Chapter 3 Urban Center Background Report

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This document is Chapter 3 of the City of SeaTac's Envision SeaTac 2044 Comprehensive Plan, providing background on the city's designated Urban Growth Center. It outlines regional planning requirements from the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) and King County, including growth targets, housing, transportation, and equity considerations for the urban center surrounding the SeaTac/Airport area. The chapter also describes three subareas — City Center, South 154th Street Station Area, and Angle Lake Station Area — and their projected growth capacity through 2044.

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Chapter 3 Urban Center Background Report for the City of SeaTac’s Envision SeaTac 2044 Comprehensive Plan. Covers Urban Center requirements under Washington State Growth Management Act (RCW 36.70A.020(1)), Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) VISION 2050 Regional Growth Center designation (held since 1995), King County guidance, and subarea plans for City Center, South 154th Street Station Area, and Angle Lake Station Area. Includes PSRC Plan Review Manual Regional Center Plans Checklist requirements covering affordable housing, displacement risk, transit access, equitable community engagement, environmental justice, and K-12 education access. Tables cover housing by type trends, jobs by sector, mode of travel to work, SeaTac Urban Center existing conditions, allocated growth targets, zoned capacity, and urban village growth capacity 2020–2044. Appendix includes SeaTac City Center Plan Update Market Analysis. Document reference PRR26-564 08262026 000034.

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