Land Use

Committee regular meeting days and time:

2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 2:00 p.m.

Committee Members:

• Chair: Dan Strauss
• Vice Chair: Tammy Morales
• Member: Teresa Mosqueda
• Member: Alex Pedersen
• Member: Sara Nelson

Committee Scope:

To provide policy direction and oversight and to deliberate and make recommendations on legislative matters relating to:

• planning and land use, including comprehensive planning, community development, zoning, design, and land use regulations, including the Office of Planning and Community Development, and the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections, except for issues related to rental regulations;
• Major Institution Master Plans and quasi-judicial land use decisions; and
• the equitable development initiative (EDI) and its projects.

Annual Seattle Comprehensive Plan Amendments for 2022-2023

The Washington State Growth Management Act gives Seattleites the opportunity to amend our Comprehensive Plan once a year. Anyone can suggest an amendment, including neighbors, business owners, councilmembers and City departments.

how to Apply

Use the application form to submit your proposal to the Council. To be eligible for consideration, applications for proposed amendments must be submitted by 5 p.m. on May 16th. Submit the application electronically via email at compplan@seattle.gov.

Background

With a few limited exceptions, the City Council may amend the Comprehensive Plan once a year. Generally, the Council process occurs in five steps.

First, in the spring the Council issues a call for amendment proposals. Anyone can submit a proposal.

Second, in the summer the Council reviews the amendment applications it has received and considers recommendations from the Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) and the Seattle Planning Commission. The Council then establishes by resolution a docket of the amendments the City will consider. This is often referred to as the “docket setting” resolution.

Third, the Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) reviews the docketed amendments and conducts environmental analysis, making a recommendation to the Council regarding which amendments should be made.

Fourth, in the winter, the Council receives recommendations from the Seattle Planning Commission.

Fifth, the Council considers the merits of proposed amendments, and acts on a bill amending the Comprehensive Plan.

Timeline

Resolution 31807 contains a timeline for the annual Comprehensive Plan amendment process:

Questions?

Naomi Lewis / Land Use Clerk / (206) 684-8806 / naomi.lewis@seattle.gov