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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Zoning

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:

Ball, John R. v. City, 1967-1968

 File — Box 8, Folder: 5
Dates: Other: 1967-1968

Board of Adjustment Annual Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1802-F2
Abstract

Annual reports of the Board of Adjustment.

Dates: 1957-1969

Board of Adjustment Public Hearing Minutes

 Series
Identifier: 1802-L2
Scope and Contents note The Board of Adjustment minutes contain the proceedings of public hearings before the Board to consider and take action on special exceptions, conditional uses, and/or variance permit applications under provisions of the City's zoning ordinance and applicable provisions of the sign control ordinance. It is noted in the minutes that the Board personally viewed all properties concerned prior to the hearing. The minutes contain a statement naming the applicant and describing the permit request...
Dates: 1957-1980

City v. Wong, 1965-1965

 File — Box 6, Folder: 14
Dates: Other: 1965

Committee on the Built Environment Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4616-05
Dates: 2008-2014; Majority of material found within 2009-2013

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

Law Department Correspondence (Series II)

 Series
Identifier: 4401-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence to and from the City Attorney. Includes requests from City agencies for legal opinions and advice.



Dates: 1939-1977

Department of Community Development Maps and Drawings

 Series
Identifier: 1600-05
Scope and Contents note Maps and drawings for various planning studies related to zoning and land use, urban renewal, and neighborhood development. Most of the maps were created by the City Planning Commission, but also included are materials from the Zoning Commission, Office of Urban Renewal, and Department of Community Development. This series includes the 1956 Comprehensive Plan of Seattle which consists of a single land use map. Select objects are viewable in ...
Dates: 1921-1967

Edmund Meany Hotel v. City

 File — Box 5, Folder: 15
Dates: 1950-1985

Hart, Cyril v. City, 1969-1970

 File — Box 14, Folder: 1
Dates: 1969-1970

House, B.N. v. City, 1965-1965

 File — Box 5, Folder: 14
Dates: Other: 1965

Industrial Areas Zoning Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 4605-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, working papers, testimony, petitions, reports, recommendations, and draft legislation relating to a new industrial commercial areas zoning code.

Dates: 1984-1987

James D. Braman, Jr. Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 1600-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and reference materials relating to DCD's activities, project, and mission. These are the Director's personal office files and include some materials of an administrative nature. Arranged alphabetically.

Dates: 1969-1974

Kummer, Robert v. City, 1969-1969

 File — Box 9, Folder: 14

Land Use Committee Agendas

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4623-04
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, correspondence, staff reports, draft legislation, and decisions regarding land use issues including SEPA appeals, rezone petitions, historic preservation controls, Council Conditional Use Applications, and zoning text amendments among others. Arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1992-1993

Land Use Committee Calendars

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4683-04
Scope and Contents note

Committee agendas including members present, the short title of legislation being considered, and action taken. Attached to calendars are briefing memoranda from committee staff. For the period covered, the committee was known as Planning and Urban Development, then Urban Development.

Dates: 1972-1989

Major Institutions Zoning Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 4605-03
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and recommendations regarding the major institutions policy in the Seattle land use code. A major institution is a public or private organization providing educational, religious, medical, or recreational services to a community, and that dominates an area based on the amount of land owned and number of staff, clients, or visitors, and traffic impacts.

Dates: 1979-1990; 1980-1983

Neighborhood Commercial Areas Zoning Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 4605-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, working papers, testimony, petitions, reports, and recommendations relating to zoning and mapping of neighborhood commercial areas. Includes four boxes of code, policy, mapping, and publicity files and seven boxes of individual zoning cases arranged by region of the City. Case files include pre-project zoning designation, Mayor's recommendation, Council committee recommendation, and final Council decision.

Dates: 1981-1986

Office of Housing Director’s Electronic Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 3500-02
Abstract

Electronic correspondence from the Director, including emails, memos, briefings, meeting minutes, project proposals, annual reports, among others.

Dates: 2011-2013

Peters, Verda v. City, 1969-1969

 File — Box 11, Folder: 2

Phyllis Lamphere Subject Files II

 Series
Identifier: 4648-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and studies relating to Lamphere's activities and interests on City Council. Prominent subjects include parks, historic preservation, utilities, West Seattle Bridges, social services, and land use planning and zoning.

Dates: 1968-1978

Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4621-10
Abstract

Records of the committee during Richard Conlin's tenure as chair.

Dates: 2012-2013

Planning, Land Use, and Zoning Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4641-03
Abstract

Records of the committee during Johnson's term as chair.

Dates: 2016-2019

Planning, Land Use, & Neighborhoods Committee Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4616-04
Scope and Contents note

Agendas, draft legislation, staff reports, correspondence, notes, and other background materials related to Clark's tenure as committee chair. Topics discussed include zoning, historic preservation, multifamily code, neighborhood planning and development, comprehensive plan updates, backyard cottages, and the stadium north lot development.

Dates: 2008-2011; Majority of material found within 2008-2009

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

Norm Rice Departmental Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 5272-01
Scope and Contents note

Records include correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and briefing materials to and from City agencies regarding the full range of municipal government activities during Rice's terms as mayor. Topics include municipal facilities, arts and culture, planning, budget and financial issues, and schools and education, among others. Records are arranged chronologically and then by major departments within City government. Constituent correspondence is included in this record series.

Dates: 1990-1997

Charles T. Royer Departmental Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 5274-01
Scope and Contents note Correspondence with city departments regarding departmental activities and programs. Records document ongoing operations as well as specific issues and events. A large portion of the records relate to the Department of Community Development and document the city's work on urban renewal, housing, neighborhood improvement, and historic preservation. Records relating to City Light deal with issues ranging from nuclear power to rates to discrimination against female and minority employees....
Dates: 1978-1989

State ex. rel. Woods v. City, 1957-1957

 File — Box 2, Folder: 2
Dates: Other: 1957

State v. McCormick, 1967-1967

 File — Box 8, Folder: 4
Dates: Other: 1967

Richard Conlin Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4621-02
Scope and Contents note Conlin's subject files include correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and other materials relating to policy and budget issues that came before City Council during his tenure. Most of the records reflect his work as chair of committees and his personal interests, especially in the areas of neighborhood planning, parks development, environmental issues, food and hunger issues, solid waste reduction, and transportation. The records are particularly rich on subjects such as waterfront...
Dates: 1993-2013

Phyllis Lamphere Subject Files I

 Series
Identifier: 4648-01
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and studies relating to Lamphere's activities and interests on City Council. Prominent subjects include parks, historic preservation, utilities, West Seattle Bridges, social services, and land use planning and zoning. Also includes agendas, correspondence, reports, and draft legislation related to Lamphere's work as chair of the City Council's Intergovernmental Relations Committee.

Dates: 1968-1978

Wesley C. Uhlman Departmental Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 5287-01
Scope and Contents note Correspondence with city departments regarding ongoing operations as well as specific issues and events. The largest section of records covers the Executive Department, which includes the office and activities of the Mayor as well as subsidiary agencies like the Citizens Service Bureau, the Office of Policy Planning, and the Office of Management and Budget. Mayoral staffers' files are also included. Records relating to the Department of Community Development go into detail about the city's...
Dates: 1956-1977

Westerprise, Inc v. City, 1969-1969

 File — Box 9, Folder: 17

Jeanette Williams Speeches and Statements

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4693-03
Scope and Contents note

Speeches, prepared statements, and articles prepared for community meetings, hearings, conferences, and publications. Subjects include regional transportation planning, aging, women's rights, access to government, community development, and human resources planning, among other.

Dates: 1965-1990; 1970-1989

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