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2. Development on Urban Corridors Everett Housing Action Plan 25  Ground-floor commercial development may also have a negative impact on development feasibility. Available rents for retail commercial spaces, even new spaces, may not provide the same ongoing revenue as residential rental properties. If these spaces do not consider the need to draw a customer base, as noted above, they can be challenging to lease and may rent at relatively lower rates in comparison to the market overall. Although retail opportunities may be important to build these areas as mixed-use communities, coordinating these uses may require careful coordination. Summary of Policy Basis and Findings Policy Basis  Housing Affordability Regional Taskforce – Snohomish County GOAL 1: Promote greater housing growth and diversity of housing types at all levels of affordability and improve job/housing connections SUB-GOAL A: Promote greater housing growth and diversity of housing types and job/housing connections at all levels of affordability. 1.A.6 Increase housing variety allowed at a range of affordability levels both in single-family zones and in areas with connections to jobs, and along transit corridors, including consideration of zoning for duplex, triplex, 4-plex, courtyard apartments, etc. 1.B1 Prioritize affordability and accessibility within a half mile walkshed of existing and planned frequent transit service, with particular priority near high-capacity transit stations. Require some amount of low-income housing in development near transit hubs. 1.B.6 Reduce parking requirements for low-income housing developments.  Puget Sound Regional Council – VISION 2050 Regional Growth Strategy MPP-RGS-6 Encourage efficient use of urban land by optimizing the development potential of existing urban lands and increasing density in the urban growth area in locations consistent with the Regional Growth Strategy. MPP-RGS-7 Provide additional housing capacity in Metropolitan Cities in response to rapid employment growth, particularly through increased zoning for middle density housing. Metropolitan Cities must review housing needs and existing density in response to evidence of high displacement risk and/or rapid increase in employment.  Countywide Planning Policies DP-18 In coordination with transit agencies, jurisdictions that are served by transit should, where appropriate, enact transit-oriented development policies and development standards. Transit oriented development should strive to include the following common elements: a. Located to support the development of designated local growth centers, countywide growth centers, regional growth centers, and existing and planned transit emphasis corridors; b. Include pedestrian scale neighborhoods and activity centers to stimulate use of transit and ride sharing; c. Plan for an