The Seattle City Council is currently considering the Seattle 2035 Comprehensive Plan. The plan could change significantly from Mayor Ed Murray's proposed draft to the final, approved version.
Stephen Fesler reports that the Seattle City Council has begun considering Seattle 2035 [pdf], "the City’s major update to the Comprehensive Plan."
The City Council has already generated 159 possible amendments to the version of the plan recommended by Mayor Ed Murray. Most of those amendments make technical changes that won't substantively alter the overall land use policies proposed by the plan. However, "13 sets of amendment proposals would actually make major substantive policy changes to the plan," according to Fesler.
Those potentially substantive policy changes include amendments to the following elements in the plan, some with more amendments than other, each detailed in the article:
- Community Involvement Element
- Growth Strategy Element
- Land Use Element
- Transportation Element
- Housing Element
- Utilities Element
- Parks and Open Space
- Arts and Culture Element
- Neighborhood Planning Element
The Seattle 2035 plan has already faced public scrutiny via the local media. Here is a round up of the stories that Planetizen picked up in recent months:
FULL STORY: Council Digs Into Seattle 2035, Considers 159 Amendment Proposals
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"Seattle’s multi-year process to update the city’s Comprehensive Plan has come to its conclusion finding unanimous consent and approval from the City Council," reports Stephen Fesler.
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