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hours as people travel south toward Enumclaw. Residents also expressed unease over the ap pearance of Auburn Way South. Southeast Auburn : Southeast Auburn is de fined on the north by the White River, to the east and south by the City limits, and to the west by Lakeland Hills. Most of Southeast Auburn is char acterized by low-density residential develop ment, surface mining activities, and open-space lands with moderate-density residential develop ment to the west of Kersey Way SE. Categories Residential : The Residential land use category will include several residential zoning designa tions ranging from low-density areas with signif icant environmental constraints or lacking urban infrastructure, to high-density multifamily desig nations where the goal is to intensify and densify population. Residential land use designations will comprise a diverse arrangement of multiple den sities where a pattern of mixed densities is pre ferred over a single density throughout the zone or neighborhood. This will be accomplished by allowing greater density in exchange for the in corporation of high-quality and innovative archi tectural designs, greater neighborhood connec tivity, compatibility with the natural environment, installation of community amenities, crime pre vention through environmental design, and tech niques that ensure compatibility with other uses and communities. Commercial : The Commercial land use catego ry will include zoning designations that provide a wide range of retail, entertainment, and service uses and activities. Zoning designations within this category will range from autocentric corri dors to pedestrian and transit-oriented mixed use districts. When defining zoning boundaries and developing strategies, attention will be given to the appropriateness of the types of uses and activities, the bulk and scale of developments, compatibility with surrounding activities and the environment, accessibility and connectivity, and consistency with the City’s economic develop ment objectives.

commercial thoroughfares. West Valley Highway, A Street NE/B Street NW, and 37th Street NW/NE are the City’s principal warehousing and light in dustrial corridors. I Street NE serves as an alter native north–south route for a number of residen tial communities. Significant features in this com munity include the Auburn Way North auto mall and the Auburn Environmental Park. Interspersed throughout North Auburn are a number of resi dential communities, most between 40 and 100 years of age, with a few recently developed subdivisions. South Auburn : South Auburn is bound by the Downtown Urban Center, West Valley Highway, Algona, the White River, Auburn Way South, and M Street SE. The primary corridors of Auburn Way South, 15th Street SW, and A Street SE are pri marily autocentric retail and service commercial thoroughfares. West Valley Highway and C Street SW are primarily light industrial and warehous ing corridors. Significant features in this commu nity are the Les Gove Community Park campus, the Outlet Collection, Game Farm Park, Boeing, Region 10 headquarters for the federal gov ernment’s General Services and Social Security Administrations, BNSF’s Rail Yard, as well as the interchange of Highway 18 and Highway 167. During Imagine Auburn, feedback focused pri marily on the need to address crime and safety. Plateau : Southeast Auburn begins at the base of the hill where Auburn Way South climbs to the Muckleshoot Casino and extends to the Auburn Values Academy. This area is bound by the White River to the south and the Green River and bluffs to the north. Auburn Way South is the primary corridor through this area, which weaves in and out of the Muckleshoot Indian Reservation. While the properties along Auburn Way South are pri marily autocentric commercial uses, the corridor is flanked by a number of residential communi ties located immediately behind the business es. During Imagine Auburn, residents expressed concern over the high volume of traffic through this corridor as visitors travel to the White River Amphitheater just outside of the City. There were additional concerns about traffic during commute

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