• Planning for Growth in Seattle
• Neighborhood Planning

Planning for Growth in Seattle

As the "stewards of the Comprehensive Plan", the Planning Commission closely monitors and advises the City on the Comprehensive Plan. The Comp Plan is a collection of City-adopted goals and policies about how the City will accommodate growth over the next 20 years.

Commission makes recommendations for additions to the Seattle Comprehensive Plan
Read the Commission's 2009 recommendations to City Council here.

The SPC offered its recommendations to City Council on the threshold resolution for the 2008 Comp Plan Amendments, here.

Comprehensive Plan Amendments - Read the Commission's letter to Council here.

The Commission's recommendations on the 2007 proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments

Publications and information available:

Commission’s April 30, 2007 letter to Council regarding the Resolution

2007 Proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendments

DPD Comprehensive Plan Homepage

The SPC offered its recommendations to City Council on the threshold resolution for the 2006 Comp Plan Amendments (PDF)

Comments on the Mayor's 2005 Comprehensive Plan Amendments (PDF)

Comprehensive Plan Case Study Focus Groups Summary and Planning Commission Observations (Word)

June 2004 letter (PDF)

June 2004 detailed comments (PDF)

November 2004 Letter (PDF)

Neighborhood Planning

The Planning Commission, as "stewards of the Comprehensive Plan," has played an active role in neighborhood planning. In 1999, the City Council finished the approval process for 38 neighborhood plans created by nearly 20,000 citizens. The plans identify actions needed to ensure that each neighborhood will continue to thrive and improve in ways that meet our commitments under the State's Growth Management Act as Seattle grows over the next 20 years. In the years since approval, much progress has been made on implementing the projects identified in the neighborhood plans. The Commission is helping the City think about what's next for Neighborhood Planning.

Publications and information available:

Neighborhood Planning Update Process
Responding to a request from Councilmember Sally Clark, the Planning Commission has completed its review of the recently altered proposal to update neighborhood plans. Read the Commission's letter to Council here.

Department of Neighborhoods Neighborhood Plan Implementation Homepage

Seattle’s Neighborhood Planning Program, 1995-1999: Documenting the Process (PDF)

Neighborhood Plan Stewardship Survey (PDF)

Citizen Participation Evaluation Final Report Summary (PDF)

Citizen Participation Evaluation Final Report (PDF)

Citizen Participation Evaluation Final Report Appendix (PDF)

Citizen Participation Evaluation Final Report -- Consultant Report (PDF)

Guide to Neighborhood Stewardship (PDF)