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Mill Creek council backs incentive-based South Town Center plan, directs staff to design incentives
Summary
The council voted to advance Alternative 3a — an incentive-based subarea plan that ties additional building height and other bonuses to public benefits such as parks, affordable-for-sale units or anchor retail — for environmental review. The measure passed 5-1-1 and staff will return with incentive details and phasing.
The Mill Creek City Council voted to adopt Alternative 3a as the preferred development scenario for the South Town Center subarea, advancing an incentive-based approach that permits greater heights in exchange for public benefits.
Staff presented three options and recommended Alternative 3a, which keeps a baseline 60-foot (roughly five-story) envelope but allows developers to seek up to 85 feet (about seven stories) if they provide specified public benefits such as dedicated public open space, for-sale housing, anchor retail or additional public parking.…
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