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City Council Adopts Plan Commission RecommendationsLand Use and Zoning proposals have been approved by the City Council, with amendments, on September 6, 2005. Changes will be effective October 12, 2005..
Staff Presentation
Adopted
Land Use City Council Timeline for AdoptionThe timeline for the City Council to discuss, hear public testimony, and deliberate before adopting the Grand District Center Land Use Plan Map and the Zoning Map is as follows: Advanced Agenda: August 22, 2005 First Reading: August 29, 2005 Second Reading and Public Testimony: September 6, 2005 Plan Commission RecommendationsAt the Continued Public Hearing for the Grand District Center on July 13, 2005 the following maps show the recommendations being forwarded to City Council for adoption: Grand District Center Open HouseAn open house was held on Thursday, June 9, 2005 at Sacajawea Middle School cafeteria between 5:30 PM and 8:00 PM. The open house discussed the proposed land use and zoning changes within the Grand District Center area. The proposals are listed below:
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Staff Report
A Public Hearing was scheduled with the City Plan Commission on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 at City Hall in the Council Chambers. Grand District Center Planning ProcessIn November 2003, three neighborhoods, Rockwood, Comstock, and Manito/Cannon Hill got together to begin a planning process for a District Center that encompassed all three neighborhood areas. This web page will give you some information about this process, how it came to be, what it means, and some of the results of this process. Manito District Center Additional Information Background There is a long line of history that leads up to this process. This is a simple timeline that details key events that have brought this process to life. Washington state's population is growing by more than a half a million people every decade. This rapid population growth is changing the way we live and work in many parts of the state. In response to this rapid growth, the Growth Management Act (GMA) was passed in 1990. Citizens and lawmakers were concerned because population growth and suburban sprawl were threatening Washington's forest and agricultural lands, wetlands, and wildlife habitat. Traffic congestion, especially in Western Washington, was clogging the highways and polluting the air. Sources for clean drinking water were being threatened by increasing pollution. Flooding and landslides were becoming yearly events in areas of new development. Schools, sewers, and water supplies were being strained to keep up with growth. In short, the quality of life that made Washington such a desirable place to call home was rapidly disappearing. To address these problems, the GMA requires all cities and counties in the state to do some planning. It calls for the fastest growing counties, and the cities within them, to plan extensively in keeping with state goals. (Excerpts from the Community Trade and Economic Development Division of Local Government, Growth Management Services brochure.) Spokane County's growth rate required that the county and all municipalities within the county plan under the Growth Management Act. The City of Spokane began its citizen based planning process, named Spokane Horizons, in 1995. A Comprehensive Plan based on citizen input was adopted by City Council May 21, 2001. The Comprehensive Plan is required to be consistent with the GMA meaning that all 14 goals of the GMA must be addressed. Throughout the City of Spokane Comprehensive Plan there is a focus to accommodate growth within 20 designated Centers & Corridors. There are four different Center & Corridor designations; Neighborhood Center, Employment Center, District Center, and Corridor. Comstock, Manito/Cannon Hill, and Rockwood Neighborhood Councils jointly submitted a Letter of Intent to begin the planning process for the District Center, located at the intersection of 29th and Grand, to the Planning Services Department in the summer of 2003. Planning Services accepted the letter and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by all parties. The Grand District Center Planning process has been underway since November 2003. Initial Planning Boundaries were established by December. February was the kickoff to the four Visioning Workshops, held on Feb 18, March 3, March 17, and April 7. To see results and presentations at each workshop click on the dates above. After final touches were made to a Draft Vision Statement an Open House was held on May 19, 2003. The open house determined that increased notification was desired by the citizens as well as increased public participation. A new group of citizen planners began their education process in May and continued until September. September was a key month for two reasons. First, that is when the Manito/Grand District Center Planning Process picked back up and began to move forward. Second, this is also the month for the mid 2004 General Fund Amendment to be adopted by City Council. This amendment had large implications for the Planning Services Department and greatly reduced the availability of staff resources for all neighborhoods in the planning process and limiting the Manito/Grand Center timeline for completion to mid-November. An open house was held on September 15, 2003. The purpose was to show the broader neighborhood residents what the planning stakeholder team had been working on and to gather input and comments based on their thoughts. The following links will take you to documents that were presented at the open house: Agenda Stakeholder Definitions Stakeholder Roster District Center Description Overview Presentation Draft Vision Base Map Zoning Map Land Use Plan Map (Land Uses the City plans on implementing within the next 20 years) Existing Land Use Map (Land Uses that were apparent during an inventory in 2000 and then very generally categorized.) Results of the public input from the Open House After the Open House on Sept 15 the Stakeholder Team began to meet weekly in order to complete the process by the mid-November. The following is a list of the meeting date and the documents provided for discussion on the meeting date: Sept 29 Agenda Vision Statement Updated Presentation Study: Residential Housing Value Related to Proximity/Health of Commercial Area Oct 6 Agenda Oct 12 Agenda Revitalization Slide Show Examples Presentation Oct 20 Agenda Presentation B&E Design Environ & Housing Existing VS Land Use Plan Neighborhood Involvement Policy Private Development Public Development Social Network Transportation Oct 27 Agenda Timeline, revised Presentation Nov 3 Agenda Comprehensive Plan Land Use Change Assumptions All Land Use Designations November 3 was the last time Planning Services Staff was available to attend center planning meetings. Since this time the neighborhood has been on its own. Previous to the open house on Sept15, 2004 additional information had been compiled, as follows: Best Practice Case Studies District of Columbia Neighborhood Strategy Plan Manito Profile Sheet, compiled by David Leland and Associates Memorandum of Understanding for Comstock Neighborhood, Manito/Cannon Hill and Rockwood also signed an MOU for their neighborhoods Planning Resource List Smart Growth Network Visualizing Density District Base Map Barriers Analysis Neighborhood Alliance of Spokane Award Nomination 6-10-04 Maps Economic Census Housing Population Social Grand District Base Map
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