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Centers Designated for Urban and Commercial Land Use in King County

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Summary

Centers designated for regional growth in urban King County, along with centers designated for various levels of commercial land use in unincorporated King County.

Centers are designated by the King County Comprehensive Plan and the Growth Management Planning Council.

Description

The Multicounty and Countywide Planning Policies guide the development of urban centers, which are principally located in cities, and should accommodate concentrations of housing and employment.

Focusinggrowth into centers helps achieve the goals of a sustainable and equitable community.

However, in its unincorporated urban area, King County has a small number of smaller-scale urban centers, which includes an unincorporated activity center, community business centers and neighborhood business centers.

Layer information

Layer Name	designated_centers_point
Subject Category	Planning
Title	Centers Designated for Urban and Commercial Land Use in King County
Feature Count	49
Feature Type	Point
Next Update	As needed
Spatial reference	EPSG:2926
Control ID	2681
Place Keywords	Pacific NW, King County, WA, Washington State
Theme Keywords	Planning, Urban Growth, Urban, KCCP, Comp Plan, Comprehensive Plan, CPP, Countywide Planning Policies, GMPC, Growth Management, Growth Management Planning Council, Urban Growth Area, Regional Growth Centers, Urban Centers, Growth Centers, Centers, Unincorporated Activity Centers, Community Business Centers, Neighborhood Buisness Centers, Planningcadastre
Supplemental Information	See King County Comprehensive Plan 2016 Update. Chapter 2-I Urban Communities published at http://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/executive/performance-strategy-budget/regional-planning/king-county-comprehensive-plan/2016Adopted.aspx

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Attribute information

OBJECTID From Esri	Description Internal feature number. Domain Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
NAME From King County	Description Name of Designated Center Domain Name used to refer to the Designated Center for planning discussions eg: Kingsgate, Benson Hill, Boulevard Park
GMPC From King County	Description Growth Management Planning Council Designated Domain empty string - Not a Regional Growth Center designated by GMPC Y - Regional Growth Center designated by GMPC
Annexed From King County	Description In an incorporated city of King County Domain N - In unincorporated King County Y - Annexed to a city
KCCP_2012_Label_Number From King County	Description Label Number for Urban Centers map Domain These labels were used for 2012 KCCP Update map
KCCP_2016_Label_Number From King County	Description Label Number for Urban Centers map Domain These labels were used for 2016 KCCP Update map
Center_Type From King County	Description Type of unincorporated commercial center Domain CBC - Community Business Center NBC - Neighborhood Business Center UAC - Unincorporated Activity Center
Shape From Esri	Description Feature geometry. Domain Coordinates defining the features.
KCCP_old_Label_Number From King County	Description Label Number for Urban Centers map Domain These labels were used for a KCCP Update map on uncertain vintage, probably 2008.

Contact information

Maintained by	Office of Performance, Strategy and Budget
Primary	Nanette Lowe nanette.lowe@kingcounty.gov

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