Permitting Level of Service and Public Notice Code Amendment
City Council Public Hearing - December 3, 2024
City Council will hold a City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 to solicit feedback on the Permitting Level of Service and Public Notice Code Amendments package. The hearing will begin upon completion of the regular agenda items, no earlier than 5:15 PM. The meeting will be conducted in a hybrid format with in-person and virtual options to attend.
To attend public hearing:
- In person: 747 Market Street, Tacoma, WA 98402, Council Chambers
- By Phone: Dial 253-215-8782 Meeting ID: 848 3423 3126
- Virtual: www.zoom.us/j/84834233126 Passcode: 349099
To provide written comment:
- Email: cityclerk@cityoftacoma.org
- Physical Mail: 733 Market Street, Room 11, Tacoma, WA 98402
- Written comments must be received by email or mail by 5 PM on December 2, 2024.
For more information on the proposed amendments, visit:
Permitting Level of Service and Public Notice Code Amendment - Planning Commission Recommendations Packet
City Council Review
The City Council is scheduled to begin their review of the Permitting Level of Service and Public Notice Code Amendment in December 2024.
Planning Commission Review and Public Hearing
The Planning Commission conducted review of the Permitting Level of Service and Public Notice Code Amendment that is under consideration in response to mandates from the State of Washington regarding land use permit level of service and public notice. The Commission has issued recommendations for City Council's review.
1. 2023 Amendment - Process Completed in August 2023
The City Council adopted the 2023 Amendment package on August 15, 2023, based largely on (and with some modifications to) the Planning Commission's recommendations. For more information, please visit 2023 Amendment.
2. 2022 Amendment - Process Completed in June 2022
The City Council adopted the 2022 Amendment package on June 28, 2022, based largely on (and with some modifications to) the Planning Commission's recommendations. For more information, please visit 2022 Amendment.
3. 2020 Amendment - Process Completed in December 2020
The City Council adopted the 2020 Amendment package on December 8, 2020, based largely on (and with some modifications to) the Planning Commission's recommendations. For more information, please visit 2020 Amendment.
What is a Plan or Code Amendment?
A Plan or Code Amendment is the process through which the City considers changes, additions, and updates to the One Tacoma Comprehensive Plan, and Land Use Regulatory Code. Periodic review and evaluation are important in order to ensure that the One Tacoma Plan and the implementing regulations maintain their effectiveness. The intent of the amendment process is to review all of these changes simultaneously, where appropriate, so that the cumulative effects can be considered.
The City is currently utilizing a two-year cycle for Comprehensive Plan amendments, with City-initiated amendments generally processed in odd-year adoption cycles and private-initiated amendments processed in even-year (e.g., 2022 Amendment) adoption cycles.
The current consideration for accepting private applications for the 2023 Amendment (instead of 2024 Amendment) is, however, an exception.
Code amendments or area-wide rezone applications that do not require a Plan change may be applied for and processed at any time, depending on staffing resources and Planning Commission capacity.