Title
Recommendation on Olympia Sub-areas Planning Map
Recommended Action
Move to recommend to City Council that the "Olympia Sub-areas" planning map be adopted as part of the Action Plan (aka Implementation Strategy) instead of the updated Comprehensive Plan.
Report
Issue:
The proposed update of Olympia's Comprehensive Plan includes a new process called "Sub-area Planning." Should the accompanying map be in the Comprehensive Plan or the related "Action Plan" for implementing the Comprehensive Plan?
Staff Contact:
Todd Stamm, Principal Planner, Community Planning and Development Department, 360.753.859
Presenter(s):
Todd Stamm, Principal Planner, Community Planning and Development Department
Background and Analysis:
History
During the 'Imagine Olympia' proceedings the public expressed an interest in improved communication and public involvement in the community planning and development process, especially at the neighborhood level. In response to these and related issues, in 2012 the staff proposed and in 2013 the Planning Commission recommended that the update of the Comprehensive Plan include a structure for 'sub-area planning.' The attached 'Sub-area Planning' summary was provided to the public during the public's review of that proposal.
The directly-related text of the Plan as recommended by the Commission reads:
Sub-area Planning
Much of this Plan applies to the entire Olympia community. However, this is a large area of over ten square miles with tens of thousands of residents. Thus this Plan cannot address all of the details of our community. Planning areas, as depicted on the map below [attached], are established to provide that opportunity. The Planning Areas Map displays the twelve planning areas of the City, including downtown. In general, planning areas are comparable to the scale of an elementary school service area with five to ten thousand residents. As described in the Public Participation and Partners chapt...
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