Title
2021 Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments - Continued Deliberations
Recommended Action
Move to approve the pending motion regarding Neighborhood Character; complete deliberations about adding an equity statement to the Community Values and Vision chapter of the Comprehensive Plan; and authorize the Chair to sign a letter to City Council regarding the Commission's recommendation on the proposed amendments.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the pending motion regarding Neighborhood Character; complete deliberations about adding an equity statement to the Community Values and Vision chapter of the Comprehensive Plan; and authorize the Chair to sign a letter to City Council regarding the Commission's recommendation on the proposed amendments.
Staff Contact:
Joyce Phillips, Principal Planner, Community Planning and Development, 360.570.3722
Presenter(s):
None, continued deliberations.
Background and Analysis:
Background
Under the Growth Management Act, local governments are generally allowed to amend Comprehensive Plans once a year. Olympia has a process to allow for such amendments, as outlined in Chapter 18.59 of the Olympia Municipal Code (OMC).
Plan Amendments are considered in a two-step process and based on the review and evaluation criteria for each step. The first step is known as the preliminary or screening review. In the first step the City Council considers the proposals and determines which will advance to the final review stage, which includes a public hearing before the Planning Commission.
This year, there are three parts to a City of Olympia proposal to amend the Plan (the application materials are provided in full on the webpage, Attachment 1):
* Part A: Text amendments requested by the Public Works Department regarding multimodal transportation concurrency.
The Commission voted to recommend approval of Part A, as proposed.
* Part B: Text and transportation map amendments requested by the Public Works Department regarding future s...
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