2025 Minor Code Amendments
Planning Commission Review
Potential minor amendments to the Tacoma Land Use Regulatory Code (Title 13) were presented to the Planning Commission on February 5, 2025. At this meeting, the Commission decided to release 12 amendments for public review and scheduled a public hearing on March 5, 2025.
Planning Commission Public Hearing – March 5, 2025
The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, to solicit feedback on the 2025 Minor Code Amendments (see link below).
Draft 2025 Minor Code Amendments (02-06-2025)
To attend the public hearing:
- In person: 747 Market Street, Tacoma, WA 98402, Council Chambers
- By Phone: Dial 253-215-8782
- Virtual: www.zoom.us/j/84416624153 Webinar ID - 844 1662 4153
To provide written comment:
- Email: cmetz@cityoftacoma.org
- Physical mail: 747 Market Street, Room 345, Tacoma, WA 98402
- Written comments received by email or mail by 5 pm on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, will be distributed to the Planning Commission before the public hearing and written comments will be accepted until Friday, March 7, 2025.
1. Permitting Level of Service and Public Notice Code Amendment - Process Completed in December 2024
The City Council adopted the Permitting Level of Service and Public Notice Code Amendment package on December 17, 2024, based largely on (and with some modifications to) the Planning Commission's recommendations. For more information, please visit Ordinance 29011.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.