO\:lnd region. Sales tax
aad other govemment revenues are dec1iaing at a time wheA pHblic iflvestment is aeeded.
The area is doing remarkably well so far, bl:lt if these \:lnderlying iss\:les are aot addressed,
there cOl:lld be lastiAg COI'lSeql:leflces to King County aAd the Pl:lget SO\:lnd ~egion.
Due to the markedly weaker economic coaditions now ia the Puget SOI:lfld regioa than
during most of the past decade, ecoaoFRic development efforts iA Federal ",Vay '."ill ha'..e
to become more creative, inno','ative, and broader iA scope. The traditional focl:ls on
. retaining and attracting bl:lsinesses will f10t be enOl:lgh. New efforts, reaching into other
economic sectors and I:lsiag new aad iano','ative strategies, will be necessary.
General Patterns of Existing Development
Previous development trends indicate that the non-residential areas of Federal Way
.reflect a community that has the ability to absorb higher density (more compact) uses and
greater development as growth in the Central Puget Sound region continues. And even
though Federal Way is a new city in a suburban area, much of its future will be tied to
redevelopment and transformation. Federal Way is characterized by:
· High-quality single- and multiple-family residential areas
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. A range of housing that includes >refj' modest tffi€t homes, manufactured
dwellings, and large luxury waterfront homes
. Auto-oriented, suburban scale regional and community shopping centers and
strip centers
· Corporate headquarters
. Two high-quality business and office parks-West Campus and East Campus
. Little developed space for quality business, flex-tech, and office parks
. Semi-rural areas, wildlife areas, truck stops, areas without utilities, and much
vacant open space
· Recreation/amusement parks
· A waterfront primarily occupied by high-quality homes, but not particularly
accessible to the public
· Many marginal commercial areas with redevelopment potential along Pacific
Highway South (SR-99) that are vestiges of a prior era
Demographics
Federal Way historically has been primarily a suburban, bedroom community. It has
more households than jobs and as a result, provides more workers to the region than it
attracts. However, since the City's incorporation, this balance between homes and jobs
has shifted. Based on US Census data, the City's residential population grew by 23
percent from 67,554 in 1990 to 83,259 in 2000, while the City's covered employment has
grown by 44 percent from 21,756 in 1990 (as reported by the 2001 King County Annual
Growth Report) to 31,315 in 2000 (PSRC's 2000 Covered Employment Estimates).
These figures indicate that during the past decade the City has begun to shed its
"bedroom community" status, with more opportunities for residents to stay within
Federal Way for their employment, as well as becoming more of an employment
destination for residents from beyond Federal Way.
The 2000 Census information shows that Federal Way's median income levels have
grown substantially since 1990, with the City leading the South King County cities in the
percentage of wage-earning households, as well as median household income. The 1990
Census reported median household income at $38,311. The figure grew by 29 percent
over the decade leading to the 2000 census, with a median household income reported of
$49,278, which is higher than the median household incomes of any of the other major
South King County cities (Renton, Kent, Burien, Auburn, Tukwila, and SeaTac), as well
as Seattle.
Moreover, it is interesting to note that the median household income of wage-earning
households (which comprise 87.3 percent of all Federal Way households) was reported at
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$57,748. This median household income figure is also higher than that of any of the other
major South King County cities, as well as higher than the South King County's average
of $55,637. Similarly, Federal Way's percentage of wage-earning households (87.3
percent) is higher than any of the other major South King County cities (which range
from 79.9 to 86.8 percent). As a result, and given the City's large population, Federal
Way has the highest annual gross income of any of the South King County cities.
However, Federal Way and the South King County cities continue to lag behind the East
King County cities in terms of median household income, which range from $60,332 in
Kirkland to $66,735 in Redmond.
Federal Way's Regional Role
Federal Way is optimally located at a mid-point in the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan
region at the intersection ofI-5 and SR-18, with easy access to the Port of Tacoma, Port
of Seattle, and SeaTac International Airport. Federal Way's location is a prime asset as
traffic congestion and concerns over personal and freight mobility within the region
become paramount issues for commerce and industry, as well as commuters.
Nevertheless, the economic boom of the past decade has largely been concentrated in the
Eastside communities, Downtown Seattle and South Snohomish County. However, with
changes in the high-tech industry, increasing traffic congestion, soaring housing prices,
and increasing limits to growth in those areas, the "Southend bias" may become a thing
of the past, leaving Federal Way in an even better position from a regional perspective.
Economic Base
Federal Way's retail base is diverse and attracts customers from outside the City limits.
Its market share, however, is relatively low compared to other Southwest King County
. communities. Although Federal Way retailers capture a good deal of the City's primary
and secondary market expenditures for general merchandise and food trade, a high
percentage of the local populace goes elsewhere to shop for automobiles, apparel/
accessories, miscellaneous retail purchase, building material, and furniture. Overall, the
capture rate for retail sales as a function of the City's primary and secondary trade area
total retail expenditures is relatively low, about 51 percent (Federal Way City Center
Market Analysis, prepared by ECO Northwest, July 2002).
PSRC' s 2000 C(r.'Gr-ca Empl8)'l1'lcl'I.t Estimtltcs reported that iA 2000, covered employment
(those jobs cO'lered by the state's I:1Aemployment insl:1rance program) withiA Federal Way
and throl:1ghol:1t King County eOl:1ld be brokeR dowA as shov,'n in Ttlhle IV I (page 6).
As can be seen from HHs- the data in Table 1V-1, in ~ 2006, Federal Way's strongest
employment sectors were Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate, Services and Retail, which
exceed the cOl:1ntywide the South King County averages considerably. The City had
noticeably fewer jobs than average in the Manufacturing and Wholesale, Transportation,
Communications, and Utilities sectors. Based Of} receAt events in the employment sector,
these Al:1mbers may be lower today. Manufacturing: iobs are strong in Kent, Auburn.
Renton. and Tukwila. Transportation iobs are strong: in Kent and retail iobs are strong in
Federal Way and Tukwila.
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Tllbk Il' 1
2000 Covered EmpI9)'meRt Estimates
~ . 'I1. ..1 YT..
EmlllaymeHt Categary Federal Way Emlllayees CauHtywide Emlllayees
.~
CORstruction and Resources .J-;OO-9 ~ 69,949 f&.+%1
Finance, IflSl:lraACe, and Real Estate H;941 (11.5%) 110,361 (38.3%)
Manl:lfactl:lriAg MOO f9:-9%1 117,933 (12.9%)
Retail ~ (26.1%) 189,157 (16.5%)
Wholesale, TraRsportatiofl, +,e% ~ 158,307 (13.8%)
COfflffll:lRications, and Utilities
Edl:leation ~ ~ M,4M ~
Govemffleflt MJ+ f4:6%1 ~ f+%1
+etaI M-;m 1,1$1,006
Table IV-l
2006 Employment Estimates
Federal Way and Kine. County
Employment Federal Way Percenta!!e of South Kin!! Percenta!!e of Countywide Percenta!!e of
County Total Total
Cate!!ory Employees Total Employees Emnloyees Emnlovees Employees Emnlovees
Agriculture. Forestrv & 50 0.13% ].486 0.5% ]0,5]2 0.84%
Fishing
Mining . Q 0% 238 0.08% 247 0.02%
Construction 1.467 3.77% ]2.085 4.03% 53.20] 4.23%
Manufacturing 4.667 ]2.00% 64.192 21.42% ]42.50] ] ].33%
Transportation.
Communication & 1.853 4.76% 39.49] 13.18% 81.665 6.49%
Utilities
Wholesale Trade ].332 3.43% ] 8,575 6.2% 66.8] ] 5.31%
Retai] Trade 8.765 22.54% 59,503 ]9.85% 261.2]3 20.77%
Finance. Insurance & 4.6] I ] ].86% ]5.603 5.2]% 94.608 7.52%
Real Estate
Services ]4.724 37.86% 75.09] 25.05% 487.999 38.80%
Public Administration 899 2.3]% ]0.295 3.43% 45.552 3.62%
Non-Classifiable 410 ].05% 3.169 ].06% 13.149 1.05%
Establishments
Total 38.889 100% 299.728 100% 1.257.571 100%
Source: South King County Economic Engine prepared by Hebert Research. ]nc SePtember 2006
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Market Share
Industrial and business park space available to rent in Federal Way is a minuscule share
of the Southend/Green River/Seattle market area. The South King County industrial area
(including industrial parks, business parks, and flex-tech hybrid business/office parks) is
currently the strongest real estate market in Western Washington.
The industrial areas of south Seattle, Green River Valley, and Fife/Tacoma constitute one
of the strongest markets for industrial, warehouse, wholesale, distributing, etc.,
businesses in the Western United States. The City of Federal Way is in a strategic
position to capitalize on these markets by providing prime office space and room for new
office development, as well as quality housing.
Retail and Lodging Development
Developed and opened in 1975, the SeaTae Mall The Commons was the primary force
behind the growth of retail in Federal Way during the 1980s. After a period of some
decline in recent years, 8eaTac Mall The Commons is currently a prime candidate for
updating, redevelopment and/or repositioning to acquire a stronger market position. In
1995, Pavilons Centre replaced the old Federal Way Shopping Center, and in 2001 the
Pavilions Center Phase II came on line, with more development at that location yet to
come. In 1998, SeaTac Village was given a complete face-lift incorporating the City's
commercial design guidelines. In addition, in the late 1990s, a new Walmart store moved
into the City Center Frame, and there have been several renovations and remodeling of
existing retail structures, including the conversion of the old Safeway building at the
southwest corner of South 320th and Pacific Highway into Rite Aid and the old K-Mart
into Safeway.
Within the last two years, In early 2000. a 45,000 square foot Best Buy has opened in the
City Center Frame and a 52,000 square foot Albertson's remodel has occurred in the
Community Business zone along Pacific Highway South.
Between 1995 and 2000, four hotels/motels have been constructed in and around the City
Center. These include Holiday Inn, Courtyard Marriott, Extended Stay, and Comfort Inn.
In addition, a Holiday Inn Express and Sunnyside Motel (Travel Lodge) have been built
south of the City Center along Pacific Highway. Hawthorne Suites, a 65 unit Country
Inn, has been recently constructed along Pacific Highway South in the Community
Business zone south of the City Center.
In 2006 and 2007. that portion of the Community Business zoned area located between
South 344lh and South 356th and Pacific Highway South and 1-5 eXj)erienced both new
development and redevelopment of existing property. The Federal Way Marketplace.
located north of South348th Street. was developed on a vacant 33.5 acre site. with the
Federal Crossing and Lowe's. located between South 348th and South 356th Streets
constructed on previously developed parcels 21 acres and 17.62 acres in size.
res{>ectively. The Federal Way Marketplace is a multi-tenant complex consisting of
295.000 square feet of commercial uses. including a 223.000 square-foot WalMart
Supercenter. banks. sit down and drive-thru restaurants. office. and storage uses. The
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Federal Way Crossing is a 224.500 square foot multi-tenant complex with retail.
commercial. small offices. and restaurants; and Lowe's is a I 69.000 square foot home
improvement warehouse and garden center.
Office Development
Federal Way's East and West Campus Developments set a standard in the region as two
of the best examples of master-planned office campuses in the Pacific Northwest. The
quality of development in this area is decidedly different than elsewhere in Federal Way
and Southwest King County.
WithiFl the last two years tThe majority of new office development has been located within
Federal Way's East Campus~ which has seen the following development: Foss Office
Building at 108,000 square feet; Capital One Office Building at 143,000 square feet; and
Federal Way Office Building and Warehouse at 70,767 square feet. Currently. there is an
additional I 05.342 square feet of office (East Campus Terrace) under construction.
Since incorporation. +the West Campus area has seen little new office development.
,^.lthOHgh pEermits fta.ve had been issued, but not picked UP for additional office
development in the Vlest Campl:ls, due to rising vacancy rates. there have stalled
additional development for the near term. However. there has been recent increased
interest in office development with an additional 27.575 square feet of office under
construction in 2006-2007.
In the City Center no new additional office development has occurred since the last
comprehensive plan update, and office buildings continue to constitute a minority of the
City Center's development.
Other commercial areas 'NithiFl the City have seen limited amOlmts of office de'lelopment,
sHch as the receat Lloyd Enterprises bl:lilding at 31667 Pacific High'Nay SOHth.
Business ,Park (Light Industrial) Development Commercial
Enterprise
There has been no substantive Business Park development since the City's incorporation.
This lack of recent Business Park development suggests the influence of market forces
outside of the City limits, where cheaper .land and established industrial parks act as a draw
for prospective business park development. As a result, the City has adopted a new zoning
designation, the Commercial Enterprise (Cm designation. which replaces the former
Business Park (BP) zoning designation. The CE designation was created in order to meet
changing market conditions. as indicated bv City market studies and by numerous rezone
requests. The CE designation is intended to capture the demand for a diverse mix of
industrial. office. and retail sales and services. arrayed in well integrated. high quality
developments. Housing is not contemplated for this designation. as it is incompatible with
the predominant uses and character of the area. i.e.. bulk and big box retail. manufacturing,
warehousing, and related impacts such as building bulk and scale. oversized commercial
vehicle traffic. and outdoor storage.
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Residential Development
One of Federal Way's strengths is the range and quality of its housing stock. The quality,
quantity, and range of options for housing are major factors in business siting decisions.
According to the 1990 US Census data, the median value of owner-occupied homes in
Federal Way was $118,800. In contrast, the average sales price of Federal Way owner-
occupied homes in 2001, as reported by the King County Office of Regional Policy and
Planning, was $194,092, with single-family homes averaging $213,060 and condominiums
averaging $112,135. These figures contrast with other King County cities, as outlined in
Table IV-2.
2001 A vera
Place
federal Way
Auburn
Renton
Kent
Des Moines
Seattle
King County
Table IV-2
e Sales Prices of Owner-Occu ied Homes in Kin Count
AJI Homes Single-Family Condos
$194,092 $213,060 $112,135
$197,965 $216,549 $] 24,089
$215,341 $248,27] $149,608
$198,844 $222,580 $]42,577
$206,379 $207,302 $202,142
$3 J 8,67 J $342,922 $240,6] 9
$295,158 $321,700 $198,822
As one can see from the above data, homes in Federal Way are generally more affordable
than in the immediately surrounding communities and are far more affordable than homes
in Seattle and the Eastside communities.
While single-family houses remain Federal Way's dominant housing type, the majority of
housing starts since the late 1980s were multiple-family. Multiple-family units as a
percentage of all housing units increased from less than 10 percent in 1970 to nearly 40
percent in 1990. During the late I 980s, there were twice as many multiple-family housing
units constructed in Federal Way than single-family housing units. From 1990 to 1992,
permitting of multiple-family construction stopped, and single-family construction
slowed to about one-third of late 1980 levels.
It is interesting to note than in 1990 median monthly rental rate for Federal Way was
$476, whjle the median monthly rental rate for King County communities varied between
$398 and $458. That is, Federal Way's multifamily housing stock was on the higher end
of cost within the region. Since then, Seattle and some Eastside locations have become
particularly expensive, and Federal Way's multifamily housing stock is substantially
more affordable than those locations, while averaging competitively with nearby
communities, as seen in Table IV-3 (page 9).
Since 1996, the vast majority of multi-family housing development has taken place in the
senior/assisted living market. During that time approximately 792 senior or assisted
housing units have been added in the City, in addition to 240 skilled-care beds. This is
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compared with approximately 135 non-senior multifamily housing units. The lack of
multi-family construction beyond this sub-market speaks to the recent market forces that
appear to have discouraged investment in market rate multi-family development that
commands lower rents than the King County average, as seen above. In order for the City
to successfully encourage multi-family housing at a rate commensurate with the long
range housing targets established under the GMA, City policy must address the market
factors unique to this type of development activity.
Table IV-3
A vera~e Multi-Family Rents, ~ "l/\M Fall 2006
Place Two Bedroom! All Units
One Bath
Federal Way $+W $726 $+49 $757
Auburn $6&4-$742 $+l-6 -$768
Renton $&++ $809 $869 $862
Kent ~ $733 $+4+ $765
Des Moines $+(H. llil ~ $713
North Seattle ~ $843 $+&+ $791
Queen Anne $-l-,I44 llJlQ ~ $933
Bellevue-West ~ .$J..J..ll ~ $1.208
King County ~ $868 $869 $920
Source: DUDre + Scott 1 10 19 Unit ADartment ReDort. ADril 2006
Institutional, Educational, Cultural, and Recreational Development
Federal Way enjoys a variety of affordable, high-quality health care. The City boasts
three outstanding health care facilities, St. Francis Hospital, Virginia Mason Clinic, and
Group Health. These facilities continue to grow and expand in the services they offer the
region. In the last two years Between 2000 and 2002, Virginia Mason has developed a
30,000 square foot building addition, and St. Francis Hospital is cl:lrreAtly construct~
a 62,000 square foot addition.
Built in 1998, the Knutzen Family provides a venue for professional theatre and the
symphony. The Federal Way Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services Department offers a
summer concert series at Steel Lake Park, which is also home to the annual Family Fest
celebration. Each year, Federal Way's July 4th Red, White, and Blues festival is held at
Celebration Park, where the nationally acclaimed tournament soccer and baseball facilities
draw additional tourist activities.
Federal Way offers a number of collegiate and vocational opportunities. Highline
Community College operates a local branch campus in Federal Way. The Eton Vocation
College, located in the heart of Federal Way, is a vocational college focused on job
training for today's competitive market.
In 200 I, the De Vry Institute of Technology opened their first Northwest Campus in
Federal Way. This 100,000 square foot facility provides technology training customized
to increase employee workplace skills.
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Summary
In summary, Federal Way's role in both the Central Puget Sound area and Southwest
King County has been defined by its inveritory of prime office space in campus-like
settings, wide variety of retail and services, and large stock of quality housing. These
basic sectors are enhanced by Federal Way's regional role as a center for amateur
athletics. Much of the highway orit;nted commercial space that was developed in the
1970s and 80s in response to rapid population growth has been starting to undergo
redevelopment, and this trend will continue. The West Campus and East Campus areas
serve as models for the quality of modern commercial, office, and business park space
Federal Way will need in order to attract its share bf future regional growth. Urban design
and infrastructure in other areas of Federal Way must be brought up to these standards. In
addition, the existence of large parcels of land ownership in the 344th/356th area and
312'h/324th area of the core corridor will give Federal Way a development advantage.
Federal Way will continue to foster the development of institutional and cultural
amenities designed to enhance the City's regional image as a desirable community
offering a high quality environment for living and working.
Federal Way's Competitive Position in Southwest King County
Subregion
While many of the development patterns are set in the Southwest King County subregion,
Federal Way and five other cities have seen, or will see, significant change. These
additional five cities are Auburn, Kent, Renton, SeaTac, and Tukwila.
Table 1V-4 (page II) encapsulates each of these cities' current market niches, as well as
their opportunities and challenges, in order to help understand how Federal Way relates
to its neighbors. As can be seen in the table, much of the area surrounding Federal Way is
dedicated to industrial, light manufacturing, low-scale office parks, wholesale/warehouse,
distribution, etc., especially in Auburn and Kent. Much of this is not in direct competition
with Federal Way. Tukwila is the major retail center for South King County and provides
the region's stiffest competition for regional retailers and retail establishments, such as
department and furniture stores, specialty apparel, etc. While the trade area for Tukwila's
retail sector is large, Federal Way lies at the most distant point in South King County
from the TukwilalSouthcenter retail center, and its trade area overlaps or competes the
least with Tukwila. The City of SeaTac provides little competition in the office,
industrial, and retail sectors, but has successfully captured the airport-related lodging
industry, with several higher-quality establishments, including conference facilities.
Renton has historically had a strong economic base tied to the Boeing Company, with
both healthy manufacturing and office sectors; however, both of these sectors have seen a
substantial weakening with the Boeing Company headquarters relocation, work force lay-
offs, and space consolidation. Auburn and Kent have also experienced a substantial
increase in vacant light-industrial building space due to Boeing Company reductions.
Notwithstanding relative levels of competition from other communities in specific
commercial sectors, Federal Way does experience a "competitive" relationship with
several nearby municipal governments that must be taken into account. The City of
Renton is a recognized leader in the county with respect to economic development, with a
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particular focus on downtown redevelopment and economic diversification. That city has
invested public funds in land assembly projects that have attracted substantial residential,
mixed-use, and .auto dealership developments. Following Renton's lead are the
communities of Kent and Tukwila, which have also targeted key redevelopment
opportunities, acquiring/assembling land and attracting desired mixed-use development.
Similarly, Renton and Kent provide tax incentives for certain residential development and
provide other financial incentives to desired redevelopment projects. In addition,
Tukwila, Renton, and Kent have made substantial personnel and facilities investments in
improving customer service and turn-around times associated with development permits.
In addition to these five cities in Southwest King County, Tacoma is an important
competitor to Federal Way. Tacoma is an older city that has made many efforts to
improve its downtown and image for more than a quarter century. Tacoma city
government has an aggressive economic development mission and is recognized
regionally and nationally as a leader in the field. It has continually devoted its own funds,
as well as state and federal grants, to stimulate economic development. Tacoma has a
strategic location on the highway system and a strong port with much unrealized
potential. In addition, both the city and suburbs have vacant and redevelopable land, as
well as relatively cheap accessible land for residential development.
Table IV-4
Summary of Economic Conditions in Southwest King County Cities
Auburn Federal Way Kent Renton SeaTac Tukwila
Current -lndustrial areas -Regional mall -Industrial land - Business parks -Airpon related -Regional retail
Niche -Vacant land -West Campus -Boeing -Mid-rise office -Redevelopable land -Boeing
-Regional mall -East Campus -Business parks .Mid.rise office -Redevelopable light
-Weyerhaeuser Hdq -Vacant land -Mid- and high-rise industrial
- Vacant land & lodging and -Mid-rise office
redevelopable land conference centers .-Mid-rise and high-
rise lodging and
conference centers
Opportunities -Commuter rail -Weyerhaeuser -Boeing facilities -Boeing & .Adjacent to SeaTac ,Strong retail identify
-Established office. -Wesl Campus -Commuter rail PACCAR=s mfg. & Airpon & concentration
business parks. & -East Campus -Established office, office complex -Major HCT -Redevelopment
industrial areas -Large concentration business parks & -Mid-rise buildings Stations planned potential
-Cross-valley hwy of retail industrial areas -Potential -One large strategic -Local ion at cross-
connector planned - Land assembled for -Cross-valley hwy redevelopment parcel assembled roads ]-405/1-5
redevelopment connector planned areas -Future hwy - cross- .Boeing office/mfg
-Cenlrallocation -Strengthening -Strengthening roads (1-5 & complexes
between downtown downtown SR509) from -Proximity to SeaTac
Tacoma & Seanle -New Permit Center -Strong economic Seattle will open Airpon & to Pon of
-]-5/SR 18 and investment in development focus acres for office and Seanle
crossroads development -City pannership business parks .Commuter rail
-HCT stations review resources with private sector unanticipated
OODortunilV for -City pannership in redevelopmenl -Permit process fee-
downtown with private see lor ognized for speed
develooment in redevelopment of turnaround
-City pannership
with private sector
in redevelopment
<:;hallenges -Distance from 1-5 & -Dispersed -]ndustrial image -Limited retail -Adjacent to SeaTac -Limited vacant land
major economic development -No prospect for anractions Airpon for business &
concentrations pattern HCT -Limited land for -Massive office parks
- Low-scale -Not on commuter -Off-center location business & office redevelopment -Freeway access nOI
development rail on SR 167 parks required easy or obvious
-Off-center location 'VealE 80 lAte.. A -Small land holdings .Not anticipated to -Land assembly .Limited vacant land
- Wetlands inCBD be on HCT line required -No obvious center or
-Reduction in Boeing - Wetlands -Off-center cross- -Not on commuter focal point within
presence; vacant -Reduction in Boeing roads (1-405 & SR rail Tukwila
buildings presence; vacant 167) -Limited quality -Limited quality
buildings -Reduction in Boeing -residential supply -residential supply
presence; vacant -No obvious center
buildings or foca I point
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In summary, any program of economic development for Federal Way must monitor
conditions and trends in Tacoma and Southwest King County, and act decisively and
aggressively to increase the City's strategic position.
Summary of Achievements
Although the City of Federal Way's economic development efforts are relatively new,
several important accomplishments in formulating the City's economic development
strategy have already been accomplished.
· The City of Federal Way/Federal Way Chamber Economic Development
Committee meets monthly to discuss and develop economic development
strategies and maintain a close and cooperative working relationship.
· The City has developed Celebration Park which, in addition to the recreational
amenities for City residents, includes tournament-quality soccer and softball
facilities that attract players and tournaments from throughout the Pacific
Northwest, thereby contributing substantial economic activity to Federal Way
through expenditures for lodging, shopping, dining, and other services.
· In 2001 the City officially incorporated an Economic Development Division
within the Community Development Services Department and hired a Director.
· With increasing lodging tax revenues, the City of Federal Way Lodging Tax
Advisory Committee has expanded its work plan to include more direct efforts to
stimulate tourism and visitorship to the City.
· The City has co-founded and co-manages the South King County Technology
Alliance, a working committee of various municipal entities and businesses
within South King County dedicated to fostering further development of the
technology sector within South King County.
· The City pas embarked on a concerted effort, led by senior management, to
improve permit processes and reduce regulatory hurdles to development. In 2001,
the City worked collaboratively with the Federal Way Chamber and other
stakeholders to raise the thresholds that trigger right-of-way improvements
associated with redevelopment, remodeling, and reuse of existing buildings. In
2002, the City ~embarked upon a permit-process improvement effort that
includes a public stakeholder advisory committee and study of best practices
from around the region, and is intended to place Federal Way at the forefront of
regional municipalities in regulating land use and construction effectively and
efficiently.
· In 2006. the City adopted a Planned Action SEP A for a sub-area of the City
Center. more specifically described as an area bounded on the north by South
31 th Street. on the south by South 324th Street. on the west by Pacific Highway
South. and on the east by 23rd Avenue South. The Planned Action designation
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applies to proposed residential. retail. office. hotel. civic. and structured parking
development falling within the development envelope analyzed in this EIS. The
Planned Action SEPA and increased heights for mixed-use buildings containing
multi-unit housing in the City Center Core and City Center Frame adopted in
2006 is expected to encourage construction of multi-unit housing in the City
Center area.
4.2 THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT VISION FOR FEDERAL WAY
The vision for economic development in Federal Way can be encapsulated into four basic
areas: 1) to retain existing businesses and attract new businesses in order to build a
diverse economic base; 2) to increase the number of jobs within the City relative to the
population of Cit>, residents within the labor force; 3) to foster redevelopment of the City
Center from a low-scale, suburbanized commercial area to a full-service, high-density,
mixed-use, and more pedestrian-friendly urban core and community focal point; and 4) to
build upon and expand the City's recreational and cultural assets to increase visitors to
the City and encourage greater visitor spending within the local economy. The strategy
encourages or accelerates the trends and transformations that are already occurring in this
community. The major objectives of the strategy include the following:
· Provide a better balance between housing and jobs by increasing the number of
jobs within the City relative to the number of households.
· Diversify the economic base by encouraging higher paying white collar and
technical jobs while preserving and enhancing the strong retail base.
. Generate more demand for hotel room-nights through growth in office and
business part space.
· Foster horizontal commercial mixed-use employment sector growth in the South
348th Street area in the fteaf mid-term (2000 2005) (2005-2010).
· Foster continued Corporate and Office Park employment sector growth in East
and West Campus in the mid-term (2000-2010). It should be noted that East
Campus has recently been experiencing a high rate of growth and may reach .
build out during this time period.
· Emphasize private redevelopment and land assembly through the I-5/SR-99
corridor, especially in the City Center, as well as the 348th and 336th areas.
. Redevelop and improve the quality of the commercial and residential mixed use
development along Pacific Highway South from South 272nd Street to South
~1Il ~1Il339th Street (2000-201.0).
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· Redevelop and improve the quality of the commercial and light industrial mixed
use development along Pacific Highway South from South ~oo 339th Street to
~tlI 359th South Street (2000-2010).
· Foster mid rise high-rise, mixed-use employment sector growth in the City
Center Core with relatively lower height and density in the Citv Center Frame
(2000-2020).
· Encourage quality development throughout the City to attract desirable economic
development in Federal Way.
· Maintain and improve the quality and character of the existing residential
neighborhoods.
· Promote high quality, higher density residential neighborhoods in the City Center
and Highway 99 corridor in close proximity to jobs and good public transportation.
· Continue to work with the lodging providers to promote year-round vistorship to
the City to encourage visitor spending as an important component of a growing
local economy.
· Work with other agencies to provide services for education and training, as well
as social services and other remedial programs for the underemployed and the
unemployed.
Future Regional Role for Federal Way
· Encourage greater diversity in the economic base by aggressive pursuit of a broader
range of the components of the regional economic activity, as well as greater
participation in international/Pacific Rim economic activity.
· Increase its share of local resident-serving retail and services, and increase its share
of regional, national, and international oriented business firms.
· Increase its capture of region-serving office development.
· Emphasize private redevelopment and land assembly through the I-5/SR-99 corridor"
especially in the City Center, as well as the 348th and 336th areas.
· Strengthen the City Center as the City's focal point for commercial and community
activities. Transform the City Center into a regional commercial destination, as well
as a major transit hub.
· Generate more demand for hotel room-nights through growth in business park aAd
office space the commercial. office. and industrial sectors, as well as recreational and
cultural amenities that draw visitors from throughout the Pacific Northwest and
beyond.
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· Take advantage of its location with respect to the Ports of Tacoma and Seattle, as
well as the SeaTac International Airport.
· Public and private sectors in the Federal Way area act cooperatively and aggressively
to attract firms from throughout the region, the nation, and other countries.
· Actively pursue relationships with areas in other parts of the Pacific Rim region for
trade, commerce, and cultural advantage.
· Actively pursue cooperation and collaboration with other nearby municipalities,
organizations, and firms to market Federal Way and South King County for
technology-related enterprises.
Retail Areas
· SeaTac Mall The Commons and other regional retailers within the City
redevelop/reposition to meet changing consumer demand and become more
competitive with other regional retailers.
· High-volume retail in Federal Way increases faster than population.
· Growth in resident-serving retail occurs in the City Center, existing commercial
nodes, new nodes around the I-5/South 320th and I-5/SR 18 interchanges, and in
redevelopment areas along SR-99.
· Neighborhood scale retail development keeps pace with population growth and to an
increasing extent, is accommodated within mixed-use buildings in more concentrated
neighborhood villages.
· Pedestrian-oriented retail development emerges gradually in the redeveloped City Center.
· Small amounts of retail use occur on the ground floor of offices, residential buildings,
and parking structures.
· Neighborhood scale retail development in concentrated neighborhood villages
emerges in response to growth in multiple-family concentrations in the I-5/SR-99
corridor and new single-family development on the east side of 1-5.
· Old, outdated strip centers along the SR-99 corridor redevelop as a mix of retail,
office, and dense residential uses.
· THe large tnlck stop facility at the intersection of EnCHanted Parkway and South
J48lfl Street is redeveloped into a retail or mixed I'lse commercial center.
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Office Development
· Offices of regional, national, and/or international firms locate in West Campus, East
Campus, and the City Center.
· Garden, high-rise, and rrild-rise office space, and modern light-industrial buildings
increase rapidly in areas with land assembled for business parks and in redeveloped
retail areas.
· Office development is integrated with retail, residential, ttfl6 or business parks.
· Federal Way attracts more corporate regional headquarters and regional offices.
· Smaller, older, outdated office structures are replaced with newer uses.
· Integrated, campus-like high amenity areas are encouraged for corporate
headquarters and modern research/development of high technology uses east of 1-5.
· Development of technical and research space increases in East and West Campus.
· Federal Way attracts more high-tech firms and firms whose business is related to
high-tech industries.
Business Park (Light Industrial) Commercial Enterprise
Development
· Business parks Areas designated Commercial Enterprise contain a mix of uses in and
among buildings as dictated by the market for high quality space.
· The City shmlld explore potential ohanges to the B1:1siness Park Commercial
Enterprise zoning designation is intended to meet changing market conditions and
make the development of B1:1siness Park zoned land in this zone more economically
viable.
Residential Areas
· High quality residential areas are important for attracting. and retaining businesses.
· A range of housing types, densities, an9 prices allow the broad spectrum of
employees to live near their work and recreation.
· The City of Federal Way encourages integration of high density housing with retail
and other uses, especially along SR-99, north of South 339th Street. and in the City
Center.
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Institutional, Educational, Cultural, and Recreational Development
. The City of Federal Way will continue to work closely with existing institutional
entities (such as St. Francis Hospital, Federal Way School District, King County
Library, etc.) as important components of a full-service local economy.
. Federal Way's reputation as an important center for amateur sports competition and
participation grows stronger, leading to potentially new facilities and venues, as well
as increased visitbrship and visitor spending in the local economy.
. Federal Way's cultural assets increase in both scope and number, gaining greater
patronage and attracting visitors from beyond the City limits. New cultural
establishments are developed in Federal Way, such as museums, exhibitions, and
performance venues. Likewise, new cultural events become established in Federal
Way, such as music festivals, art shows/festivals, etc.
. Stimulate quality development of region-serving institutional and technical facilities.
. Existing recreational amusement facilities continue to develop as regional tourist
attractions.
. The City of Federal Way creates working partnerships with institutions of higher
education in order to encourage and support their expansion and further integration
within the Federal Way economy, as well as to identify and exploit increasing
opportunities for economic development.
4.3 FORECAST OF ECONOMIC GROWTH IN FEDERAL WAY
The growth forecasts used in this chapter are derived from the 2000 Market Analysis and
2002 City Center Market Analysis, prepared by ECONorthwest, while other chapters are
based on the PSRC regional forecasting model.
In summary, probably the strongest sector in the near-term (five years) will be the retail!
services sector. About 1.5 million additional square feet of retail tenant space may be
expected during the next 20 years, with commercial areas throughout the City and the
City Center alike sharing in the development. One particular sector that appears under-
represented is the quality restaurant sector, in which the City will likely see additional
development.
Demand for new office development will likely be somewhat low in the near term, as
office vacancies have risen substantially and rents have correspondingly fallen, region-
wide. In addition, several office buildings, particularly in the West Campus area, exhibit
substantial vacancies that can readily absorb near-term demand in the City. Nevertheless,
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the long-term picture looks good, with continued demand for and interest in office space
in Federal Way, particularly in the East and West Campus areas. City Center office
development will likely lag behind for most of the planning horizon. However, generous
zoning, panoramic views, and proximity to the freeways and transit may start to make the
City Center a more attractive location for mid- to high-rise office development in the IO
to 20-year time frame.
With regard to housing, only a small amount of land remains in the single-family zoning
districts to accommodate new single-family dwellings. As a consequence, the vast
majority of new residential development will have to take the form of townhouses, small
lot subdivisions and cottage housing. walk-up apartments, mid-rise apartments, and
mixed-use buildings and/or high-rise residential buildings. As with the condition for
single-family development, the majority of the multi-family-zoned land is also already
developed, leaving primarily the commercial zones and City Center as the potential
location of a great deal of the future residential development. Nevertheless, higher land
values and construction costs, and lower relative rental rates compared with other
communities in the region, act as barriers to residential development within the City
Center in the near term, unless public-sector actions create financial incentives, reduce
development costs, or otherwise create conditions attractive to housing developers.
Therefore, in the short term, most multi-family housing developments wiltcontinue to be
seen in the remaining multifamily-zoned areas and in the neighborhood commercial areas
or other commercial areas along Pacific Highway South. 'VAile multi family hOl:lsing is
generally not permitted in the Bl:lsiness Park zones, this zone will continue to
accommodate senior flOl:lsing de'ielopments, as has been seen in recent years. In the
longer term, assuming no public-sector incentives, as rental rates rise and demand
increases, housing developers will likely respond to the opportunities for development
within the City Center, and begin to add multi-family housing there, as well.
Substantial new lodging development in Federal Way is not anticipated in the near term,
unless actions are taken to increase dem,and substantially. With business travel somewhat
cut back due to increasingly burdensome airline-travel procedures since September 11,
2001, the demand for hotel rooms has dropped. Business-related travel may be slow to
return to earlier levels. Sports-related lodging demand during the late Spring, Summer,
and early Fall has been solid over the past few years and is expected to increase, although
development of new lodging facilities will likely not follow increased demand during
only a few months of the year. If sports- or event-related facilities are developed within
the City that could accommodate off-season events, it is likely that more near-term
demand for lodging would rise and could occasion development of new facilities within
the five-year timeframe.
Like all forecasts, these should be periodically monitored relative to the real estate market
and economic conditions in South King County, the Central Puget Sound region, and
Federal Way. In addition, the economic development policies and underlying assumptions
related to local and regional decisions concerning infrastructure, transportation systems,
and land use regulation should be carefully monitored.
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4.4 IMPLEMENTATION
Attributes of Successful Economic Development Programs
Successful economic development programs typically have the following attributes. First,
they receive material support and leadership from the mayor, City Council, and senior City
staff. Second, the municipal leadership is willing to work creatively and cooperatively with
private sector leaders and businesses to accomplish economic development goals. They
have the ability and find the resources to target infrastructure projects and programs to
.encourage development or redevelopment of specific areas. To do this, they work
aggressively to secure state and federal funds for local public and private assistance.
Likewise, City staff is empathetic toward economic development goals and
knowledgeable about working within City legal constraints, budget constraints, and
community tolerances to assist businesses and the real estate development process. The
staff also has the ability to react and make decisions quickly and consistently to provide
assistance for private sector dealings with the public planning and regulatory processes.
The staff's ability to link several programs, team up with other departments, and leverage
limited funds allows them to take meaningful and effective action. In addition, the City
should be creative and open to exploring and adopting innovative regulatory and
incentive programs to attract and retain businesses and development projects, such as
SEP A planned actions and developer agreements. Key among such programs should be
any feasible efforts aimed at predictable and streamlined permitting processes.
The City's Role in the Economic Life of a Community
In the State of Washington, the direct actions that cities can take to encourage economic
development have historically been more limited than in other states. Nevertheless, in the
past few years several new and important tools have been made available to local
communities to help encourage redevelopment, retain/attract jobs, and foster "smart
growth." These tools include:
· Community redevelopment financing (similar to tax increment financing)
· . Limited tax abatement for multifamily development
· Community empowerment zone designation
. Community renewal act (updated and expanded version of former urban renewal)
. Tax deferrals and exemptions for high technology businesses and investment, as
well as manufacturing investment
· Industrial revenue bonds
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Notwithstanding these state programs, there are still substantial constraints on the scope
of actions a city government can do with respect to economic development activities.
However, one of the most significant direct actions a city can take is to provide the
necessary infrastructure. This includes: 1) developing long term facilities expansion
plans; 2) designing the specific systems and projects; 3) raising or borrowing local funds
to finance the projects or act as a conduit for state, federal, and intergovernmental funds;
and, 4) forming public-private partnerships to jointly construct projects.
Second, a city can deliver high quality and cost effective urban services. These necessary
services include police and fire protection; parks, recreation, and cultural services; social
services and job training; and a well-run land use planning and regulatory process. In
addition, a city can actively participate in public/private groups designed to help
businesses and the development community as they work their way through the state and
federal regulatory processes.
Third, a city can directly impact economic development by doing market research or by
being a landowner and developer. For example, a city could develop, maintain, and
disseminate data and analysis on local development conditions and trends, as well as
monitor important trends and assumptions upon which plans, programs, and strategies are
based. In addition, a city can buy land, aggregate parcels, and make necessary
improvement so that it is ready for new development or redevelopment. For some projects,
a city can issue industrial revenue bonds or other tax-free municipal bonds. This also
allows a city to joint venture with a private sector partners for appropriate development.
In terms of indirect roles, a city can act as a facilitator to convene public and private
entities to work on issues of local importance and reach consensus. Preparation of a
comprehensive plan is an example of this important indirect action. A city can act as a
representative of local resident's and business's interests in resolving regional and
countywide problems such as traffic congestion, housing, and human service issues. A
city can also mobilize local community support for important projects and problem
solving; and work to improve the overall image of the community and in doing so, make
the community more attractive for economic development.
Lastly, a city's public investment in municipal facilities, such as city administrative
offices, judicial/court facilities, community centers, and cultural and recreational venues
can be a factor in inducing further economic development. By targeting a subarea for an
infusion of redevelopment investment and daytime population, nearby businesses not
only may see a greater captive market, but may also be encouraged to remodel, renovate,
and/or improve their establishments. Cultural and recreational facilities can have a wide
range of economic impact, from simply attracting residents to a particular part of the city
(e.g., city center) more frequently where they may patronize other businesses, to
attracting visitors from around the region and country who will bring new revenue to the
local economy through lodging, restaurant, and goods/services expenditures.
General Approaches to an Economic Development Strategy
There are basically four local economic development strategies that impact the level of
private business growth in a community.
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. First, studies of employment growth experience in local communities in the United
States show that the large majority of new jobs are generated by expansion and
retention of businesses that are already located in the community. A city's role in
this strategy is to help businesses resolve problems so that they can expand locally
rather than move to another community. Problem resolution includes helping a
business find a larger more suitable site, work through a land use or zoning
regulation problem, or access necessary infrastructure. This strategy typically has
low to moderate cost implications and a high probability of success.
. Second, the relocation of firms from other parts of the country or new plant
locations are rare and do not account for a significant share of local employment
growth relative to overall employment growth in the United States. However,
when new firms do relocate to the community, the boost in the local economy.
can be great and the "press" can attract the attention of other firms. Local
governments can attract new business to their community through aggressive
marketing strategies (websites, brochures, etc.), close collaboration with regional
economic development councils and chambers of commerce, and through
financial incentives. This strategy has high risk for the number of successes and
has a high cost.
. Third, new businesses that are the result of new business start-ups, spin-offs from
existing local firms, and new business ideas and technologies are another
effective way that communities increase employment and businesses within a
local area. Local government encourages new business formation usually through
indirect methods. These strategies can have moderate-to-high costs depending on
the specific actions and low-to-moderate degree of success.
. Fourth, tourism and visitorship can be very important components of a local
economy. A city with recreational or cultural assets that draw visitors can build
upon these assets to increase the numbers of visitors, the length of their stays, and
the amount of money they spend in the local economy. Local government can
work to market the community and its assets beyond the immediate region to
bring in new economic activity and can invest in recreational or cultural
infrastructure to attract more events and/or visitors.
Human Resource Programs
In addition to the economic development strategies discussed in the previous section,
human resource development programs are another general way whereby cities can
support economic development. These programs are often not included as parts of an
economic development program because they focus on assi5;ting people-the human
resource for businesses. However, improving and remediating human resources is an
important long run approach. The previous four general approaches to economic
development strategies try to raise revenues, reduce costs, or reduce risks for business
location, facility investment decisions, and operating decisions of businesses.
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Human resource programs make a community attractive to new and existing businesses
by improving the local labor force. Components of a human resources program may
include: 1) providing temporary support for underemployed workers, unemployed
workers, and their families; 2) providing job training and retraining to improve an
individual's ability to enter or remain in the work force; 3) creating referral and other
programs that allow labor resources to become more mobile and to respond to
information about job openings; and, 4) by providing social service programs that meet
the needs of community residents who are temporarily not able to participate in the
economy. In many instances a City's human resources program addresses some, ifnot all,
of these human resource development objectives.
Economic Development Strategy For Federal Way
As with many cities, Federal Way will have limited funds with which to pursue its
economic development goals. The City will have to use its resources in a focused and
prioritized manner to have a positive impact on the local economic base. Table IV-5
(page 22) summarizes how Federal Way will implement an appropriate economic
development strategy.
Sub Area of Who Initiates
Federal Way Action
PRIMARY ECONOMIC AREAS
City Center
J441l>-339lh to
~'" 359lh/SR99
and I-5/SR 18
interchang.e.
West Campus
East Campus
336lh linkage:
four primary
economic dvpt
areas.
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Public w/
private support.
Public w/
pri vate support.
Current
landowners.
Weyerhaeuser
Corp.
Public w/
private support.
Table IV-S
Economic Development Areas and Actions
What Land Uses Are How Are They
Encoura~ed Encoura~ed Reasons
Mid/high-rise office.
High-density MF
residential.
Civic/cultural.
recreational~
Pedeslrian-oriented
retail.
Mix of low-rise office.
retail & light industry.
"Big box" retail.
Buildoul & maintain
quality.
High-qualily corporate
& office parks.
High density MF.
Low rise office.
Supportive retail.
Public amenities.
Timin~
Sound Transit Station. To increase capture of Emphasis 5-10
In-fill infrastructure. regional growth. (20) years.
Public amenities. To provide community
Market amenities and assets focal point/core.
Potential tax incentives. To obtain more full-range
SEPA Planned Action. of goods/ services in City.
Regulations that encourage Large parcels allow this Emphasis 0-5
high-quality design. subarea to respond to the (10) years.
Aggressive infrastructure markel for business &
investment. industrial park uses in
Large land assembly. Southwest King County.
Facilitate buildout through One of the City's prime Ongoing in
predictable, efficient commercial amenities as response to
permitting process. one of the highest quality market.
Assist maintenance of master planned
infrastructure and public developments in the
areas. Pacific Northwest.
Predictable, efficient One of City's prime In response to
permitting process. commercial amenities. market &
Assist maintenance of Large landownership with corporate
infrastructure and public vision, resources, & track actions.
areas. record can attract major
investors.
Land use & capital Provide housing & As appropriate
improvements for gradual support services for for market.
redevelopmen t/in- fi II. economic areas.
Transportation infrastructure.
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Reasons
Sub Area of Who Initiates
Federal Way Action
PRIMARY ECONOMIC AREAS
Old Hwy 99,
north of South
339th outside of
main economic
areas.
Public wI
private support.
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I 5iSolltll 32011>
aAtll 5/SR 18
iRterdlaRges.
GtiffeAt
laRtlewRers.
What Land Uses Are
Encouraged
High capacity &
business related.
High density MF
residential.
Low rise office.
Auto-oriented retail.
Neighborhood
commercial.
Higll density MF
resitleRtial.
Low rise ofHee.
AlIte orieRted retail.
Neigll130rlleetl
eo FflFfIereial.
How Are They
Encouraged
Timing
Land use & capital
improvements for gradual
redevelopment & in-fill.
Aesthetic improvemenls
through sign code and urban
design guidelines.
Provide a range of
housing & support
services & retail for
economic & residential
areas.
As appropriale
for market.
Pretliela13le, effieieRt
permittiRg flreeess.
}\eslllelie iFflpr-eveFfleRts
IllrellgA sigR coae aRa lImaR
tlesigR gllitleliRes.
Pro' itle a FaRge sf Ile
lIsiRg & SllppOrt services
& r-etail fer eeeReFflie &
resitleRlial areas.
,^.s aflflreflriate
fer Fflarlcet.
Economic Development Goals
The City of Federal Way will not wait for market forces to create the future, but will act
to shape and accelerate the evolving market trends in the direction of its vision. The City
will pursue the following goals to implement economic development.
EDGl The City will emphasize redevelopment that transforms the City from a
suburban bedroom community to a full-service community with an urban core.
EDG2 The City will encourage concentration of non-residential development into four
prImary areas:
. High-density mixed-use development in the City Center (3lth and 320th,
SR-99 to 1-5)
. Mixed tlse A mix of commerciaL office and retail development in the area
. around 348th and SR-99 and around the I 5/80llth 320lll--afl€l 1-5/SR 18
interchanges
. High-quality office park development, including corporate headquarters,
continued in and around West Campus
. High-quality office development, including corporate headquarters in a
park-like campus setting east of 1-5
EDG3 The City will help facilitate redevelopment of existing Reighborhood
commercial centers in the SR-99 corridor. north of South 3391h and the 336th
area between West and East Campus.
EDG4 The City will channel further residential growth into existing multi-family and
commercial-zoned areas, with a particular goal of encouraging residential
development in the City Center.
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EDGS The City will encourage and support the development of recreational and
cultural facilities and/or events that will bring additional visitors to Federal
Way, and/or increase visitor spending.
EDG6 The City will encourage and support existing businesses to remain and/or expand
their facilities within Federal Way.
Economic Development Policies
EDPl Redevelopment of the City Center will continue to receive special attention in
the FWCP.
EDP2 The City '.vill eJtplore the feasibility and Htility of a process to master plan the
City Center, jointly fHnded by pl:lslie and private entities, to encoHrage
appropriate redevelopment.
EDP3 The City will continue to seek high-quality urban design and infrastructure
standards for these areas.
EDP4 The City will prepare a utilize the SEPA Planned Action for the City Center so
that compliant development proposals may receive permit approvals with a
minimum of environmental review.
EDPS The City will complete designs for public infrastructure to be jointly funded by
the City and private landowners.
EDP6 The City will work actively to formulate ways for joint public/private funding
of infrastructure.
EDP7 The City will develop zoning, permitting, and potential financial incentives that
encourage prioritized development consistent with comprehensive and subarea
plans and orderly, phased growth.
EDP8 In order to encourage efficient and desired development and redevelopment of
existing land designated and zoned for various types of commercial uses, when
considering proposals for comprehen~ive plan amendments and rezones to
commercial designations and from one commercial designation to another, the
City will consider development trends in commercially zoned areas~ market
demand for various types of commercial land, and amount of vacant
commercial land.
EDP9 The City will utilize innovative planning techniques such as Planned Unit
Developments, and developer agreements to aid in efficient and predicable
permitting for large developments.
EDPI0 The City will explore innovative financing techniques such as Local
Improvement Districts, Industrial Revenue Bonds, and other innovative
financing tools to encourage desired redevelopment.
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EDPll The City will work with the private sector to actively encourage the retention
and expansion of existing businesses, as well as bring in new development,
businesses, and jobs to the community.
EDP12 The City will promote the community by working with the Federal Way
Chamber and the private sector to develop marketing tools that attract new
businesses, visitors, and investments.
EDP13 The City will continue to develop and manage an economic development web
page that promotes business and development within the community, provides an
interactive database of information of value to businesses and developers, and
involves the participation of the Federal Way Chamber and other stakeholder
groups.
EDP14 The City will fund its portion of the public/private groups to allow them to do
an effective job in marketing the community.
EDP15 The City will continue to utilize design guidelines to enhance the urban
environment to retain and attract businesses and residents.
EDP16 The City will atlet* continlie to implement a streamlined permitting processes
consistent with state and federal regulations to reduce the upfront costs of
locating businesses in the City.
EDP17 The City will continue to pursue aggressive public safety programs designed to
protect residents, businesses, and their investments.
EDP18 The City will encourage strong public and private leadership to solicit
community support for internal and external funding assistance.
EDP19 The City will periodically monitor local and regional trends to be able to adjust
plans, policies, and programs.
EDP20 The City will actively work with representative groups of business and property
owners, including the Federal Way Chamber and other local business
associations, to enhance citywide and subarea improvements and planning.
EDP21 The City, in conjunction with the local business community, will actively pursue
ties to Pacific Rim nations and businesses to stimulate related business activity.
EDP22 The City recognizes the importance of cultural and recreational activity to its
economy and through the Arts Commission and Parks Department will pursue
joint ventures with private groups and individuals in developing cultural and
recreational opportunities.
EDP23 The City will encourage the expansion of existing and development of new
multi-purpose facilities to host cultural and recreational activities in order to
increase the number of visitors to Federal Way and resultant visitor spending.
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EDP24 The City will continue to market the community for, and encourage development
of, businesses in the high-tech sector. This effort will include exploration of
regulatory and/or financial incentives to attract high-tech businesses and
collaboration with regional communities, businesses, and local institutions of
higher education to promote Federal Way and South King County.
EDP25 The City of Federal Way will strive to create working partnerships with
institutions of higher education in order to encourage and support their
expansion and further integration within the Federal Way economy, as well as
to identify and exploit increasing opportunities for economic development.
EDP26 The City will consider opportunities to partner with local human-service
organizations to assist in providing human resources development programs for
unemployed or under-employed workers.
The foregoing policies will assist the City of Federal Way to pursue an accelerated
transformation toward the community's vision of its future.
Table IV-6 (page 27) describes the four major employment, economic activity areas of
the City that will receive the bulk of future commercial and industrial development. The
table summarizes the characteristics, location, and planning process required as well as
the major transformation required. The major public and private actions required for each
area are listed.
The Land Use and City Center chapters of the FWCP describe these four areas in more
detail. Table IV-6 describes the current ownership pattern and major activities where the
City will act affirmatively to transform these areas so that an increased share of regional
growth will be attracted to the City. In the areas of multiple ownership, control and
implementation of the community's vision will require more explicit effort and resources
from the City government. Both West and East Campus have, or will develop, their own
high standards for quality of the new development.
The type of development expected to occur in each of the four major economic sectors
important to Federal Way's vision is related in Table IV-7 (page 28). Also related in the
table are who the main competitors will be for each of these four areas. The land use
policies and regulations for each area should accommodate and encourage these
activities. These policies and regulations are discussed in the Land Use, City Center, and
Transportation chapters of the FWCP.
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Proposed Amendments to
FWCC Chapter Six - Capital Facilities
CHAPTER SIX - CAPITAL FACILITIES
6.0 INTRODUCTION
The City of Federal Way is expected to add 6,188 housing units and 7,481 jobs between
the years 2001 and 2022. This growth will stimulate the local economy and maintain a
diverse and vibrant community. Unfortunately, it will also generate a corresponding
demand for new public services and facilities, such as schools, parks, and streets. These
new facilities, and the financial implications they will have for Federal Way and its
citizens, are the subject of this chapter.
The Growth Management Act
The Growth Management Act (GMA) refers to capital facilities planning in two of the 13
statewide planning goals. The two relevant goals are:
I. Urban growth. Encourage development in urban areas where adequate
public facilities and services exist or can be provided in an efficient manner.
2. Public facilities and services. Ensure that those public facilities and services
necessary to support development shall be adequate to serve the development at
the time the development is available for occupancy and use without decreasing
current service levels below locally established minimum standards.
More specifically, the GMA mandates that the City prepare a capital facilities plan which
contains the following components:
. An inventory of existing facilities owned by public entities, showing the
locations and capacities of the facilities.
. A forecast of the future needs for such facilities.
. The proposed locations and capacities of expanded or new facilities.
. At least a six-year financing plan that will finance such facilities and clearly
identify sources of public money for such purposes.
. A requirement to reassess the Land Use chapter if probable funding falls short.
In the pages that follow, this chapter complies with the GMA requirements for a capital
facilities plan.
FWCP - Chapler Srx. Capital F acrlrtres
commitment is in place to complete the improvements or strategies within six years. To
satisfy the project level concurrency requirement, th,e last section of chapter three,
Transportation, contains a concurrency management discussion.
As mentioned previously, project level concurrency is only required for transportation
system facilities. However, the Washington State Office of Community Development's
interpretation (WAC 365-195-070[3 J) states that, "...concurrence should be sought with
respect to public facilities in addition to transportation facilities. The list of such
additional facilities should be locally defined." This section goes on to say that local
jurisdictions may fashion their own regulatory responses. In 200 I, the City hired a
consultant to prepare a Traffic Impact Fee and Concurrency Management System. The
study is expected to be completed in the Spring of 2003. The City adopted a
Transportation Concurrency Management Svstem, which became effective January 1,
2007.
Impact Fees
Local jurisdictions planning under the GMA are authorized to assess impact fees for
development activity as part of financing for public facilities, such as parks, transportation,
and schools.
Impact fees must be based on an adopted capital facilities plan. In addition, the collected
fees must be used for projects that are reasonably related to and will reasonably benefit the
development paying the fees. The fees must also be used within a specified time from the
date they were collected or returned to the payee. Impact fees may be imposed for system
improvement costs previously incurred to the extent that new growth and development will
be served by the previously constructed improvements, provided they not be imposed to
make up for any system improvement deficiencies. To impose an impact fee program, the
City must have a plan in place to make up any existing system deficiencies.
Countywide Planning Policies
The Countywide Planning Policies (CWPPs) originally adopted in 1992, and amended in
1994, contain a number of goals and policies regarding capital facilities a!ld the provision
of urban services. Those relevant CWPPs are the following:
COl Jurisdictions shall identify the full range of urban services and how they
plan to provide them.
C02 Jurisdictions and other urban service providers shall provide services and
manage natural resources efficiently, through regional coordination,
conjunctive use of resources, and sharing of facilities. Interjurisdictional
planning efforts shall evaluate approaches to share and conserve resources.
C03 Service provision shall be coordinated to ensure the protection and
preservation of resources in both Rural Areas and in areas that are.
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FWCP - Chapter Six, Capital F acililies
LU29 All jurisdictions shall develop f,'Towth-phasing plans consistent with
applicable capital facilities plans to maintain an Urban Area served with
adequate public facilities and services to meet at least the six-year
intermediate household and employment target ranges consistent with
LU67 and LU68. These growth phasing plans shall be based on locally
adopted definitions, service levels, and financing commitments, consistent
with State GMA requirements. The phasing plans for cities shall not
extend beyond their potential annexation areas. Interlocal agreements shall
be developed that specify the applicable minimum zoning, development
standards, impact mitigation, and future annexation for the potential
annexation areas.
LU30 Where urban services cannot be provided within the next 10 years,
jurisdictions should develop policies and regulations to:
. Phase and limit development such that planning, siting,
density and infrastructure decisions will support future urban
development when urban services become available.
. Establish a process for converting land to urban densities and
uses once services are available.
Funding/Financing
Typically, cities and the residents they service would like to have higher LOS standards
than they can afford. Federal Way has worked hard to provide the highest LOS possible
without raising taxes. It is a difficult balance to maintain and the City is currently at a
point where it may have to consider raising additional revenues to pay for capital
facilities and the associated maintenance and operations costs.
If the City decides to generate additional revenues, there are several sources available.
Some of these revenues are "on-going" in the sense that the City levies the tax and the
revenues are added to the City's general fund on an annual basis. On-going revenues
include property taxes, sales taxes, utility taxes, impact fees, and business and occupation
taxes. The other category of funds is called "one time" funds because the City cannot
count on having these funds available on an annual basis. These funds include bond sales
and grants such as, TEA-21, lAC, and Urban Arterial Fund money. On-going funds can
be used for either capital facilities or maintenance and operations. However, it is prudent
financial management and adopted City policy that one-time funds be used only for
capital improvements. As is discussed later in this chapter, the City proposed two bond
issues to 'finance capital facilities in the Fall of 1995. As part of that bond issue, voters
were asked to approve a permanent utility tax to pay for the maintenance and operations
costs associated with the new capital facilities.
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FWCP - Chapter S". Capital Facilities
Forecast of Future Needs
Based on model results, utility engineers annually update a detailed -WQ-year capital
facilities plan. The plan identifies projects, prioritizes them, estimates the cost, and re-
examines the utility rate structure to ensure that there is sufficient funding available over
the next -W Dears to construct these projects (Table VI-I, at the end of the chapter next
page, updated 2006).
locations and Capacities of Future Facilities
Table VI-1 includes the surface water facilities project list. For more complete discussion
of this list, and maps describing project locations, please refer to Chapter IV of the City's
Comprehensive Surface Water Plan. As noted earlier, these projects address existing
system deficiencies as well as the new facilities that will be needed to accommodate
projected growth.
Finance Plan
The City has created a surface water utility to manage stormwater drainage, prevent
flooding, and improve water quality. The City charges property owners an annual surface
water fee, which is based upon the amount of impervious surface on the property. These
fees, along with any outside grant monies and low interest loans, provide the revenues that
pay for capital facilities projects, and operation and maintenance of its surface water
system.
As outlined in Table VI-I, projects are scheduled based on anticipated revenues. The
capital facilities spreadsheet indicates project scheduling based on available funding and
priority ranking. The City annually updates the capital facilities plan for surface water. The
Comprehensive Surface Water Plan, which includes the capital facilities plan, is adopted
by reference in this plan, including changes made during the City's annual update.
6.2 TRANSPORTATION
The GMA requires that local jurisdictions prepare a transportation chapter as part of the
Federal Way Comprehensive Plan (FWCP). The GMA also authorizes jurisdictions to
assess impact fees for transportation system improvements that are necessary to
accommodate the traffic created by the new development. In order to assess impact fees,
the capital facilities plan must include the list of transportation improvements and
associated costs that necessitate the impact fees. Discussion related to Transportation-
related capital facilities can be found in FWCP Chapter 3, Transportation.
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FWCP - ChapterSIX. Capital Facilities
2006 20t)7 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
Drainage Intercept
SPM3-CIP-02: East 15-lnch Lateral 211,953 248,092
Detention
WI-I12-CIP-02: S 316th PI Detention 88,188 517.223 605,411
Facility
WI-I07-CIP-02: I" Way STrunk 97.634 572.62 I 670,255
Replacement
CPR6-CIP-02: Outlet Channel 50.000 130.000 180,000
Modification
WHI5-CIP-02: 21" Ave SW Detention 60,615 355.506 . 416,121
Facility
WHII-CIP-04: Low Flow 45j.2J 265.056 310,249
Diversion/Infiltration Trench
W Hylebos Channel Riparian Habitat 400,000 720.000 1,120,000
Easement Acquisition
lOth Ave S Drainage Improvement 55,000 375,000 430,000
S 336th and 348lh Ave S Drainage 25.000 120.000 145,000
Improvement
SR 99 Phase !II Cost Share 150.000 150,000
6.3 PARKS AND RECREATION
Inventory of Existing Facilities
The City of Federal Way adopted the first Park, Recreation, and Open Space
Comprehensive Plan in December of 1991. The City updated the Plan in 1995, ana 2000,
and 2006. This plan, which is now called the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Cultural
Services Plan, is incorporated by reference. The planning area of the 1991 and 1995
Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Comprehensive Plan included both the Federal Way
City limits and the Potential:\nnexation Area (PA.:\). The boundaries changed in the
2000 and 2006 Parks Plan~ ana are based only on the City limits of Federal Way,
although the Potential Annexation Area (PAA) is inventoried and discussed. As in
previous plans, the Parks Plan has been subdivided into subareas, referred to as Par~
Plan Planning Areas (Map VI-3), for purposes of long-range planning.
The 2002,2 Parks Plan updates the inventory to include new parks and properties added to
the City's system. [n addition to City-owned parks and open space, the Parks Plan also
lists school district, state, and county facilities, as well as private recreation facilities.
Map VI-4 depicts the location of major parks and open space within the Federal Way
planning area. Table VI-2 summarizes this inventory as of January 2002 June 2006.
Revised 2002
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As referenced above, City residents now have access to 10.+.2 acres of parks and open
space per 1,000 population. This inventory includes City owned parks and open space
within the City limits. The City currently provides 846 1066 acres of parkland, which the
City maintains and operates. Of the total 846 1066 acres, ~ 522.5 acres is developed
for recreational use areas and ~ 543.5 acres is still undeveloped.
Note: Washington State Parks has a regional park facility within the City limits, which
residents often use. Dash Point State Park is 230 acres of state land, which provides a
regional (statewide) recreation use for camping, swimming, picnicking, walking trails,
and beachfront. The state park land is not included in the City's LOS simply because the
state owns, operates, and maintains this facility. For the purposes of parks planning, the
recommended LOS standard in the City's Parks Plan and this Capital Facilities chapter is
10.9 acres of City owned parkland per 1,000 population.
Forecast of Future Needs
The 200()Q Parks Plan states that when future annexations occur, the inventory of public
park and open space land will be adequate to serve both the current and future projected
population within the City and PAA. However, much of this acreage is un-programmed,
undeveloped open space. The primary deficiency, both now and proiected, is in improved
trails.
The updated Parks Plan makes recommendations based on five Core Values identified
through an extensive planning process. Four of these relate to capital facilities and include:
Core Value #1: Improve Existing Facilities and Provide Multiple Functions in Parks
Core Value #2: Develop a Walking and Biking Community Through an Integrated
Trail and Sidewalk Network
Core Value #3: Retain and Improve Our Open Spaces
Core Value #4: Create Community Gathering Place and Destinations
Capital facilities that respond to these Core Values have been incorporated into the Six-
Year CW. Some of the maior efforts planned for this six year period include:
. Design and redevelopment of Lakota and Sacajawea Parks
· Acquisition of Camp Kilworth and associated site improvements to allow public
access
· Introduction of community gathering spaces in neighborhood parks
· Site and building assessments for Dumas Bay Centre
· Trail and Pedestrian improvements
· Upgrade Saghalie Park soccer field to artificial turf
maintain the City's current level of service until the year 2010. In addition, the City
completed a cultural arts survey in 1994. The survey evaluated several alternatives for a
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2% For the Arts ordinance to provide funding for arts in public places in 1994, and the
construction of the 254-seat Knutzen Family Theatre in 1998. The new City HalL which
consolidates most City administrative offices, Public Safety, and the Municipal Court in
one facility, was acquired in 2003. Also in 2003, King County divested itself of
community swimming pools constructed with 1970 era Forward Thrust funds. The City
assumed the operations of Kenneth Jones Pool (KIP) as a result.
The City began construction of a new 72,000 square foot Community Center in fall 2005.
Construction was completed in early 2007. The facility houses Recreation and Cultural
Services staff, and includes athletic and community facilities suitable for a wide variety
of events and programs. The facility will replace the KLCC and KIP operations. KLCC
was surplused and sold in 2005 and leased back until the new center opened. The KJP
facility will be returned to the Federal Way School District, who owns the underlying
property.
Since 1995, the City brought a number of contracted services in house to meet public
demand for more responsive and responsible government services. L'\.mong these services
were the formation of the Federal Way Police Department (1996), street maintenance
operations (1998), and the municipal court (2000). These changes brought different levels
of demand on public facilities and the need for a comprehensive community facilities plan.
Inventory of Existing Facilities
As of January 200Gl, the City owns or occupies a number of facilities, as shown in Table
VI-4 and Map Vi-5.
Projected Community Needs
The City has identified a number of facilities to help deliver services more efficiently and
adjust to the changing demographics of this community in the future. These projected
needs are beyond the City's ability to fund within the six-year planning horizon.
However, in order to keep the community's vision alive, we purposely did not exclude
any of these community projects. The City Council will periodically review and prioritize
these projects and provide funding when available. A description of these facilities with a
summary list is provided in Table VI-5 (page 13).
Table VI-4
Summary of Existing Community Facilities
Building Name
City Hall
Own/
Leased
Own
Use
City ope~ations not otherwise listed
Public Safety
(3 locatioRs)
beasee
Police OperatioRs
Sq. jt/Occupancy
27, I 80/110 FTE 88.085/aDproximatelv
300 FTE and Council Chamber
23,0001150 FTE
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Municipal Facility (General Government, Police, and Court Operations)
The Federal Way Police Department was formed and began full service on November 16,
1996. The department gre''''' from 110 full time equivalent (FTE) employees in 1996 to
150 FTE employees and over 90 volunteers in 2002. The department occupies 23,000
square f.eet of leased space in th;-ee separate buildings in an office/warehouse complex
near City Hall . The current spatial requirement for the department is believed to be
approximately 26,000 square feet.
The Municipal Court began operations on JanuaI)' 1,2000. The department has 13 FTE
employees operating tv:o oourtrooms. Currently, the department occupies 6,700 square
feet of modified office spaoe adjacent to the police facility. The court caseload in 2002
indicated that a third courtroom, larger lobby, and small meeting rooms are needed. The
current spatial requirement is estimated to be around 9,000 square feet.
Additional space will also be needed for general government operations to acoommodate
the increased services and overall gro'Nth of the City. ,^,- preliminary program level
assessment indicates that the current City Hall will need around 35,000 square feet,
versus the 27,000 square feet available.
The City has $7.5 million set aside for the police and court facility. Currently, $1.5
million in general obligation bonds are financed by a 0.5 percent utility tax, interest
earnings from bond proceeds, and additional contributions from general fund savings.
Both polioe and court leases will expire in June 2001 without an extension. The City
Council has appointed a oitizen committee to re':iew the current and projected spatial
needs and de':elopment/finanoing options. Based on a preliminary analysis, it appears
that the additional cost can be financed by extending the 0.5 percent utility tax after the
initial $1.5 million bonds are paid off.
MU;'licipal Facility Need Assessments
10,000 15,000 square feet additional space in the near term, and 80,000 to
85,000 square feet by 2020, in addition to the existing City Hall
Four to five acre site
Preliminary de'/elopment cost for a facility to accommodate the City's long term
needs is projected to be approximately $20 million to $30 million
The City acquired the current City Hall in 2003 and consolidated its police, court, and
general governmental operations under one roof. About 10 percent or 8,000 of the total
88,500 square feet of space in this building is currently available for future expansions.
The City Council is considering presenting the annexation ballot measure to our Potential
Annexation Area voters in the fall of 2007. If approved, it would add an estimated 20,152
people and approximately 7.6 square miles to the City's service area. This is an increase
of 23 percent in population and 36 percent in land area. These increases would again
place pressure on the current City Hall capacity and would require the expansion of the
existing maintenance facility, as discussed below.
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Maintenance Facility Recommendation
. ~ 6,500 square feet for office space, accompanied by a 90,000 120,000 square
foot storage yard
. Three to five acre site
. Development cost is estimated at ~ 11 million
Community Center
Based on current trends in community center constmction and increased participation in
the City's recreational programs, a larger, multi purpose facility would better meet the
needs of the community. /\. number of oommunity centers that have been built throughout
the region recently have a variety of uses and spatial arrangements. These facilities attract
a large customer base, projecting oommunity pride and quality of life images that
distinguish them from the surrounding oommunities. Some of the more notable examples
are the centers at Norpointe, Kent, Tukwila, and Renton.
While Klahanee Lake Community/Senior Center serves existing community and senior
services needs, the limited parking and the size of the facility continue to restrain the
nature and type of uses possible. LA. larger community center similar to those listed above
would cost approximately $10.1 million; including land acquisition, site '.vorle, parking
lot, design and engineering, permit, utility connection, construction, building furnishings,
and equipment.
Community Center Facility Recommendation
15,000 square foot facility
Three to five acre site
Development cost assumption of $1 O.l million
Senior Center
The general population continues to age as the "baby boomer" generation moves toward
the senior citizen category. Population projections indicate that the senior (55+) age
group will be the fastest growing segment of our citizenry for the foreseeable future.
Keeping this in mind, the City recognizes the need to increase its focus on providing
facilities and services geared to the needs and interests of this segment of the population.
The existing facility could be transformed into a very functional senior center with only
minor modifications. The gro'Nth demand for senior facilities could be met if it is used
(JKclusively for this the purpose. The gym could be fitted vlith a divider that would
provide increased flexibility for programming and then be retracted for large events such
as bazaars and dances.
While keeping and turning KLCSC into a senior only facility is achie':able at a minimum
cost, the facility's restrictive parking and lack of public transportation service remains an
issue. There is considerable interest from the community in a larger, more accessible
senior center that could be developed as part of a future community center or other public
facility(s). Projected cost includes equipment, fiKtures, and furniture.
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A number of development concepts have been considered, one of which is a facility for
basketball and volleyball tournaments with an athletic club for training/conditioning to
generate on-going usage and revenue. One of the considerations for such a facility would
be its ability to be financially self~sustaining. It would also ideally be developed and
operated by the private sector, with minimum or no public participation.
Conference/Performing Arts Facility Recommendation
75,000 square foot facility
. Five-acre site
. $8 - $10 million development and construction only, to be funded by private
developer
Financing Plan
It is desirable to have all theses facilities in the community as soon as possible. However,
unless they are funded with private or voter-approved funding sources, the City's projected
revenues will not support either the development or the required operating and on-going
maintenance of these facilities. Therefore, other than a permanent public safety facility
('.vhich is substantially funded), additional space for general City operations is subjeot to
resouroe availability including a potential continuation of the 0.5 percent utility tax.
The financing of maintenance facility improvements is likely to be financed with
contribution from King County for the' proposed annexation. Other additional future
facility additions would depend on future voter approval to raise additional capital and
maintenance funds.
The City updates its capital improvements program every other year in conjunction with
its biennial budget process. These updates will reflect new project priorities and funding
availability.
Section 6.4 Revised 2006
6.4.1 SCHOOL FACILITIES
This section summarizes information in the Federal Way School District No. 210,
2001102 2007 Capital Facilities Plan (School Plan) and adopts the School Plan by
reference. This plan covers the entire Federal Way School District which includes the
City of Federal Way, portions of the incorporated City of Kent, City of Des Moines, City
of Auburn, and unincorporated areas of King County to the east of Interstate 5. The
district provides educational programs to all students who live in the school district
service area, whether they live in Federal Way, Kent, Des Moines, Auburn, or
unincorporated King County. A school outside the Federal Way City limits may provide
service to students who live within the City limits and vice versa.
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Forecast of Future Needs - Student Forecasts
The school district's Business Services Department prepares a forecast of student
enrollment annually. Projections are detailed at various levels; district total, school-
building totals, and grade level totals. Special populations such as vocational students,
special education students, and English as Second Language students are also included in
the forecast.
The basis for projections has been cohort survival analysis. Cohort survival is the analysis
of a group that has a common statistical value (grade level) as it progresses through time.
In a stable population, the cohort would be 1.00 for all grades. This analysis uses
historical information to develop averages and project the averages forward. The district
uses this method with varying years of history and weighting factors to study several
projections. Because transfers in and out of school system are common, student migration
is factored into the analysis as it increases or decreases survival rates. Entry grades
(kindergarten) are a unique problem in cohort analysis. The district collects information
on birth rates within the district's census tracts and treats these statistics as a cohort of
kindergarten for the appropriate enrollment years.
Long-range projections that establish the need for facilities are a modification of the
cohort survival method. The cohort method becomes less reliable the farther out the
projections are made. The school district study of long-range projections includes
information from jurisdictional planners and demographers as they project future housing
and population in the region.
Table VI-7 describes increased enrollment through the year 2()% 2013. It shows that the
school district's student population will grow steadily every year with the highest growth
in junior high/middle schools elementary. The district has compared existing school
capacity with growth forecasts. New construction, modernization and expansion, and
additional portable purchases will mitigate the deficit in permanent capacity for the next
six years. As an outcome of recommendations from a Study and Survey Committee, the
Board of Directors has approved moving to a middle school grade configuration as
additional high school space allows. The District is planning to add one middle school,
one high school, increase capacity at three high schools, and replace the existing Harry S.
Truman High School.
e era ay c 00 Istnct tu ent orecast
ENROLLMENT (FTE) ~2007 ~ ~ ~* Ml()4 ~ ~
Actual 2008 2009 2010 201l 2012 2013
Elementary ~ ~ -l-I-;:)-19 9,66G 9;6<H 9,@7 ~
9,013 9.134 9,289 9.386 9.502 9.589 9.614
JUAiar HighlMiddle School ~ ,S;4G4 ~ ~ ~ HB ~
5,230 4.959 4.915 4.949 5,038 5.121 5,222
Senior High 4,.J-9O ~ 4.-R3 6;49+ ~ ~ 6,%6
6,798 7,057 6,988 6.925 6.742 6,672 6.714
TOTAL ~ ~ ~ U;-7G9 U,9+9 ~ ~
2 I .Q40 21,150 21,192 21.260 21.282 21,382 21.550
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The School Plan states that state matching funds and impact mitigation fees, if realized,
will be used to decrease the need for future bonds or will be used on additional capital
fund projects. The School Plan currently covers the years 200 I 2006 2006-2013. The
School Plan and accompanying six-year finance plan will be updated annually by the
school district. This will bring the plan into full compliance with GMA requirements.
Section 6.4.\ Revised 2006
6.4.2 WATER SYSTEMS
This section summarizes the Lakehaven Utility District's 1998 Comprehensive Water
System Plan (Water Plan, incorporated in full by reference) while providing up-to-date
information where warranted. Map VI-7 shows Lakehaven Utility District's (hereinafter
referred to as "the District" in this section) water service area boundary. Other purveyors
provide water to portions of the District's corporate area. The Tacoma Public Utilities,
for example, serves an area on the west side of the District's corporate area. Highline
Water District serves a small portion of the north side of the District's corporate area
(Map VI-8). The City of Milton serves a small area on the south side of the District's
corporate area that is within the City of Milton limits. Areas on the east side ofI-5 within
the City limits of Auburn and Pacific are provided water service by the District by
agreement with the cities. These areas are at a higher elevation than the valley cities can
cost effectively serve.
Inventory of Existing Facilities
The locations of the District's wells, storage, and other major components of the
distribution system are located on Map VI 9 provided in the Water Plan. The water
system includes approximately 450 miles of water main, 24 production wells and 12
storage tanks. The average annual daily demand in 2005 was about 10.53 million gallons
per day (MDG). Gtflef The facilities are described in the following sections.
Groundwater Resources
The District's existing groundwater sources originate from four aquifer systems: the
Redondo-Milton Channel Aquifer; Mirror Lake Aquifer; Easter Upland Aquifer; and the
Federal Way Deep Aquifer. The Water Plan estimates that the combined production limit
for these aquifers on an average-annual basis is 12.3 MGD during average precipitation,
and 8.7 MGD during a simulated 10-year drought. The current peak-day combined
pumping capacity is 27.8 MGD, assuming the District's largest production well, Well
lOA, is out of service. .
Second Supply Proiect
The District participates in the Second Supply Proiect (SSP, aka Tacoma's Pipeline No.
5). The District is accessing the pipeline at three flow control facilities provided at
strategic locations along its route through greater Federal Way. These facilities allow the
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based upon available water supply. This rating improvement is a significant
accomplishment. as the new classification is on par with the rating held in Seattle and
Bellevue, the only other departments to hold a Class2 rating (no fire agency in
Washington holds a Class I rating). The pipeline network is continuing to be expanded
through developer extension proiects undertaken by land development activity.
Interties/Flow Control Facilities Emen?:encv Interties
Emergency linterties connect Lakehaven's the District's water system with adjoining
systems of other utilities. Emergency linterties allow the District to buy or sell water with
adjoining utilities in an emergency and are an essential back up that provides enhanced
system reliability. The District has three emergency interties with the City of Tacoma's
water system, three emergency interties with Highline Water District's water systems,
and one emergency intertie with the City of Milton's water system. first of three planned
flQ'.v control facilities has been constructed, where the District '.",ill receive water from
and send water to the Second Sllpply Project (aka Tacoma's Pipeline No.5).
Intertieslflow control facilities have be,en installed at nine different locations \vith four of
the adjacent water purveyors. Not all interties allow tVlO '.vay flow. Details of these
interties are described below:
. An intertie is installed on SW 325li1 Street near 35li1 Avenue SW between the
District and Tacoma Public Utilities system and serves as an emergency supply to
a limited area served by Tacoma in the Twin Lakes neighborhood.
. ,^..n intertie has been installed on S'N 319li1 Street near 30tll Avenue S\V bet'Neen the
District and Tacoma Public Utilities system. This intertie was enhanced in 1991 by
the construction of a control ':al\'e station to allo'.v full time supply by Tacoma to
the District's system '.vhen the District desires "vater supply supplementation.
. A third intertie '.'lith Tacoma Public Utilities 'Nas added in 1995 at ISlA Avenue SW
and SW 356li1 Street to provide an 'additional full time supply by Tacoma to the
District's system ..vhen water sl:lpply supplementatioFl is desired by the District.
. /\ fourth cOFlnectiofl '.vith Tacoma's Second Supply Pipeline at 151 Way South and
South 333f<i Street '.viII provide large amounts of water to Lakehaven through its
Second Supply Project partnership. Lakehaven is planning for an additional
conneotion to the Second Supply Pipeline east of! 5 near Militarj Road.
. One intertie, located on Pacific Highway South at South 276li1 Street extended, has
been installed bet\veen the Lakehaven and Highline Water District_systems. This
intertie can pro','ide emergency water supply to the Highline District.
. An intertie between the systems of Highline Water District and Lakeha':en is
installed at Pacifio Highway South at about South 271li1 Street. Emergency water
supply through this intertie can flov.' in either direction since the systems on both
sides of the intertie operate at a 190 foot system head.
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Location of Expanded and Improved Facilities
The District has programmed a number of system improvements to maintain and expand
the existing water system" conserve water, de';elop 'Nater sources, drill ..veils, and expand
the distribution system. These improvements are summarized below.
Groundwater Resources
The District is drilling and developing an additional production well (Well No. 33) to
perfect its water rights. The District is continuing to pursue its OASIS project
(Optimization of Aquifer Storage for Increased Supply), under the ASR concept (Aquifer
Storage and Recovery). The OASIS feasibility study determined that the Mirror Lake
Aquifer can be used to store up to approximately 9.4 billion gallons of water filled over
the winter from excess water supply and withdrawn over the drier summer months for
water supply purposes. Combining funding from its wastewater utility, the District is also
pursuing its Water Reuse/Reclamation Proiect, utilizing wastewater suitably treated at the
Lakota Wastewater Treatment Plant, conveyed through a separate pipeline system, and
utilized for beneficial purposes, such as augmenting groundwater supplies.
Second Supply Pipeline
The District is currently involved in developing other sources of '.vater. The most
significant effort is the Second Supply Project (aka Tacoma's Pipeline No.5). Based on
current plans, the District .....ill access the pipeline at three locations. The first flQ'..'{ control
facility (to be named SSP # 1) is proposed near Military Road and the Bonneville Power
Administration (BP,^.) power transmission line corridor at about South 317lJi Street. The
second flo...., control facility (named SSP #2) has been constructed at the current easterly
terminus of the Second Supply Project located at First Way South and the BP..^~ corridor
crossing at about South 33200 Street. The third flow control facility (to be named SSP #3)
will be constructed and located at SW 356lJi Street and the BPA corridor crossing at 15lJi
Avenue S'N (currently named Tacoma Intcrtie No.3). These facilities together would add
on average, 1.6 million gallons per day (MGD) to the District's supply depeRding upon
the a'laiJability of water. Water available from the Second Supply Project is conditioned
upon adequate in stream flows in the Green River. The expansion of storage behind
Improvements are being implemented to the Howard Hanson Dam-on the Green River
that will expand storage behind it, which will help mitigate the seasonal variation in
available water by increasing in-stream flows during the drier parts of the year. The City
should carefully monitor this project's progress to ensure tAat \vater ',viII be available to
meet future needs as identified in the F'NCP.
\Vater Resources
The District's '.vater ser'..ice area is located in the southwest portion of King County. As
of the end of 200 1, the District was serving a residential population of approximately
100,000 through 26,967 connections. The water system includes approximately 400 miles
of water main, 20 active wells, and 12 storage tanks. The average daily demand in 2001
was about 10. 1 MGD.
The District's existing water SOllrces are predominately groundwater supplies that originate
from four aquifer systems: the Redondo Milton Channel Aquifer; Mirror Lake ,^.quifer;
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The District '""ill also 'Node with the City to introduce "vater conservation measures by
amending the zoning and buildinb codes. These measures could include a requirement for
low 00'..,. shov:erheads and toilets, utilizing species for landscaping viith reduced
irrigation needs, and use of reclaimed v/ater for irrigation.
TransmissionlDistribution System
Minor improvements to the transmission and distribution pipeline network are
recommended in the Water Plan. such as a new transmission main in the Adelaide and
Lake Grove neighborhoods to convey water more efficiently to nearby storage facilities.
Significant investments are also contemplated to relocate existing pipelines that will
conflict with infrastructure resulting from street improvement projects undertaken by
other agencies within the District's water service area.
Finance Plan
A utility undertakes a capital program for many different reasons, including: expanding
the capacity of its systems, maintaining the integrity of existing systems, and addressing
regulatory requirements. The District is required to comply with its own Water Plan and
to support regional decisions on population growth and land use.
The District has identified several significant capital improvement projects in its Water
Plan. The scheduling of these projects is included in the Lalcehaven Utility District's
2001/2002 Adopted mostTecent Capital Improvement Program Projects (CfP) (Tabk VI
9, page 26, and Map VI /0) that is developed and approved annually.
The District has access to sufficient funds that can be utilized for operation and
maintenance of its existing facilities, and for pursuing G~apital PQrojects. and Operations.
In addition, the District has depreciation, interest income, assessment income, and
connection charge monies that it can utilize for funding the CfP. Additionally, the District
can borrow money or increase rates, if necessary, to best meet the needs of its customers.
The District has utilized a very conservative approach in budgeting for the CIP by
utilizing the growth projections developed by each of the land use jurisdictions located
. within the District. The District will provide facilities as required to support growth
within its service area. The schedule and project costs will be updated annually through
the District's budget and capital improvement program process.
As part of the 2000 budget process, the Board of Commissioners authorized consultants
to prepare a rate study, which incorporated all phases of Capital and Operations
expenditures. Based on this study, subsequent discussion, and input from a public
hearing, the Board raised water rates by eight percent. A portion of the rate increase
provides for the additional operating costs that are antioipated upon completion of the
budgeted CW. The rate related revenue increase is intended to cover anticipated
operating and capital costs o';er the next three years.
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6.4.3 SEWER SYSTEMS
Lakehaven Utility District's Comprehensive Wastewater System Plan (Wastewater Plan,
incorporated in full by reference, including modifications made to it through the first four
amendments r Amendment No.4 was adopted on Februarv 9,20061, and any future
amendments) was last updated in 1999. The Waste'.vater Plan and any future amendments
are incorporated into this plan by reference. The Wastewater Plan is scheduled to be
updated soon. The Lakehaven Utility District~ (hereinafter referred to as "the District" in
this section) sewer serves an area is .located in the southwest portion of King County, tflat
includesing the unincorporated areas east and north of the existing City limits of Federal
Way. Map.JLl-.l-./- VI-9 shows the District's sewer service area. Other utilities provide
retail sewer service to relativelv small portions of the District's corporate area, including
Midway Sewer District on the north side of the District, the City of Auburn on the east
side of the District, and the City of Milton/Pierce County on the south side of the District.
In addition. other utilities provide conveyance and treatment services to portions of the
District's retail sewer service area. including Midway Sewer District, Metro/King
County, Pierce County, and the City of Tacoma. As of the end of2005, the District was
serving a residential population of approximately 87.000 through 24,000 connections. .
Inventory of Existing Facilities
The sanitary sewer system is comprised of three major components: the trunk collection
system, the pump station system, and the wastewater treatment ~ and disposal system.
The trunk system collects wastewater from drainage basins and conveys it to the treatment
facilities, p-laflt primarily by gravity flow. In areas where use of gravity flow is not
possible, pump stations and force mains are used to pump the sewage to a location where
gravity flow can be used. Map VII:! shov.'s the location of these components of the
District's sanitary se',ver system. The locations of the maior components are provided in
the Wastewater Plan.
The existing collection system operated and maintained by the District consists of
approximately 275 miles of sanitary sewer pipe, 6,100 manholes, 2.:;z~ pump stations, 6
siphons, and 2 secondary wastewater treatment plants, namely the Lakota Wastewater
Treatment Plant and the Redondo Wastewater Treatment Plant. The system has been
constructed over a number of years, as dictated by development trends in the area. The
system is currently divided into 7 primary basins and 40 smaller sub-basins. The
wastewater generated within the two largest basins, Lakota and Redondo, flow to the
District's wastewater treatment plants. The remaining five basins currently discharge to
the other utilities for treatment and disposal, as mentioned above.
The DistrIct currently has the capacity in all the major components of the system to
accommodate the existing demand for sanitary sewer service. The wastewater treatment
plants have been retrofitted with ultraviolet (UV) disinfection systems to replace
chlorination systems to comply with state regulations. Maior sewer facilities have
recently been constructed to expand sewer service into large "unsewered" areas (the
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years. ,^.list qfthose capital projects can be found in the District's 2001/02 /\dopted
Capital Impro'lement Projects (Map VI 13 and Ta.ble Vi 10, page 31 ). .
· Expanded and Improved Facilities
The District is planning the rehabilitation and lengthening of the Redondo Wastewater
Treatment Plant's outfall pipeline that dischar~es treated wastewater into Puget Sound. A
project to further dewater and dry the biosolids material that results from the wastewater
treatment process, is being considered to reduce operating costs. Combining funding
from its water utility, the District is also pursuing its Water Reuse/Reclamation Project,
utilizing wastewater suitably treated at the Lakota Wastewater Treatment Plant, conveyed
through a separate pipeline system, and utilized for beneficial purposes, such as
augmenting groundwater supplies.
Additional new and expanded sewer facilities are planned to divert additional flow to its
own treatment facilities that is currently being conveyed to other utilities for treatment
(new Pump Station No. 44 and expanded Pump Station No. 33). On-site emergency
generators are planned at other existing pump stations (Pump Stations No. 12, 37 and 41)
to allow their continuous operation during a commercial power outage. The District is
continuing to fund new pressure sewer collection systems to provide sewer service
availability to residents in established neighborhoods, particularly those around lakes
(North Lake, Five-Mile Lake, etc.).
Finance Plan
A utility undertakes a capital program for many di fferent reasons, including: expanding
the capacity of its systems, maintaining the integrity of existing systems, and addressing
regulatory requirements. The District In addition, the utility is required to comply with its
own Comprehensive Wastewater System Plan and to support regional decisions on
population growth and land use.
The District has identified several significant updates its capital improvement program
projects in its Wastewater Plan. annually as part of the District's budget process. For
specific in f{)rmati on on the Finance Plan, please refer to the District's most recent capital
improvements program for revenue and cost information related to the District's
proposed capital projects. The scheduling of these projects is included in the District's
most current Capital Improvement Program (CIP) that is developed and approved
annually.
. The District has access to sufficient funds that can be utilized for Capital Projects and
GQperations and maintenance of its existing facilities, and for pursuing capital projects.
In addition, the District has depreciation, interest income, assessment income, and
connection charge monies that it can utilize for funding the-if CIP. Additionally, the
District can borrow money or increase rates, if necessary, to best meet the needs of its
customers.
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only 1.5 percent from the 1992 level. It is unknown, however, how much, if any, effect
the 911 public education effort had on actual call volumes. In 1995 and 1996, calls for
service again increased at an average rate of 8.1 percent. Although calls actually
decreased slightly in 1997, call volumes increased by 14 percent in 1998. The call data
indicates a fairly steady increase of approximately six percent per year. Emergency
medical incidents have increased more rapidly than non-medical incidents. During the
1990s, structure fires have declined. The challenge for the fire department will be to
manage fixed-cost investments, such as new stations, and to be flexible in its ability to
meet fluctuating call volumes.
Location and Capacity of Expanded or New Facilities
During 1996, an annexation by the City of Des Moines impacted the Federal Way fire
Department. The Des Moines annexation ('.V oodmontlRedondo) could cost the
departme,nt an estimated $500,000 annually, although a contract for services between the
department and fire District #26 provides continued funding to the department in
exchange for continued fire protection from the department for those areas.
It is unclear ho\v long this relationship 'Nill remain in existence. If either party should
give the required 12 month notice to eliminate the contract, District #26 would take
ovmership of Station #6 (27010 151!t ,,\ venue South). The department has purchased
property at South 28gl!t and Interstate 5 as a contingency against that possibility. This
'Nould accommodate the building of a new station that is more centrally located in the
north end of the City. This realignment of stations, response areas, and revenues would
require closure of Station #5 (1966 South 29gl!t~
In September of2005, the citizens within the City of Des Moines voted overwhelmingly
to merge with the City of Federal Wav Fire Department. The result of this merger caused
the name of the fire department to change from the Federal Way Fire Department to its
present South King Fire and Rescue. The legal name for the fire district is actually King
County Fire Protection District #39 (KCFPD #39), although the department does business
as South King Fire and Rescue.
South King Fire and Rescue operates out of eight stations, seven of which are response
stations with the eighth being a training and maintenance facility. Two of the eight
stations are located within the City of Des Moines, two stations lie within unincorporated
King County, and four are located with the City of Federal Way. As of 2006 proiections,
the fire department responds on approximately 16,000 emergencies annually.
Second, the The department may have need for an additional station in the near future in
the south end of the City in the vicinity of 3561h and Pacific Highway; or, possibly a little
more north in the area of South 3361h or 348th and Pacific Highway South. If this area
continues to experience significant commercial growth, the department anticipates that
the calls for service will also continue to grow. In this eventuality, an additional station
may be needed to maintain acceptable response times. The department has acquired
property in this area the area of 3561h and Pacific Highway South through a swap of
properties with Lakehaven Utility District to assure future availability of a station site.
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Goal
CFGl Annually update the Capital Facilities Plan to implement the FWCP by
coordinating urban services. land use decisions. level of service standards. and
financial resources with a fully funded schedule of capital improvements.
Policies
CFPl Provide needed public facilities and services to implement the FWCP.
CFP2 Support and encourage joint development and use of community facilities with
other governmental or community organizations in areas of mutual concern and
benefit
CFP3 Emphasize capital improvement projects that promote the conservation,
preservation, redevelopment, or revitalization of commercial, industrial, and
residential areas in Federal Way.
CFP4 Adopt by reference all facilities plans and future amendments prepared by other
special districts that provide services within the City. These plans must be
consistent with the FWCP.
CFPS Adopt by reference the annual update of the Federal Way Capital Improvement
Program for parks/recreation, surface water management, and the Transportation
Improvement Program.
CFP6 Protect investments in existing facilities through an appropriate level of
maintenance and operation funding,
CFP7 Maximize the use of existing public facilities and promote orderly compact
urban growth.
Goal
CFG2 To meet current needs for capital facilities in Federal Way, correct deficiencies
. in existing systems, and replace or improve obsolete facilities.
Balancing existing capital facilities needs with the need to provide additional facilities to
serve growth is a major challenge for Federal Way. It is important to maintain our prior
investments as well as serve new growth. Clearly, tough priority decisions are facing
Federal Way policy-makers.
Policies
CFP8 Give priority consideration to projects mandated by law, and those by state and
federal agencies.
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CFP18 The provision of urban services shall be coordinated to ensure that areas
identified for urban expansion are accompanied with the maximum possible use
of existing facilities and cost effective service provisions and extensions while
ensuring the protection and preservation of resources.
CFP19 Coordinate future economic activity with planning for public facilities and
servIces.
CFP20 Purchase property in the Potential Annexation Area and keep it in reserve for
future City parks and surface water facilities.
Goal
CFPG4 Provide adequatefundingfor capital facilities in Federal Way to ensure the
FWCP vision and goals are implemented.
The GMA requires that the Land Use chapter be reassessed if funding for capital facilities
falls short of needs. The intent is to ensure that necessary capital facilities are available
prior to, or concurrently with new growth and development. Capital facilities pla'ns must
show a balance between costs and revenues. There are essentially five options available
for balancing the capital facilities budget: increase revenues, decrease level of service
standards, decrease the cost of the facilities, decrease the demand for the public service,
or reduce the rate of growth and new development.
Policies
CFP21 Manage the City of Federal Way's fiscal resources to support providing needed
capital improvements. Ensure a balanced approach to allocating financial
resources between: 1) major maintenance of existing facilities; 2) eliminating
existing capital facility deficiencies; and 3) providing new or expanding
existing facilities to serve new growth.
CFP22 Use the Capital Facilities Plan to integrate all of the community's capital project
resources including grants, bonds, general funds, donations, impact fees, and
any other available funding.
CFP23 Ensure that long-term capital financing strategies and policies are consistent
with all the other FWCP chapters.
CFP24 Pursue funding strategies that require new growth and development to pay its
fair share of the cost of facilities that are required to maintain adopted level of
service standards. One such strategy that should be implemented in the near
term is an impact fee program for parks and transportation.
.CFP25 Promote a more efficient use of all public facilities by enacting interlocal
agreements which facilitate joint maintenance and operations of those facilities.
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CFP31 Continue to coordinate with other capital facility and service providers to
ensure that all necessary services and facilities are provided prior to or
concurrent with new growth and development.
Goal
CFPG6 Manage the Surface Water Utility in a manner that makes efficient use of
limited resources to address the most critical problems first. and which
expresses community values and priorities.
Policies
CFP32 The utility shall continue to have a role in developing and implementing
regional, state, and federal surface water policies and programs and, in doing so,
shall seek to:
· Achieve the City's environmental goals.
· Contain utility ratepayer costs.
. Ensure s~ate and federal requirements are achievable.
· Maintain local control and flexibility in policy/program implementation.
· Provide consistency with CWPP.
The utility's role in developing and implementing regional, state, and federal
surface water policies and programs will include:
. Influencing legislation through lobbying and written and verbal testimony
during formal comment periods
· Participating in rule making
· Reviewing technical documents
· Serving on advisory committees and work groups
. Participating in multi-jurisdictional studies and basin planning
. Entering into cooperative agreements with neighboring and regional
agencies to accomplish common goals as appropriate and necessary
CFP33 The utility's funds and resources shall be managed in a professional manner in
accordance with applicable laws, standards, and City financial policies.
CFP34 The utility shall remain a self-supporting enterprise fund.
CFP35 The utility Capital Improvement Program (CIP) will provide funding for the
following types of projects:
I) Projects addressing flood control problems.
2) Projects needed to meet water quality policies.
3) Projects needed for renewal/replacement or additions to current
infrastructure and facilities,
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CHAPTER SEVEN - CITY CENTER
7.0 INTRODUCTION
Federal Way's City Center chapter presents concepts and strategies for creating a
definable and vibrant "City Center" for Federal Way and an "urban center" for Southwest
King County in the Federal Way City Center planning area, The chapter integrates the
community's vision for a City Center with the Puget Sound Regional Council's (PSRC)
adopted VISION 2020 plan, and King County's countywide strategy for developing a
network of centers,
In this chapter, the term "urban center" is used consistent with the VISION 2020/King
County definition, or to refer to the general characteristics of a sub-regional center. The
term "City Center" applies specifically to Federal Way's proposed center, which includes
a City Center core area ami frame area, Only the City Center core area is intended to meet
the requirements of an urban center, in accordance with the Countywide Planning
Policies (CWPPs),
Purposes
The principal purposes of the Federal Way City Center chapter are to:
. Create an identifiable downtown that is the social and economic focus of the City;
· Strengthen the City as a whole by providing for long-term growth in employment
and housing;
· Promote housing opportunities close to employment;
· Support development of an extensive regional transportation system;
· Reduce dependency on automobiles;
· Consume less land with urban development;
· Maximize the benefit of public investment in infrastructure and services;
· Reduce costs of and time required for permitting;
· Provide a central gathering place for the community; and
· Improve the quality of urban design for all developments.
Background
The VISION 2020 Plan (1995 update), Regional Goal #1 states, "Locate development in
urban growth areas to conserve natural resources and enable efficient provision of
services and facilities. Within urban growth areas, focus growth in compact communities
and centers in a manner that uses land efficiently, provides parks and recreation areas, is
pedestrian-oriented, and helps strengthen communities, Connect and serve urban
communities with an efficient, transit oriented, multi-modal transportation system." King
County's CWPPs support this goal by encouraging:
· . Establishment of an urban center that is a vibrant, unique, and attractive
place to live and work;
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· Efficient public services including transit; and
· Responding to local needs and markets for jobs and housing.
The CWPPs define urban centers as concentrated, mixed-use areas, a maximum size of
12 square miles (960 acres), and oriented around a high capacity transit station. At buiId-
out, the policies envision that the center would contain a minimum of 15,000 jobs within
2 mile~ of the transit center, 50 employees per gross acre, and an average of 15
households per acre. The urban center policies also call fot:
· Adopting regulations which encourage transit use and discourage the use of
single-occupant vehicles;
· Emphasizing the pedestrian features and promoting superior urban design;
· Providing sufficient public open spaces and recreational opportunities; and
· Uses that provide daytime and nighttime activities.
The CWPPs recognize that with this growth will come an increased need for
infrastructure. The policies, therefore, indicate that priority will be given to ensure the
development of additional transportation and other infrastructure improvements
necessary to support new, concentrated growth in urban centers.
During a series of community workshops held in 1992 and 1993 (which are described in
chapter one), participants helped to develop a "vision" for Federal Way's future. This
vision included the creation of a City Center. With the support of the residential and
business community, Federal Way nominated itself to contain an urban center.
Nominations were reviewed by the Growth Management Planning Council (GMPC),
which confirmed the Federal Way City Center core area as an urban center in 1994. The
urban center designation should help Federal Way continue to gain access to County
funds needed to provide infrastructure as the City Center grows.
The Role of the City Center in Federal Way's Future
There are several reasons why a definable, vital City Center is an important part of
Federal Way's future. These include:
Community Support - The Federal Way community has made the City Center a significant
part of its vision. Participants in community workshops helped to develop a vision fOr
Federal Way's future. A keystone of that plan is an attractive, multi-faceted City Center
providing the setting for civic features and commercial activities.
Economic Development - Federal Way's economic development strategy relies on a strong
urban center. As discussed in the Economic Development chapter, Federal Way has the
opportunity to transform itself from an essentially residential and retail based economy to
an emerging, sub-regional economic center with an expanded, more diversified
employment base.
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Natural Evolution - The development of a more intensive, multi-use urban center is a
natural step in Federal Way's evolution. Most new centers start out as bedroom
communities. Retail businesses develop first; office and industrial activities next begin to
locate at key transportation crossroads, adding jobs and strengthening the employment
base. Federal Way has experienced all evolutionary phases, with the exception of one.
The final step is achieving a sufficient critical mass in the City Center to produce lively
street activity; support specialty business, cultural/entertainment facilities; justify the
investment for public parks, amenities, and improved transportation systems; and create
the interactive "synergy" of a true urban center. Federal Way's economic development
strategy will add this final essential step in this evolution.
Growth Management - Developing a City Center is part of a regional strategy to address
Western Washington's growth management. Public policy makers have focused
increased attention on issues affecting our quality of life, including urban sprawl and the
accompanying reduction of open space, declining housing affordability, and increasing
traffic congestion. As stated previously, concentrating future growth within the four
county region into a number of centers (rather than a continued pattern of dispersion),
linked by an efficient high capacity transit system, is one of the principal goals to manage
this growth.
7. 1 EXISTING CONDITIONS
City Center Planning Area
The City Center planning area, consisting of the City Center Core and Frame zones, is
approximately 414 acres in size and is bounded by South 31th Street, South 324th Street,
th . th
Interstate 5, 11 Place South, and 13 Avenue South (see Maps VIl-I and VIl-2, maps are
located at the end of the chapter). The City Center Core and Frame areas are 209 and 205
acres, respectively.
General Image
The City Center does not currently present an identifiable sense of a downtown or urban
center. The existing commercial development within the study area is typical of suburban
strip retail and mall development. The dominance of mass retailing has largely shaped the
commercial core. The SeaTac Mall Commons and spin-off retail centers are a local and
regional destination and generate great amounts of physical and economic activity.
However, as is the case with most older suburban mall areas, there is little, if anything,
distinctive or unique about the existing City Center. Essentially, it could be anyplace. It is
similar to hundreds of other commercial centers across the country. The businesses do not
connect to each other, or to public and private spaces, residential neighborhoods, or civic
uses, except by automobile. Development essentially reflects one pattern: a single story
of "light" construction, surrounded by an apron of asphalt. Buildings feature concrete, or
concrete block walls, creating austere and "generic" images.
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Another prevalent image of the area is the vast amount of surface parking. The
availability of parking is essential to the current type of retail found in Federal Way. City
Center businesses serve regional as well as local markets, and are heavily oriented to
access by automobile. Actual building footprints relative to total parcel areas are quite
small; the majority of most parcels are used to provide surface parking. This parking is
often underutilized, except during the peak holiday season.
The current network of collectors and arterials, and the disjointed over-sized block grids
within the existing commercial area, contributes to significant traffic congestion. The
character of the street environment is also unfriendly to pedestrians in many locations,
with few amenities such as landscaping, lighting; benches, etc. In addition, in many
locations the pedestrian experience is made even less attractive as little more than parking
lots or blank walls line the sidewalks. Recent improvements throughout the City Center,
most notably along South 320lh Street, have improved the character of some streetscapes
with handsome streetlights and trees. Continuation of these improvements along Pacific
Highway South and elsewhere throughout the City Center will do much to improve the
overall character of the City Center streetscapes. Similarly, the extensive abatement of
unattractive, out-of-scale signage, achieved over the past five years, has also led to a
more attractive, human-scale streetscape.
The City Center does not contain a significant residential population. Pockets of
residential housing exist between South 31th and 316th Streets, and SR-99 and 1-5.
Figure VIl-l (page 5) depicts an aerial view of the City Center area looking south from
the northwest corner of the City Center boundaries.
Physical Conditions
Land Use
Most of the study area is currently developed and consequently, most new development
in this area will displace existing low intensity uses. Buildings are dispersed throughout
the area and lack pedestrian connections to each other and public rights-of-way. Current
land use patterns favor auto-oriented commercial activity. The primary use in the City
Center area is retail/service, followed by lodging, office, and residential. SeaTac Mall
The Commons is the "signature" development in the area.
Table VIl-l (page 5) lists the amount of land use development by gross floor area within
the City Center planning area as of January 2002. Public and civic uses are scarce, with
only four publicly owned non-park sites (the Federal Way School District's bus barn site
north of 11 th Place South and South 320th Street; Truman High School, northwest of
South 3 17th Street and 28th Avenue South; King County Library, 848 South 320th Street;
and the School District's Administrative Offices, 31405 Pacific Highway South).
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Parks and Open Space
There are no truly public spaces within the City Center. Private green spaces, plazas and
public meeting spaces are few. Steel Lake Park to the northeast and Celebration Park to the
southwest are on the perimeter of the City Center. Even though these parks are within
walking distance of the City Center, they also serve as regional facilities in addition to
serving local needs.
Civic Buildings and Municipal Facilities
Similarly, the City Center lacks significant civic or municipal facilities, with only the
Public Library near the periphery of the City Center. The next closest facility is the City
of Federal Way Parks Department's Steel Lake Annex and Maintenance Facility near
South 312lh Street and 28th Avenue South. Klahanee Senior! Community Center and City
Hall are located a few miles southwest of the City Center at 33901 9th A venue South and
33530 1 st Way South, respectively.
Circulation
Roadways - A key element defining mobility within the City Center planning area is the
enormous size of its blocks. Most U.S. downtowns have blocks ranging from 250 to 500
feet on a side; block lengths in Federal Way are several times that. Because of the
"superblock" configuration, motorists drive between and within parking areas serving
City Center developments to avoid congestion along City streets and pedestrian
circulation is discouraged.
Access to the area is provided by two principal arterial routes: South 320th Street (which
runs east/west and connects to 1-5), and SR-99 (which runs north/south). An inefficient
hierarchy of streets feed these arterial roadways. The area lacks a system of minor arterial
and smaller collector streets that could diffuse traffic efficiently away from these two
principal arterials. The irregular spacing of traffic signals also adds to congestion. As
such, the accessibility provided by the juncture of these routes, initially attractive to area
residents, has been lost due to growth in traffic.
Transit Service - Eighteen transit and dial a ride routes radiate from the City Center.
Ho',...e...er, service to the entire City CeBter is not the primary foeus, espeeially during the
peak periods of tAe day as there are only 12 all day rol:ltes. A regional park and ride lot,
located southwest ofI-5 and south of South 320lh Street, and the Federal Way Transit
Center which opened in early 2006 on a seven-acre site located at the southwest corner of
South 316th Street and 23rd Avenue South at the northeast edge of Federal Way's City
Center, generate most of the area's transit ridership during peak periods of the day. King
CountyIMETRO, Sound Transit~ and Pierce Transit serve ~ both of these sites.
COBgestioB OB I 5, South 320lil Street, aBd SR 99 demonstrates the need for an enhanced
transit system. However, the existing 10','" intensity and dispersed land l:Ise patterns v:ill
not support significant increases in transit service. The area also lacks transit facilities
sl:lch as bl:ls pl:lllol:lts aBd v/aiting areas, and a pedestrian net'll/ark to safe and direct access
from transit stops. The proposed 31 ih direct access ramp for Sound Transit's Federal
Way Transit Center. and the Sound Transit Federal Way Transit Center both open in
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early 2006 will have improve!;! regional transit speed and reliability because transit will
be ~ able to access the city center without ttSiTtg having to use the congested I-5/320th
interchange. It-wtH The 31 ih direct access ramp also benefit~ carpools and vanpools.
Pedestrian Environment and Bicycle Facilities - A 1992 inventory of existing sidewalks
within the City (see page V-22 of the Community Profile, Feb. 1993) revealed a
deficiency of pedestrian facilities Citywide. The central core was highlighted as one of
the areas that lacked an adequate pedestrian network. For example, most of SR 99 and
portions of 324th Street and 23rd Avenue South lacked sidewalks. A majority of walking
that does take place in the study area occurs within malls and along storefronts of
shopping center strips. Sidewalks cormecting storefronts to public walkways are lacking.
The few sidewalks that did exist were narrow, devoid of trees, and interrupted by
nl,lmerous curb cuts. Crossing wide, busy streets such as South 320th Street and SR-99 can
also be intimidating.
There are few places to sit and enjoy pleasant weather, meet friends, or have lunch
outside. The current pedestrian environment is unfriendly and unappealing. The division
that exists between pedestrians and auto areas is not conducive to establishing the active
street life desired in a City Center.
Bicyclists have even fewer facilities to choose from. City streets lack striping or signage
for bike riders who must share the road with heavy volumes of traffic. Once bicyclists
reach the area, they become frustrated by the lack of safe storage facilities for their
vehicles. Covered bike parking will be provided at Sound Transit's Federal Way Transit
Center.
Residential
The City Center contains approximately 892 units of housing (listed in Table VII-l),
located primarily in the area east of SR-99, south of South 31th Street, north of South
316th Street, and west of 28th Avenue South. Other residential neighborhoods surround
the City Center area, such as the pockets of multi-family housing west of South 11th Place
and south of South 320th Street. There are also single-family neighborhoods west of
Highway 99 and north of the South 312th Street corridor. While these neighborhoods are
not located immediately within the City Center, they are located conveniently within
walking, bicycling, or vehicular distance. They differ greatly in character and type.
In 1997, two senior housing projects were constructed in the City Center Frame area.
These projects are located south of South 31th Street and east of 23rd Avenue South,
adjacent to the southern portion of Steel Lake Park. The two projects, Meridian!
Willamette Court and Wood mark at Steel Lake, consist of 300 and 85 living units
respectively. The residents of these developments have easy access to several shopping
opportunities and services in the City Center area. It'is important to note that no new
residential construction has occurred in the City Center since that time.
In an effort to stimulate additional multi-family development in the City Center, the City
adopted a ten-year exemption from property taxes for multi-family development in
February 2003. In addition, the City adopted a Planned Action SEPA in September 2006
for a sub-area of the City Center. more specifically described as an area bounded on the
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north by South 31th Street, on the south by South 324th Street. on the west by Pacific
Highway South. and on the east by 23rd Avenue South. The planned action designation
aj)j)lies to j)roj)osed residential. retail. office, hotel. civic, and structured j)arking
development falling within the development envelope analyzed in this EIS. The Planned
Action SEPA and increased heights for mixed-use buildings containing multi-unit
housing in the City Center Core and City Center Frame adopted in February 2006 is
expected to encourage construction of multi-unit housing in the City Center area.
Infrastructure
Most of the existing facilities and infrastructure were inherited from King County. In
1998, the City adopted new streetscape guidelines related to roadway profiles,
streetlights, sidewalk widths, and street trees. In 1999, South 312th Street between Pacific
Highway South and 23rd Avenue South was widened to five lanes, and new sidewalks,
street lighting, and street trees were added, as well as traffic signals at 20th Avenue South
and 23rd Avenue South. In 2001, South 320th Street was improved with streets cape
elements between II th Place South and 30th A venue South. In 2002, the remainder of
South 320th Street also was improved and 23rd Avenue South was widened to five lanes
with sidewalks and streetscape elements.'New traffic signals at South 3l6th, South 3l7th,
and South 322nd Streets were installed. In 2003, cOflstmction '",ill begin on v/idening
Pacific Highway South to add high oCEJlipanc)' vehicle (HaV) lanes, sidewalks, afld
str-eetscape elemeflts.
Pacific Highway HaV Lanes. Phase I constructed in 2002-2004. widened Pacific
Highway South with an HaV lane in each direction from South 312th to South 324th. The
proiect also added sidewalks. center medians. landscaping, and utility undergrounding.
This proiect was the City's first of five to improve the Pacific Highway/International
Boulevard corridor and was a continuation of the revitalization of the City Center.
7.2 VISION STATEMENT
By the end of the comprehensive planning horizon, the Federal Way City Center will
have evolved into the cultural, social, and economic center of the City and fulfilled its
role as one of Puget Sound's regional network of urban centers. This role will be
reinforced by pedestrian-oriented streetscapes; an efficient multi-modal transportation
system; livable and affordable housing; increased retail, service, and office development
in a compact area; a network of public spaces and parks; superior urban design; and a
safe, essential, and vibrant street life.
The City Center is responsive to the needs of the City's residents. In addition to general
services that draw people from outside the region, such as retail, office, and hotel uses,
the City Center is the primary commercial area providing local goods and services to the
surrounding neighborhoods, and to residents and employees within the center area.
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Private development and City initiated actions will have resulted in a balanced
transportation network that accommodates automobiles, public transportation, high
occupancy vehicles, pedestrians, bicyclists, and integrated parking. Pedestrian and
bicycle circulation is emphasized along with other travel modes. The downtown urban
fabric includes smaller blocks, lending itself to efficient and pleasant travel. Concentrated
development allows a significant number of jobs and residences to be located within
close proximity to transit and a High Capacity Transit Station (HCT), thus, reducing
dependency on the automobile and improving pedestrian mobility. The regional HCT
system may begin with regional express bus service tftat; would evolve to fixed guide-way
systems, such as light rail or monorail, as ridership dictates and funding allows. Direct
access to a regional transit system links the City Center to Seattle, Everett, Tacoma,
Bellevue, SeaTac International Airport, and other regional and local destinations.
The diversity of housing opportunities now includes high-rise residential buildings,
which help to meet a significant portion of the community's housing needs. City Center
residents walk or take transit to shop, work, and recreate. Community facilities and
services, public spaces, parks, and trails complement the variety of housing and provide
places for residents to come together as a community.
A central gathering place for the community, the City Center is where the whole
community can congregate and celebrate. Civic and cultural facilities, in addition to a
park and open-space system, meet the needs of residents, employees, and visitors. These
amenities connect to the Citywide and regional system of open spaces, parks, and trails.
Public and private projects contain such design elements as fountains, sculptures, and
unique landscaping. .
The quality of urban design for all developments, including streets, buildings, and
landscaping, is high and contributes to an improved quality of life. Public buildings and
spaces also set a high standard for design and compatibility with adjoining uses.
Goals for the City Center Chapter
The goals and policies of the City Center chapter are derived from those of the Federal
Way Comprehensive Plan (FWCP). The FWCP addresses in greater detail the framework
of regional plans and legislation which direct planning in Federal Way. It also discusses
the basic policies addressing housing, parks, recreation, and commercial development.
This chapter builds on these policies, and provides specific recommendations and actions
necessary to facilitate the development of the City Center.
The following goals provide overall direction to policy makers and community members
when making choices about growth and development within Federal Way's City Center.
Additional goals arid policies are located throughout this chapter, providing specific
direction on other matters discussed. No set of goals or policies can address all potential
issues that may arise in the course of implementing the FWCP. Therefore, while these are
fundamental to the FWCP, they are not immutable and may need to be revised as
situations warrant.
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Goals
CCG1 Create an identifiable City Center that serves as the social, cultural, and
economic focus of the City. Define a City Center with distinct boundaries,
unique building types, and special features.
CCG2 Attract a regional market for'high quality office and retail uses which increases
employment opportunities, adds to the City's tax base, and establishes Federal
Way's City Center as an economic leader in the South King County region.
CCG3 Connect the City Center to a convenient regional transit system. Provide
service between centers and nearby areas by an efficient, transit-oriented, and
multi-modal transportation system.
CCG4 Foster distinct districts within the City Center, defining the roles and
characteristics of each such district.
CCG5 Encourage a mix of compatible uses to maintain a lively, attractive, and safe
place to live, work, and visit.
CCG6 Focus on improving the existing character and image of the City Center.
CCG7 Encourage housing opportunities in mixed residentiallcommercial settings.
Promote housing' opportunities close to employment.
CCG8 Develop land use patterns that will encourage less dependency on the single
occupant automobile.
CCG9 Create an environment oriented to pedestrians and bicyclists.
CCG 10 Create an environment that attracts high quality housing, commercial, and
office uses. Continue to enforce requirements for quality design in buildings,
streetscape, and site planning.
CCG 11 Create policies and regulations to encourage more efficient use of parking
facilities and to foster new, innovative, and creative parking solutions.
CCG 12 Protect and enhance natural features of the area.
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7.3 THE LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION CONCEPT FOR THE
CITY CENTER
The Concept Plan
The concept is to redevelop the City Center and create a compact urban community and
vibrant center of activity. The crux of the strategy is to promote a compact urban center
with connections between where we live, work, and recreate, and create an urban
environment that is amenable to walking, bicycling, and transit. The concept, a result of
the citizen participation process called City Shape (held in 1992-93), implements the
community's goals outlined in Sec'tion 7.2. In summary, the concept is to:
· Establish a City Center to support HCT by locating residents and workers within
convenient walking distance of HCT.
· Make efficient use of existing capital improvements by concentrating higher
intensity land uses in the City Center.
· Encourage a mix of compatible uses where housing coexists adjacent to, above,
or near commercial developments.
· Create a dense residential community within walking and bicycling distance of
the core.
· Improve auto circulation in the City Center by completing the proposed street
grid, creating smaller blocks, and providing opportunities for through traffic to
travel around rather than through the core, thus minimizing the impact of future
growth on Citywide traffic patterns and congestion.
· Reduce impact of parking by encouraging structured parking, allowing reduced
parking ratios, shared parking, and other innovative and creative parking
solutions, as well as implementing guidelines that enhance appearance.
· Create pedestrian and bicycle connections throughout the City Center and to
surrounding neighborhoods. Provide a safe and inviting environment for
pedestrians and bicyclists with direct connections between activities and transit
facilities. Continue to develop and/or reconstruct streets to include sidewalks,
street trees, benches, garbage receptacles, screening of parking areas, etc.
· Create high amenity pedestrian-friendly corridors through the core, linked to a
transit center and providing an attractive civic focus to SeaTac Mall The
Commons.
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· Provide a civic focus to create a sense of identity for all residents. Develop
municipal and cultural facilities within the City Center core area.
· Develop public spaces in the City Center, particularly the core area. Enhance the
City Center with a network of public spaces and parks connected to the Citywide
and regional system of open spaces, parks, and trails. Encourage gathering spaces
in private development.
Map VII-j applies the principles described above. The figure depicts the City Center core
area between SR-99 and 1-5 and South 316th/31ih and South 320th and 324th Streets. The
City Center core area contains a concentration of higher-density, commercial, residential,
and mixed-use development, as well as civic, social and cultural uses. The City Center
frame area surrounds the core along the west and north edges and provides a full
complement of commercial, residential, and mixed-use development at somewhat lower
densities to support the core. It also provides a transition to surrounding single-family
neighborhoods.
High capacity transit runs through the middle of the City Center, and pedestrian pathways
connect the HCT station with residential areas, future civic spaces, and tIhe 8eaTac Mall
Commons (Map VII-Z).
Land Use Designations
This section expands on the land use concepts described previously. The City Center
chapter contains two different land use designations, each with its own distinctive
characteristics, intended to guide the evolution of the City Center, see Map VII-4. The
City Center core and frame area designations give form to the concepts summarized in
section 7.3. These land use designations direct the location and extent of growth, and will
reshape the nature of development, transforming the area into a compact, vibrant City
Center.
City Center Core Area
For the last 20 years or so, lower-density shopping mall areas at the edge of the nation's
larger cities have gradually been redeveloped and transformed into more dense urban
centers, emulating the development patterns and sense of place of more traditional
downtowns. This transformation, to an area with a unique character and improved image,
is proposed for the core area. .
The intent of the core area land use designation is to create a higher-density mixed-use
"center" for Federal Way, and become an urban center as envisioned in VISION 2020
and the CWPP. The City Shape vision called for concentrating growth in an area where
sufficient infrastructure capacity exists, or where such capacity can be provided
efficiently. The infrastructure within the City Center, specifically the core area, is
designed to handle the highest levels of demand within Federal Way. By orienting new
growth around this investment, the existing capacity can be utilized to its fullest extent.
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The core area designation also encourages the concentration of new development to help
reduce development pressure in other areas of Federal Way.
The core area land use designation encourages a greater diversity of uses within mixed-
use types of development. Traditional city centers are places where diverse office, retail,
and government uses are concentrated, as well as cultural and civic facilities, community
services, and housing. Many cities are advocating mixed-use development for a number
of reasons. These include:
· Providing new housing, increasing the range of housing choices, and cutting
down on automobile dependency by bringing work places and residences into
close proximity;
· Providing retail and service needs in close proximity to residential and
employment areas; and,
· Improving feasibility of a development project. The proximity of urban services
makes housing projects more desirable and a nearby source of consumers help
make a commercial project more profitable.
Residents choose to live in higher-density housing for a variety of reasons. First, higher-
density is frequently less expensive than single-family housing. Second, the convenience
and proximity to work, needed services, and cultural activities is very desirable for many
people. Finally, many people find that they do not need a large, single-family detached
house. Given their lifestyle, they appreciate the low maintenance and security of higher-
density living. There is a mutually supportive relationship between higher-density
residential uses and commercial activities. The presence of housing also activates City
Center streets, day and night.
Concentrating growth in a specific area also supports investment in transit, including a
regional HCT system. Existing low-density development does not generate sufficient
levels of demand to optimize the return on investment in transit. Promoting higher-
density uses within walking distance of transit facilities will improve the viability of this
significant infrastructure investment.
Additionally, concentrating the highest density of development in the core, where a
significant number of jobs and residences will be within walking distance of a transit
station, helps reduce dependency on the automobile and improve pedestrian mobility.
The core area emphasizes pedestrian, bicycle, and transit mobility. The core area will be
less auto-oriented than the frame area, but it will not be unfriendly to the use of
automobiles.
The City Center core area will also be the central gathering place for the community~a
place where the whole community can congregate and celebrate. Accordingly, the core
should include an outdoor square, park, or commons, with public amenities such as
fountains, sculptures, and unique landscaping.
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Other civic amenities or buildings, including Municipal Facilities and/or a performing
arts center, could be grouped around this City Center square (Figure VlI-2).
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Potential Core Area Development
Goals & Policies That Promote the Concentration of New Development in the City
Center Core Area
Goal
CCG13 Focus new growth, with resultant increasing demandsfor infrastructure and
transportation, in the City Center, specifically the core area. Allow for higher
intensity uses for efficient use of land.
Policies
CCPl Support the concentration of uses within the core area to create a financial,
retail, business, civic, and cultural hub of Federal Way.
CCP2 Develop an attractive City Center that will attract quality development.
CCP3 Continue to support land use regulations that allow the higher intensity
development expected over the next 15 to 30 years.
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CCP4
CCP5
CCP6
CCP7
CCP8
CCP9
Continue to develop a City Center that is the primary commercial area
providing local goods and services to the surrounding neighborhoods and
region, and to residents and employees within the center.
Complete aR area \vide eAvironffiCntal impact statemeRt aAd Utilize the SEPA
Planned Action and provide streamlined permit review in the City Center to
accelerate changes to the core area.
Work with urban service providers to ensure sufficient capacity is available for
development.
Allow for a variety of uses and mixed-use development within buildings, or
complexes. Ensure that mixed-use development complements and enhances the
character of the surrounding residential and commercial areas.
Provide incentives to encourage residential development in City Center,core area.
Promote the siting of cultural and civic uses within the City Center core. The
City should always consider City Center Core sites in siting analyses and
decisions regarding potential civic and cultural uses that it develops. In
addition, incentives should be explored that could attract cultural and civic
uses over which the City does not have direct control.
City Center Frame Area
Establishing a City Center frame area provides a zone for dense mixed-use development
that surrounds and supports the core. It also provides a transition between high-activity
areas in the core area and less dense neighborhoods outside of the frame.
The frame area allows uses that are similar to those in the core area, but are of lower-
density and intensity. Together, the core and frame areas are complementary.
Encouraging multiple unit housing mixed with business and commercial use will help
Federal Way meet regional land use goals. This is accomplished by encouraging the
development of housing close to employment and transportation centers. To help
transform the character of this land use designation, regulatory and/or financial incentives
should be explored in exchange for amenities that contribute to a more pedestrian
oriented environment (Figure Vll-3).
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Figure VII-3
Potential Frame Area Development
Goals & Policies That Promote New Commercial, Residential, and Mixed-Use
Development in the City Center Frame Area
Goal
CCG14 Allow increased development of commercial uses while increasing housing
opportunities and diversity of housing types.
Policies
CCPIO Continue to develop land use regulations that encourage the frame area to
accommodate higher-density residential uses accompanied by residentially
oriented retail and service uses.
CCPll Continue to provide amenities such as community services, parks, and public
spaces to meet residential needs.
CCP12 Continue to ensure effective transitions between frame area development and
nearby lower-intensity development.
Circulation
Federal Way's City Center chapter is designed in accordance with VISION 2020 and
CWpp related to mobility. Although regional travel trends continue to show more cars on
the road, more trips per person, and increases in the number of people driving alone, the
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emphasis of the FWCP is to promote a variety of travel options. The City will focus both
on transportation improvements as well as influencing individual travel choices by
increasing the attractiveness of alternatives to the automobile. Encouraging growth in a
compact, well defined City Center will help promote bicycling, walking, and transit use,
as well as encouraging shorter automobile trips. The City Center will be connected to
other regional urban centers and areas of the City by a multi modal transportation system,
including a fast and convenient regional transit system.
In order to function efficiently, mobility in the City Center must be enhanced by
continuing to make transportation improvements. The City should focus transportation
investments in the City Center to support transit and pedestrian-oriented land use
patterns. These improvements should include: a smaller street grid, bicycle routes, public
sidewalks and pedestrian pathways, and clear and identifiable transit routes.
These transportation improvements will also help meet City Center mobility needs in the
event a HCT system is not developed.
Goal to Improve Overall Circulation
Goal
CCG 15 Provide a balanced transportation network that accommodates public
transportation, high occupancy vehicles, pedestrians, bicyclists, automobiles,
and integrated parking.
Automobile Circulation
The current network of collector roads and arterials, the disjointed grid, and large block
sizes contribute to significant traffic congestion within the City Center. The solution is
not necessarily to construct wider roads. Streets become less efficient as the numbers of
lanes increases. Building new streets versus widening existing streets is more cost
effective, yields greater capacity, and will have less impact on the City Center.
Automobiles are likely to continue as a dominant mode of transportation. A comprehensive
network of collector arterials and other streets must be developed to distribute this traffic
and create more driving choices. To the extent possible, the City should connect streets to
form a tighter grid within the City Center, especially in the core, by negotiating new public
rights-of-way and building new streets. This "interconnectivity" serves to shorten and
disperse trips, and consequently reduce travel on existing congested arterials. Map VII-5
indicates the proposed street network changes. Additionally, alternatives to auto travel such
as van and car pools, transit, pedestrian corridors, and bicycle paths should also be
emphasized.
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Goals and Policies to Improve Automobile Circulation and Reduce Usage
Goal
CCG 16 Improve the flow of vehicular traffic through the City Center and minimize
increases in congestion.
Policies
CCP14 Improve traffic flow around and through the City Center by extending the
street network, creating smaller blocks, and completing the ring road along the
west edge of the City Center.
CCP15 Reduce congestion by supporting the Commute Trip Reduction Act. Develop
commuting alternatives to single occupancy vehicles, including transit,
walking, and bicycling.
CCP16 The City's LOS standard shall be based on average person-delay to allow
lower LOS for single-occupant vehicles and support pedestrian-friendly
designs and HOV treatment.
Pedestrian/Bicycle Connections
Pedestrian and bicycle mobility is a vital part of the future City Center circulation system.
Improvements for pedestrians and bicyclists should support increases in transit services
and promote the development of the City Center.
This chapter addresses the lack of pedestrian amenities and pathways by recommending
changes to the development patterns and transforming the character of the streetscape. As
the street system is redeveloped to better accommodate the needs of pedestrians and
bicyclists, a network of facilities for people on foot and bikes will be established such as
already exists for people in cars.
Reducing the size of the street grid as proposed, improving auto circulation, and creating
pedestrian paths through larger parcels is critical to establishing walking patterns that
reduce dependency on the automobile. As individual sites are designed and developed to
be more pedestrian friendly, and as the City provides improved pedestrian linkages, the
pedestrian system will handle an increasing share of trips. As such, the City adopted
special street design standards for the City Center in 1998. These include 12-foot
sidewalks with street trees and pedestrian-scale street lighting. As streets are constructed,
additional amenities such as benches, trash receptacles, and landscaped corner treatments
may be added. Bike lanes will also be provided in a grid tighter than the rest of the City
on through streets that avoid multiple turn-lane conflicts.
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In addition to adding public sidewalks and creating mid-block pathways, Map VlI-6
depicts three principal pedestrian connections to improve pedestrian circulation. The first
is developing connections between the HCT station, adjoining bus transfer facilities, and
other uses. The pedestrian and bicycle system is essential to other travel modes,
particularly transit. Virtually all transit trips begin and end as pedestrian trips on public
rights-of-way. All buildings within proximity to these areas should be required to
facilitate pedestrian and bicycle movement.
The second goal is to establish pedestrian and bicycle connections to 8eaTac Mall The
Commons, the City's largest generator of vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Linkages
between the proposed transit station and tIhe 8eaTac Mall Commons are important.
Unfortunately, South 320th Street is wide, congested, and presents a significant barrier to
this connection. Providing an at-grade pedestrian and bicycle crossing could increase
congestion and vehicular and pedestrianlbicycle conflicts. To facilitate this connection,
and encourage redevelopment of existing parking areas, this chapter proposes the
continued consideration of a pedestrian bridge spanning South 320th Street. The
pedestrian over-pass would create a major connection between two areas in the City
Center that have a high potential for new development and redevelopment.
The third goal is to connect the City Center to nearby neighborhoods and parks.
Residential neighborhoods of varying densities surround the City Center. Steel Lake and
Celebration Parks are located to the northeast and southwest of the City Center,
respectively. Both pedestrian and bicycle trails should extend to these residential
neighborhoods and parks. Roads extending to these areas should emphasize the
pedestrian connection by including additional pedestrian amenities.
In order to provide good pedestrian connectivity across multi-lane arterials such as South
. 320th Street and Pacific Highway South, crossings should be provided more closely than
the existing LA-mile spacing of traffic signals. Unsignalized pedestrian crossings would
not be very safe, yet closer spacing of traffic signals make two-way signal coordination
impossible to achieve, creating much more congestion and worsening safety and air
quality. These conflicting needs must be resolved through the design process as these
streets are reconstructed.
Policies to Improve Pedestrian Connections
Goal
CCG 17 Promote and facilitate the effective use of non-motorized transportation.
Create a safe, efficient, and enjoyable pedestrian and bicycle system.
Policies
CCP17 Emphasize pedestrian and bicycle circulation, as well as other travel modes in
all aspects of developing the City Center transportation system. Include public
sidewalks, street trees, and other pedestrian amenities for streets.
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CCP18 Continue to enforce and refine local zoning codes, site planning requirements,
and street design standards, as necessary, to establish a more pedestrian and
bicycle friendly environment. .
CCP19 Encourage new development to include active ground floor uses such as shops,
community services, office, and housing units. Provide pedestrian connections
between adjacent buildings where possible to provide for streetscape continuity.
CCP20 Develop clear and safe pedestrian paths through large parcels to enhance the
pedestrian network.
CCP21 Continue to site and screen parking lots to minimize impact on the pedestrian
environment.
CCP22 Connect the main entry of buildings to public sidewalks by a clear, identifiable
walkway.
CCP23 Encourage transit use by improving pedestrian and bicycle linkages to the
existing and future transit system, and by improving the security and utility of
park-and-ride lots and bus stops.
CCP24 . Establish clear and well marked pedestrian crossings to reach transit facilities
and other uses at a maximum spacing of 660 feet.
CCP25 Connect Celebration Park and Steel Lake Park via a pedestrian/bicycle
pathway bisecting the City Center. Orient buildings, urban open spaces, plazas,
etc., to pathways where feasible.
CCP26 Continue to improve the appearance of, and pedestrian/bicycle circulation
along, South 320th Street and Pacific Highway South.
Transit
Efficient, convenient, and reliable transit is important to the FWCC's emphasis to reduce
auto dependency through the creation of viable travel options. Transit will play an
important role in the development of the City Center and the region as a whole. A multi-
modal system that includes transit will bring commuters and shoppers to and from other
areas of Federal Way and adjacent communities. A high capacity transit system with a .
principal stop in the core area will distribute people regionally and connect to other bus
based transit systems. Transit stops throughout the center will help shoppers, employees,
and residents to circulate around the City Center without the need to get into their cars.
Encouraging a mix of land uses and densities at major transit access points will help meet
passenger needs and reduce vehicle trips.
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High Capacity Transit
The Federal Way Transit Center opened in early 2006, on a seven-acre site located at the
southwest corner of South 316lh Street and 23rd A venue South, at the northeast edge of
Federal Way's City Center. The transit center is a regional bus transit facility supporting
Sound Transit. King County METRO, and Pierce Transit. It includes a five-level
structured parking garage with 1.200 parking spaces, a pedestrian bridge between the
transit decks and jJarking garage, bicycle storage, and shelters for waiting jJassengers.
The Transit Center is considered by the City as a maior anchor to the urban center
designation in the Vision 2020 plan adojJted by the PSRC. The jJroiect also includes a
high occujJancy vehicle (HOV) direct-access ramp connecting the transit center to
Interstate-5 via South 31 ih Street. In addition, approximately one acre of the transit
center site has been set aside for future transit-oriented development consistent with the
comprehensive plan vision for the City Center.
Sound Transit is working with Puget Sound citizens and City representatives to develop a
HCT network linking Everett, Tacoma, Seattle, Bellevue, and communities between
them. Four HCT Three light rail stations are proposed in Federal Way, including one in
the City Center core area.
Map Vll-7 depicts the approximate HCT alignment and the location of the City Center
recently constructed transit station and the direct access ramp connecting 1-5 and the
transit station. The Federal 'Vay Transit Center is cHrrently located at the Federal Way
Park & Ride. ,^.t the time of the adoption of the 1995 FWCP, the City Center chapter
proposed a new location at SOHtB 312tft Street and 20tft i\venue SOHtB. The primary driver
for tBis 10catioR '.vas the assumption that light rail13et\veen Seattle and Tacoma 'lIould
follow SR 99. Since adopti0n of the plan, conditions haye changed and discllssion of
altemate locations has emerged. SOI:md Transit's Sound Move Initiative allocated $1
Million for the constrl:lction of a ne..\' Transit Center, in coordiRation with the
enhaRcemeflt and/or relocatiofl of the existing Transit Center and direct access ramps.
The Transit Center is considered by the City as a major anchor to the I:lrban center
designation in the Vision 2020 plan adopted by the PSRC. The 10eatioR of the TraRsit
Center shoHld be surrounded by property that has poteRtial to redevelop into transit
sHpportive Hses, thHs assistiRg to eASHre both the success of the Transit Center itself aAd
the econorllic vitality of the City Center.
Based on these considerations, the Transit Center site has beeR selected. The site is
located on the block bOlmded by 23ffi aAd 21 tit A veRHes SOHth, to the south of SOHth 316tft
~
The FWCP does not depend solely on the development of a BCT system. The proposed
system is one of several transportation options. While HCT will help regional and local
transportation needs, other modes will continue to playa vital role. Many of the
characteristics that are desired within the City Center, and support HCT, also support
other modes such as van/car pooling, busing, bicycling, and walking.
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In arder +ta encaurage transit use, the high capacity transit statian sflet:tW provide~ an
inviting environment with camfartable pedestrian facilities, including shelter far waiting
areas, canvenient passenger drop-aff zanes, safe lighting, and street furniture.
Canveniences like telephanes, al:ltamatic teller machines, secl:lre bicycle starage areas,
and al:ltdaar seating areas are alsa impartant elements af tae statim'} design. Pravisians far
vendors, small cafes, and carts \vill mak~ al:ltdElor spaces livelier. Stares adjaining the
statian can take advantage af the cancentratians af peaple by specializing in gaads and
services needed by cammuters such as dry cleaning, videas, news kiasks, and day care.
Federal Way's City Center statian will--be ~ ariented principally ta pedestrians and those
arriving by ather farms af transit. Praviding far pedestrian/bicycle accessibility between
surrounding properties, street netwark, general vicinity, park & ride lats, and the HCT is
essential. .
Policies to Guide Transit Planning and Establish a City Center High Capacity
Transit Station
Goal
CCG18 Work with the transit providers to develop a detailed transit plan for the City
Center. Identify facilities, services, and implementation measures needed to
make transit a viable and attractive travel mode. Tailor the plan to meet local
needs through rapid transit, express buses, community service, and/or demand-
responsive service.
Policies
CCP27 Cantinue ta Ffacus transpartatian investments ta suppart transit and
pedestrian/bicycle-ariented land use patterns, specifically in the care area.
CCP28 Participate actively in regianal effarts ta develap an HCT system ta serve the
City Center.
CCP29 Establish the mast intensive levels af transit service ta the City Center area.
CCP30 Integrate any transit system with existing ar new road right-af-way.
CCP31 Develap a bl:ls transfer facility as part af a HCT statian, an ar aff the street, that
'sill cannect the City Center with ather camml':lRities in the City. The HCT and
bl:ls transf~r statians ';:ill set a aigh standard far design and campatibility with
adjoining l:lSes.
CCP32 Integrate the high capacity transit system with ather transpartatian mades
serving Federal Way and the regian.
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CCP33 Integrate bicycle and pedestrian facilities with and connect to high capacity
transit facilities during right-of-way acquisition, facility design, and optional
phases.
Civic Buildings and Open Spaces
Public buildings including community centers, libraries, city hall, performing arts
theaters, conference centers, and schools provide places for the community to meet,
exchange ideas, and socialize. The City should take advantage of every opportunity to
locate a variety of civic buildings in and around the City Center. This will occur over
time, but it is necessary to establish a clear direction through public policy.
A network of outdoor spaces for recreation, strolling, gathering, and dining will make the
City Center a lively and attractive place to live, shop, and conduct business. Each type of
space should serve a range of users and activities. Outdoor spaces should range from a
major urban park that is the focal point for downtown, to pocket urban plazas for lunch
time gathering by residents, visitors, and workers. Some spaces will be publicly built and
maintained, others will be constructed along with private development. Privately
developed gathering space is a major component of all City Centers: small parks and
plazas are opportunities to enhance the urbanscape and image of the City Center.
Courtyards, mews, and forecourts are ways to efficiently integrate open space to enhance a
project. Visitors, shoppers, and employees often perceive these private spaces as public.
The City should commit to assist in or provide incentives for, the development of plazas
and parks that are open to the public. Map VII-8 proposes a central outdoor gathering
place within the core area, such as a park, plaza, or square, which will become the focus
of community activities in the core.
Uses around the edges of this plaza, such as transit facilities and cafes, should be sited to
generate activity throughout the day. The edges of the plaza should be well defined and
landscaped to soften the hard surfaces of'adjacent buildings and streets. This space should
be physically and visually linked to the central pedestrian spine and transit center.
Policies to Promote the Development of Civic Buildings and Urban Spaces
Goal
CCG 19 Develop civic and cultural facilities in addition to a public space and park
system within the City Center to meet the needs of residents, employees, and
visitors. These facilities and spaces should connect to the Citywide and
regional system of public spaces, parks, and trails.
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Policies
CCP34 Promote a diversity of public and privately funded recreational and cultural
facilities throughout the City Center. Promote partnerships between the City and
other agencies, private organizations, and individuals to develop and meet the
needs of City Center and the general community for these types of facilities.
CCP35 Emphasize locating dvic and cultural facilities within the core. Planned public
facilities could include Municipal Facilities, a library, or performing arts
complex.
CCP37 Acquire land necessary to provide a broad range of recreational opportunities
throughout the City Center. Land bank parcels in the core area for future
municipal facilities. .
Parking
The continued use of expansive surface parking conflicts with the goal of redeveloping
the City Center as a higher-density, mixed-use area that is pedestrian-friendly and
supports the use of public transportation. It is, therefore, necessary to reduce the need for
parking and encourage the provision of structured parking within these areas.
Moreover, parking lots have high redevelopment potential. There are numerous examples
of communities similar to Federal Way where former parking lots now contain multi-
story developments. Large amounts of parking will be needed for many years to come.
However, as development pressures and land values increase, surface parking becomes
expensive and property owners will be able to afford the conversion from surface parking
to structured parking. In the interim, the City should encourage site layouts that facilitate
future redevelopment of parking areas.
Private and public partnerships should examine the feasibility of constructing a parking
structure in the downtown commercial core area. Figure VIl-4 (page 24) is a conceptual
illustration of the redevelopment of surface parking around a mall.
Goal and Policies to Develop Alternatives to Existing Parking Development
Goal
CCG20 Encourage the development of a higher-density, mixed-use City Center that in
turn will reduce the demand for large amounts of separate parking facilities for
individual developments.
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Figure VII-4
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Over time, parking garages, lower parlcing requirements and shared parking can
allaw Jar more intensi~ development of land.
Policies
CCP39 Encourage public and private parking structures (below or above gro'und) in lieu
of surface parking in the core area. As redevelopment occurs and surface parking
becomes increasingly constrained, consider a public/private partnership to
develop structured parking in the downtown commercial core area.
CCP40 The City will encourage the provision of structured parking.
CCP41 Buffer parking areas to increase compatibility between surrounding uses. For
larger lots, provide substantial landscaping, special lighting, and pedestrian
walkways.
CCP42 Site and orient buildings and parking to allow redevelopment of surface parking.
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CCP43 Allow on-street parking to create a buffer between pedestrians and traffic
depending on street characteristics and role within the City Center. On-street
parking should be viewed as a component of the parking supply for the area.
CCP44 Encourage shared parking between uses to maximize the use of available
parking within the City Center.
Streetscape
To improve livability within the City Center area, the City must complete the street
network and continue to develop streets in accord with its new street standards. The street
grid must be well interconnected to make travel from one place to another as efficient as
possible. The key to achieving this is to consider streets as a network that will serve
pedestrians, bicycles, and transit, in addition to automobiles. In areas where increased
density is proposed, existing streets must continue to be retrofitted with sidewalks, street
trees, street furniture, and other amenities. Allowing on-street parking also creates a
buffer between pedestrians and vehicles. It also allows shoppers and visitors to park
easily for short amounts of time. On-street parking should be permitted on City Center
streets (where feasible) except during the morning and evening commuting hours when
the extra lanes are needed to accommodate the extra high volumes of traffic.
The Transportation chapter illustrates several street standards developed specifically for
the City Center area. These streets will connect to other proposed and existing streets to
complete a street grid. Street standards for existing and proposed streets within the City
Center can be found in the second section of the Transportation chapter. These standards
also incorporate the City Center Street Design Guidelines adopted by the City Council in
May 1998.
Policies to Improve the Street Network and Streetscape Character
Goal
CCG21 Maintain street designations that reinforce the unique characteristics of the
City Center.
Policies
CCP45 Continue to acquire right-of-way, primarily through dedication from
development, to complete and enhance the street network.
CCP46 Continue to design streets as public spaces, with appropriate pedestrian
amenities, trees, sidewalks, bicycle paths, transit services, street furniture, and
trash receptacles.
CCP47 Continue to construct streetscape improvements as an integral component of
any roadway improvement.
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CCP48 Encourage buildings to front or face public rights-of-way, providing clear paths
from the sidewalk to all entries.
CCP49 Only SR-99 and South 320lh Street shall be wider than five lanes.
7.4 IMPLEMENTATION
Developing a City Center will require collaboration between government entities,
citizens, and developers. Phasing and development of certain elements, such as high
capacity transit, are outside the City's control. Therefore, an implementation program
must be flexible. It must also be tied to general goals, policies, and strategies rather than a
detailed, step-by-step list of actions. The implementation section consists of:
· A set of strategies to guide implementing actions;
· An illustration of how these strategies can be realized over time; and
· A 15 year action plan.
Implementation Strategies
Specific strategies must be pursued in order to coordinate various elements and actions that
are dependent upon one another. For example, private development depends upon
adequate infrastructure and amenities. Effective transit service depends upon supporting
land use development to provide sufficient ridership. Residential communities require
adequate transportation and services, a pedestrian friendly environment, open spaces, and
jobs to foster a sense of community. In addition, much of the City Center's redevelopment
is dependent upon market demands and development that is not projected until the later
years of the FWCP's planning horizon. However, regulatory and infrastructure actions
must be taken in the interim to prepare for these developments. The following strategies
form the basis to achieve desired City Center development.
· Maintain regulations to shape and influence new development (1-20 years).
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Discourage low intensity auto oriented development in the core.
Provide regulations and incentives to achieve a high intensity, mixed-
use, pedestrian friendly development.
Encourage residential development in the City Center frame area.
Encourage high-density residential development in the City Center
Core (Urban Center).
Allow short-term investment in the frame area that will support long-
term core development.
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. Continue and enhance incentives to foster desired redevelopment in the City
Center.
· Maintain. and consider increasing. the City Center redevelopment fund.
· Consider aptJropriate public-private partnership opportunities as they present
themselves to leverage desired development.
· Pursue appro1?riate redevelopment of City owned parcels.
· Continue to respond to opportunities for City acquisition and repositioning of
key properties as they become available.
. Develop specific plans to construct needed street and infrastructure
improvements (1-5 years).
· Develop plans to define the location of street rights-of-way for
completing the street grid and constructing transit facilities to provide
predictability for developers.
· Construct arterial improvements with associated landscaping and
pedestrian amenities (timing set by capital facilities program).
· Prepare a pedestrian and bicycle plan and construct sidewalks, pedestrian
paths, mid-block connectors, and bicycle connections to all areas of the
City Center and particularly to a transit center (ongoing effort).
. Consider development of structured parking facilities as needed to support more
intensive development and gradually convert the core into f! less auto dependent
,area.
· Develop parking standards for the City Center Area.
. Improve both local and regional transit service.
· Begin new transit ser',ice configliration by adding a center bus stop and
rOlite blises to it (begin immediately).
· Upgrade central blis stop to a traFlsit center/statioFl and enhance regioFlal
aFld local traRsit serviees to it (I 3 years).
· Develop a regional HCT station at the transit center (~20-25
years).
. Construct civic features, public spaces, parks, and other urban elements to create
a true urban center and promote civic identity (5-10 years).
· Develop major civic facilities in the City Center such as, Municipal
Facilities, performing arts center, and recreation center, to generate
social and economic activity (5-10 years).
· Add amenities to residential areas to build new neighborhoods (begin
immediately as an incremental program).
· Include landscaping and pedestrian improvements in all street
construction (incremental program tied to actual improvements).
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Phasing
Transforming the existing downtown commercial core area into the proposed City Center
is an ambitious task. It requires a significant transformation from a low-density,
automobile oriented, largely retail area to a higher intensity, more pedestrian oriented
mixed-use area. The'City Center chapter acknowledges that the core will take some time
to develop. The City can facilitate these changes if a series of small steps are taken over
time. This is especially true if the steps are consistent with the emerging economic,
social, and demographic trends. As is the intent of this plan, the phasing scenario
presented here accounts for the timing of market projections and future actions.
As noted above, the implementation strategy is keyed to projected trends and regional
planning goals. Its form and character, as envisioned in the chapter, are dramatically
different from anything that now exists in the center. It will take SOffi0 time for the
development community to redirect its energy and investments to prodl:lce bl:lildings that
respond to the direction of the chapter. The demand for more intense developffient
opporhlRities in the City Center is not projected ',vitkin the next few years. Recently, there
has been a substantial increase in interest in redevelopment oplJortunities within the City
Center, both on the part of existing property owners and prospective developers. This
interest indicates that new development is more likely in the near-term than at any time
over the past several years. It will be important for the City to maintain its proactive
efforts to attract, engage, and even at times provide incentives for new develolJment in
order to take advantage of the continuing mid-decade economic boom. In the meantime,
there may be some deferred maintenance, short-term, high-turnover tenancies, and even
vacancies, as the development community begins to assemble property for future
redevelopment. The City should not encourage continued low-scale investment in this
area, since it will need to be amortized over a decade or two and will delay
accomplishment of preferred development. As regulations are applied to modest
renovations, it should be possible to secure some basic improvements. However, the City
should not expect full implementation of the vision for the City Center until owners are
ready to install long-term, major development projects.
Figures VIl-5 and VIl-6 and Map VIl-9 (located at the end of the chapter) illustrate key
steps in the evolution of Federal Way's City Center from 1995 through 2025. The
illustrations are taken from a viewpoint just north of South 316lh Street between 20th
Avenue South and SR-99. The drawings do not necessarily indicate recommendations for
specific sites. The locations of the elements and the time frames may well vary. For
example, Figure VIl-6 shows an elevated light-'railline that may not be routed to Federal
Way during this planning horizon. The drawings do illustrate how a viable City Center
can evolve through several coordinated, incremental steps taken over time. The
approximate dates are based on current market demand and funding projections.
However, new trends, funding priorities, and development opportunities may emerge,
changing the timing. An illustration of 1995 conditions is included for reference.
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2002 - 2010 Actions
. Develop a pedestrian/bicycle plan that outlines a connected, safety-oriented
system of routes and facilities. This chapter shall be used in programming capital
projects, reviewing development proposals, and encouraging other agencies to
integrate bicycle improvements and linkages into Federal Way projects. The plan
should emphasize linkages between transportation facilities, Celebration and
Steel Lake parks, SeaTac Mall The Commons, and surrounding communities.
. Continue to plan for and develop parks and public spaces within the City Center.
Begin negotiations for acquisition of land for a City Center park, plaza, or square.
. Complete streetscape improvements along the South 320th Street corridor.
· Continue to improve SR-99 and establish mid-block crossings.
· Complete the BPA bike trail.
. Continue to negotiate and acquire rights-of-way to augment the City Center street
grid. During permit review, ensure that new development is compatible with the
street grid. Construct street grid enhancements.
. Develop a traAsit ceRter. Focus transit activities in the City Center core.
· Construct streets to serve the transit facility.
. RegiA RegotiatioAs to form a public private partnersHip to provide stfHetlired
parking near SeaTac Mall. COflStruct the parkiAg structme. Pursue public-private
partnerships for desired redevelopment, with City investment in public open
space, public parking, and/or public infrastructure leveraging substantial,
catalyzing redevelopment proiects.
. Through City ownership and repositioning, continue to pursue substantial
redevelopment of the former AMC theaters site in fulfillment of the City Center
vision and to be a catalyst for additionaL nearby redevelopment. Additional
opportunities to acquire and reposition key City Center properties should be
considered as the opportunities present themselves.
. If the City Council chooses the City Center as the appropriate location for
Municipal Facilities, begin negotiations and acquire property for Municipal
Facilities. Construct Municipal Facilities.
. Explore feasibility of creation of a City Center park, potentially associated with
Municipal Facilities and/or other community facilities. If the concept is
approved, begin negotiations and acquire property for a City Center Park. Design
and construct a City Center Park.
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· Enhance educational and recreational opportunities in City Center.
2010 - 2020 Actions
· Construct a City Center park with public amenities such as fountains, sculptures,
and unique landscaping, separate from Celebration Park.
· Potentially construct pHblie private parkiag garages. Continue to pursue public-
private partnerships for desired redevelopment, with city investment in public
open space. public parking. and/or public infrastructure leveraging substantial.
catalvzing: redevelopment proiects.
· Potentially construct the pedestrian overpass across 320th Street, and build phase
one of the City Center pedestrian mall.
· Improve commmlity-wide transit service and implement a "spokes-of-a-wheel"
service delivery pattern with City Center as the hub.
· Seriously explore the feasibility of constructing a performing arts center and
develop an implementation plan.
· Establish green parks and corridors throughout the City Center and/or along a
City Center pedestrian mall.
Activity Since 1995 Comprehensive Plan Adoption
The following have been accomplished to implement goals and policies of the City
Center chapter since the initial adoption of the FWCP:
· In 1996, the City adopted code amendments for the City Center Core and Frame
to allow for increased residential density and flexibility in siting residential uses.
The City also adopted Community Design Guidelines intended to improve the
appearance of non-residential buildings and to expand pedestrian circulation,
public open space, and pedestrian amenities.
· In 1998, in conjunction with King County/METRO, the City improved local and
intercity transit which should result in more people having access to shopping
and other opportunities in the City Center. Since that time, the City has worked
with the transit providers to develop a detailed transit plan for the City Center,
including siting and initial design work for the City Center Sound Transit station,
as well as improvement of two park-and-ride lots.
· In 1998, the City adopted policies to provide streetscape enhancements and
development of standards for streetlights, street trees, and their placement and
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location in the City Center. Since that time, substantial progress has been made,
with full improvement along this corridor from 1-5 to 11th Avenue South.
. The City has an adopted TIP and CIP plan which addresses major street
improvements in the City Center. Minor collector and local street improvements
would be provided by development as redevelopment occurs.
. In 2001, the City created an Economic Development Division within the
Community Development Services Department and hired a Deputy Director to
manage it. Among the Division's duties are to lead efforts to encourage City
Center redevelopment, attract businesses and developments, and increase
visitorship to the City Center.
. Phases I, II, and III of the BPA trail have been constructed.
· In 200L the City Council enacted building code provisions allowing five stories
of wood-frame construction over concrete.
· In 2003, the City Council enacted limited, ten-year lJroperty tax exemption for
multifamily/mixed-use construction.
· In 2005. the City Council appropriated an initial $5 million for a City Center
Redevelopment Fund. and has continued to invest in that fund. In addition. the
City Council passed a resolution committing to pursue lJublic-private
partnerships to leverage desired redevelopment.
· In 2005. the City Council engaged professional services to lJroduce up-to-date
market data and redevelopment strategies recommendations. culminating in
adoption of the report and a commitment to pursue the recommended strategies
over the next five years.
. In September 2006, the EIS for the City Center SEPA Planned Action was
completed, with adoption of the Planned Action Ordinance. providing a
streamlined SEP A process in the planned action area. scheduled for First Ouarter
2007.
. In January 2007, the City Council acquired the former AMC theaters site, with
the intention of repositioning that site for redevelopment that will achieve the
FWCP viSion and serve as a catalyst for other nearby lJrolJerties.
· Infrastructure improvements:
· 1999 - South 312th Street between Pacific Highway South and 23rd
Avenue South-Roadway widened to four lanes; sidewalks constructed;
street lighting and street trees installed.
· 1999 - South 31 th Street and 14th A venue South-Pedestrian Crossing
Signal added.
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· 2001 - Pacific Highway South/South 320th Street intersection~Widen
roadway and add new turning lanes at each leg of the intersection. Also
add street lighting, street trees, install architectural and landscaping
elements at each corner of the intersection, and underground utilities.
· 200 I - SeaTae Mall The Commons surface water conveyance system
upgrade.
· 2001-02 - South 320th Street b~tween II th Avenue South and Interstate 5
-Underground utilities, widen sidewalks where necessary to add new
streetlights, install street trees behind the sidewalks, and install medians
where feasible. Add dual left-turn lanes at 23rd Avenue South.
· 2002 - 23rd Avenue South between South 324th Street and South 316th
Street-Widen roadway to five lanes and add new sidewalks, street
lighting, and street trees. InstalI new traffic signals at South 316th Street,
South 317th Street, and South 322nd Street.
· 2002~Completed the Ring Road (14th Avenue).
· 2002 - South 31th and 14th Avenue South~Upgrade pedestrian signal to
full traffic signal.
· 2002-2004 - Pacific Highway HOV Lanes, Phase I~Widen Pacific
Highway South with an HOV lane in each direction from South 31 th to
South 324th. Add sidewalks, center medians, landscaping, and utility
undergrounding. This proiect was the City's first oHive to improve the
Pacific Highway/International Boulevard corridor and was a continuation
of the revitalization of the City Center.
· 2002 - Add turn lanes on South 324th Street at SR-99.
· 2004 - South 314th Street and 23rd Avenue South-Construct traffic
signal.
· 2006 - Flyover ramps from 1-5 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes
connecting to South 31 ih Street.
· 2006 - South 317th Street and 23rd Avenue South-Construct Sound
Transit's Federal Way Transit Center.
· 2007 - 21st Avenue South grid road between Sound Transit and South 320th.
· New Private Development:
· 2000 - Courtyard Marriot Hotel
· 1999 - Marie Calendar's Restaurant
· 1999 - Holiday Inn Hotel
· 1999 - Extended Stay Motel
· 1998 - Comfort Inn
· 1999 - Walmart
· 2001-02 - Pavilion Centers, Phases I and II
· Renovated or Remodeled Projects:
· 1998 - SeaTac Village
· 1998 - Sunset Square (Safeway and Longs Drugs)
· 1999 - Ross Plaza (Rite Aid and Party City)
· 1999 - Indochine and Genghis Khan Restaurants
· 2006 - Pal-Do World (Sea Tac Plaza)
· 2006 - H Mart Grocery Store (located in former OFC in Pavilion Center)
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PROPOSED PROJECTS
. 2002 03 Pacific HigR'::ay SoutA Bet'Neen South 3121ll Street and South 3211ll
Street Widen roadway, add new sidewalks, street lighting, street trees,
landscaped raised medians, and l:lAdergrOl:Jfld litilities.
. 2003 SOlitA 3 I 1 III Street and 23m LA....enue SOlitA Construct traffic signal.
. 2003 - 1-5/City Center Access Study~Develop plan to increase capacity
between City Center and 1-5 to improve and/or supplement the existing South
320th Street interchange (Phase I Feasibility Study was completed in 2005. Phase
II Feasibility Study scheduled for completion in 2007).
. 2003-04 - Potentially locate new municipal facilities.
. 2003-05 - Sports and Multipurpose Fieldhouse-potential project.
. 2001 Flyover ramps from IS High Occupaney Vehicle (HOV) lanes
conneeting to SOl:ltR 3 I 7 III Street.
. 2001 SOlith 3171ll Street and 23m Avenue SOlitR Construct SOlind Transit's
Federal 'Nay Transit Center.
. 2001 LA.dd turn lanes OR SmIth 3211ll Street at SR 99.
. 2009 - South 320th Street and 20th A venue South intersection improvements-
Add left turn lanes on South 320th Street.
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Comprehensive Plan
List of Maps
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Chapter Three - Transportation
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Travel Patterns from Residential Areas in the Federal Way Planning
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State Access Management Classifications
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2002 Congested Streets and Highways
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2020 Congestion with 2020 Improvements
High Collision Rate Intersections (1997 - 1999)
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Sidewalks Inventory on Major Streets (2002)
Bicycle Facilities Plan
All Day Transit Service, Effective June 2002
Peak Hour Transit Service, Effective June 2002
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2003-2008 Transportation Improvement Plan
2009-2020 Capital Improvement Plan
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