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Agenda Item:
Discussion of Sub-Area Planning Status Report
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Issue:
The Comprehensive Plan update proposes 12 neighborhood-scale planning areas but does not specify a template or a public involvement process. This meeting is for the Land Use and Environment Committee, staff and members of the Coalition of Neighborhood Associations (CNA) to discuss models from other cities and to begin the process of establishing a template and refining how subarea plans will be developed.
Staff Contact:
Jennifer Kenny, Associate Planner, 360.753.8031
Presenter(s):
Todd Stamm, Community Planning Manager
Jennifer Kenny, Associate Planner
Bob Jones and Phil Schulte, CNA leadership
Background and Analysis:
Staff and the leadership from Recognized Neighborhood Associations have been discussing the possibility of sub-area planning for several years. The 1988 Comprehensive Plan included a subsection for "Neighborhood Plans," which was specific to each part of the city. This was changed in the 1994 update because the Council preferred a citywide approach to planning.
Many community members expressed strong support for sub-area planning
during the Imagine Olympia outreach and through prior meetings between staff and neighborhood leadership.
Community Planning and Development's work plan for the next six months includes preparing a template and process for sub-area planning. Although the Comprehensive Plan update has not yet been approved by the City Council, the intention is to have a planning process ready, should the update be approved. The Growth Management Act requires that sub-area plans be consistent with a municipality's Comprehensive Plan.
Important stakeholders for designing a neighborhood planning process are the Coalition of Neighborhood Associations and the Planning Commission.
The goal is to create an inclusive approach that helps neighborhoods identify how they can best implement the Comprehensive Plan in their immediate area, a...
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