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LCI Opportunity Area Metrics [Washington (State)--King County]
Description
For more information about this layer please see the GIS Data Catalog . This feature dataset contains a snapshot of all King County parcels from September 2024, with all of the "additional relevant criteria" data used in Method 2 of the LCI opportunity area determination described below.There are two methods by which a property may qualify as being in an opportunity area:Method 1. Property meets all three of the following "specified criteria" in King County code 26.12.003.(a) Areas "located in a census tract in which the median household income is in the lowest one-third for median household income for census tracts in King County; (b) "located in a ZIP code in which hospitalization rates for asthma, diabetes, and heart disease are in the highest one-third for ZIP codes in King County; and (c) "are within the Urban Growth Boundary and do not have a publicly owned and accessible park or open space within one-quarter mile of a residence, or are outside the Urban Growth Boundary and do not have a publicly owned and accessible park or open space within two miles of a residence." (King County Code 26.12.003)Data results related Method 1 are shown in the LCI Opportunity Areas dataset on the King County GIS Open Data site.In this dataset, the parcels where the CiteriaAllYN column is equal to "Y" also represents those parcels.Method 2. If a property does not qualify under Method #1, a project may qualify if: "the project proponent or proponents can demonstrate, and the advisory committee determines, that residents living in the area, or populations the project is intended to serve, disproportionately experience limited access to public open spaces and experience demonstrated hardships including, but not limited to, low income, poor health and social and environmental factors that reflect a lack of one or more conditions for a fair and just society as defined as "determinants of equity" in KCC 2.10.210." (King County Code 26.12.003)Relevant criteria and/or data sources for Method 2 are provided in two sections:"#2: Additional relevant criteria with readily available data" provides data about how an applicant's proposed property meets certain relevant criteria which have data sources that are readily accessible and regularly updated. This dataset contains all of the data and criteria used in the "Additional relevant criteria with readily available data" section."#3: Additional relevant sources of information" provides links to other relevant sources of information and data. CFT values the use of multiple sources of data and information to demonstrate that a property is in an opportunity area. Applicants are welcome to provide additional criteria and data sources not identified in this report to demonstrate that a property is in an opportunity area. These sources are provided in the document here: Understanding the Data Report.---2018-2022 ACS Open space layer from 2024KC GIS data snapshot September 2024Hospitalization rates from Public Health, Comprehensive Hospitalization Abstract Reporting System (CHARS), 2018-2021; Washington State Population Interim Estimates (PIE), July 2024.Life Expectancy from Public Health, Washington State Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Death Certificate Data, 2018-2022; Washington State Population Interim Estimates (PIE), July 2024.2023-2024 school lunch utilization dataPSRC Displacement Risk data snapshot 2024
Creator
King County
Publisher
King County GIS Open Data
Temporal Coverage
Last Modified: 2025-07-15
Date Issued
2025-07-15
Rights
Use Constraint: King County data are made available with the understanding that they shall be used exclusively by the obtainer or their authorized agents. Digital products may not be reproduced or redistributed in any form or by any means without the express written authorization of King County.
Access Rights
Public
Format
ArcGIS FeatureLayer
Language
English
Date Added
January 09, 2026
Provenance Statement
The metadata for this resource was last retrieved from King County GIS Open Data on 2026-01-08.