Title
Capital Mall Triangle Subarea Plan - Deliberations
Recommended Action
Move to approve and forward to Council
Report
Issue:
Whether to recommend approval of the Capital Mall Triangle Subarea Plan to Council.
Staff Contact:
David Ginther, Senior Planner, Community Planning and Development, 360.753.8335
Presenter(s):
David Ginther, Senior Planner
Background and Analysis:
In 2014, the Olympia Comprehensive Plan was updated following significant public outreach and multiple public participation opportunities. The adopted plan contains a vision for the Capital Mall area to:
1. Eventually transition to a high-density mixed-use neighborhood where people can walk, bike, or take the bus to obtain goods, services, and entertainment.
2. Keep the subarea a regional draw for the retailers and other businesses.
The main purpose of the Capital Mall Triangle planning project is to determine how to facilitate the development that is envisioned in the Comprehensive Plan but has not occurred.
The planning project has two major components: a Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and a subarea plan. Both the Final EIS and the final draft subarea plan have been written based on community input collected over the past two years and have been released for the public. Both documents and their appendices are available for download on the project webpage (see attachments for link).
Implementation actions will occur after the final subarea plan is adopted. This includes a planned action ordinance, which will incorporate the mitigation identified in the Final EIS, and allow proposed development consistent with the subarea plan and EIS to move forward with a streamlined project-level environmental review process.
Climate Analysis:
The planning project will result in long-term reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. It will facilitate development of high-density residential housing in a core urban area that is designated in the City's comprehensive plan for hig...
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