Planning Agency
Powers and Duties The Planning Agency reviews and comments on the City's Comprehensive Plan, makes recommendations on zoning changes (rezones), and reviews subdivision plats.
Members, appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council, serve without compensation for a 4-year term.
Membership
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Position # |
Name |
First Appointed |
Current Term Expires |
Term # (Full Term) |
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1 |
Shannon Hoel, Chair |
2009 |
12/31/2012 |
1st |
|
2 |
Cass Prindle, Vice-Chair |
2009 |
12/31/2014 |
2nd |
|
3 |
Mel McDonald |
2011 |
12/31/2012 |
1st |
|
4 |
William Hopp |
2011 |
12/31/2014 |
1st |
|
5 |
Shelley Murray |
2011 |
12/31/2012 |
1st |
|
6 |
Christine Hall |
2011 |
12/31/2014 |
1st |
|
7 |
Scott Evans |
2011 |
12/31/2012 |
1st |
Messages may be left for all Planning Agency Members at (206) 870-7576 (Planning and Building). You can also email them directly - planning_agency@desmoineswa.gov.
Special Accommodations The City provides special accommodations such as hearing devices, wheelchair space, and large print material for City meetings. Anyone needing special assistance please contact the City Clerk’s office at (206) 870-6519.
Current Activities Last fall, the City Council tasked the Planning Agency to work with City planning staff to review design guidelines for the Downtown Neighborhood. The goal is to fashion a document that blends a sense of public vision with concrete and easily understood guidelines for designers and developers as they evaluate, plan, and implement development projects in the downtown waterfront core. This document is but one part of an overall revitalization strategy for the Downtown, but it is an important one since it will affect the pattern and the "look and feel" of the new environment we shall see and experience in the future.
This effort builds upon several years of discussion within the Council and represents its efforts to bring the widest possible array of stakeholders into the process. As part of the guideline review, several public outreach gatherings will be scheduled by the Agency in the near future. In the meantime, the Agency has set up an email account planning_agency@desmoineswa.gov, and public comments are encouraged.
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