2022-03-02 Planning Commission PacketCommissioners City Staff
Lawson Bronson, Chair Wayne Carlson, Vice-Chair Keith Niven, Planning Manager
Tim O’Neil Hope Elder Kari Cimmer, Admin & Permit Center Supervisor
Diana Noble-Gulliford Tom Medhurst 253-835-2629
Jae So Eric Olsen, Alternate www.cityoffederalway.com
Anna Patrick, Alternate Vickie Chynoweth, Alternate
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City of Federal Way
PLANNING COMMISSION
March 2, 2022
6:30 p.m. via Zoom
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Planning Commission Meeting of February 16, 2022
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
6. COMMISSION BUSINESS
a. Review of proposed revisions to the Land Use Chapter of the Comprehensive
Plan
7. STAFF BUSINESS
a. Manager’s Report
b. March 16, 2022 meeting – Hybrid/Zoom
8. NEXT MEETING
a. March 16, 2022, Regular Meeting
9. ADJOURNMENT
Notice: Due to rising cases of COVID-19 and pursuant to Governor Inslee’s Proclamation 20-28, the Planning
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Planning Commission Minutes Page 1 February 16, 2022
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
PLANNING COMMISSION
February 16, 2022
6:30 p.m. Via Zoom
MEETING MINUTES
Commissioners present: Lawson Bronson, Hope Elder, Tim O’Neil, Wayne Carlson, Tom Medhurst, Diana
Noble-Gulliford, Anna Patrick, and Jae So. Commissioners excused: Vickie Chynoweth and Eric Olson.
City Staff present: Planning Manager Keith Niven, City Attorney Kent van Alstyne, Admin & Permit Center
Supervisor Kari Cimmer.
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Bronson called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
MINUTES
After discussion, the January 19, 2022 minutes were approved with three modifications.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Jane Sidlo, spoke against the Bally’s project and doesn’t want multifamily built there. She encouraged the City
to push back against developers. Chair Bronson thanked her for her feedback.
Commissioner Noble-Gulliford asked what Ms. Sidlo would like to see there instead, to which she responded
health food or grocery store.
Commissioner Patrick was concerned that everyone has not been heard on the Bally’s project. Planning
Manager Niven explained that the Bally’s rezone project was before the Commission a few months ago and has
moved on to City Council. Commissioner Carlson supported his comment.
City Attorney van Alstyne noted that the comp plan amendment is past the planning commission and with the
City Council; anything new will need to go thru legal review. The Development Agreement negotiations are
underway as City is not satisfied with the proposals so far. Chair Bronson recommended that this project stay
within the current process and not initiate anything new regarding Bally’s.
COMMISSION BUSINESS
Planning Manager Niven introduced subject of the Comprehensive Plan (comp plan) updates. He’d like to start
with focus on the Land Use Chapter, starting with overview and Goals, then into the Policy section over two
meetings. Described the Comprehensive Plan in place. Discussed Potential Annexation Area (PAA) with regard
to the comp plan.
For ease of use, Commissioner Noble-Gulliford requested that the agenda packet have its own separate page
numbers for the full packet. Planning Manager Niven responded that it will happen.
Part of staff’s proposed changes are to the chapter titles and the colors on the City’s Comp Plan vs. Zoning Map.
Also, using simplified land use designations would create an easier process for a zoning change.
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Planning Commission Minutes Page 2 February 16, 2022
Planning Manager Niven then went thru the proposed revisions to the Land Use chapter of the Comp Plan.
LUG 1 Proposed: “Support land use that implements the goals of the Growth Management Act (GMA),
VISION 2050 Regional Growth Strategy, KC Countywide Planning Policies, and provide sufficient
direction to accomplish the goals ad policies contained in this plan.”
LUG 2 Proposed: “Provide sufficient land area to meet the city’s projected needs for housing employment,
and public facilities for the next 20 years.”
LUG 3 Proposed: “Provide sufficient densities and intensities of uses to meet the city’s centers designations.”
LUG 4 No change proposed.
LUG 5 Proposed: “Enhance the health and vitality of Federal Way’s existing neighborhoods to maintain a
vibrant, sustainable, and family-oriented community.”
LUG 3.1 This should be moved to the housing chapter.
LUG 4 This should be moved to the housing chapter.
LUG 6 Change some of the verbiage to make it more understandable. Proposed: “Periodically update the city
inventory of buildable land capacity and evaluate development activity and achieved densities to
ensure that the city is able to meet its regionally-adopted housing and employment targets over the
next 20 years.”
LUG 7 Guidance should be provided from the comp plan about a zoning change, is more predictable.
Proposed: “Accommodate a majority of the city’s growth in the Regional Growth Center and
Countywide Center.”
LUG 8 The small shopping areas provide places to gather. Proposed: “Provide retail areas for shopping
designed to serve neighborhoods, recognizing their multiple roles; serving residents’ needs, acting as
community gathering places, and helping to establish neighborhood identity.”
LUG 9 Potential for lessening of demand for office/corporate park type construction. Like to support school
districts efforts to expand. Proposed: “Support the school district’s efforts to identify and plan for
further school facility siting that meets the community’s needs.”
LUG 10 Since it’s so specific (Weyerhaeuser), change needed. Proposed: “Ensure the city’s land use codes
are responsive to land use decisions and changes in state statutes.”
LUG 11 Child care needs to be easier to locate. Proposed: “Support the provision of child care and access to
healthy food equitably throughout the city.”
LUG 12 Pulled from the PAA section; there should be recognition of what they are now. Proposed: “Respect
the character, integrity, and unique qualities of PAA Neighborhoods through the annexation
process.”
Discussion started by Commissioner Noble-Gulliford who believes Sound Transit is too hard to support and
thinks low density residential is what citizens really want. Planning Manager Niven responded to her concerns
regarding what the City needs to add in the Regional Growth Center (RGC), including the 11,000+ housing
units we’re expected to build in the city over the next 20 years.
Commissioner O’Neil responded that he likes the reasoning behind these changes. Commissioner Carlson
believes these changes should work for the updated comp plan. Referring to LUG 6, he has issue with the
employment and housing goals, which seem politically motivated. Believes there are likely a lot of citizens who
don’t really want the density.
Planning Manager Niven discussed how Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) and Office of Financial
Management (OFM) provide the planning numbers for our City. Commissioner O’Neil said he thought we got
transportation money based on the new 20-year period goals. How does the market affect anything in the comp
plan updates? Planning Manager Niven described the designation changes, if we lost our designation we would
likely lose transportation dollars.
Chair Lawson commented that he feels like we’re not being listened to again by King County. Will the heights
of buildings increase? Does SKFR have equipment in place to fight fires in very tall buildings? Planning
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Planning Commission Minutes Page 3 February 16, 2022
Manager Niven responded that the question may be is a very tall building (a size that is currently allowed) the
right size for Federal Way? The Comp Plan/zoning needs to be clearer and more specific, if these are the goals.
Commissioner Noble-Gulliford mentioned the old Symphony project and the 4 buildings that were proposed
several years ago with an extended height limit and we’ve never revisited that code. Mentioned a SHAG
property in Auburn, which makes the area feel like a canyon. Compared to Kent, that has a development where
the old golf course was. They’ve pushed the buildings back, have wider sidewalks, it’s less claustrophobic.
Would like to see Federal Way meet somewhere in the middle of these two.
Chair Bronson asked if SKFR could fight fires in tall buildings over six-seven floors. Planning Manager Niven
will verify with SKFR about mid and large size buildings.
Planning Manager Niven noted he won’t be covering Policies at this meeting. Then, asked the Commissioners to
look at these items and make suggestions to him.
Chair Lawson asked if the agenda packet could be repaginated and sent to them so they can refer to the pages
when they contact the Planning Manager. Chair Bronson asked for a larger copy of the maps in the agenda
packet. Planning Manager Niven said we will make the changes and send them.
MANAGER REPORT
Thursday, 2/17/22, is the first Comprehensive Plan update ad-hoc committee meeting. He’s looking forward to
the discussions.
The City Council has given the greenlight to issuing the Request for Proposal on the Town Center 3 project. The
City will be hiring a consultant to do a development plan for that property. City will look for partners to building
this site. Will be able to control the outcome to get what is need in the downtown area.
LUTC approved the three proposed Comprehensive Plan items on the docket for this year. Three amendments
are a request to go from single to multi family, a zoning change to BC zone, and a proposal from our Public
Works department to add a number of non-motorized trails within the City so they can apply for funding.
NEXT MEETING
March 2, 2022 Regular Meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:31 p.m.
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33325 8th Avenue South
Federal Way, WA 98003-6325
253-835-7000
www.cityoffederalway.com
Jim Ferrell, Mayor
MEMORANDUM
DATE: 23 February 2022
TO: Federal Way Planning Commission
FROM: Keith Niven, AICP, CEcD, Planning Manager
SUBJECT: Land Use Chapter update
The planning commission received a briefing on the proposed amendments to the Land Use Chapter on
February 16, 2022. The discussion focused on proposed edits to the Chapter and the Goals. A discussion of
the proposed changes to the Policies will occur on March 2, 2022.
As part of the Chapter review, Commissioner Noble-Gulliford raised concerns with proposed language
relating to planning for density near the new Sound Transit stations.
After discussion, staff proposed the following changes:
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CHAPTER TWO – LAND USE
2.0 INTRODUCTION
The Land Use Chapter establishes the framework for the city's expected
growth and provides a guide for the distribution, type, and intensity of
various uses of land within Federal Way. The Land Use Chapter (maps,
goals and policies) serves as a guide to future decision making relating to
property investments, land development, public services, and the
provision of infrastructure.
2.1 THE LAND USE VISION
One of the primary functions of the city’s Comprehensive Plan is to
anticipate, guide, and plan for growth in a way that helps the city achieve
its vision for the future while satisfying the requirements of the
Washington Growth Management Act (see discussion in the Introduction
Chapter). Land use planning helps protect environmentally-sensitive lands
and maintain the character of established neighborhoods while allowing
the city to evolve to meet the changing needs of the community and the
region. The Land Use Chapter ensures an appropriate mix of land uses
(Figure LU-1) are available to:
support the city’s County-allocated growth targets;
achieve the city’s economic goals;
protect environmentally-sensitive lands;
provide appropriate land for recreation and services to
residents and businesses; and,
provides choices for where to live.
As Federal Way ages it will continue to grow, adding new housing units
and employees. Growth will be focused in denser, mixed-use
neighborhoods like City Center and S. Station. The city’s land use vision
for the next planning cycle (2024-2044) is responsive to the reality that
there will be two new Sound Transit light rail stations built within the
city. With this investment in regional infrastructure will come changes in
land use as properties proximate to the new stations transform into transit-
oriented, mixed-use developments. For these areas, low-density
development and surface parking will not achieve the vibrant vision for
the city and, will not optimize the return on investment for the regional
transportation infrastructure provided.
As Federal Way grows and makes accommodations for growth in certain
parts of the city (as identified above), Federal Way was founded on the
strength of its existing neighborhoods and supporting the stability of those
assets into the future is a primary part of the Land Use Vision for the city.
From time to time, Federal Way may consider minor adjustments to land
use designations and regulations to encourage minor amounts of small-
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scale infill redevelopment in existing residential neighborhoods, such as
cottage housing, accessory dwelling units, infill dwellings, and limited
neighborhood-serving retail, but major changes to stable neighborhoods
would be inconsistent with the vision of this plan.
Figure LU-1 (Land Use Allocation)
Designation # acres %
Commercial 1,334.05 11.05
Low Density Residential 7,308.67 60.6
Medium Density Residential 1,309.90 10.9
Mixed Use 634.92 5.3
Open Space, Parks & Recreation 1,094.38 9.1
Regional Growth Center 175.76 1.5
Undesignated 212.13 1.8
Although the Land Use designations are applied citywide, there are
subareas within the city that have been the recipients of special planning
efforts. The purpose of these subarea plans (Map LU-1) is to take a
more-detailed look at a particular part of the city and to provide area-
specific goals and policies and implementation strategies.
(Map LU-1) – Special Planning Areas
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To learn more about these special planning areas, refer to Chapter 7
(Centers) of the Comprehensive Plan.
2.2 LAND USE DESIGNATIONS
The land use designations recognize the relationships between broad
patterns of land uses. The designations set forth locational criteria for each
specific class of uses consistent with the long-term objectives of the
FWCP. These designations provide the purpose and intent for
corresponding and consistent zoning districts (Table LU-1). The location
of comprehensive plan land use designations are shown on the
Comprehensive Plan Designations Map (Map II-2).
Table LU-1
Land Use Designation – Zoning Correlation
Zones Comprehensive Plan Designations
Low
Density
Residential
Medium
Density
Residential
Commercial Mixed Use Countywide
Center
Regional
Growth Center
Open space,
Parks & Rec
SE
RS 35
RS 15
RS 9.6
RS 7.2
RS 5.0
RM 3600
RM 2400
RM 1800
CE
PO
OP
OP(1-4)
BN
BC
CC-F
CC-C
X1
X2
Low Density Residential
This designation is the predominant land use category in the city. Low
Density Residential areas are intended to remain predominantly suburban
in character and provide for low-density, single-family residential
housing on individual lots. Densities range from 1 home per 5 acres to
8.7 homes per acre, dependent upon the underlying zoning. Qualities
associated with this designation include: low noise levels, limited traffic,
private yards, and smaller-scale, setback buildings. Compatible non-
residential uses such as schools, parks, day care, and urban agriculture
are allowed in some zones.
In addition, this designation provides for the protection of
environmentally-sensitive parts of the city such as Dumas Bay and
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Spring Valley and recognizes that portions of the city are not served by
urban infrastructure (i.e. water, sewer). It also provides for a diverse
arrangement of interconnected subdivisions, neighborhoods, and
communities that have a mix of densities and housing types.
Maintaining and creating linkages to other residential areas and
nonresidential areas is important for creating a connected community.
Medium Density Residential
The Medium Density Residential designation represents an opportunity
to provide a range of housing types at higher densities than are supported
by the Low-Density Residential designation, but not as dense as the
Mixed-Use designation, Regional Growth, or Countywide Center
designations. Residential densities in this designation range from 12.1
residential units per acre to 24.2 residential units per acre, depending on
the zone. Since building heights are capped at 3 stories (35 feet), most
residences in this designation will be townhouses, duplexes, small-lot
detached housing, and “woody-walkup” apartments. Compatible non-
residential uses include schools, churches, recreation, parks, and urban
agriculture.
This district enjoys many of the same qualities as Low Density
Residential such as low traffic volumes and noise, some building
setbacks, and small-scale development, while allowing for multi-family
uses and increased housing density along with community facilities and
institutions. This designation can often act as a transition between the
Low-Density Residential designation and higher density or non-
residential designations.
Commercial
This designation is characterized by low-intensity, employment-
generating land uses. Office, retail, manufacturing and
warehousing/storage represent the majority of the uses in this
designation, as allowed by the underlying zones. Other uses found in the
commercial designation include: entertainment, schools, day care,
hospitals, churches, hotels, and breweries. Because of the variety of
uses allowed, many of these commercial areas will be economically
vibrant and active outside of traditional work hours. Although built for
and served primarily by private vehicle, they should be accessible by
foot, bike, car, and public transport as well.
This designation is comprised of the CE, CP-1, OP and PO zones. The
CE zone is limited to lands south of S 336th Street and are generally
served by either Pacific Highway S or Enchanted Parkway. This
designation is characterized by larger-scale buildings, longer operating
hours, and moderate-to-high traffic generation. The CP-1 zone is limited
to portions of the old Weyerhaeuser campus, east of I-5. The OP and PO
zones include small-scale office and residentially-compatible
employment opportunities, often clustered together and located on well-
landscaped parcels and on collector streets such as 1st Avenue South and
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western S 320th Street.
Mixed Use
The Mixed-Use designation is for land used for a mixture of residential
and commercial uses on a site. Mixed-use development can take a variety
of forms, but often is categorized as either vertical mixed-use (residential
and non-residential uses located in the same building) or horizontal
mixed-use (residential and non-residential uses located on the same
parcel, but in different buildings). Basic criteria for development include
reasonable scale with the surrounding neighborhood, and engagement
with the street frontage. This designation includes the CC-F, BC, and
BN zones.
The Neighborhood Business zone provides retail and/or services to
adjacent residential areas. Architectural and site design guidelines are
utilized to ensure compatibility between neighborhood business areas
and adjacent neighborhoods. Neighborhood Business areas are intended
to provide convenient goods (e.g., groceries and hardware) and services
(e.g., dry cleaners, dentist, bank) at a pedestrian and neighborhood scale
close to adjacent residential uses.
The Community Business designation allows a broad mix of uses,
including general, specialty, and service retail; commercial; office;
commercial/residential mixed-use; and supportive uses. This designation
envisions denser, high-quality development containing a vibrant and
compatible mix of uses. The Community Business designation may be
appropriate in other commercial nodes that have grown or are growing past
the scale of the Neighborhood Business designation.
The City Center Frame designation will have a look and feel similar to
the Core and will provide a zone of less dense, commercial/residential
mixed-use development physically surrounding a portion of the City
Center Core. Together, they are meant to complement each other to
create a “downtown” area for the city. The Frame is also intended to
provide a transition between the densely-developed Core and adjoining
residential neighborhoods.
Countywide Center
The purpose and description of this designation is provided in Chapter 7.
Regional Growth Center
The purpose and description of this designation is provided in Chapter 7.
Parks and Recreation and Open Space
Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) designation applies to parks,
public and privately-owned recreational areas, and public open-space
areas. Lands within this designation include both natural open space
areas and active use parks and recreational areas. Natural open space is
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intended to be conserved and enhanced through habitat restoration and
vegetation management to maximize its environmental and stormwater
benefits, along with low-impact public access such as natural area trails
and viewpoints, when appropriate. Parks and recreation lands are
intended to provide opportunities for active recreation such as playfields
and sports facilities, and urban amenities such as plazas, pocket parks
and community gardens.
The PROS designation acknowledges the unique recreational opportunity
associated with Wild Waves property. Enchanted Park is an
indoor/outdoor amusement facility most noted for its water park and is
zoned OP-4.
2.3 POTENTIAL ANNEXATION AREAS
The City of Federal Way Potential Annexation Areas (PAAs) was established through a
series of interlocal agreements between the city of Federal Way and neighboring South
King County cities. As part of the Growth Management Act, areas within the King
County Urban Growth Boundary are intended to be served by urban services. Potential
Annexation Areas (PAAs) are unincorporated areas of King County within the Urban
Growth Area (UGA). Federal Way’s PAAs are located adjacent to the city where the city
is expected to provide public services and utilities following an annexation process. The
city’s remaining potential annexation areas are located east of I-5 (see Map LU-4).
Based on a land use survey conducted in 2013, the land use designation for the PAAs are
broken out in Figure LU-2.
Figure LU-2 (PAA Land Use Allocation)
Designation # acres %
Commercial 0.04
Low Density Residential 90.82
Medium Density Residential 5.05
Mixed Use 0.51
Open Space, Parks & Recreation 3.59
Regional Growth Center 0
Undesignated 0
2.4 LAND USE GOALS & POLICIES
This section contains the goals and policies of the Land Use Chapter of
the Comprehensive Plan. Goals and Policies addressing the overall land
use vision and the interplay of various land uses is contained in this
Chapter.
Goals
LUG 1 Support land use that implements the goals of the Growth
Management Act, VISION 2050 Regional Growth Strategy,
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King County Countywide Planning Policies, and provide
sufficient direction to accomplish the goals and policies
contained in this plan.
LUG 2 Provide sufficient land area to meet the city’s projected needs
for housing, employment and public facilities for the next 20
years.Create an attractive, welcoming and functional built
environment.
LUG 3 Provide sufficient densities and intensities of uses to meet the
city’s projected needs for housing, employment and public
facilities for the next 20 yearscenters designations.
LUG 4 Develop an efficient and timely development review process
based on a public/private partnership.
LUG 5 Preserve and protectEnhance the health and vitality of Federal
Way’s single-family existing neighborhoods. to maintain a
vibrant, sustainable, and family-oriented community.
LUG3.1 Provide a wide range of housing densities and types in the
single-family designated areas.
LUG4 Provide a wide range of housing types and densities
commensurate with market demand, adopted housing targets,
and the community’s needs and preferences.
LUG 6 Periodically update the city inventory of buildable land
capacity and evaluate development activity and achieved
densities to ensure that the city is able to meet its regionally-
adopted housing and employment targets over the next 20
yearsDevelop a quality commercial enterprise environment
characterized by a viable, vibrant, and attractive mix of
commercial, retail, office, industrial, and supportive uses and
utilize locational and design criteria to ensure compatibility
between uses.
LUG 7 Transform Community Business areas into vital, attractive,
areas with a mix of uses that appeal to pedestrians, motorists,
and residents, and enhance the community’s
image.Accommodate a majority of the city’s growth in the
Regional Growth Center and Countywide Center.
LUG 8 Provide neighborhood and community scale retail centers for
the City’s neighborhoods.Provide retail areas for shopping
designed to serve neighborhoods, recognizing their multiple
roles: serving residents’ needs, acting as community
gathering places, and helping to establish neighborhood
identity.
LUG 9 Create office and corporate park development that is known
regionally, nationally, and internationally for its design and
function. Support the school district’s efforts to identify and
plan for future school facility siting that meets the community’s
needs.
LUG 10 Work collaboratively to evaluate and realize the potential of
the (former) Weyerhaeuser properties in East Campus.Ensure
the city’s land use codes are responsive to land use decisions
and changes in state statutes.
LUG 11 Support the provision of child care and access to healthy
food equitably throughout the city.Ensure the City complies
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with legal mandates to allow the siting of Essential Public
Facilities.
LUG 12 Respect the character, integrity, and unique qualities of PAA
neighborhoods through the annexation process.
Policies
LUP 1 Use development standards and design guidelines to
maintain neighborhood character and ensure compatibility
with surrounding uses.
LUP 2 Strongly discourage the spread of commercial zoning and
uses into residentially-designated areas. Instead, strongly
encourage the more intensive utilization of existing
commercial and mixed-use areas for commercial purposes,
mixed residential use, and public activities.Use zoning
regulations to achieve a greater range of housing options in
multi-family designations.
LUP 3 Discourage speculative rezoning and require applicants
provide market-based data and analysis to support rezoning
requests.Use design guidelines and performance standards to
create attractive and desirable commercial, office and
commercial/residential mixed-use developments.
LUP 4 Maximize efficiency of the development review process and
conduct regular reviews of development regulations to
determine how to improve upon the permit review process.
LUP5 Increase access to small-scale, neighborhood-supporting uses
(e.g. daycare, healthy and culturally-relevant food, etc.)
throughout the city.Assist developers with proposals by
continuing to offer preapplication meetings in order to produce
projects that will be reviewed efficiently.
LUP 6 Conduct regular reviews of development regulations to
determine how to improve upon the permit review process.
Establish subarea plans for designated Centers ensuring the
areas will comply with established targets for these areas.
LUP 7 Integrate and coordinate construction of public infrastructure
with private development to minimize costs wherever
possible.
LUP 8 Designate and zone land to provide for Federal Way’s share
of regionally adopted demand forecasts for residential,
commercial, and industrial and employment-generating uses
for the next 20 years.
LUP 9 Support a diverse community comprised of neighborhoods
that provide a range of housing options; a vibrant City Center;
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well designed and functioning mixed-use, commercial and
office areas; and distinctive neighborhood retail areas.
LUP 10 Support the continuation of a strong residential community.
LUP 11 Evaluate household and employment forecasts on a periodic
basis to ensure that land use policies based on previous
assumptions are currentremain relevant.
LUP 12 Distribute parks, urban agricultural sites, and recreational
opportunities equitably throughout the City.
LUP 13 Maintain and protect the character of existing single-family
neighborhoods through strict enforcement of the City’s land
use regulations.
LUP 12 Protect residential areas from impacts of adjacent non-
residential uses.
LUP 13 Revise existing land use regulations to provide for
innovation and flexibility in the design of new single-family
developments and in-fill.
LUP 16 Encourage the development of transportation routes and facilities
to serve single-family neighborhoods. Special attention should be
given to pedestrian circulation.
LUP 17 Encourage the development of parks and the preservation of
open space in and adjacent to residential areas to provide
adequate recreational opportunities and preserve the natural
setting of Federal Way.
LUP 18 Continue to consider special development techniques (e.g.,
lot size averaging, cottage housing, accessory dwelling units,
townhomes, duplexes, and planned unit developments) in
single-family areas provided they result in residential
development consistent with the quality and character of
existing neighborhoods.
LUP 19 Preserve site characteristics that enhance residential
development (trees, water-courses, vistas, and similar
features) using site planning techniques such as clustering,
planned unit developments, and lot size averaging.
LUP 20 Allow and encourage a variety of multi-family housing types in
designated commercial areas, especially in the City Center Core
and City Center Frame areas.
LUP 21 Support multi-family development with transportation and
capital facilities improvements.
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LUP 22 Multi-family residential development should be designed to
provide privacy and common open space. Variations in
facades and rooflines should be used to add character and
interest to multiple-family developments.
LUP 23 Encourage the establishment of street patterns and amenities
that encourage walking, bicycling, and transit use.
LUP 1524 Provide employment and business opportunities by
allocating adequate land for commercial, office, and
industrial development.
LUP 25 Encourage development of regional uses in the City Center.
LUP 15 Provide for a mix of commercial and residential uses in most
commercial areas
LUP 27 Use design and performance standards to integrate multi-
family development into commercial developments as
commercial/ residential mixed-use development.
Performance standards should focus on scale, appearance,
and compatibility.
LUP 14 Use Community Design Guidelines and other tools to
promote common open space, public art, human-scaled
design, and plazas in commercial/residential mixed-use, and
office developments.
LUP 29 Ensure compatibility between non-residential developments
and residential zones by regulating height, scale, setbacks,
and buffers.
LUP 30 Use Community Design Guidelines to encourage quality design
and pedestrian and vehicle circulation in office, commercial, and
industrial developments.
LUP 15 Use Community Design Guidelines to encourage
commercial development to locate along the street edge
(where deemed appropriate) and to provide pedestrian street
access and interest. Provide direct pedestrian access between
developments and to transit stationsroutes.
LUP 32 Consider adopting Form-based codes as a tool to create a
predictable public realm and appropriate form and scale for
new development and redevelopment.
LUP 33 Identify and designate streets where on-street parking can be
safely provided without unduly slowing traffic flow or
jeopardizing traffic safety.
LUP 34 Provide developer incentives for inclusion of housing in
commercial projects at appropriate locations.
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LUP 35 Allow a broad range of commercial, retail, office, industrial,
and supportive uses to meet the needs of workers and
consumers, in well integrated, well-functioning, high quality
developments.
LUP 16 Require development to be compatible and well integrated
into its surroundings and adjacent zones through site and
building design and development standards that reduce or
eliminate land use conflicts and nuisance impacts; ensure
project aesthetics; promote sharing of public facilities and
services; and improve vehicular and pedestrian traffic flow
and safety, including access control and off-street
interconnectivity between adjoining properties where
feasible.
LUP 17 Allow general and specialty retail uses that serve the needs
of people employed or residing in the local area, as well as
“destination” retail and wholesale businesses that may serve
a broader consumer base vis-à-vis the area’s convenient
access to Interstate 5 and Highway 18.
LUP 38 Do not allow heavy industrial uses on properties that adjoin
residential zones.
LUP 18 Encourage transformation of the Pacific Highway (SR-99)
Community Business corridors into quality
retail/commercial mixed- use areas, designed to integrate
auto, pedestrian, and transit circulation, and to improve
traffic flow and safety, including access control and off-
street interconnectivity between adjoining properties where
feasible. Ccontinue to utilize Community Design Guidelines
to ensure quality site and building design and functional and
aesthetic compatibility between uses. Integration of
pedestrian amenities and open space into retail and office
development should also be encouraged.
LUP 40 Encourage a range of pedestrian-oriented retail, while
continuing to accommodate auto-oriented retail uses, and
provide supportive uses to meet the needs of residents and
employees in the area.
LUP 41 Integrate retail developments into surrounding
neighborhoods through attention to quality design and
function.
LUP 19 Encourage Facilitate pedestrian and bicycle access to
neighborhood shopping and services.
LUP 20 Encourage neighborhood retail and personal services to
locate at appropriate locations where local economic demand
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and design solutions demonstrate compatibility with the
nearby neighborhoods.
LUP 44 Retail and personal services should be encouraged to group
together within planned centers to allow for ease of
pedestrian movement.
LUP 45 Neighborhood Business centers should consist of
neighborhood scale retail and personal services.
LUP 46 Encourage commercial/residential mixed-use development in
Neighborhood Business designations.
LUP 47 Support the provision of transit to Neighborhood Business
areas.
LUP 48 In designating new or expanding existing Neighborhood
Business centers, the adjacent zoning and land use shall be
carefully considered. New Neighborhood Business centers
are most appropriately located adjacent to multi- family and
high-density single-family residential areas.
LUP 49 In the East Campus Corporate Park area, encourage quality
development that will complement existing uses and take
advantage of good access to I-5, Highway 18 and future light
rail as well as proximity to the City Center.
LUP 21 The FWRC shall include a process for siting essential public
facilities.
LUP 60 Establish priority areas for public facility and service
improvements, especially for transportation based on an
adopted Capital Facilities Plan (CFP) and Transportation
Improvement Program (TIP). Priority areas should be
located where public facility and service improvements
would effectively advance Federal Way’s growth vision.
Priority areas will shift over time as improvements are
installed and an acceptable level of service is attained.
LUP 61 When and where service deficiencies are identified, the City,
along with service providers, will develop capital
improvement programs to remedy identified deficiencies in a
timely fashion or will phase growth until such programs can
be completed.
LUP 62 Work with King County through an interlocal agreement to
assign phasing to the City’s PAA.
LUP 63 Develop incentives to encourage desired development in
commercial areas, especially in the City Center Core and
Frame.
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LUP 64 Consider incentives for desired types of multi-family
residential development (townhouses, duplexes, etc.).
PAA LU – 1 Proposed annexations should be implemented to be
consistent with the pre-annexation comprehensive plan
designations and pre-annexation zoning map of this chapter
(see policy PAA Annex-4).
PAA LU – 2 City and county plans and regulations shall emphasize
single-family detached dwellings as the primary use in the
PAA’s established single- family neighborhoods.
PAA LU – 3 The City and county PAA commercial and multi-family
land use patterns and regulations should meet community
needs, respect the hierarchy of districts and centers in the
Federal Way planning area, and support the Federal Way City
Center.
PAA LUP 22 – 4 The City and county PAA zoning designations
for annexed properties should provide sufficient zoned
capacity, and a variety of housing types, to help address total
household growth targets for the PAAcity and support other
Goals and Policies of this Comprehensive Plan.
PAA LU – 5 Areas with significant environmental hazards, unique or
fragile ecosystems of high rank, order, and function, or long-
term infrastructure limitations, may be further protected
beyond the application of development regulations through
Federal Way RS-35.0 zoning in the Star Lake, Jovita, and
Parkway neighborhoods.
PAA LU – 6 To promote financially self-supporting annexations, the
City should support the county in facilitating or conducting
coordinated master or sub-area planning of vacant,
underdeveloped, or transitional land areas in the PAA that may
present unique and/or highly visible sites for high tax
generating land uses, such as but not limited to auto sales.
Expedited or advanced environmental review, incentives to
encourage assemblages of land, and/or coordinated and
comprehensive approaches to site development and
environmental protection should be considered.
LUP 23 The city should be responsive to requests for annexation.
LUP 24 Work with annexation proponents to develop annexation
boundaries which follow logical community and geographic
boundaries.
LUP 25 Ensure the ability of the annexation area to pay its determined
fair share of required services.
LUP 25 Seek to expand the area of annexation proposals when such an
expansion would serve to make city boundaries more regular
or where the area to be served is a logical extension of city
service capabilities and is within a defined potential
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annexation area.
2.5 MAPS
The Comprehensive Land Use Plan Map (Map LU-2) graphically displays
the land use pattern that supports the Vision, Goals and Policies found in
this Comprehensive Plan. The corresponding zoning map demonstrating
consistency with the Comprehensive Plan is provided in map LU-3. Map
LU-4 shows the city’s potential annexation areas.
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Map LU-2
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Map LU-3
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Map LU-4
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Annotation of proposed edits to Goals & Policies Feb 7, 2022
Goals
LUG 1 Support land use that implements the goals of the Growth Management Act, VISION 2050
Regional Growth Strategy, King County Countywide Planning Policies, and provide sufficient
direction to accomplish the goals and policies contained in this plan.
Pursuant to GMA, the City’s Comprehensive Plan must be consistent with Vision 2050 and the
Countywide planning policies, adding this Goal makes our attempted compliance explicit.
LUG 2 Provide sufficient land area to meet the city’s projected needs for housing, employment and
public facilities for the next 20 years.Create an attractive, welcoming and functional built
environment.
Old Goal: This goal is so broadly written and would likely be interpreted differently by
different people.
LUG 3 Provide sufficient densities and intensities of uses to meet the city’s projected needs for
housing, employment and public facilities for the next 20 yearscenters designations.
LUG 1 now covers the intent of the previous policy. The proposed revisions identify we should
plan for the densities necessary to meet the expectations of PSRC and KC to keep our
Center designations.
LUG 4 Develop an efficient and timely development review process based on a public/private
partnership.
LUG 5 Preserve and protectEnhance the health and vitality of Federal Way’s single-family existing
neighborhoods. to maintain a vibrant, sustainable, and family-oriented community.
Given the proposed changes to SF zoning occurring in Olympia, we may not be able to “preserve
and protect”. The proposed revisions attempt to capture the fact that existing
neighborhoods are an important part of our city and need to be maintained.
LUG3.1 Provide a wide range of housing densities and types in the single-family designated areas.
The designation has changed to low-density residential.
LUG4 Provide a wide range of housing types and densities commensurate with market demand,
adopted housing targets, and the community’s needs and preferences.
Goals relating to housing exclusively should be moved to the Housing chapter.
LUG 6 Periodically update the city inventory of buildable land capacity and evaluate development
activity and achieved densities to ensure that the city is able to meet its regionally-adopted
housing and employment targets over the next 20 yearsDevelop a quality commercial
enterprise environment characterized by a viable, vibrant, and attractive mix of commercial,
retail, office, industrial, and supportive uses and utilize locational and design criteria to ensure
compatibility between uses.
The description of the CE zone is contained in the description found in the Chapter. The
proposed replacement goal is responsive to the requirements of GMA.
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LUG 7 Transform Community Business areas into vital, attractive, areas with a mix of uses that appeal
to pedestrians, motorists, and residents, and enhance the community’s image.Accommodate a
majority of the city’s growth in the Regional Growth Center and Countywide Center.
A Description of the CB area is provided in the text of the Chapter. The proposed replacement
goal provides direction regarding how to accommodate our future growth.
LUG 8 Provide neighborhood and community scale retail centers for the City’s
neighborhoods.Provide retail areas for shopping designed to serve neighborhoods, recognizing
their multiple roles: serving residents’ needs, acting as community gathering places, and
helping to establish neighborhood identity.
Rephrased to provide better direction.
LUG 9 Create office and corporate park development that is known regionally, nationally, and
internationally for its design and function. Support the school district’s efforts to identify and
plan for future school facility siting that meets the community’s needs.
The office park and corporate park designations are becoming less prevalent to Federal Way’s
future growth. The proposed replacement goal identifies the future challenge the
school district will face finding locations for new schools.
LUG 10 Work collaboratively to evaluate and realize the potential of the (former) Weyerhaeuser
properties in East Campus.Ensure the city’s land use codes are responsive to land use
decisions and changes in state statutes.
The reuse of the old Weyerhaeuser campus is already underway. The proposed goal identifies the
need for the city to be responsive to land use court cases (e.g. signs) and changes from
Olympia (e.g. HB 1220).
LUG 11 Support the provision of child care and access to healthy food equitably throughout the
city.Ensure the City complies with legal mandates to allow the siting of Essential Public
Facilities.
The old Goal is not a Goal. The proposed goal identifies the need for neighborhoods to have
convenient access to day care and grocery stores.
LUG 12 Respect the character, integrity, and unique qualities of PAA neighborhoods through the
annexation process.
Needed to bring a goal from the old PAA chapter to Land Use.
Policies
LUP 1 Use development standards and design guidelines to maintain neighborhood character and
ensure compatibility with surrounding uses.
LUP 2 Strongly discourage the spread of commercial zoning and uses into residentially-designated
areas. Instead, strongly encourage the more intensive utilization of existing commercial and
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mixed-use areas for commercial purposes, mixed residential use, and public activities.Use
zoning regulations to achieve a greater range of housing options in multi-family designations.
The old Policy relates to housing and should be in the Housing chapter. The proposed Policy
would be used to consider changes of residential areas to commercial.
LUP 3 Discourage speculative rezoning and require applicants provide market-based data and
analysis to support rezoning requests.Use design guidelines and performance standards to
create attractive and desirable commercial, office and commercial/residential mixed-use
developments.
Same as LUP 1. The Design Guidelines in code address making commercial and mixed-use
compatible with adjacent properties. The proposed Policy would require requests for
rezoning to provide additional information to warrant approval of the the rezone.
LUP 4 Maximize efficiency of the development review process and conduct regular reviews of
development regulations to determine how to improve upon the permit review process.
The proposed revision expands upon the commitment of creating an efficient permit review
process.
LUP5 Increase access to small-scale, neighborhood-supporting uses (e.g. daycare, healthy and
culturally-relevant food, etc.) throughout the city.Assist developers with proposals by
continuing to offer preapplication meetings in order to produce projects that will be reviewed
efficiently.
The pre-application process is supported by staff and does not need to be a Policy. The proposed
Policy is supportive of Goal LUG 11.
LUP 6 Conduct regular reviews of development regulations to determine how to improve upon the
permit review process. Establish subarea plans for designated Centers ensuring the areas will
comply with established targets for these areas.
Same as LUP 4. Proposed Policy identifies the need & justification for subarea plans.
LUP 7 Integrate and coordinate construction of public infrastructure with private development to
minimize costs wherever possible.
LUP 8 Designate and zone land to provide for Federal Way’s share of regionally adopted demand
forecasts for residential, commercial, and industrial and employment-generating uses for the
next 20 years.
Clarification only.
LUP 9 Support a diverse community comprised of neighborhoods that provide a range of housing
options; a vibrant City Center; well designed and functioning mixed-use, commercial and
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office areas; and distinctive neighborhood retail areas.
LUP 10 Support the continuation of a strong residential community.
LUP 11 Evaluate household and employment forecasts on a periodic basis to ensure that land use
policies based on previous assumptions are currentremain relevant.
Clarification only.
LUP 12 Distribute parks, urban agricultural sites, and recreational opportunities equitably throughout
the City.
Policies relating to parks and recreation will be in the Park chapter. Don’t believe we need a
policy on urban agriculture sites.
LUP 13 Maintain and protect the character of existing single-family neighborhoods through strict
enforcement of the City’s land use regulations.
LUP 12 Protect residential areas from impacts of adjacent non-residential uses.
LUP 13 Revise existing land use regulations to provide for innovation and flexibility in the design of
new single-family developments and in-fill.
This should be true for all land uses.
LUP 16 Encourage the development of transportation routes and facilities to serve single-family
neighborhoods. Special attention should be given to pedestrian circulation.
This policy belongs in Transportation chapter.
LUP 17 Encourage the development of parks and the preservation of open space in and adjacent to
residential areas to provide adequate recreational opportunities and preserve the natural
setting of Federal Way.
This policy belongs in Park chapter.
LUP 18 Continue to consider special development techniques (e.g., lot size averaging, cottage
housing, accessory dwelling units, townhomes, duplexes, and planned unit developments) in
single-family areas provided they result in residential development consistent with the quality
and character of existing neighborhoods.
This policy belongs in the Housing chapter.
LUP 19 Preserve site characteristics that enhance residential development (trees, water-courses,
vistas, and similar features) using site planning techniques such as clustering, planned unit
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developments, and lot size averaging.
Policies relating to tree retention and critical areas will be in the Natural Environment chapter.
LUP 20 Allow and encourage a variety of multi-family housing types in designated commercial areas,
especially in the City Center Core and City Center Frame areas.
Policies specific to City Center are located in Centers Chapter.
LUP 21 Support multi-family development with transportation and capital facilities improvements.
I don’t understand this policy. All new development is supported by these. If this policy
survives, it should be moved to Capital Facilities Chapter.
LUP 22 Multi-family residential development should be designed to provide privacy and common
open space. Variations in facades and rooflines should be used to add character and interest to
multiple-family developments.
Housing-specific policies should be located in Housing chapter.
LUP 23 Encourage the establishment of street patterns and amenities that encourage walking,
bicycling, and transit use.
This policy should be located in the Transportation Chapter.
LUP 1524 Provide employment and business opportunities by allocating adequate land for commercial,
office, and industrial development.
Covered by LUP 8.
LUP 25 Encourage development of regional uses in the City Center.
Relocate to Centers Chapter.
LUP 15 Provide for a mix of commercial and residential uses in most commercial areas
The CE zone does not allow for residential uses except for Emergency housing.
LUP 27 Use design and performance standards to integrate multi-family development into
commercial developments as commercial/ residential mixed-use development. Performance
standards should focus on scale, appearance, and compatibility.
Covered by LUP 1.
LUP 14 Use Community Design Guidelines and other tools to promote common open space, public
art, human-scaled design, and plazas in commercial/residential mixed-use, and office
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developments.
Expanded slightly.
LUP 29 Ensure compatibility between non-residential developments and residential zones by
regulating height, scale, setbacks, and buffers.
Covered by LUP 1.
LUP 30 Use Community Design Guidelines to encourage quality design and pedestrian and vehicle
circulation in office, commercial, and industrial developments.
Mobility policies should be located in Transportation chapter.
LUP 15 Use Community Design Guidelines to encourage commercial development to locate along the
street edge (where deemed appropriate) and to provide pedestrian street access and interest.
Provide direct pedestrian access between developments and to transit stationsroutes.
Clarified and strengthened.
LUP 32 Consider adopting Form-based codes as a tool to create a predictable public realm and
appropriate form and scale for new development and redevelopment.
No. Form-based code might be a tool for a particular subarea of the city but should not be a general
policy.
LUP 33 Identify and designate streets where on-street parking can be safely provided without unduly
slowing traffic flow or jeopardizing traffic safety.
Move to Transportation chapter.
LUP 34 Provide developer incentives for inclusion of housing in commercial projects at appropriate
locations.
Housing incentives should be moved to Housing chapter.
LUP 35 Allow a broad range of commercial, retail, office, industrial, and supportive uses to meet the
needs of workers and consumers, in well integrated, well-functioning, high quality
developments.
Well integrated is covered by LUP 1. Well functioning is ambiguous. High quality is arbitrary.
LUP 16 Require development to be compatible and well integrated into its surroundings and adjacent
zones through site and building design and development standards that reduce or eliminate
land use conflicts and nuisance impacts; ensure project aesthetics; promote sharing of public
facilities and services; and improve vehicular and pedestrian traffic flow and safety, including
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access control and off-street interconnectivity between adjoining properties where feasible.
LUP 17 Allow general and specialty retail uses that serve the needs of people employed or residing in
the local area, as well as “destination” retail and wholesale businesses that may serve a
broader consumer base vis-à-vis the area’s convenient access to Interstate 5 and Highway 18.
LUP 38 Do not allow heavy industrial uses on properties that adjoin residential zones.
Industrial uses are allowed in the CE zone that is adjacent to zones that allow for residential.
Design Guidelines and Policy LUP address compatibility.
LUP 18 Encourage transformation of the Pacific Highway (SR-99) Community Business corridors
into quality retail/commercial mixed- use areas, designed to integrate auto, pedestrian, and
transit circulation, and to improve traffic flow and safety, including access control and off-
street interconnectivity between adjoining properties where feasible. Ccontinue to utilize
Community Design Guidelines to ensure quality site and building design and functional and
aesthetic compatibility between uses. Integration of pedestrian amenities and open space into
retail and office development should also be encouraged.
Clarified.
LUP 40 Encourage a range of pedestrian-oriented retail, while continuing to accommodate auto-
oriented retail uses, and provide supportive uses to meet the needs of residents and employees
in the area.
This policy is unclear.
LUP 41 Integrate retail developments into surrounding neighborhoods through attention to quality
design and function.
Covered by LUP 1.
LUP 19 Encourage Facilitate pedestrian and bicycle access to neighborhood shopping and services.
Word choice. Facilitate is a stronger word than encourage.
LUP 20 Encourage neighborhood retail and personal services to locate at appropriate locations where
local economic demand and design solutions demonstrate compatibility with the nearby
neighborhoods.
LUP 44 Retail and personal services should be encouraged to group together within planned centers to
allow for ease of pedestrian movement.
The location of specific uses within planned centers is not addressed in the zoning code.
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LUP 45 Neighborhood Business centers should consist of neighborhood scale retail and personal
services.
Not a policy – discussed in the description of Neighborhood Business in the chapter.
LUP 46 Encourage commercial/residential mixed-use development in Neighborhood Business
designations.
Not a policy – discussed in the description of Neighborhood Business in the chapter.
LUP 47 Support the provision of transit to Neighborhood Business areas.
Move to Transportation chapter.
LUP 48 In designating new or expanding existing Neighborhood Business centers, the adjacent
zoning and land use shall be carefully considered. New Neighborhood Business centers are
most appropriately located adjacent to multi- family and high-density single-family
residential areas.
Covered in the description of Neighborhood Business in the Chapter description.
LUP 49 In the East Campus Corporate Park area, encourage quality development that will
complement existing uses and take advantage of good access to I-5, Highway 18 and future
light rail as well as proximity to the City Center.
The East Campus area is being redeveloped currently. Not sure there needs to be a specific
policy for it.
LUP 21 The FWRC shall include a process for siting essential public facilities.
LUP 60 Establish priority areas for public facility and service improvements, especially for
transportation based on an adopted Capital Facilities Plan (CFP) and Transportation
Improvement Program (TIP). Priority areas should be located where public facility and
service improvements would effectively advance Federal Way’s growth vision. Priority areas
will shift over time as improvements are installed and an acceptable level of service is
attained.
Move to Capital Facilities chapter.
LUP 61 When and where service deficiencies are identified, the City, along with service providers,
will develop capital improvement programs to remedy identified deficiencies in a timely
fashion or will phase growth until such programs can be completed.
Move to Capital Facilities chapter.
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LUP 62 Work with King County through an interlocal agreement to assign phasing to the City’s PAA.
Policies relating to Annexation of the city’s PAAs are listed below.
LUP 63 Develop incentives to encourage desired development in commercial areas, especially in the
City Center Core and Frame.
City Center policies should be moved to the Centers chapter.
LUP 64 Consider incentives for desired types of multi-family residential development (townhouses,
duplexes, etc.).
Policies relating to housing incentives should be moved to the Housing chapter.
PAA LU – 1 Proposed annexations should be implemented to be consistent with the pre-annexation
comprehensive plan designations and pre-annexation zoning map of this chapter (see policy
PAA Annex-4).
The maps are outdated. This policy might be reworded to conduct subarea plan for annexations
greater than __ acres?
PAA LU – 2 City and county plans and regulations shall emphasize single-family detached dwellings
as the primary use in the PAA’s established single- family neighborhoods.
Policy LUP 22 addresses uses and may conflict w/ this policy.
PAA LU – 3 The City and county PAA commercial and multi-family land use patterns and regulations
should meet community needs, respect the hierarchy of districts and centers in the Federal Way
planning area, and support the Federal Way City Center.
Other policies in the Comp Plan address this.
PAA LUP 22 – 4 The City and county PAA zoning designations for annexed properties should
provide sufficient zoned capacity, and a variety of housing types, to help address total
household growth targets for the PAAcity and support other Goals and Policies of this
Comprehensive Plan.
Clarified policy.
PAA LU – 5 Areas with significant environmental hazards, unique or fragile ecosystems of high rank,
order, and function, or long-term infrastructure limitations, may be further protected beyond the
application of development regulations through Federal Way RS-35.0 zoning in the Star Lake,
Jovita, and Parkway neighborhoods.
Policies relating to critical areas are located in Natural Environment chapter.
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PAA LU – 6 To promote financially self-supporting annexations, the City should support the county in
facilitating or conducting coordinated master or sub-area planning of vacant, underdeveloped,
or transitional land areas in the PAA that may present unique and/or highly visible sites for high
tax generating land uses, such as but not limited to auto sales. Expedited or advanced
environmental review, incentives to encourage assemblages of land, and/or coordinated and
comprehensive approaches to site development and environmental protection should be
considered.
Replace PAA LU 6 with policies below.
LUP 23 The city should be responsive to requests for annexation.
New policy for annexation.
LUP 24 Work with annexation proponents to develop annexation boundaries which follow logical
community and geographic boundaries.
New policy for annexation.
LUP 25 Ensure the ability of the annexation area to pay its determined fair share of required services.
New policy for annexation.
LUP 25 Seek to expand the area of annexation proposals when such an expansion would serve to make
city boundaries more regular or where the area to be served is a logical extension of city service
capabilities and is within a defined potential annexation area.
New policy for annexation.
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