Comprehensive Plan

Scope and Contents Note From the Series: Contains the emails and attachments of the Central Staff Director and Central Staff Analysts. These records relate to the functions and work of Central Staff Analysts, including energy, housing, public safety, education, civil rights, land use, human services, community development, government finances and budget, transportation, sustainability, and native communities. These records include correspondence, memos, drafts, budget proposals, surveys, reports, and research in according with...

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 ...

Scope and Contents note Correspondence, reports, studies, and other materials related to Drago's work on the Council. A substantial portion of the records document her work on transportation projects, including the Alaskan Way Viaduct, the monorail, SR 520, streetcars, Mercer Street, and pedestrian and bicycle issues. Another set of records relates to the city's budget process, reflecting her work as chair of the Budget Committee. Land use issues represented include the comprehensive plan, South Lake Union, and the...

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Records related to Rob Johnson's tenure as a Seattle City Councilmember, with special emphasis on land use and zoning issues.

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Agendas, reports, and materials from the land use committee from 2021-2023 during Dan Strauss' tenure.

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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.

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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.

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Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and notes related to all City functions during Mayor Paul Schell's administration. Records are organized by City agency responsible for the specific issue addressed in the correspondence. Major topics covered in the materials include transportation, public safety, education, housing and human services, utilities, economic development, the arts, parks, and neighborhoods.

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Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and reference materials relating to Benson and topics of particular interest to him. Major subjects include parks and recreation, traffic and transportation, and the Westlake Mall Project, the Downtown Seattle Transit Project, the University District Transportation Program, the Waterfront Streetcar, gun control, land use, and solid waste disposal.

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...

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Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other materials related to education, public safety, land use, housing, and social services issues. Topics include the education summit, joint use of school facilities, domestic partnerships, the Comprehensive Plan, the Housing Levy, public restrooms, Just Cause Eviction Ordinance amendments, and drug traffic loitering. Most of the education material predates Harris' tenure on the City Council.

Scope and Contents note Correspondence, memoranda, studies, staff reports, and newspaper clippings related primarily to public safety and public utilities issues. Major topics include zoning for adult cabarets, drug traffic loitering, fireworks, weed and seed, gun control, police/community relations, internal investigations, specific complaints against the police from the public, electricity rates, Seattle City Light and Seattle Public Utilities management, environmental policies and conservation, water quality,...

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The records include correspondence, petitions, proposals, constituent letters, and draft legislation related to economic development, City-wide technology issues, comprehensive planning, labor relations, open space, public safety, sexual minorities, housing, and zoning issues. Specific topics include the Sand Point neighborhood, off-leash areas, cable communications, the Added Activities Ordinance, the Seattle Commons, landslides, Bradner Park, and sports stadiums.