Officials are asking for people to weigh in and emphasizing five new “place types” in Seattle that they say will bring opportunities for new population growth in more neighborhoods as they roll out a proposed update to the city’s 20-year comprehensive plan.
CHS reported here on the Harrell administration proposal that will continue to lean hard on the densest cores of Capitol Hill and the Central District while making small steps forward in allowing multifamily-style housing across the city.
The Office of Planning & Community Development is launching an outreach and feedback process:
The City has released its Draft One Seattle Comprehensive Plan, the roadmap which will guide growth and investments in Seattle’s communities in the coming decades. We are reaching out to ensure that you, your organization and neighbors are aware of this major milestone. Further, we’d like to ensure that your community is aware of this opportunity to continue to provide input on this Draft Plan, and to thank you for your engagement thus far in this process.
Over the course of the next two months, the Office of Planning & Community Development (OPCD) will be seeking input from community members about the Draft Plan:
- We will be hosting a series of eight Draft Plan Open Houses, including a virtual option, to help residents learn more about the Draft Plan & to provide support for sharing feedback. Attached is a promotional flyer listing the dates and locations of these events; you can also access a full schedule of engagement opportunities on our Engagement Hub
- Organizations & residents seeking to connect with OPCD staff around the Draft Plan are highly encouraged to attend one (or more!) of our Draft Plan Open Houses. OPCD policy staff will be on hand at these events to field questions and engage with residents around all aspects of the Draft Plan
- We are broadly encouraging the public learn more and provide input on the Draft One Seattle Plan on our Engagement Hub, where anyone can leave feedback with a simple mouse-click
“We are deeply appreciative of your continued engagement around this work, and hope to hear from you in the coming weeks, either in the comments or at one of our Draft Plan Open Houses,” the OPCD announcement reads.
The city has launched engage.oneseattleplan.com to share details and collect comments. Officials will also hold eight outreach events starting later this month in all of the city’s seven council districts leading up to a citywide virtual open house in May. The District 3 session is scheduled for Tuesday, April 16th at Garfield High School.
The Seattle City Council will need to approve the plan later this year. D3’s Joy Hollingsworth has said she supports gating the city’s growth goals in areas including the Central District to help slow displacement and gentrification and slowing development in areas of Capitol Hill.
A Environmental Impact process is also underway around the plan. The “story maps” for the alternatives presented in the proposed impact statement provide the most specific details about the areas potentially impacted by the proposals. You can review those maps here.
The Seattle City Council is being briefed on the process Monday morning.
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