MIC Update Approved
After holding a public hearing on June 13, 2011, the Tukwila City Council adopted Ordinances #2334 and #2335, amending the Manufacturing/Industrial Center element of the Comprehensive Plan and Chapters 18.36 and 18.38 of the Tukwila Municipal Code as recommended by the Tukwila Planning Commission.
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Industrial Lands and Uses — What do you think?
The City of Tukwila is identifying the key issues facing industrial businesses and lands in Tukwila’s main industrial area,
known as the Manufacturing/Industrial Center (MIC), to ensure that City policy, practice and land use regulations support existing and future industrial activity.
Tukwila’s MIC covers approximately 966 acres along the Duwamish River. It is bounded generally by the City of Seattle on the
north, South 125th Street on the south, the Burlington Northern railway right-of-way on the east, and the Duwamish River on the
west. The MIC is home to more than 14, 000 jobs, and provides a significant portion of Tukwila’s economic activity.
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Manufacturing/Industrial Center Map
The Manufacturing/Industrial Center is intended to preserve and enhance manufacturing and industrial activity, and the land resource
on which industrial businesses operate. Tukwila’s MIC is one of four such areas designated by King County.
City of Tukwila Comprehensive Plan policies support maintaining the industrial activities that currently operate in the
Manufacturing/Industrial Center and developing new industrial activity in order to maximize employment and economic benefits
to the people of Tukwila and the region, while minimizing impacts on residential neighborhoods.
The Zoning Code carries out the Comprehensive Plan policies in the MIC. It limits non-industrial uses, including office and
retail, which may occur in the MIC, reserving the land primarily for industrial activities and businesses that support these
uses. New housing is not permitted.
What do you think about Tukwila’s Manufacturing/Industrial Center and industrial activity? We’d like to hear from Tukwila businesses and residents!
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Background Information
- Memo
- Attachment A - MIC Map (City of Tukwila)
- Attachment B - Land Area by Zone
- Attachment C - Covered Employment Estimates - 1995 -2010
- Attachment D - Largest Employers - 1990-2010
- Attachment E - Average Wage Estimates - 2008
- Attachment F - Summary of Development and Land Use Permit Activity - 1990-2010
- Attachment G - Value of Permits - 1990-2010 (City of Tukwila)
- Attachment H - MIC Parcel Size
- Attachment I - MIC Ratio of Building to Land Value
Plans and Regulations Affecting the Manufacturing/Industrial Center
Additional Resources about Plans and Regulations Affecting the Manufacturing/Industrial Center:
- City of Tukwila Comprehensive Plan - Chapter 11 - Manufacturing/Industrial Center
- City of Tukwila Zoning Code - TMC 18.36 and TMC 18.38
- City of Tukwila Shoreline Master Program
- Countywide Planning Policies
- Puget Sound Regional Council - Vision 2040
Manufacturing/Industrial Area Study - Background Report
- Draft MIC Comprehensive Plan Update Background Report
- Attachment A
- Attachment B
- Attachment C
- Attachment D
- Attachment E
- Attachment F
- Attachment G
- Attachment H
- Attachment I
If you have questions or concerns, please contact Rebecca Fox, Tukwila Department of Community Development at 206-431-3683 or via email rebecca.fox@tukwilawa.gov
