Title
Review of the 'Urban Neighborhoods' proposal
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Issue:
The Planning Commission is in process of reviewing two 'Urban Neighborhoods' proposals, 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.
Staff Contact:
Amy Buckler, Associate Planner, Community Planning & Development (CP&D),
360.570.5847
Presenter(s):
Chair Jerome Parker
Leonard Bauer, Deputy Director, CP&D, 360.753.8206
Amy Buckler
Background and Analysis:
October 7, 2013 - The Commission received a background briefing from Thera Black, Senior Planner at Thurston Regional Planning, and Sophie Stimson, Senior Planner at City of Olympia Public Works Transportation. The briefing was about regional and local transportation planning, including an overview of the Regional Transportation Plan, Urban Corridors Task Force and the Olympia Transportation Mobility Strategy, among others.
September 23, 2013 - The Commission received a briefing about the two Urban Neighborhood proposals and a review of the implications.
Summary: One aspect of the Planning Commission's recommendation on the Comprehensive Plan Update is referred to as the 'Urban Neighborhoods' proposal. In general, this relates to density and transportation downtown, along Capitol Way, State and Fourth Avenues, Harrison Avenue and the abutting single-family neighborhoods.
The Commission issued two versions of the "Urban Neighborhoods" proposal:
1) March 18 Version: On March 18 (the final date of OPC deliberations on the Comprehensive Plan), the Commission recommended a set of goals and policies and a map referred to as the 'Urban Neighborhoods' proposal. This version of the proposal is included in the OPC Recommended Draft of the Comprehensive Plan Update.
2) The Addendum: On May 6, 2013, the Commission recommended a revised version of the 'Urban Neighborhoods' proposal. This included the same set...
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