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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Seattle Planning Commission

 Organization

Found in 38 Collections and/or Records:

Board of Adjustment Minutes

 Series
Identifier: 1640-01
Abstract

Minutes and agendas of public hearings held by the Board of Adjustment regarding conditional use, variance, and special exception applications.

Dates: 1957-1975

Board of Adjustment Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1640-04
Abstract

Copies of Board reports to City Council, including report letters to City Council and appeals to Council of Board actions, as well as statistical breakdowns of the type of appeals.

Dates: 1957-1979

Central Business District Study Records

 Series
Identifier: 1650-06
Scope and Contents note

Records of Donald Monson, director of the CBD study. Includes correspondence, surveys, and economic data relating to planning issues in Seattle's business center.

Dates: 1962-1963

Planning Commission Public Hearing Minutes

 Series
Identifier: 1650-20
Scope and Contents note This series is the proceedings of public hearings of the City Planning Commission. Commission hearings were organized by type of application and often were a series of meetings held one after the other. For example, on July 13, 1972, the Commission held a hearing to consider a residential planned unit development application, followed by a meeting to consider possible amendments to the Zoning Ordinance, followed by a third meeting to consider modification of the comprehensive plan. Other...
Dates: 1970-1978

Conditional Use/Variance Hearings

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1650-08
Scope and Contents note

Applications for conditional use permits and variances, CPC committee recommendations, and Commission action. Includes correspondence and notices of hearings.

Dates: 1951-1969

Planning Commission Correspondence

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 1650-15
Abstract

Correspondence of the Planning Commission.

Dates: 1968-1972

Robert F. Hintz Records

 Series
Identifier: 1650-03
Scope and Contents note Files of assistant planning director files Robert Hintz, hired as a principal planner in 1953. He was responsible for the technical sections of the staff, and supervised research and advance planning. Significant planning issues included in his records are zoning and high rise apartments, planning for the central business district, and transportation planning. Hintz' papers also reflect his work on the Comprehensive Plan. Included is correspondence with City Council, the Mayor, various city...
Dates: 1950-1969

City Planning Commission Minutes

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6200-01
Scope and Contents note

Minutes and agendas for meetings of the City Planning Commission. The files include correspondence, reports, and other background materials related to the agenda items and discussions at the meetings. For minutes from 1980 and earlier, see record series 1650-01.

Dates: 1986-2010

Northlake Urban Renewal Scrapbook

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 1625-03
Scope and Contents note This scrapbook consists of news clippings about the University Addition-Northlake Urban Renewal project. Topics include: city proposals for development, the relocation of residents, University of Washington plans for the area, and two civil suits filed against the City by property owners, one of which reached the State Supreme Court. There are also a several articles about the Open Door Clinic. The clippings are primarily from the University District Herald and the University of Washington...
Dates: 1962-1967

Planned Unit Development Applications

 Series
Identifier: 1650-19
Abstract

Applications, correspondence, plan reviews, staff analysis, recommendations, and other materials relating to the development of housing units for the Planning Commission's Planned Unit Development Program.

Dates: 1963-1978

Planning Administration Records

 Series
Identifier: 1650-04
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, grant applications, and studies relating to the Commission's planning function with the greatest emphasis on zoning and central area planning. This series was the City Planning Commission's central file.

Dates: 1925-1970

Planning Commission Aerial Photographs

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1650-11
Dates: 1951-1960

Planning Commission Annual Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1802-H7
Scope and Contents note

Early Planning Commission reports address implications of population growth and zoning issues. Post-World War II reports focus on comprehensive planning programs, transportation planning, and density issues.

Dates: 1928-2016

Planning Commission Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 1650-14
Abstract

Planning Commission Photographs depict Seattle neighborhoods, roads, parks, and marinas; also included are photographs of display materials and photographs related to land use.

Dates: 1945-1957

Planning Commission Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 6200-03
Abstract

Records of the Planning Commission from after the 1980 reorganization.

Dates: 1980-2003

A.R. Redburn Records

 Series
Identifier: 1650-05
Abstract

Correspondence and files of the Planning Commission's assistant director for administration.

Dates: 1951-1974

Rezone Records

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 1650-12
Scope and Contents note

Rezone agendas, minutes, correspondence, rezoning petition reports, maps, and notes from City Planning Commission public hearings relating to rezone requests. Researchers should also refer to Record Series 1650-18. Arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1956-1958

Rezoning Hearing Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1650-10
Scope and Contents note

Files generated by a petition to change a zoning designation. Includes property affected, justification for change, correspondence to Commission, meeting agendas, minutes of public hearings, actions taken by Commission, and zoning maps. Arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1948-1974

Rezoning Records

 Series
Identifier: 1650-18
Abstract

Working files maintained by the City Planning Commission for proposed rezones.

Dates: 1955-1975

Building Department Joint Meeting Records

 Series
Identifier: 1650-22
Abstract

Records of meetings concerning Seattle's zoning code.

Dates: 1958-1976

Office of Environmental Management Records

 Series
Identifier: 1618-01
Abstract

Studies and reports related to zoning and planning issues.

Dates: 1968-1982; 1973-1975

Planning Commission Minutes

 Series
Identifier: 1650-01
Scope and Contents note

Proceedings of the City Planning Commission including debate, hearings, and Commission actions. For minutes from later years, see record series 6200-01.

Dates: 1924-1980

Planning Commission Reports and Studies

 Series
Identifier: 1650-07
Abstract

Working papers of the Seattle Planning Commission relating primarily to the development of the Comprehensive Plan, a Civic Arts Center, and recreation studies throughout the city.

Dates: 1948-1965

Planning Commission Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 1650-16
Abstract

Correspondence, reports, hearing transcripts, Commission minutes, new clippings, drawing, and other material related to the Seattle City Planning Commission.

Dates: 1952-1982

Townhouse Proposal Records

 Series
Identifier: 1650-21
Abstract

Proposals for the construction and renovation of townhouse units.

Dates: 1977-1980

Zoning Ordinance Records

 Series
Identifier: 1650-09
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence to the Planning Commission requesting amendments to the Zoning Ordinance. Includes ordinance amendment drafts, notices of hearings, and copies of Commission minutes.

Dates: 1953-1972

Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1650-17
Abstract

Working files for proposed amendments to Seattle's Zoning Ordinance.

Dates: 1966-1980

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Seattle (Wash.) 23
Seattle 17
City planning -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 13
City planning 12
Central Area 11
Zoning -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 10
Audiotapes 4
Zoning 4
Municipal ordinances -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Rezones 3
Transportation -- Planning -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Aerial photographs 2
Apartment houses -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Housing rehabilitation -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Land Use Permits 2
Land use -- Planning -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Land use -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Marinas -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Parks -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Playgrounds -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Real estate development -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Recreational Activities 2
Waterfronts -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Zoning law -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Acquisition of property -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Airports 1
Alki Comprehensive Plan 1
Arboretum - Washington Park 1
Aurora Avenue (Seattle and Shoreline, Wash.) 1
Automobile parking -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Ballard 1
Beacon Hill Triangle 1
Benaroya Post Office 1
Buildings -- Height restrictions -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
California 1
Central Business District 1
Central Business District Study 1
Citizen Participation 1
City Owned Property 1
Columbia City 1
Community development, Urban -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Comprehensive Plan 1
Comprehensive School Plan 1
Condemnation 1
Displays in education 1
Duwamish Waterway 1
Ferries -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Fire Department Hose Tower 1
Frink Park (Seattle, Wash.) 1
Heritage House 1
High rise apartment buildings -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Hillman City (Wash.) 1
King Street Station (Seattle, Wash.) 1
Kitimat (B.C.) 1
Land use, Urban -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Local transit -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Madrona School and Recreation Study 1
Minutes 1
Negatives 1
Neighborhood Development Program (Seattle, Wash.) 1
Neighborhood planning -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Neighborhoods 1
North Greenwood Park Study 1
Northlake Urban Renewal Project 1
Off-Street Parking 1
Overwater Construction 1
Parking facilities -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Parks and Playgrounds 1
Pedestrian areas -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Photographic prints 1
Political participation -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Population -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Public Opinion 1
Public schools -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Rainier Beach 1
Rainier Valley 1
Regional planning -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Row houses -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
School enrollment -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Shorelands 1
Signs and signboards -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Streets 1
United States -- Census 1
Urban Renewal Program 1
Vacating 1
West Seattle 1
West Seattle Business Expansion Study 1
Westbrook Shopping Center 1
Zoning -- Fraternities and Sororities 1
Zoning -- Joint City/County 1