A March 1980 memo from King County's Planning Division manager Karen Rahm notifies recipients about the Proposed Highline Communities Plan Area Zoning, a zoning framework designed to implement the land use guidelines of the 1977 Highline Communities Plan. The memo states that a supplemental draft Environmental Impact Statement was being prepared and would be published in Spring 1980, after which the zoning proposal would be sent to the County Council for adoption. Handwritten notes on the reverse reference page 56, suggesting a potential rezoning from SR to ML (Medium Light industrial) with consideration of buffer zones around ML areas.Open full document
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Letter dated March 4, 1980 from Karen Rahm, Manager of the King County Planning Division, to recipients of the Highline Community Plan Proposed Area Zoning. Transmits a copy of the Proposed Highline Area Zoning, designed to implement the land use portion of the Highline Communities Plan adopted in 1977. Notes that a supplemental draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is being prepared on the Area Zoning and will be transmitted to the King County Council for adoption after Spring publication. Contacts listed: Ted Tarantino and Vaughan Norris at 344-7600. Reverse side contains handwritten notes referencing pg. 56, SR, ML, AOO, and buffer zones.