WaSMAR1650_16.xml Guide to the Seattle Planning Commission Subject Files 1967-1982 Seattle Planning Commission Subject Files Finding aid prepared by Ellie Letterman Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Seattle Municipal Archives 2011
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-04-15. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. Seattle Municipal Archives Planning Commission Subject Files Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Community Development 1650-16 4.2 cubic feet 6 boxes 1952-1982 Correspondence, reports, hearing transcripts, Commission minutes, new clippings, drawing, and other material related to the Seattle City Planning Commission. English .

The City Planning Commission was created by ordinance in 1924 and was first included in the City Charter in 1946. The Commission's role was to prepare plans and gather data for the development of the City, to advise City Council on current problems and long range planning, and to participate in administration of the City's Zoning Ordinance. It was provided with the authority to hire as needed to carry out its planning and advisory functions. However, the Planning Commission's decisions needed to be passed by ordinance before they became effective.

Between 1924 and 1974, the Commission's membership was changed periodically by ordinance. It varied in size from 9 to 25 members. The composition of the Commission also varied but always consisted of a percentage of the following: Mayoral appointees, ex-officio members from various government departments, as well as representatives elected by various government agencies.

With the creation of the Department of Community Development in 1969, the Commission became a part of the Department of Community Development. For the purpose of having a more broad-based membership, in 1974 the Commission membership was changed to be comprised of 15 Seattle citizens, appointed by the Mayor and approved by City Council. If at all possible, the citizens would come from different neighborhoods and a variety of disciplines would be represented.

Due to reorganizations in city government, the Planning Commission became a part of the Office of Policy Planning in 1974 then was returned to the Department of Community Development in 1979. In 1980, an independent office of the Planning Commission was established. The Planning Commission would no longer review site-specific land use applications and permits. Its city planning functions were transferred to the Department of Community Development.

Correspondence, reports, hearings transcripts, copies of legislation, and copies of Commission minutes, environmental impact statements, pamphlets, copies of news clippings, and architectural drawings. Subjects include the Shoreline Master Program, Comprehensive Plan, single family land use code, multi-family rezoning to high rise, lot reduction, townhouse proposals, neighborhood planning issues, and other land use topics.

Records are open to the public.

[Item and date], Seattle Planning Commission Subject Files, Record Series 1650-16. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

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Seattle City planning--Washington (State)--Seattle City planning Land use--Washington (State)--Seattle Neighborhood planning--Washington (State)--Seattle Single Residential Areas, Land Use Policy Plan 1967-1982 1 1 Single Unit, Land Use Policies 1977 1 2 Single Family, Minutes 1978 1 3 Single Family, Summary Report Land Use Code 1981 1 4 Single Family, Discussion Draft 1981 1 5 Single Units Detached, Land Use Policy 1978 1 6 Parking 1967-1982 1 7 Single / Multi-Family, Land Use / Transportation / Energy 1967-1982 1 8 Single Family, Citizen Correspondence 1978 1 9 Single Family, Citizen Correspondence 1979-1981 1 10 Comprehensive Policy Plan Modifications 1967-1982 1 11 Comprehensive Policy Plan, Urban Greenbelt Element 1967-1982 1 12 Comprehensive Policy Plan, Long Range Plans and Policies for Physical Plan 1967-1982 1 13 Neighborhood Traffic Control Measures 1967-1982 1 14 Comprehensive Policy Plan Modifications 1977 1 15 Work Program 1967-1982 1 16 Work Program, Shoreline Master Plan, Housekeeping Amendment 1982 1 17 Work Program, Shoreline Master Plan, Proposed Declaration of Non- Significance 1982 1 18 Principal Activities, Actual / Estimated / Projected 1980-1982 1 19 Work Program 1981 1 20 Work Program 1979 1 21 Work Program, Last Half 1978 1 22 Work Program 1978 1 23 Work Program 1977 1 24 Policy Planning Agenda 1982 1 25 Work Program, City Council 1979-1981 1 26 Legal Opinions, Materials: Planning and Zoning 1967-1982 1 27 Reorganization, Law Department Opinion 1967-1982 1 28 Neighborhood Development 1967-1982 1 29 Land Use Administrative Task Force 1979-1980 1 30 Comprehensive Land Use, Industrial Area, Office of Policy Planning Study 1979-1980 1 31 Comprehensive Land Use, Business Area, Office of Policy Planning Study 1979-1980 1 32 Comprehensive Plan 1967-1982 1 33 Comprehensive Plan Modification, Aurora (125th-135th) 1967-1982 1 34 Comprehensive Plan, Rainier / Hudson Street 1967-1982 1 35 Comprehensive Plan, Lake City Way Hearing (125th-145th) 1971 1 36 Plan Change Regulations, Roosevelt Way (125th) 1967-1982 1 37 Comprehensive Plan Change 1967-1982 1 38 Westlake Project 1967-1982 1 39 West Seattle Junction Area (114-29) 1967-1982 1 40 West Seattle Junction Area (114-29), Joint Hearing 1967-1982 1 41 Sandpoint 1967-1982 1 42 Kent-Highlands 1967-1982 1 43 Inverness - Draft Enivionmental Impact Statement - Inverness Planned Unit Development, February 1977 1967-1982 1 44 Greenwood Gardens / Martha Manor 1967-1982 1 45 Carkeek Estates (Draft Environmental Impact Statement) 1977 2 1 Shoreline Master Plan, Miscellaneous 1980-1981 2 2 Shoreline Master Plan, Reenactment 1979 2 3 Shoreline Master Plan 1977 2 4 Shoreline Master Plan 1976-1977 2 5 Shoreline Master Plan 1976-1977 2 6 Shoreline Master Plan, Public Hearing 1979 2 7 Housing Assistance Plan 1982 2 8 Conditional Use Applications 1974 2 9 Conditional Use Application - Atwood Hotel Building 1974 2 10 Conditional Use Application - Metro Park and Ride Lot - Environmental Determination Study 1974 2 11 Conditional Use Application - Metro Park and Ride Lot - Public Hearing 1975 2 12 Conditional Use Application - Metro Park and Ride Lot - Correspondence / Reports 1974-1975 2 13 Planning Commission Guidelines for Policy Formation and Long Range Plans / Development 1979 2 14 Accessory Rental Units 1980-1982 3 1 Accessory Rental Units, Correspondence 1977-1981 3 2 Accessory Rental Units, Correspondence Received by Michael Hildt 1981 3 3 Accessory Rental Units, Discussion Draft 1981 3 4 Accessory Rental Units, Public Meeting 1981 3 5 Accessory Rental Units, Public Meeting, Correspondence Received 1981 3 6 Accessory Rental Units, Questionnaire 1981 3 7 Adams Neighborhood Proposed Improvement Plan and Implementation Comprehensive Plan Modification 1977 3 8 Atlantic Neighborhood Proposed Improvement Plan 1975-1977 3 9 Ballard Area: RM 1600 -- CPC 1974-1975 3 10 Ballard Area via Sunset Hill Community Club 1979 3 11 Beach Drive Study 1974 3 12 Brighton Neighborhood Proposed Improvement Plan and Implementation Comprehensive Plan Modification 1976-1977 3 13 Business / Industrial Area Study / Summary and Miscellaneous Summaries 1979-1981 3 14 City Displacement Study 1967-1982 3 15 Eastlake Community Council Goals and Policies 1978-1981 3 16 Lake City Goals 1974-1975 3 17 Lake Union Study 1973-1981 3 18 Long Rang Goals: Neighborhoods 1977-1978 3 19 Lot Reduction: Anderson, Charles 1977-1978 3 20 Lot Reduction: Clayton, Steve -- Lot 8, Block 14, Hut 2nd 1969-1976 3 21 Lot Reduction: Johnson, Michael -- 14087 Roosevelt Way 1979 3 22 Lot Reduction: Randecker, Ralph and Carl -- Spring Hill Villa 1977-1978 3 23 Mt. Baker Neighborhood Proposed Improvement Plan and Implementation Comprehensive Plan Modification 1976-1978 3 24 Multi-Comprehensive Plan (Union Station) 1978-1980 3 25 North Beacon Hill Neighborhood Proposed Improvement Plan 1976-1978 3 26 North Delridge Neighborhood Proposed Improvement Plan and Implementation Comprehensive Plan Modification 1975-1978 3 27 Northgate Area Letters in Protest to Multi-Family Rezone 1979-1980 3 28 Northgate Area Proposed Multi-Family Rezoning Petition 1980 3 29 North Greenwood (West) Neighborhood Proposed Improvement Plan and Implementation Comprehensive Plan Modification 1974-1975 3 30 Overlook Heights Associates Use Proposal 1975 3 31 Pike Street Market / Waterfront re: Parking Garages 1975-1979 3 32 Queen Anne Land Use Goals and Guidelines 1975-1981 3 33 Riverview Neighborhood Proposed Improvement Plan and Implementation Comprehensive Plan Modification 1977-1978 3 34 Roanoke Associates Conditional Use / Variance Proposal 1973-1974 3 35 Sandpoint: New Neighborhood Draft Planning Process 1979 3 36 Skid Road Community Council Goals 1973-1975 3 37 Seattle Shoreline Master Program 1981-1982 3 38 Seattle Shoreline Master Program Amendments, Status Report 1982 3 39 South Delridge Neighborhood Proposed Improvement Plan and Implementation Comprehensive Plan Modification 1976-1980 3 40 South Park Area Redevelopment Committee, Comprehensive Plan Modification 1974-1981 3 41 State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Ordinance, City 1977-1978 4 1 Stevens Neighborhood Proposed Improvement Plan and Implementation Comprehensive Plan Modification 1975-1977 4 2 Wallingford Community Goals (Photos) 1967-1979 4 6 West Woodland Neighborhood Proposed Improvement Plan and Implementation Comprehensive Plan Modification 1976-1981 4 7 West Republican / West Harrison Rezoning Proposed by Martin Selig 1973-1977 4 8 Yesler / Atlantic Neighborhood Proposed Improvement Plan and Implementation Comprehensive Plan Modification 1973-1976 4 9 Proposed Legislation 1962-1967 4 10 Proposed Legislation - Zoning Certificate 1968-1969 4 11 Overwater Construction 1964-1970 4 12 Landmarks Preservation Ordinance 1975-1978 4 13 Ballard Avenue Landmark District 1974-1976 4 14 Zoning 1973-1976 4 15 League of Women Voters - Study of Urban Land Use 1972 4 16 Correspondence 1971-1972 4 17 Zoning- New Ordinance and Amendments 1959-1961 4 18 Zoning - Off-street Parking 1952 4 19 Rezoning Petitiion Reports 1957-1961 4 20 Urban Renewal 1962 4 21 Historic Preservation Ordinances 1967-1969 4 22 Signs Ordinance 94586 1967-1968 4 23 CM, CMT, and Central Business District Zoning 1964 4 24 In-City Living Task Force 1970 4 25 Staff Reports 1957-1960 4 26 Seattle - King County Zoning 1961 4 27 Central Permit Section Organization 1961-1962 4 28 Interdepartmental Review and Planning 1957-1962 4 29 Permission of Drive-in Banks 1979-1980 4 30 Proposed Structure for Seattle's New Zoning Code 1980 4 31 Zoning Ordinance Revisions 1980 4 32 Policy Planning Agenda 1979 4 33 Policy Planning Agenda 1980 4 34 Policy Planning Agenda 1981 4 35 Report: List of Problems with the Seattle Zoning Code 1976 4 36 Artist Studio Dwelling Zoning Recommendations and Proposals 1977-1978 4 37 Zoning Study 1977 5 1 Planning Commission Role in Land Use Procedures 1979 5 2 Special Exception Application - Overlook Heights Associates 1975 5 3 Comprehensive Plan Review by External Consultant 1951-1952 5 4 Scope of Work - Preparation of a New Zoning Code 1957 5 5 Zoning Ordinance 1979 5 6 Capitol Hill Comprehensive Plan Modification 1974-1975 5 7 Cascade Neighborhood Area - Comprehensive Plan Modification Recommendation 1973-1974 5 8 Denny Regrade Neighborhood - Comprehensive Plan Modification Recommendation / Implementation 1974-1980 5 9 Proposed Fremont Neighborhood Comprehensive Plan Modification 1975 5 10 Proposed Harrison Neighborhood Comprehensive Plan Modification 1976-1977 5 11 Madrona Neighborhood - Comprehensive Plan Modification Recommendation 1975-1976 5 12 Highland Park Neighborhood - Comprehensive Plan Modification Recommendation / Implementation 1968-1974 5 13 Proposed Leschi Neighborhood Improvement Plan 1976 5 14 Mann-Minor Neighborhood - Comprehensive Plan Modification Recommendation / Implementation 1974-1978 5 15 Comprehensive Plan Modifications - General 1975-1976 5 16 Ballard Rezoning Proposals and Environmental Impact Statement 1973-1975 5 17 Neighborhoods 1970-1972 6 1 Conditional Use / Variance 1970-1975 6 2 Legal Issues 1970-1974 6 3 Central Waterfront - First Avenue Area Special Review District - Proposal and Review 1973-1974 6 4 Central Waterfront District - Rezoning Proposals and Criteria 1974-1979 6 5 Central Business District - Proposed Amendments to Parking Policy and Correspondence 1973-1975 6 6 Ballard Rezone 1973-1974 6 7 Greenbelts 1973 6 8 Zoning 1970-1975 6 9 Rezoning Petitions 1971-1972 6 10 Correspondence 1970-1975 6 11 Board of Adjustment 1973-1974 6 12