Title
Olympia 2045 - Land Use & Urban Design Chapter Update
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Report
Issue:
Briefing on the Olympia 2045 update for the Land Use & Urban Design Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan.
Staff Contact:
David Ginther, Senior Planner, Community Planning & Economic Development, 360.753.8335
Presenter(s):
David Ginther, Senior Planner
Background and Analysis:
For the last Periodic Update, the City's Comprehensive Plan underwent a major rewrite through a planning process that took place from 2009 through 2014. The Plan was adopted in December of 2014. There have been a few amendments to the Land Use and Urban Design chapter over the years through the "annual amendments" process. At least once every 10 years, cities and counties that are fully planning under the Growth Management Act (GMA), must update its plan through a process known as the Periodic Update. The Periodic Update requires that jurisdictions update the planning horizon to a minimum of 20 years, update the population projection it is planning for, and address all new state planning requirements that have been adopted since the previous update.
GMA Checklist
The Washington State Department of Commerce's Growth Management Services unit prepares a checklist that includes all Comprehensive Plan and Development Regulation requirements. The City uses the checklist to identify the minimum scope of work needed for each chapter.
Community Values and Vision Survey Results for Land Use
In May of 2023, the City kicked off the Comprehensive Plan Update with a community survey on the Community Values and Vision Chapter. That chapter includes the land acknowledgement, an equity statement, and then highlights the shared community values for the chapter topics for the rest of the plan, as well as our vision for the future based on those values.
For the Land Use and Urban Design Chapter, these statements are:
What Olympia Values:
Olympians value neighborhoods wi...
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