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Land Use & Community Design Element

The Land Use & Community Design Element establishes the framework for accommodating Lynnwood's 2044 growth targets of 63,735 residents, 30,183 housing units, and 50,540 jobs by directing the majority of growth to the City Center + Alderwood Regional Growth Center and transit corridors. It provides land use designations, subarea planning guidance, and growth strategy analysis directing 75% of residential and 65% of employment growth to the Regional Growth Center. The element also integrates community design policies and form-based code direction to create cohesive, transit-oriented neighborhoods.

Land Use Economy Housing Environment Governance
Key Commitments
Accommodate 75% of residential growth and 65% of employment growth in City Center + Alderwood by 2044; 10% residential and 26% employment in Highway 99/College District by 2044; 15% residential growth through middle housing; 9% employment growth through small business expansion; Population target 63,735 by 2044; Housing target 30,183 by 2044; Employment target 50,540 by 2044
Goals (9 total)
  • LU Goal 1: Ensure development regulations and land use patterns effectively plan for and accommodate Lynnwood's anticipated growth
  • LU Goal 2: Promote growth and development in the City's designated Regional Growth Center
  • LU Goal 3: Encourage compact commercial and mixed-use neighborhoods surrounding high-capacity transit corridors
  • LU Goal 4: Maintain regulations and procedures that allow for siting of essential public facilities
  • LU Goal 5: Enhance Lynnwood's residential neighborhoods by promoting a range of uses while ensuring well-planned population growth
  • LU Goal 6: Maintain and expand upon Lynnwood's business, commercial, and mixed-use developments outside Regional Growth Center
  • LU Goal 7: Preserve industrial lands within Lynnwood while ensuring compatibility with surrounding uses
  • LU Goal 8: Work collaboratively with Snohomish County to support the transition of annexation areas to City governance
  • LU Goal 9: Establish land use patterns that promote well-connected neighborhoods with increased accessibility
Stronger Policy Language (20 policies)
  • LU Policy 1.8: Implement the International Wildland-Urban Interface codes to adopt regulations to safeguard life and property from wildland fire...
  • LU Policy 2.1: Strive to accommodate 75 percent of residential growth and 65 percent of employment growth within the City Center + Alderwood Subarea.
  • LU Policy 3.7: Strive to accommodate 10 percent of residential growth and 26 percent of employment growth within the Highway 99 and College District.
  • LU Policy 5.8: Strive to accommodate 15 percent of residential growth through middle housing implementation.
  • LU Policy 8.3: Future annexations shall be logical expansions of the City's boundaries.
Aspirational / Monitoring Language (26 policies)
  • LU Policy 1.4: Promote infill and redevelopment of underutilized lands and the adaptive reuse of buildings.
  • LU Policy 3.1: Promote dense residential and employment uses near high capacity transit stations...
  • LU Policy 5.4: Encourage the creation of pedestrian-oriented subdivisions, developments, and neighborhoods.
  • LU Policy 7.3: Encourage the establishment of makerspaces to promote artisan and craft businesses...
  • LU Policy 9.3: Encourage developments that incorporate architectural features, land uses that provide active streetscapes...

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