LAND USE DESIGNATIONS AND ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS

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1 LAND USE DESIGNATIONS AND ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS One of the most significant issues addressed within the community plan process is land use. How land is utilized within a community directly affects the community's character and the quality of life perceived by its residents. The utilization of land also directly influences many other planning considerations, including but not limited to transportation system planning, provision of water and sewer infrastructure, and protection of the natural environment There are a total of 5 Land Use Designations and 10 implementing Zoning Classifications in the plan area, shown in Table Error! No text of specified style in document.-1. The locations of the Land Use Designations are illustrated in MAP X and the Zoning Classifications in MAP X. Table Error! No text of specified style in document.-1: Land Use Designations and Zoning Classifications (Table to be Updated) Land Use Designation Zoning Classification Acres Zone % Designation Total Employment Center (EC) Community Employment (CE) % High Density Residential District (HRD) Moderate Density Single- Family (MSF) EC 2, % Employment Services (ES) % Moderate-High Density Residential (MHR) % Residential/Office-Civic % MSF 4, % Residential Resource (RR) % Single Family (SF) % 33.12% 2,654.4 Acres 2.57% Acres 61.75% 4, Acres Mixed Use District (MUD) MUD % 0.92% Parks and Recreation (PR) PR % 1.65% Total 8, % Historically, the Pierce County Comprehensive Plan and Community Plans have designated commercial, industrial, and higher density residential along four major roads in the central urban growth area: Pacific Avenue South (SR7), Meridian East (SR161), 112th Street East, and 176th Street East. These roads connect the community plan areas and provide commercial services and employment industries.

2 CENTERS AND CORRIDORS Pierce County s unincorporated Urban Growth Area (UGA) is expected to experience an increase of approximately 57,000 persons from With the number of large, vacant, buildable lots decreasing, the County will need to accommodate for an increase in infill development and redevelopment. The majority of the UGA is centralized between 2 major East/West (SR 512 and 176 th Street East) and 3 major North/South (SR 7, Canyon Road East, and SR 161) transportation corridors and within 4 community plans. The Frederickson Community Plan area is among the 4 community plans that need to address future growth in this Central UGA, along with South Hill, Mid-County, and Parkland-Spanaway-Midland. The majority of these plans are encompassed by moderate-density single family residential neighborhoods. Community members wish to preserve these single family neighborhoods and focus growth where higher intensity uses already exist along the major transportation corridors with the exception of Canyon Road East, which should remain a freight corridor to serve the Frederickson Manufacturing/Industrial Center. In the 2015 update of the Pierce County Comprehensive Plan, the County adopted policies to support compact centers and transit-oriented corridors. In 2016, County Council adopted the Urban Communities of Pierce Report and Implementation Actions through Resolution No s. This resolution is intended to expand upon and implement the idea carried forward in the community plans. The areas identified as mixed use centers and corridors in the community plans have been developing as commercial and higher density residential uses. Figure XX, Existing Land Use Pattern, shows the current zoning in the area. The various shades of red are mixed use zones, the yellow shades are moderate density single-family residential, and the blue shades are industrial Existing Land Use Pattern

3 employment. The existing pattern was taken into account as the basis for updating the concept of Centers and Corridors. CENTERS & CORRIDORS CONCEPT The Centers and Corridors concept builds on the historic land use pattern and supports the development patterns described in the community plans. The key components to enhancing these areas include: Compact, High-Density Communities Establish centers along major transportation corridors that will develop into compact communities. Between centers, overlay the area within ¼ mile on either side of the corridors with a density of 12+ units per acre to create land use patterns and densities that will support transit. Access to Transit Seek ways to serve the corridors with short-interval local transit, such as trolleys for shopping and commuter transit, and express service to regional connections, such as the Puyallup and Lakewood transit stations. Pedestrian and Bicycle Connectivity Develop pedestrian and bicycle paths throughout the corridor connecting to centers. Focus on ensuring connections from residential areas to goods and services for everyday needs. Target Infrastructure Investments Focus infrastructure expenditures to support increased density and transit services within these areas. Centers should be the primary recipient of investments while corridors would be improved with support infrastructure. CENTERS AND CORRIDOR IN THE FREDERICKSON COMMUNITY PLAN The Frederickson Community Plan contains portions of the County Centers and Corridors along 176 th Street East and a southerly portion of Canyon Road East. These two corridors are part of the County s plan for future growth by concentrating population, housing and employment growth along the four main arterials and highways in the Central Urban Growth Area of the County including 112 th Street East, Meridian Avenue(SR 161), 176 th Street East and Pacific Avenue (SR 7) and Canyon Road as a freight corridor. The Center in the Frederickson Community Plan is located at the intersection of 176th and Canyon Road East. The Center includes the Frederickson Town Center, the Safeway shopping center and the multi-family area to the west. The Corridor is located along the southerly portion of Canyon Road north of 176 th Street E..

4 CENTERS AND CORRIDORS Within the Frederickson Community Plan area it is intended that high density and intensity uses would locate in one center designated as a Town Center at the intersection of 176 th Street East and Canyon Road East. Figure DError! No text of specified style in document.-1 shows the area designated as Town Center. The designated corridor within the Community Plan area is the Canyon Road corridor. Figure DError! No text of specified style in document.-1: Frederickson Cente CENTERS The Comprehensive Plan provides the foundation for Frederickson to identify Centers. These Centers are intended to grow into areas with a diversity of housing, high connectivity, and provide for multi-modal transportation including pedestrian, bicycle and transit. There is one designated Center within the Frederickson Community Plan area: Frederickson Town Center

5 FREDERICKSON The Frederickson Center is designated as a Town Center. The Town Center designation recognizes the more commercial and auto oriented nature of this Center. The Center is made up of the four corners of the 176 th and Canyon Road intersection plus the large area to the west. The Center will allow for high-density multifamily however as a Town Center the focus is on commercial development. The Safeway shopping center, the Frederickson Town Center and the large multi-family area immediately to the west, form the basis for this Center. The Frederickson Center is also in close proximity to the Frederickson Manufacturing/Industrial Regional Center and parks and recreation opportunities such as the Cross Park to the northwest.

6 CORRIDOR DESIGNATION CANYON ROAD CORRIDOR The areas along Canyon Road have the Corridor designation. Within the Corridor designation are two Corridor designations: Employment and Neighborhood. The west side of Canyon Road within the Community Plan is designated a Neighborhood Corridor recognizing the high density residential land use pattern in this area. The easterly side of Canyon Road is designated as Employment Corridor recognizing the existing land use and zoning pattern. The Employment Corridor also supports the concept of Canyon Road as a freight corridor serving the Frederickson Manufacturing/Industrial Regional Center.

7 CENTERS OF LOCAL IMPORTANCE (COLI) DESIGNATION The Comprehensive Plan provides the foundation for the Frederickson Community Plan to identify Centers of Local Importance. These Centers are intended to grow into areas with a diversity of housing, high connectivity, and provide for multi-modal transportation including pedestrian, bicycle and transit. In addition to its designation as a Center in the County s Land Use plans, the Town Center in the Frederickson Community Plan will also be designated as a Center of Local Importance (COLI) to address regional direction on growth within Centers and provide focus for transportation planning and funding. Center of Local Importance

8 EMPLOYMENT CENTER The Employment Center (EC) designation provides land for industrial, manufacturing, and office jobs. Uses in the EC designation range from land intensive heavy industrial, to light manufacturing, assembly, and wholesale activities, to corporate office and office park development. Commercial uses subordinate to and supportive of employment uses are also permitted in certain zones. Employment Center is the second most prevalent land use designation in the community. The EC designation is implemented by the Employment Center (EC), Community Employment (CE) and Employment Service (ES) zoning classifications. The EC zone is the most intensive industrial zone classification. The zone also allows for certain office uses, but commercial retail and service uses are prohibited. CE is a light industrial zone where certain heavy industrial uses, such as basic manufacturing and hazardous materials storage and processing, are not permitted. Commercial retail and service uses are also prohibited. Impervious surfaces are limited to not more that 70% of site coverage within open space corridors. The CE zone serves to provide greater protection of Clover Creek and associated floodplains and wetlands and as a transitional zone to residential and commercial areas. The ES zone focuses on providing those goods and services needed on a daily basis by workers within the Employment Center in a well-defined location. Certain light industrial uses are also permitted. Employment Centers IKEA Distribution Center Northwest Door Boeing

9 HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT The High Density Residential District (HRD) designation is intended to provide areas of multifamily and high density single-family housing along with limited neighborhood commercial retail and service uses. Allowed residential densities in the HRD range from 6 to 25 dwelling units per acre. HRD is to be developed as multifamily and highdensity single-family attached with very limited commercial uses. The HRD designation will be implemented by Moderate-High Density Residential (MHR) and Residential/Office-Civic (ROC) zoning classifications. The MHR zone permits high-density single-family attached and multifamily housing and compatible civic uses, and does not allow for commercial uses. The residential density ranges from 12 to 18 dwelling units per acre. The ROC zone permits a variety of residential, office, civic, and small-scale retail and service uses. Single-family attached and multifamily housing are permitted at a density range of 12 to 18 units per acre. High-Density Residential Districts Frederickson Community Sign MIXED USE DISTRICT The Mixed Use District (MUD) designation provides for auto-oriented, land intensive commercial uses, and multifamily residential along major arterials, state highways, and major transit routes. MUDs have a loosely defined sense of place, are autooriented, and include moderate to high intensity uses. They are characterized by individual businesses on separate lots with separate access and parking lots. The commercial activity caters to a customer base beyond the surrounding neighborhoods or community. The MUD designation is implemented by the Mixed Use District (MUD) zone classification. Canyon Road East Sign Mixed Use Districts

10 MODERATE DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY The Moderate Density Single-Family (MSF) land use designation is intended to provide areas for urban single- and two-family residential development at densities of 2-6 dwelling units per acre. Multifamily housing is also permitted on a limited basis, and commercial and industrial uses are prohibited. Densities are based on physical constraints and the availability of urban services such as sewers. MSF is the predominant designation in Frederickson. The MSF designation is implemented by the Moderate Density Single-Family (MSF), Single Family (SF), and Residential Resource (RR) zoning classifications. The MSF zone provides for a wide variety of housing choices based largely upon the market place. The primary land use allowed is low to moderate singleand two-family housing and compatible civic uses. The zone allows for 2-6 dwelling units per acre. The SF zone is intended to provide residential areas that are less dense and more homogenous. The primary land use allowed within this classification is moderate density single family and compatible civic uses, with single-family detached housing as the primary housing type. Duplexes and other multiple family housing types are prohibited. The SF zone permits a density of 4 dwelling units per acre. The zone is applied in the upper drainage basin of Clover Creek as a means of reducing impacts to the creek while continuing to allow urban density residential development. The RR zone is intended to provide for lower residential densities, increased open space, and reduced impervious surfaces along Clover Creek and its associated wetlands and floodplains in order to better protect this high priority resource. The zone classification is the least intensive of Pierce County's urban zones, permitting a density of 1 to 3 dwelling units per acre. Moderate Density Single-Family Single Family Residential Construction Single Family Residential Neighborhood Single Family Residential Construction

11 PARKS AND RECREATION The Parks and Recreation (PR) designation is intended to identify specific public lands and private parks, campgrounds, historical sites or tourist attractions for park and recreational purposes. Public lands identified for the Park and Recreation designation may include historical sites, tourist attractions, or property improved with park or recreational facilities. Unimproved public lands may be designated Park and Recreation when identified for future regional park uses. Parks and Recreation