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Finding aid encoded by Julie Kerssen 2007 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Seattle Municipal Archives

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5761-03 Seattle (Wash.). Neighborhood Planning Office Neighborhood Planning Tool Kit 1997 1.2 cubic feet 3 boxes Materials compiled by the Neighborhood Planning Office to assist groups in creating neighborhood plans. Collection materials are in English Historical Note

The Neighborhood Planning Office (NPO) was established in 1995 as a direct result of the City's adoption of the Comprehensive Plan. The plan required development of neighborhood plans within four years to improve the quality of life consistent with neighborhood goals and City policies. The neighborhood plans were development through a collaborative process involving City planning staff and neighborhood associations. The NPO was sunset in December 1998 and its functions were transferred to the Department of Neighborhoods which is now responsible for facilitating, monitoring, and coordinating implementation of the adopted plans.

These tool kits were created by the Neighborhood Planning Office in 1997 to help groups create their City-approved neighborhood plans. The kits gathered together information about City services and programs from a variety of departments. Some documents were standard publications from City agencies – annual reports, directories, etc. – while others appear to have been created specifically for the kits. Documents have dates ranging from 1988 to 1997. Topics covered include housing, zoning and land use, public art, historic preservation, open space, public safety, and the neighborhood matching fund. The collection includes an index listing the contents of the tool kit.

Records are open to the public.

[Item and date], Neighborhood Planning Tool Kit, Record Series 5761-03. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

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.). Neighborhood Planning Office Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Neighborhoods Seattle (Wash.) Neighborhood planning--Washington (State)--Seattle Municipal services--Washington (State)--Seattle Land use--Washington (State)--Seattle Civic improvement--Washington (State)--Seattle City and Town Life City Planning Civic Activism Seattle

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

5761-03 Neighborhood Planning Tool Kit 1997 1/1 Toolbox Index 1997 1/2 A Bottom-Up Primer: A Guide to Citizen Participation 1991 1/3 A Guide to Planning Safe Neighborhoods 1997 1/4 Assessing Your Community's Housing Needs 1992 1/5 Building Blocks to Peace: Violence Prevention Ideas for You and Your Community 1995 1/6 Business Matters: A Guide to Doing Business in Seattle undated 1/7 City Light: Resources of Neighborhood Planning Opportunities 1988-1997 1/8 Commercial Zoning in Seattle 1997 1/9 Community Stewardship Network Directory 1997 1/10 Comprehensive Plan: Toward a Sustainable Seattle - A Plan for Managing Growth 1994-2014 1994-1996 1/11 Comprehensive Plan: Toward a Sustainable Seattle - A Plan for Managing Growth 1994-2014, Appendices 1994-1996 1/12 Comprehensive Plan and the Scope of Neighborhood Plans for Urban Centers and Urban Center Villages 1995 1/13 Designing Your Community's Open Space 1993 1/14 DHHS Program Directory 1996 1/15 DCLU Director's Rule Index 1994 1/16 Environmental Projects: How to Use Neighborhood Matching Fund to Build Community 1993 1/17 Environmental Review Process (SEPA): An Overview of Seattle's Environmental Review Process 1991 1/18 Environmentally Critical Areas: Seattle's Regulations 1993 1/19 Getting a Permit from DCLU undated 2/1 Geographic Information Systems: Catalog of Products and Services 1996 2/2 Guide to City Approval and Adoption of Neighborhood Plans 1996 2/3 Guide to Improvement Projects for Seattle Business Districts 1994 2/4 Guide to Seattle Zoning 1997 2/5 Healthy Children, Youth and Families in King County 1995 2/6 Hiring a Consultant undated 2/7 Historic Preservation in Seattle 1994 2/8 Housing Tool - Guide to Neighborhood Housing Strategies 1991 2/9 Index to DCLU Client Information Documents 1994 2/10 Housing Tool - Housing in Your Neighborhood 1997 2/11 Housing Your Community: A Housing Element Guide 1993 2/12 How to Find Out About and Influence Reuse of Surplus City Real Property 1995 2/13 Issues in Designating Urban Growth Areas Providing Adequate Urban Area Land Supply 1992 2/14 Land Use Decisions in Seattle 1992 2/15 Land Use Regulations in Seattle 1992 2/16 Making Streets that Work 1996 2/17 Making Your Neighborhood Better for Bikes 1995 2/18 Needs Assessment: A Workbook for Seattle Neighborhoods 1989 3/1 Neighborhood Connections: Your Guide to Organizations Working in Partnership with the City of Seattle 1997 3/2 Neighborhood Organizing: How to Use the Neighborhood Matching Fund to Build Community 1994 3/3 Neighborhood Planning Guidelines 1996 3/4 Neighborhood Planning Handbook 1994 3/5 Opportunities for Neighborhood Improvement 1997-1998 3/6 Organizing a Neighborhood Block Watch 1992-1996 3/7 Outreach Tool Set undated 3/8 Planning for Open Space in Your Neighborhood 1997 3/9 Preparing Your Own Design Guidelines: A Handbook for Seattle Neighborhoods 1993 3/10 Public Art Projects: How to Use Neighborhood Matching Fund to Build Community 1996 3/11 Public School Partnerships: How to Use Neighborhood Matching Fund to Build Community 1995 3/12 Seattle Capital Facilities Finance Process 1996 3/13 Seattle Police Department Annual Report 1996-1997 3/14 Seattle Police Department Strategic Plan: SPD 2001 1997 3/15 SEPA - Summary Page: Basics for Neighborhood Planning 1996 3/16 Single Family Zoning undated 3/17 Sustainable Seattle Tool undated 3/18 Parking Tool 1996 3/19 Urban Forest Model: Preserving, Protecting and Enhancing Your Neighborhood Urban Forest undated 3/20 Towards Managing Growth in Washington: A Guide to Community Visioning 1994 3/21 Evaluating Innovative Techniques for Resource Lands: Transfer of Development Rights 1992 3/22 Understanding Development Capacity: A Neighborhood Planning Tool undated 3/23 Understanding Planning Estimates and Growth Targets undated 3/24 Working with the Comprehensive Plan: The Urban Villages Strategy and Neighborhood Plan 1996 3/25 Working with the Urban Village Information Package 1997 3/26 Working with Zoning in Neighborhood Plans: A Zoning Tool 1997 3/27 Zoning Exceptions, Variances and Conditional Uses undated