WaSMAR1612_10.xml Guide to the Department of Community Development South Lake Union Planning Records 1970-1989 South Lake Union Planning Records 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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Finding aid encoded by Ellie Letterman 2011 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Seattle Municipal Archives
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1612-10 Department of Community Development Department of Community Development South Lake Union Planning Records 1970-1989 2.8 cubic feet 7 boxes Material documenting the planning of the South Lake Union area, including park, street, and business development. Collection materials are in English Historical Note

The Department of Community Development administered the City's comprehensive plan and provided direction and support for the City's physical and economic development through community planning. DCD was established in 1969 and assumed the responsibilities of the City Planning Commission and the Urban Renewal Program. In 1972, the Office of Economic Development was created in the Department to provide information to businesses that were expanding or relocating in Seattle. DCD was the lead agency for implementing various types of grant funded projects, such as Neighborhood Improvement Program, Targeted Neighborhood Assistance Program, and Neighborhood Development Program. DCD was abolished in 1992 and its programs were relocated in the Department of Neighborhoods, Department of Housing and Human Services, Planning Department, and other agencies. DCD records include material from the City Planning Commission, Zoning Commission, Metropolitan Arts Commission, Board of Adjustment, and Urban Renewal Program.

Correspondence, memoranda, plans, reports, meeting minutes, agendas, drawings, photos, and other material relating to the development of the South Lake Union Area. The files were kept by the Department of Community Development and document the planning of the development of the South Lake Union area, including park, street, and business development. Particular projects include the development of the bio-tech industry (Zymogenetics and Fred Hutchinson), as well as the South Lake Union Park and Mercer corridor street and traffic improvements.

Records are open to the public.

[Title of image, date. Item number.] South Lake Union Planning Records, Record Series 1612-10. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

[Item and date], South Lake Union Planning Records, Record Series 1612-10. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

Publications were pulled from the collection and are cataloged separately in the Published Documents Index.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Community Development Seattle (Wash.) South Lake Union (Seattle Wash.) Cascade (Seattle Wash.) South Lake Union Park (Seattle, Wash.) United States Naval Reserve--Armories --Washington (State) -- Seattle. City Planning--Urban Parks--Seattle (Wash.) Construction--Streets--Seattle (Wash.) City Planning

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

1612-10 South Lake Union Planning Records 1970-1989 1/1 Bio-Tech, High-Tech, Zymogenetics - Zoning 1986-1987 1/2 Background Materials 1972-1981 1/3 Background Materials - 1/4 Citizen Comments 1985 1/5 Citizen Participation - Public Hearing, Cascade Business Group, Citizens' Advisory Committee 1985-1986 1/6 Department of Community Development Reports - Background 1980-1981 1/7 Council / Urban Redevelopment Committee Reviews 1986 1/8 Council / Urban Redevelopment Committee Reviews 1986 1/9 Correspondence 1985 1/10 Correspondence 1986 1/11 Correspondence - Seattle Times 1985-1986 1/12 Correspondence - Interdepartmental 1985 1/13 Correspondence - Don Meyers Architect 1985 2/1 Correspondence - Public Agencies 1985-1986 2/2 Correspondence - City Council 1985 2/3 Correspondence - Regarding Land Use and Transportation (LUT) Study 1985 2/4 Correspondence - General 1981 2/5 Correspondence - South Lake Union Planning 1980-1981 2/6 Development Scenarios 1985 2/7 Drawings - Mercer / Republican, Mercer / Roy - 2/8 Employment Related Studies 1981 2/9 Economic Development 1985 2/10 Engineering - Scope of Work 1985 2/11 Evergreen Florist Property 1985 2/12 Fisher Properties 1986 3/1 Fred Hutchinson 1987 3/2 Implementation Tools - 3/3 "Lake Union 72" - Report / Background 1972 3/4 Land Use Transportation Study Resource Group 1984 3/5 Land Use Transportation Study - Scope / Process / Committee Meetings, Agendas, Minutes 1984-1985 3/6 Land Use Resolutions 1987 3/7 Land Use Resolutions 1986 3/8 Land Use Development - Options for Mercer Valley Properties 1986 3/9 Lake Union Trails 1988 3/10 Legislative Background / Property Appraisal 1970 3/11 Legislative Background / Ordinance / Resolutions - 3/12 Legislative Background / Parcel Descriptions 1970 3/13 Mayor's Recommendations - Original 1985 3/14 Mercer Corridor Land Use Plan 1983 3/15 Mercer Corridor Transportation Study 1984 4/1 Mercer Corridor Planning 1972-1973 4/2 Mercer Corridor Staff Recommendations 1987 4/3 Mercer Corridor Staff Correspondence, Working Papers 1984 4/4 Mercer Corridor Study and Correspondence 1983-1984 4/5 Mercer Corridor Summary 1984 4/6 Metro North Base Bus Barn / Seattle Center 1984 4/7 Metro North Base Bus Barn Study 1986 4/8 Metro North Base Bus Barn / Seattle Center 1981-1982 4/9 Mayor's Recommendations - Briefing Materials 1985-1986 4/10 Miscellaneous - Meetings, Reports, Correspondence 1985 5/1 Market and Feasibility Studies - Background Reports 1984-1985 5/2 Miscellaneous Planning 1985 5/3 Navy / Naval Reserve Site 1987 5/4 Navy / Naval Reserve Site 1986-1987 5/5 Navy / Naval Reserve Site 1987 5/6 New Clippings 1989 5/7 New Clippings 1984 5/8 New Clippings - 5/9 Northwest Seaport 1984-1986 5/10 Park at South Lake Union - Planning 1986 5/11 Park at South Lake Union - Planning 1987-1988 5/12 Park at South Lake Union - Planning 1986 6/1 Park at South Lake Union - Resolutions (27462) 1986 6/2 Public Meetings - Notes 1985 6/3 Public Presentations 1985 6/4 Public Comments 1985 6/5 South Lake Union Resolutions 1986 6/6 Scope for South Lake Union Plan - 6/7 Scope of Work, Physical Development, Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 1989 6/8 Street Vacation Issues 1985-1987 6/9 Staff Recommendations - Draft Land Use and Transportation Plan 1985 6/10 Special Review District 1973 6/11 Surface Transportation Concept Study 1988 6/12 Shoreline Revisions 1985 7/1 Transportation Plan 1987-1988 7/2 Transportation Study 1986 7/3 Transportation Study - Includes Drawings 1987 7/4 Transportation Concept Plan 1987 7/5 Transportation Resolution (27461) - 7/6 Westlake Avenue Study 1973 7/7 Working Papers, Notes 1983 7/8 Zoning - Neighborhood Commercial Areas (NCA) 1985-1986 7/9 Zoning - Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), SEPA 1984 7/10 Zoning Assistance - Genetic Systems 1985-1986 7/11 Zoning Recommendations 1986-1987 7/12 South Lake Union Area Photographs (Negatives and 1 Print) -