Project News 

City Council, at the Regular Council Meeting on December 10, adopted the Envision SeaTac 2044 Final Draft proposals with two amendments that are listed below.

Amendment 1:

• Amend the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map by changing the land use designations of the two parcels that underlie the Bow Lake Estates Manufactured Home Park, specifically, parcel numbers 342304-9008 and 342304-9096, as follows:
  
  • Remove “Urban Residential Medium,” and
  • Replace it with “Urban Residential High.”
• Amend the Zoning Map by changing the zoning of the two parcels that underlie the Bow Lake Estates Manufactured Home Park, specifically, parcel numbers 342304-9008 and 342304-9096, as follows:
  • Remove the “Manufactured Home Park zone,” and
  • Replace it with the “Urban Residential High zone.”
• Amend the Comprehensive Plan by replacing the implementation strategy for Housing Goal 5.6 with the following new strategy:
  “As part of the City Center subarea planning process anticipated in 2025, work with the Bow Lake Estates Manufactured Home Park residents and property owner, and the greater community, to identify the appropriate policies, land use designation, zoning, and development standards that support the continued maintenance of the manufactured home park as a source of affordable and secure housing.”

 Amendment 2:

• Change the 8-year tax exemption program in SMC 3.85.060(A)(2) to require at least twenty (20) dwelling units of multifamily housing to be eligible for the 8-year exemption but retain the allowance for a minimum of four (4) dwelling units of multifamily housing for the 12-year tax exemption program in SMC 3.85.060(B).

For general information about the Envision SeaTac 2044 project click here.

Final Draft

The Envision SeaTac 2044 Final Draft proposals include the Planning Commission's recommended Final Review Draft proposals (completed in November 2024) and revisions related to the following:

• Corrections of errors and omissions and language clarifications
• Changes that address comments received from various public agency reviews of the proposals conducted to ensure consistency between City and regional guidance.

• Summary of Changes in Final Draft Documents: The Errata Sheet linked below identifies changes made to the Final Draft (December 2024) proposals to address incorrect or incomplete information that was included within the Final Review Draft (November 2024) documents and to address public agency comments: Final Draft Errata Sheet.

Scroll down to access links to the Envision SeaTac 2044 Final Draft documents:

• Draft Comprehensive Plan (including proposed updates to existing chapters, two new chapters, and the draft Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map).
• Draft Transportation Master Plan (includes TMP and appendices).
• Proposed Code Amendments (includes proposed code amendments that support Envision SeaTac 2044 Comprehensive Plan policy updates - updates to the Multi-Family Tax Exemption Program included - and permit processing code amendments).
• Proposed Zoning Map (including proposed changes to zones and the zoning of parcels intended to implement the Comprehensive Plan’s updated growth strategy).

Final Draft Documents

Comprehensive Plan

Ch 1. Introduction, City Vision, and Planning Framework
Introduction, City Vision, and Planning Framework Goals and Policies 
Introduction, City Vision, and Planning Framework Background Report

Ch. 2: Land Use Element 
Land Use Goals, Policies and Implementation Strategies (includes draft Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map)
Land Use Background Report

Ch. 3: Urban Center Element
Urban Center Goals, Policies and Implementation Strategies
Urban Center Background Report
- Urban Center Background Report Appendix

Ch. 4: Neighborhoods Element 
Neighborhoods Goals, Policies and Implementation Strategies
Neighborhoods Background Report

Ch. 5: Housing & Human Services Element 
Housing and Human Services Goals, Policies and Implementation Strategies
Housing & Human Services Background Report
- Housing & Human Services Background Report Appendices (including Land Capacity Analysis Methodology and Findings Report)

Ch. 6: Economic Vitality Element
Economic Vitality Goals, Policies and Implementation Strategies
Economic Vitality Background Report

Ch. 7: Transportation Element 
Transportation Goals, Policies and Implementation Strategies
Transportation Master Plan (serves as background report)
- TMP Appendices

Ch. 8: Parks, Recreation and Open Space Element
Parks, Recreation and Open Space Goals, Policies and Implementation Strategies
(Parks, Recreation and Open Space Background Report is not being updated at this time)

Ch. 9: Environment Element 
Environment Element Environment Goals, Policies and Implementation Strategies (includes Shoreline Policies)
Environment Background Report

Ch. 10: Utilities Element
Utilities Goals, Policies and Implementation Strategies
Utilities Background Report

Ch. 11: Capital Facilities Element
Capital Facilities Goals, Policies and Implementation Strategies
Capital Facilities Background Report

Proposed Code Amendments

 Chapter 15.100-120 SMC: Zoning Code Authority and Purpose, Definitions, Land Use Actions and Procedures, Nonconformance
• Chapters 15.200 and 205 SMC: Zone Descriptions, General Land Use Chart
• Chapters 15.300-315 SMC: Overlay Districts with use charts; Overlay Zones
• Chapters 15.400-480 SMC: Standards Charts, Landscaping, Fences, Density, Development and Height Incentives, EV Infrastructure, Parking, Subsidiary Uses, Wireless
• Chapters 15.500-515 SMC: Design Standards
• Chapter 3.85 SMC: Multi-Family Tax Exemption Program (MFTE) amendments
• Title 11: Right-of-Way Use Code, Impact Fees, Concurrency
• Title 13: Clearing and Grading, Off-site and On-site Improvements
• Title 14: Subdivisions
• Title 16A: Permit processing amendments
• Miscellaneous code amendments: Hearing Examiner, Emergency Management, Sign Code, Reference Clean-up

Proposed Zoning Map
Proposed Zoning Map