Title
Approval of Ordinance Amending the Comprehensive Plan to be Consistent with the Downtown Strategy
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee. However, when the Land Use and Environment Committee was briefed on this proposal, no concerns were raised.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the ordinance amending the Comprehensive Plan to memorialize important landmark views identified in the Downtown Strategy on second reading.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve an ordinance amending the Comprehensive Plan to memorialize important landmark views identified in the Downtown Strategy.
Staff Contact:
Joyce Phillips, Senior Planner, Community Planning and Development, 360.570.3722
Leonard Bauer, Deputy Director, Community Planning and Development, 360.753.8206
Presenter(s):
Joyce Phillips, Senior Planner, Community Planning and Development
Background and Analysis:
Background and analysis have not changed from first to second reading.
Each year the City Council considers amendments to the Comprehensive Plan. These amendments can be proposed by the City or by private property owners or stakeholders.
The Comprehensive Plan identified work for the City to do in order to identify important landmark views and observation points (specifically Goal GL8 and its associated policies in the Land Use and Urban Design Chapter of the Plan). This direction from the Comprehensive Plan was used during the development of the Downtown Strategy, which was adopted by City Council in April 2017. City staff proposed this amendment to memorialize that work directly in the City's Comprehensive Plan.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
Neighborhood and community interests were considered during the development and adoption of the Downtown Strategy. This proposal is to add the list of views and observation points that were identified as being important in the Downtown Strategy into the Land Use and Urban Design Chapter of the Co...
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