The Civic Center was only a small part of Bogue's plan. His two-volume report included an elaborate and well thought out transportation system, including rapid transit; a plan for the Seattle coastline; and a proposal for an expansion of the parks and boulevards, including a recommendation to set aside Mercer Island as an "island park - a people's playground, worthy of the city of millions which will someday surround Lake Washington.
Bogue's plan was heavily influenced by the City Beautiful Movement and the scientific rationalism of the Progressive Era. The concept behind his plan was that disciplined, rational planning could ameliorate city problems and foster cooperation between the public and private sectors as well as between the various levels of government.
The plan was the subject of much political debate within the City; when the plan went up for a vote in March it was defeated almost two to one. The Courthouse issue passed two to one. The Municipal Plans Commission disbanded when its report was completed in September In , the City Zoning Commission was established by ordinance. Consisting of six citizens, the City Engineer, Superintendent of Buildings and the Park Commissioner, the first meeting was held on March 20, Louis spent three days with the Commission.
By June , proposed zoning ordinances were presented in public meetings. After more than 80 meetings, the zoning ordinance was presented to City Council in early , becoming law in June The Zoning Commission continued to advise the Council in proposed zoning amendments to the maps and adjustments to the text. In , the Zoning Commission was dismissed, and a Planning Commission formed. In the Commission annual report for , they stated "one primary need continually obtrudes itself into the vision of accomplishment, viz.
The Commission acted as a consulting body advising the Council on street proposals and other projects as well as recommending civic improvements. Business zoning was recommended, as well as widened thoroughfares, as a way to justify special assessments.
By , however, the Planning Commission was abolished. Critics felt at 29 members, the Commission was too large, and that it encouraged special interests. The new Commission focused on the zoning ordinance, and planned for a major street plan, and evaluating population trends.
In , Harlan Bartholomew was brought in as consultant again, this time to look at a Public Buildings area. Through , the Planning Commission focused primarily on zoning issues. As the limitations of the zoning ordinance became clear, more emphasis was placed on comprehensive planning.
John Spaeth was hired as the city's first Director of Planning in and Ladislas Segoe of Cincinnati was brought in to lead the work in developing an overall comprehensive plan. In , Seattle adopted it first Comprehensive Plan "in principle" with Resolution , which was modified in by Resolution , based on the work of the Planning Commission. It focused primarily on transportation, specifically the automobile, and protecting single-family homes.
The Plan addressed "the most appropriate use of land, lessening traffic congestion and accidents, making provision for adequate light and air, avoiding undue concentration of population, promoting a coordinated development of vacant areas, encouraging the formation of neighborhood and community units, and the conservation and restoration of natural resources. Various amendments were made to the Comprehensive Plan until when the City started relying instead on land use policies.
The last major revision was made in Partly due to a shift away from the urban design approaches of the City Beautiful movement and toward a focus on policy planning, the City stopped issuing their own comprehensive plan in , relying instead on land use policies. Those policies drove a significant review of the City's land use regulations, resulting in the adoption of new zoning policies, including regulations that supported mixed-use development through the s.
Regionally, the goal was to protect forested areas and create density policies in urban areas based on neighborhood plans. A required piece of the comprehensive Plan was a future land use map designating land use. Our Comprehensive Plan helps protect our environment, quality of life, and economic development. Watch our Comp Plan video, courtesy of the Seattle Channel.
You may view the complete Comprehensive Plan 74 MB or view the plan in sections:. Home Ongoing Initiatives. Comprehensive Plan. Since , Seattle's Comprehensive Plan has guided growth in Seattle with the goal of fostering a healthy and vibrant city for years to come.
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