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6/17/2025 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ENGAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION ELEMENT Page 200 Incentives — Reason or motivation that encourages individuals or parties to engage in certain conduct or to take certain actions. These can take the form of inducements offered to encourage improvements or relief from applicable regulations. Infill Development— Building on previously unused or underutilized land within an already developed area, often in urban settings, to make the most of existing infrastructure. Infrastructure. The basic installations and facilities on which the continuance and growth of a community depend, such as roads, public buildings, schools, parks, transportation, water, sewer, surface water and communication systems. Invasive Plants or Species — Non-native plants or other species that, when introduced to a new environment, can cause harm to the environment, economy, or human health, often by outcompeting native species. Land Acknowledgement – Formal statement recognizing the Indigenous peoples, namely the Tulalip Tribes, who were the original stewards of the land and honoring their enduring relationship with the territory. Level of Service — Term used to denote the operating conditions or performance of a mode of travel or how a roadway is functioning Local Street — Road primarily used for access to properties bordering it and for local traffic movement within a neighborhood or specific area, as opposed to serving as a collector or arterial. Lot-Splits — Division of a single parcel of land into two or more smaller parcels, each with its own legal description. This process is used to create additional building lots from a larger piece of land, enabling new development, selling off portions of property, or adjusting property boundaries. Low Impact Development or Site Design — Stormwater management strategy integrating site specific project designs using natural and engineered infiltration and storage techniques to control storm water. Low-income Housing — Housing that is affordable to a household that earns between 50 and 80 percent of the area median income, adjusted for household size. (see also Extremely Low-income Housing and Very Low-income Housing). Low-rise Building — Residential, mixed use or commercial building with fewer than 4 stories in height. Major Arterial — Street that provides a direct route for long-distance vehicles and active transportation travel within the city and often with connections to neighboring jurisdictions, as well as streets connecting freeway interchanges to commercial activities. Inclusionary Zoning — Policy requiring developers to include a certain percentage of affordable housing units in new multi-family residential developments, aiming to increase the supply of affordable housing. Marginalized Populations — Groups and communities that have been systemically excluded from local government and community decisions and have faced systemic disadvantages and discrimination due to their identity, including Black, Indigenous and People of Color, LGBTQ+ individuals, immigrants and refugees, individuals with limited English proficiency, households with low incomes and/or people with