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I-405, Tukwila to Renton Improvement Project (I-5 to SR 169 – Phase 2) LAND USE !"`$ AÌ DISCIPLINE REPORT AÐ Bothell December 2007 AÊ Aô %&e( Kirkland Aí AÉ Lake Washington Bellevue !"b$ Newcastle !"`$ %&e( Aá Renton Project Area Aç Tukwila Aí Aæ AÅ { 0 2 Miles Title VI WSDOT ensures full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by prohibiting discrimination against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin or sex in the provision of benefits and services resulting from its federally assisted programs and activities. For questions regarding WSDOT's Title VI Program, you may contact the Department's Title VI Coordinator at (360) 705-7098. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information If you will like copies of this document in an alternative format -- large print, Braille, cassette tape, or on computer disk, please call (360) 705-7097. 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I-405, TUKWILA TO RENTON I MPROVEMENT PROJECT (I-5 TO SR169–PHASE 2) LAND USE DISCIPLINE REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS Summary ........................................................................................................... vii Project Description .....................................................................................................................vii Study Approach..........................................................................................................................vii Baseline Conditions ...................................................................................................................viii Project Effects...............................................................................................................................ix Mill Avenue Design Option..................................................................................................... x Main Avenue Design Option ................................................................................................. x Measures to Avoid or Minimize Effects.....................................................................................xi Mill Avenue Design Option.....................................................................................................xi Main Avenue Design Option .................................................................................................xi Unavoidable Adverse Effects ...................................................................................................xii Acronyms and Abbreviations....................................................................................xiii Glossary .......................................................................................................... xiv SECTION 1 Introduction......................................................................................1-1 What are the primary features of the Tukwila to Renton Project?...................................1-1 What is the purpose of this report?........................................................................................1-1 What topics are included in the land use patterns and plans and policies discipline report?........................................................................................................1-2 Why is it important to consider land use patterns and plans and policies? ..................1-3 What studies were completed?.............................................................................................1-3 What are the key messages from this report? .....................................................................1-3 What measures are proposed to avoid or reduce impacts?...........................................1-5 What will happen if we adopt the No Build Alternative?..................................................1-6 SECTION 2 Project Description..........................................................................2-1 What is the intent of the Tukwila to Renton Project?..........................................................2-1 What are the details of the Tukwila to Renton Project? ....................................................2-1 I-405 from I-5 to East of SR 181 ............................................................................................2-3 I-405 at SR 181 Interchange ................................................................................................2-5 Table of Contents | Page i December 2007 I-405, TUKWILA TO RENTON I MPROVEMENT PROJECT (I-5 TO SR169–PHASE 2) LAND USE DISCIPLINE REPORT I-405 from East of SR 181 to SR 167 Interchange..............................................................2-7 SR 167 from SW 43rd Street On-ramp North to SW 27th Street ......................................2-9 SR 167 from SW 27th Street to I-405 ..................................................................................2-11 I-405 Interchange with SR 167...........................................................................................2-13 I-405 from East of SR 167 Interchange to North of S 5th Street....................................2-17 I-405 from S 5th Street to SR 169........................................................................................2-19 Changes to Renton Hill Access ........................................................................................2-22 What are the construction methods and schedule for implementation? ...................2-23 Construction Methods .......................................................................................................2-23 Schedule ..............................................................................................................................2-24 Does this project relate to any other improvements on I-405 or connecting highways? ................................................................................................................................2-24 What is the No Build Alternative?.........................................................................................2-26 SECTION 3 Study Approach ..............................................................................3-1 What is the study area and how was it determined?........................................................3-1 What policies or regulations are related to effects on land use patterns and land use plans?.................................................................................................................3-1 Growth Management Act Comprehensive Plan for Land Use, Transportation, and Capital Facilities Elements...............................................................3-2 Shoreline Master Program Policies and Regulations.......................................................3-2 Zoning Regulations ...............................................................................................................3-2 How did we collect information on land use patterns and plans and policies for this report? .............................................................................................................3-3 Land Use Patterns .................................................................................................................3-3 Plans and Policies .................................................................................................................3-3 How did we evaluate effects on land use patterns and plans and policies?...............3-4 Land Use Patterns .................................................................................................................3-4 Plans and Policies .................................................................................................................3-4 SECTION 4 Baseline Conditions.........................................................................4-1 What are the land use patterns in the study area?............................................................4-1 Residential Uses .....................................................................................................................4-1 Commercial and Industrial..................................................................................................4-4 Vacant Land..........................................................................................................................4-4 Other Category.....................................................................................................................4-5 Where are the future redevelopment areas in the study area?......................................4-5 Page ii |Table of Contents December 2007 I-405, TUKWILA TO RENTON I MPROVEMENT PROJECT (I-5 TO SR169–PHASE 2) LAND USE DISCIPLINE REPORT Tukwila Urban Center...........................................................................................................4-5 Employment Area Valley.....................................................................................................4-7 Commercial Corridor ...........................................................................................................4-7 Urban Center Downtown ....................................................................................................4-8 What Transportation Systems serve the land use in the study area? ..............................4-8 What comprehensive plan and zoning requirements are the cities required to meet?.....................................................................................................................................4-9