Title
City of Olympia Public Works Department Comprehensive Plan Amendment Request - Public Hearing
Recommended Action
Recommend approval of a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to modify the Transportation 2030 Maps, as proposed by the Olympia Department of Public Works.
Report
Issue:
Whether the Planning Commission will make a written recommendation to City Council to approve the Comprehensive Plan Amendment to modify the Transportation 2030 as proposed by the Olympia Department of Public Works.
Staff Contact:
Dave Smith, Project Engineer II, Public Works Department, 360.753.8496
Sophie Stimson, Senior Planner, Public Works Department, 360.753.8497
Joyce Phillips, Senior Planner, Community Planning and Development, 360.570.3722
Presenter(s):
Joyce Phillips, Senior Planner, Community Planning and Development
Background and Analysis:
Each year the Community Planning and Development Department sends notification of the annual Comprehensive Plan Amendment process to other departments in the City. This provides an opportunity to review the pertinent sections of the plan to determine whether or not any proposed changes or updates are warranted, in order to keep the Comprehensive Plan current. Changes may be proposed because of subarea planning processes that were recently completed, master plans for specific types of infrastructure that were approved, or changes in circumstance.
In 2016 the Public Works Department submitted a preliminary application to amend the Transportation 2030 Maps in the Comprehensive Plan. Six proposed amendments are requested. Earlier in 2017, the City Council advanced the request to the final docket, along with three other proposed amendments.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
Specific community or neighborhood interests are not known. However, the six proposed changes take place across the city and therefore have citywide implications.
Options:
1. Recommend the Transportation 2030 Maps be amended, as proposed by the Olympia Public Works Department.
2. Recommend the Transportation 2030 Maps be amended, as modified by the Planning Commission.
3. Recommend the Transportation 2030 Map amendments be denied.
Financial Impact:
None at this time. Future street construction projects would have to be consistent with the adopted classifications.
Attachments:
Review Criteria
Application Packet