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City of Ellensburg Comprehensive Plan -Relevant Sections - Adopted 2006 amended through 2014 Ellensburg can stimulate local economic development successes by emulating the strategies used in other communities. It takes work, but the following steps can help the community improve its chances for prosperity: • Focus on strengthening and diversifying the local economy and meeting demonstrated market demand; for example, by encouraging additional retail business • Promote the retention and expansion of existing businesses • Encourage and nurture new business development of all sizes • Create economic incentives to reduce start-up costs and/or risks for businesses that provide family-wage jobs • Pre-permit property to reduce time for a business to be up and running • Support innovative programs to develop a highly qualified labor force • Stimulate industrial development through public investment • Create a permitting process that is predictable and efficient Goal ED-2-Stimulate and diversify Ellensburg's economy A -Promote the retention and expansion of existing businesses as well as the development of new businesses 1 -Solicit comments and feedback from local businesses on things that the City could change to better support local businesses 2 -Establish financial and other incentives to retain existing and attract new bUSinesses 3 -Market to a variety of business both large and small -that fit with Ellensburg's character and meets the needs of the local market 4 -Inventory vacant building space in Central Commercial zones and post on the City's web site 5 -Facilitate the creation and expansion of businesses and institutions that enefit from locating in the County seat 6 -Promote the development of innovative niche businesses B -Establish a business friendly regulatory environment 1 -Provide adequate resources to process permits in a timely fashion. Pursue an automated permitting process to allow on-line applications for some permit types 2 -Streamline permitting by establishing a one-stop permit center for all permits and establishing an expedited permit process for some projects 3 -Encourage the use of the pre-application process as a means of identifying potential obstacles to the development of a particular site 4 -Establish predictable processing times and consistent review processes C -Encourage development of light industrial uses within the City of Ellensburg 1 -Develop City-owned property off Dolarway for a light industrial park