Comprehensive Plan Periodic Review
The WA State Growth Management Act (GMA) requires the City of Mercer Island to periodically review and update its comprehensive plan. The Comprehensive Plan is the City's statement of vision, goals, and policies for managing growth in a twenty-year timeframe. The primary focus of this periodic review is to update the Comprehensive Plan for the period of 2024-2044.
This project website will provide regular updates on the Comprehensive Plan periodic review process.
The WA State Growth Management Act (GMA) requires the City of Mercer Island to periodically review and update its comprehensive plan. The Comprehensive Plan is the City's statement of vision, goals, and policies for managing growth in a twenty-year timeframe. The primary focus of this periodic review is to update the Comprehensive Plan for the period of 2024-2044.
This project website will provide regular updates on the Comprehensive Plan periodic review process.
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Document Library
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Planning Commission Recommended Drafts and Findings
- 2024-06-12_PC_Rec_DRAFT_LAND_USE_ELEMENT.pdf (2.35 MB) (pdf)
- 2024-06-12_PC_Rec_Draft_Housing Element.pdf (2.58 MB) (pdf)
- 2024-06-12_PC_Rec_Draft_TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT.pdf (2.87 MB) (pdf)
- 2024-06-12_PC_Rec_DRAFT_UTILITIES_ELEMENT.pdf (1.39 MB) (pdf)
- 2024-06-12_PC_Rec_DRAFT_CAPITAL_FACILITIES_ELEMENT.pdf (3.59 MB) (pdf)
- 2024-06-12_PC_Rec_DRAFT_EDE.pdf (1.29 MB) (pdf)
- 2024-06-12_PC_Rec_DRAFT_ParksOpenSpace_Element.pdf (342 KB) (pdf)
- Staff Reports, Agenda Bills, Presentations
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Technical Documents
- Land Capacity Analysis Supplement (3.35 MB) (pdf)
- Racially Disparate Impacts Evaluation (4.15 MB) (pdf)
- Housing Needs Assessment (1.96 MB) (pdf)
- Economic Analysis.pdf (1.06 MB) (pdf)
- Multi-Family Housing Survey Results.pdf (398 KB) (pdf)
- EDE_June-30-Workshop_Summary.pdf (411 KB) (pdf)
- AB 6385 - LCA Supplement and RDI Evaluation
- AB 6393 - LCA Supplement and RDI Evaluation Follow-up
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Public Comments
- Survey_Responses_Report_June30_Aug12_2022.pdf (1.37 MB) (pdf)
- Park Zone Comments
- Public Comments
- Town Center Precedents-1.pdf (1.74 MB) (pdf)
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- Redmond Town Center.pdf (263 KB) (pdf)
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Older Materials
- DRAFT EDE Interview Summary Write Up.pdf (1020 KB) (pdf)
- RES No 1621 Approving Scope Schedule and PPP.pdf (596 KB) (pdf)
- Approved Scope of Work and Master Schedule.pdf (364 KB) (pdf)
- Approved Public Participation Plan.pdf (323 KB) (pdf)
- Economic Development Memo W Attachments.pdf (2.95 MB) (pdf)
- Current Comprehensive Plan
- First Draft land Use Element and Memo (2.55 MB) (pdf)
- First Draft Transportation Element and Memo (9.81 MB) (pdf)
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Planning Commission Public Hearing Drafts
- Public_Review_DRAFT_EconomicDevelopmentElement.pdf (563 KB) (pdf)
- 2024-04-17_Public Review_DRAFT_LAND_USE_ELEMENT_w_ Housing_Climate_Parks_edits.pdf (2.96 MB) (pdf)
- TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT Public Review Draft.pdf (3.59 MB) (pdf)
- Public_Review_DRAFT_UTILITIES_ELEMENT.pdf (1.38 MB) (pdf)
- Public_Review_DRAFT_CAPITAL_FACILITIES_ELEMENT.pdf (3.59 MB) (pdf)
- Public_Review_Draft_Housing_Element.pdf (1.29 MB) (pdf)
- Public Review_DRAFT_Parks_Open_Space_Element.pdf (72.1 KB) (pdf)
- Open House Materials
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City Council Public Review Drafts 10/2024
- Public Review CLEAN Draft INTRODUCTION.pdf (209 KB) (pdf)
- Public Review CLEAN Draft LAND USE ELEMENT.pdf (2.18 MB) (pdf)
- Public Review CLEAN Draft HOUSING.pdf (1.39 MB) (pdf)
- Public Review CLEAN Draft TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT.pdf (6.46 MB) (pdf)
- Public Review CLEAN Draft UTILITIES_ELEMENT.pdf (1.29 MB) (pdf)
- Public Review CLEAN Draft CAPITAL FACILITIES ELEMENT.pdf (1.05 MB) (pdf)
- public review clean DRAFT_SHORELINE_MASTER_PROGRAM_POLICIES.pdf (197 KB) (pdf)
- Public Review CLEAN Draft Economic Development Element.pdf (456 KB) (pdf)
- Public Review CLEAN Draft Parks and Open Space Element.pdf (91.4 KB) (pdf)
- SEPA
Process
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Project Scoping
Comprehensive Plan Periodic Review has finished this stage- Scope of Work
- Public Participation Plan
- Schedule
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Technical Assessments
Comprehensive Plan Periodic Review has finished this stage- Housing Needs Assessment
- Economic Analysis describing current economic conditions
- Growth projections in the Land Use, Housing, Transportation, Utilities, and Capital Facilities elements
- Transportation, Utilities, and Capital Facilities inventories
- Transportation and Capital Facility level of service (LOS) analyses
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Draft Proposed Amendments
Comprehensive Plan Periodic Review has finished this stage- Minor policy amendments in the Land Use, Transportation, Capital Facilities, and Utilities Elements required by the updated growth projections
- Housing Element goal and policy updates to address needs identified in the Housing Needs Assessment
- Creating an Economic Development Element
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Planning Commission Review and Recommendation
Comprehensive Plan Periodic Review has finished this stage- Review and refine draft amendments
- Hold public hearings
- Make recommendations to the City Council
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City Council Review
Comprehensive Plan Periodic Review is currently at this stage- Consider the Planning Commission recommendation
- Final revisions
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City Council Adoption
this is an upcoming stage for Comprehensive Plan Periodic Review- Final adoption of plan by City Council
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Senior Planner
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Why is the survey closed?
Seattle has an interesting program where they help people get started as commercial tenants. Makes it easy for people to connect with landlords and make a temporary pop-up space.
I wonder if Mercer Island should consider something like this? I've heard we have a lot of concerns about the commercial space.
https://seattlerestored.org/artists-entrepreneurs/