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REVIEW OF THE 'URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS' PROPOSAL
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Issue:
The Planning Commission is in process of reviewing their 'Urban Neighborhoods' proposal, included as part of their recommendation on the Comprehensive Plan Update. The Commission may provide a revised recommendation to the City Council later this year. Tonight, the Commission will continue to address questions provided by staff, with an emphasis on the policy text associated with Urban Neighborhoods.
Staff Contact:
Amy Buckler, Associate Planner, Community Planning & Development (CP&D),
360.570.5847, abuckler@ci.olympia.wa.us
Presenter(s):
Chair Jerome Parker
Leonard Bauer, Deputy Director, CP&D, 360.753.8206
Background and Analysis:
November 4, 2013 - The Commission reviewed a new draft version of the combined Future Land Use and Urban Neighborhoods Map, and 'walked through' a set of questions provided by staff at the meeting. The Commission asked staff to make two changes to the map:
* Remove the area north of Thurston Avenue from the High Density Neighborhood (hatched area) on the downtown peninsula. Staff Response: Completed.
* Compare the Medium Density Neighborhoods (MDN) with the Zoning Map, and change the designation to Low Density Neighborhoods (LDN) in cases where the underlying zoning would be consistent with LDN rather than MDN. Staff Response: Completed - several small areas throughout the City were changed to LDN.
An edited map is included in the packet.
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October 21, 2013 - The Commission discussed the initial staff analysis provided in the staff report, and Commissioner Horn clarified the intent of the previous Urban Neighborhoods proposals. The Commission requested staff produce a new draft map for their continued discussion that more clearly expresses the intent.
Summary of discussion on October 21, 2013:
o The intent was not to replace the current mixed residential/commercial land use al...
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