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Planning Commission Subject Files, 1952-1982
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Community Development
- Title
- Planning Commission Subject Files
- Dates
- 1952-1982 (inclusive)19521982
- Quantity
- 4.2 cubic feet, (6 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 1650-16
- Summary
- Correspondence, reports, hearing transcripts, Commission minutes, new clippings, drawing, and other material related to the Seattle City Planning Commission.
- Repository
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Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov - Access Restrictions
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Records are open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
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.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
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.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item and date], Seattle Planning Commission Subject Files, Record Series 1650-16. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Single Residential Areas, Land Use Policy Plan | 1967-1982 |
| 1 | 2 | Single Unit, Land Use Policies | 1977 |
| 1 | 3 | Single Family, Minutes | 1978 |
| 1 | 4 | Single Family, Summary Report Land Use Code | 1981 |
| 1 | 5 | Single Family, Discussion Draft | 1981 |
| 1 | 6 | Single Units Detached, Land Use Policy | 1978 |
| 1 | 7 | Parking | 1967-1982 |
| 1 | 8 | Single / Multi-Family, Land Use / Transportation / Energy | 1967-1982 |
| 1 | 9 | Single Family, Citizen Correspondence | 1978 |
| 1 | 10 | Single Family, Citizen Correspondence | 1979-1981 |
| 1 | 11 | Comprehensive Policy Plan Modifications | 1967-1982 |
| 1 | 12 | Comprehensive Policy Plan, Urban Greenbelt Element | 1967-1982 |
| 1 | 13 | Comprehensive Policy Plan, Long Range Plans and Policies for Physical Plan | 1967-1982 |
| 1 | 14 | Neighborhood Traffic Control Measures | 1967-1982 |
| 1 | 15 | Comprehensive Policy Plan Modifications | 1977 |
| 1 | 16 | Work Program | 1967-1982 |
| 1 | 17 | Work Program, Shoreline Master Plan, Housekeeping Amendment | 1982 |
| 1 | 18 | Work Program, Shoreline Master Plan, Proposed Declaration of Non- Significance | 1982 |
| 1 | 19 | Principal Activities, Actual / Estimated / Projected | 1980-1982 |
| 1 | 20 | Work Program | 1981 |
| 1 | 21 | Work Program | 1979 |
| 1 | 22 | Work Program, Last Half | 1978 |
| 1 | 23 | Work Program | 1978 |
| 1 | 24 | Work Program | 1977 |
| 1 | 25 | Policy Planning Agenda | 1982 |
| 1 | 26 | Work Program, City Council | 1979-1981 |
| 1 | 27 | Legal Opinions, Materials: Planning and Zoning | 1967-1982 |
| 1 | 28 | Reorganization, Law Department Opinion | 1967-1982 |
| 1 | 29 | Neighborhood Development | 1967-1982 |
| 1 | 30 | Land Use Administrative Task Force | 1979-1980 |
| 1 | 31 | Comprehensive Land Use, Industrial Area, Office of Policy Planning Study | 1979-1980 |
| 1 | 32 | Comprehensive Land Use, Business Area, Office of Policy Planning Study | 1979-1980 |
| 1 | 33 | Comprehensive Plan | 1967-1982 |
| 1 | 34 | Comprehensive Plan Modification, Aurora (125th-135th) | 1967-1982 |
| 1 | 35 | Comprehensive Plan, Rainier / Hudson Street | 1967-1982 |
| 1 | 36 | Comprehensive Plan, Lake City Way Hearing (125th-145th) | 1971 |
| 1 | 37 | Plan Change Regulations, Roosevelt Way (125th) | 1967-1982 |
| 1 | 38 | Comprehensive Plan Change | 1967-1982 |
| 1 | 39 | Westlake Project | 1967-1982 |
| 1 | 40 | West Seattle Junction Area (114-29) | 1967-1982 |
| 1 | 41 | West Seattle Junction Area (114-29), Joint Hearing | 1967-1982 |
| 1 | 42 | Sandpoint | 1967-1982 |
| 1 | 43 | Kent-Highlands | 1967-1982 |
| 1 | 44 | Inverness - Draft Enivionmental Impact Statement - Inverness Planned Unit Development, February 1977 | 1967-1982 |
| 1 | 45 | Greenwood Gardens / Martha Manor | 1967-1982 |
| 2 | 1 | Carkeek Estates (Draft Environmental Impact Statement) | 1977 |
| 2 | 2 | Shoreline Master Plan, Miscellaneous | 1980-1981 |
| 2 | 3 | Shoreline Master Plan, Reenactment | 1979 |
| 2 | 4 | Shoreline Master Plan | 1977 |
| 2 | 5 | Shoreline Master Plan | 1976-1977 |
| 2 | 6 | Shoreline Master Plan | 1976-1977 |
| 2 | 7 | Shoreline Master Plan, Public Hearing | 1979 |
| 2 | 8 | Housing Assistance Plan | 1982 |
| 2 | 9 | Conditional Use Applications | 1974 |
| 2 | 10 | Conditional Use Application - Atwood Hotel Building | 1974 |
| 2 | 11 | Conditional Use Application - Metro Park and Ride Lot - Environmental Determination Study | 1974 |
| 2 | 12 | Conditional Use Application - Metro Park and Ride Lot - Public Hearing | 1975 |
| 2 | 13 | Conditional Use Application - Metro Park and Ride Lot - Correspondence / Reports | 1974-1975 |
| 2 | 14 | Planning Commission Guidelines for Policy Formation and Long Range Plans / Development | 1979 |
| 3 | 1 | Accessory Rental Units | 1980-1982 |
| 3 | 2 | Accessory Rental Units, Correspondence | 1977-1981 |
| 3 | 3 | Accessory Rental Units, Correspondence Received by Michael Hildt | 1981 |
| 3 | 4 | Accessory Rental Units, Discussion Draft | 1981 |
| 3 | 5 | Accessory Rental Units, Public Meeting | 1981 |
| 3 | 6 | Accessory Rental Units, Public Meeting, Correspondence Received | 1981 |
| 3 | 7 | Accessory Rental Units, Questionnaire | 1981 |
| 3 | 8 | Adams Neighborhood Proposed Improvement Plan and Implementation Comprehensive Plan Modification | 1977 |
| 3 | 9 | Atlantic Neighborhood Proposed Improvement Plan | 1975-1977 |
| 3 | 10 | Ballard Area: RM 1600 -- CPC | 1974-1975 |
| 3 | 11 | Ballard Area via Sunset Hill Community Club | 1979 |
| 3 | 12 | Beach Drive Study | 1974 |
| 3 | 13 | Brighton Neighborhood Proposed Improvement Plan and Implementation Comprehensive Plan Modification | 1976-1977 |
| 3 | 14 | Business / Industrial Area Study / Summary and Miscellaneous Summaries | 1979-1981 |
| 3 | 15 | City Displacement Study | 1967-1982 |
| 3 | 16 | Eastlake Community Council Goals and Policies | 1978-1981 |
| 3 | 17 | Lake City Goals | 1974-1975 |
| 3 | 18 | Lake Union Study | 1973-1981 |
| 3 | 19 | Long Rang Goals: Neighborhoods | 1977-1978 |
| 3 | 20 | Lot Reduction: Anderson, Charles | 1977-1978 |
| 3 | 21 | Lot Reduction: Clayton, Steve -- Lot 8, Block 14, Hut 2nd | 1969-1976 |
| 3 | 22 | Lot Reduction: Johnson, Michael -- 14087 Roosevelt Way | 1979 |
| 3 | 23 | Lot Reduction: Randecker, Ralph and Carl -- Spring Hill Villa | 1977-1978 |
| 3 | 24 | Mt. Baker Neighborhood Proposed Improvement Plan and Implementation Comprehensive Plan Modification | 1976-1978 |
| 3 | 25 | Multi-Comprehensive Plan (Union Station) | 1978-1980 |
| 3 | 26 | North Beacon Hill Neighborhood Proposed Improvement Plan | 1976-1978 |
| 3 | 27 | North Delridge Neighborhood Proposed Improvement Plan and Implementation Comprehensive Plan Modification | 1975-1978 |
| 3 | 28 | Northgate Area Letters in Protest to Multi-Family Rezone | 1979-1980 |
| 3 | 29 | Northgate Area Proposed Multi-Family Rezoning Petition | 1980 |
| 3 | 30 | North Greenwood (West) Neighborhood Proposed Improvement Plan and Implementation Comprehensive Plan Modification | 1974-1975 |
| 3 | 31 | Overlook Heights Associates Use Proposal | 1975 |
| 3 | 32 | Pike Street Market / Waterfront re: Parking Garages | 1975-1979 |
| 3 | 33 | Queen Anne Land Use Goals and Guidelines | 1975-1981 |
| 3 | 34 | Riverview Neighborhood Proposed Improvement Plan and Implementation Comprehensive Plan Modification | 1977-1978 |
| 3 | 35 | Roanoke Associates Conditional Use / Variance Proposal | 1973-1974 |
| 3 | 36 | Sandpoint: New Neighborhood Draft Planning Process | 1979 |
| 3 | 37 | Skid Road Community Council Goals | 1973-1975 |
| 3 | 38 | Seattle Shoreline Master Program | 1981-1982 |
| 3 | 39 | Seattle Shoreline Master Program Amendments, Status Report | 1982 |
| 3 | 40 | South Delridge Neighborhood Proposed Improvement Plan and Implementation Comprehensive Plan Modification | 1976-1980 |
| 3 | 41 | South Park Area Redevelopment Committee, Comprehensive Plan Modification | 1974-1981 |
| 4 | 1 | State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Ordinance, City | 1977-1978 |
| 4 | 2 | Stevens Neighborhood Proposed Improvement Plan and Implementation Comprehensive Plan Modification | 1975-1977 |
| 4 | 6 | Wallingford Community Goals (Photos) | 1967-1979 |
| 4 | 7 | West Woodland Neighborhood Proposed Improvement Plan and Implementation Comprehensive Plan Modification | 1976-1981 |
| 4 | 8 | West Republican / West Harrison Rezoning Proposed by Martin Selig | 1973-1977 |
| 4 | 9 | Yesler / Atlantic Neighborhood Proposed Improvement Plan and Implementation Comprehensive Plan Modification | 1973-1976 |
| 4 | 10 | Proposed Legislation | 1962-1967 |
| 4 | 11 | Proposed Legislation - Zoning Certificate | 1968-1969 |
| 4 | 12 | Overwater Construction | 1964-1970 |
| 4 | 13 | Landmarks Preservation Ordinance | 1975-1978 |
| 4 | 14 | Ballard Avenue Landmark District | 1974-1976 |
| 4 | 15 | Zoning | 1973-1976 |
| 4 | 16 | League of Women Voters - Study of Urban Land Use | 1972 |
| 4 | 17 | Correspondence | 1971-1972 |
| 4 | 18 | Zoning- New Ordinance and Amendments | 1959-1961 |
| 4 | 19 | Zoning - Off-street Parking | 1952 |
| 4 | 20 | Rezoning Petitiion Reports | 1957-1961 |
| 4 | 21 | Urban Renewal | 1962 |
| 4 | 22 | Historic Preservation Ordinances | 1967-1969 |
| 4 | 23 | Signs Ordinance 94586 | 1967-1968 |
| 4 | 24 | CM, CMT, and Central Business District Zoning | 1964 |
| 4 | 25 | In-City Living Task Force | 1970 |
| 4 | 26 | Staff Reports | 1957-1960 |
| 4 | 27 | Seattle - King County Zoning | 1961 |
| 4 | 28 | Central Permit Section Organization | 1961-1962 |
| 4 | 29 | Interdepartmental Review and Planning | 1957-1962 |
| 4 | 30 | Permission of Drive-in Banks | 1979-1980 |
| 4 | 31 | Proposed Structure for Seattle's New Zoning Code | 1980 |
| 4 | 32 | Zoning Ordinance Revisions | 1980 |
| 4 | 33 | Policy Planning Agenda | 1979 |
| 4 | 34 | Policy Planning Agenda | 1980 |
| 4 | 35 | Policy Planning Agenda | 1981 |
| 4 | 36 | Report: List of Problems with the Seattle Zoning Code | 1976 |
| 4 | 37 | Artist Studio Dwelling Zoning Recommendations and Proposals | 1977-1978 |
| 5 | 1 | Zoning Study | 1977 |
| 5 | 2 | Planning Commission Role in Land Use Procedures | 1979 |
| 5 | 3 | Special Exception Application - Overlook Heights Associates | 1975 |
| 5 | 4 | Comprehensive Plan Review by External Consultant | 1951-1952 |
| 5 | 5 | Scope of Work - Preparation of a New Zoning Code | 1957 |
| 5 | 6 | Zoning Ordinance | 1979 |
| 5 | 7 | Capitol Hill Comprehensive Plan Modification | 1974-1975 |
| 5 | 8 | Cascade Neighborhood Area - Comprehensive Plan Modification Recommendation | 1973-1974 |
| 5 | 9 | Denny Regrade Neighborhood - Comprehensive Plan Modification Recommendation / Implementation | 1974-1980 |
| 5 | 10 | Proposed Fremont Neighborhood Comprehensive Plan Modification | 1975 |
| 5 | 11 | Proposed Harrison Neighborhood Comprehensive Plan Modification | 1976-1977 |
| 5 | 12 | Madrona Neighborhood - Comprehensive Plan Modification Recommendation | 1975-1976 |
| 5 | 13 | Highland Park Neighborhood - Comprehensive Plan Modification Recommendation / Implementation | 1968-1974 |
| 5 | 14 | Proposed Leschi Neighborhood Improvement Plan | 1976 |
| 5 | 15 | Mann-Minor Neighborhood - Comprehensive Plan Modification Recommendation / Implementation | 1974-1978 |
| 5 | 16 | Comprehensive Plan Modifications - General | 1975-1976 |
| 5 | 17 | Ballard Rezoning Proposals and Environmental Impact Statement | 1973-1975 |
| 6 | 1 | Neighborhoods | 1970-1972 |
| 6 | 2 | Conditional Use / Variance | 1970-1975 |
| 6 | 3 | Legal Issues | 1970-1974 |
| 6 | 4 | Central Waterfront - First Avenue Area Special Review District - Proposal and Review | 1973-1974 |
| 6 | 5 | Central Waterfront District - Rezoning Proposals and Criteria | 1974-1979 |
| 6 | 6 | Central Business District - Proposed Amendments to Parking Policy and Correspondence | 1973-1975 |
| 6 | 7 | Ballard Rezone | 1973-1974 |
| 6 | 8 | Greenbelts | 1973 |
| 6 | 9 | Zoning | 1970-1975 |
| 6 | 10 | Rezoning Petitions | 1971-1972 |
| 6 | 11 | Correspondence | 1970-1975 |
| 6 | 12 | Board of Adjustment | 1973-1974 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- City planning
- City planning--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Land use--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Neighborhood planning--Washington (State)--Seattle
Corporate Names
- Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Community Development
- Seattle Planning Commission
Geographical Names
- Seattle
- Seattle (Wash.)
Finding aid prepared by Ellie
Letterman
2011
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