Seattle Planning Commission Meeting Agenda and Updates
Stay informed about the latest developments in Seattle's planning and development initiatives. This agenda covers key topics such as design reviews, public comments on the Seattle 2035 Public Draft, perspectives on HALA recommendations, and more. Get insights on the major updates to the comprehensive plan, Seattle's growth strategy, land use elements, transportation plans, and housing affordability sections.
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AGENDA Chair s Report & Minutes Approval 3:00 - 3:10 PM Update: Design Review Evaluation Lisa Rutzick and Geoff Wentlandt, Department of Planning and Development 3:10 4:00 PM Public Comment on Planning Commission s Seattle 2035 Public Draft letter 4:00 4:05 PM Discussion & Action:Planning Commission s Seattle 2035 Public Draft letter 4:05 4:45 PM Perspectives on HALA recommendations Catherine Benotto, Planning Commission emerita and HALA advisory Group member 4:45 5:25 PM Public Comment 5:25 5:30 PM ADJOURN 5:30 PM
Major Update to Comprehensive Plan Letter to Mayor to inform proposed Plan Overall Comments Appreciate meaningful effort to eliminate redundancy Appreciate responses to SPC previous comments Plan is largely focused on and incorporates equity SPC comments are particularly reflected in Housing and Transportation Vast improvement in flexibility in Land Use Element
Major Update to Comprehensive Plan articulate a more explicit vision for an equitable Seattle specifically reference intro to CW as a good example - The City of Seattle invests in people so that all families and individuals can meet their basic needs, share in our economic prosperity, and participate in building a safe, healthy, educated, just and caring community.. make the plan more accessible and relevant reference communities that are easier to understand rather than see monitor our progressto achieve racial and social equity in Seattle reference the elements we reviewed prior to summary of comments by element
Seattle Growth Strategy 2.8 Describe what growth along arterials is acceptable. Describe what growth outside of Urban Centers should look like.
Land Use Element 6.13 More appropriate in Parks and Open Space element 8.2 Strike policy altogether, policy 8.3 is sufficient
Transportation Element F1 Support inclusion of Mode Chart Targets table Struck comment regarding support of Move Seattle levy, levy has already passed
Housing Element Housing Affordability section NEW consolidated SPC language regarding monitoring to be less redundant Add a policy related to monitoring Suggest adding a policy on monitoring. The Countywide Planning Policies direct jurisdictions to monitor housing supply, affordability, and diversity. The Commission s recent Housing reports have also highlighted the need for monitoring using carefully constructed metrics. Add a policy to monitor the diversity and affordability of Seattle s housing supply and track Seattle s progress in reducing unmet housing needs. While the monitoring policy could include tracking progress toward the HALA production goals, it should also incorporate the broader aspects we describe above.
Community Well-Being Element 1.2 Modify SPC comment to include communication between people who speak different languages as well as those with limited English proficiency 2.4 Add to SPC comment: In preparing for disasters, suggest focusing on those most vulnerable to disaster as some segments of the population will be in greater need than others.
Major Update to Comprehensive Plan Additional proposal to add to main letter, end of first section, page 2 after second paragraph: The Commission supports a data-driven approach to the establishment and/or modification of Urban Village boundaries, taking into account ten minute walking access to frequent and reliable transit as well as ready access to other essential components of livability (e.g. adequate open space, sidewalks, etc.) as articulated in Seattle Transit Communities (hyperlink to SPC Transit Communities report)
