TagAirport Open Use Zoning(8)

A letter to the editor of Highline Times discussing the Port of Seattle’s acquisition of land north of Sea-Tac Airport for safety purposes and defending FAA density guidelines for the proposed North SeaTac Park. The author argues that the land was purchased to remove residents from an environmentally unacceptable area and should be restricted to

Zoning amendment document for Highline area properties regarding Airport Open Use designation. Details proposed changes from existing single-family and multi-family zoning classifications to AOU and RS7200 potential AOU, with specific amendments to Area Zoning pages 55, 57, 81, and 83.

A zoning amendment document for North Issue #15 regarding a property on page 83 of the Highline Communities Land Use Plan. The document proposes changing the zoning designation from Light Manufacturing (ML) to Single Family Residential (SR), with density of 1 unit per acre.

Meeting agenda for Policy Advisory Committee meeting on May 28, 1980 at Sea-Tac Mezzanine. Nine agenda items include long-term use of Sunset Junior High, Sea-Tac Plan Update, aircraft noise, zoning issues, beautification programs, and aviation patterns.

A zoning reclassification request by the Port of Seattle for property south of So. 164th St. in the Highline area. The document shows recommendations for three parcels: Parcel A to be rezoned to RM-900-P, Parcel B to be reclassified from RS-7200 to AOU-P with restrictions on commercial/industrial development, and Parcel C to be reclassified from

This is a 1977 agenda memo from Don Shay, Chairman, calling a Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting at Sea-Tac Airport on March 31, 1977. The meeting covered key airport development and community impact topics, including an Aircraft Noise Monitoring System, Acoustic Insulation Program, Relocation and Acquisition Program, and various facility developments such as a Fire Station, Air Cargo, and Postal Facility. Additional agenda items included the Weyerhaeuser Corporate Aviation Facility, Westside Landscaping, the Airport Open Use Zone, the Highline Community Plan, and an ATV Proposal, reflecting the joint planning efforts of the Port of Seattle and King County.

Ordinance 77-106, introduced in March 1977, established the Airport Open Use (AOU) zoning classification for areas around major airports like Sea-Tac, allowing compatible economic activities such as agriculture, public parks, commercial recreation, and public utility facilities while protecting neighboring residential areas. The ordinance sets strict conditions on signage, building setbacks, landscaping buffers, and livestock density to minimize conflicts with adjacent residential zones. Uses like golf courses, outdoor storage, and cemeteries require conditional use permits when the property borders residential (R or S) zones.