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Regional Centers
Regional Growth Centers:
Urban Growth Center, Metro Growth Center Regionally-
Manufacturing Industrial Centers:
Industrial Employment Center
Countywide Centers
Countywide Growth Center County-
Countywide Industrial Center
Centers of Local
Importance Locally-
(CoLI)
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14 Center Designation Authority
15 Regional Centers must be approved by Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC), in addition to
16 Pierce County Regional Council (PCRC) by amending the Countywide Planning Policies
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19 Countywide Centers and Centers of Local Importance (CoLI) are approved by the Pierce County
20 Regional Council by amending the Countywide Planning Policies.
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22 Center Designation Process
23 Pierce County and any municipality in the County that is planning to include a county or
24 regionally designated Center within its boundaries shall specifically define the area of such
25 Center within its Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan shall include policies aimed at
26 focusing growth within the Center and along corridors consistent with the applicable criteria
27 contained within the Countywide Planning Policies. The County or municipality shall adopt
28 regulations that reinforce the Center's designation.
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Identified as a Center in the local Comprehensive Identified as a Center in the local Comprehensive
Plan and adopted regulations. Plan and adopted regulations.
Located within a city, multiple adjacent cities, or Located within a city, multiple adjacent cities, or
unincorporated urban area unincorporated urban area
Demonstration that the Center is a local planning Demonstration that the Center is a local planning
and investment priority: and investment priority:
o Identified as a Countywide Center in a local o Identified as a Countywide Center in a local
comprehensive plan; subarea plan recommended comprehensive plan; subarea plan
o Clear evidence that area is a local priority for recommended
investment, such as planning efforts or o Clear evidence that area is a local priority for
infrastructure investment, such as planning efforts, or
infrastructure
The Center is a location for compact, mixed-use
development; including: The Center supports industrial sector
o A minimum existing activity unit density of 10 employment:
activity units per acre o Minimum 1,000 existing jobs and/or 500 acres
o Planning and zoning for a minimum mix of uses of industrial land
of 20 percent high density residential and 20 o Defined transportation demand management
percent employment, unless unique strategies in place
circumstances make these percentages not o At least 75% of land area zoned for core
possible to achieve. industrial uses*
Regional Centers
Regional Growth Centers:
Urban Growth Center, Metro Growth Center Regionally-Designated
Manufacturing Industrial Centers:
Industrial Employment Center
Countywide Centers
Countywide Growth Center County- Designated
Countywide Industrial Center
Centers of Local
Importance Locally Designated
(CoLI)
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The Center is a location for compact, mixed- The Center supports industrial
use development; including: sector employment:
o A minimum existing activity unit density o Minimum 1,000 existing jobs
of 10 activity units per acre and/or 500 acres of industrial land
o Planning and zoning for a minimum mix o Defined transportation demand
of uses of 20 percent high density management strategies in place
residential and 20 percent employment, o At least 75% of land area zoned for
unless unique circumstances make these core industrial uses*
percentages not possible to achieve. o Industrial retention strategies in place
o Capacity and planning for additional growth o Capacity and planning for
of 16 activity units per acre or more. additional growth
o Important county role and
The Center supports multi-modal concentration of industrial land
transportation, including: