Title
Olympia 2045: Comprehensive Plan Update Briefing
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Receive an update on Olympia 2045: Comprehensive Plan Update.
Report
Issue:
Whether to receive a briefing on Olympia 2045: Comprehensive Plan Update.
Staff Contact:
Joyce Phillips, Principal Planner, Community Planning & Development, 360.570.3722
Tim Smith, Deputy Director, Community Planning & Development, 360.570.3915
Leonard Bauer, Director, Community Planning & Development, 360.753.8206
Presenter(s):
Joyce Phillips, AICP, Principal Planner, Community Planning & Development
Background and Analysis:
Olympia's Comprehensive Plan
Olympia's first Comprehensive Plan (Plan) was adopted more than 60 years ago. With the passage of the State's Growth Management Act in 1990, Olympia prepared a new plan which was completed in 1994. In 2014, the City completed a major update of the Plan, with an award-winning process for broad input and participation by community members.
The Plan covers the area of the Olympia City Limits and the urban growth area. It addresses issues like housing, land use, transportation, parks and open spaces, utilities and public services, and the economy. It also reflects community values, such as public participation, addressing climate change, and tree preservation. Ultimately, the Plan will become the adopted vision for how and where our community will grow and change, and be served with utilities, infrastructure, and public services.
Growth Management Act (GMA)
The GMA (RCW 36.70A) establishes a framework for comprehensive planning in Washington State. It includes statewide planning goals that each jurisdiction must balance locally. Some of the primary objectives of the GMA are to protect resource lands of long-term commercial significance (agricultural, forestry, and mineral resource lands), to plan for growth in urban areas where it can be served with a full range of urban s...
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