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  • 1980-10-22

    Letter from Oris Dunham Airport Open Use (AOU) Classification Status Update

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    Letter from Port of Seattle Policy Advisory Committee Chairman Oris Dunham to Virginia Dana providing status update on the Airport Open Use (AOU) classification in King County Zoning Ordinance. The letter explains the AOU classification’s purpose for economic development near airports and community concerns that led to a recommendation for deletion from the Highline Area
    CategoriesCorrespondence, History, Key Documents TagsAirport Open Use Zoning, Highline Community Plan, King County, Land Use, Port Of Seattle
  • 1980-01-01

    Highline Community Plan: Proposed Area Zoning

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    This January 1980 King County Division of Planning report proposes new zoning maps for the Highline community, located south of Seattle between I-5 and Puget Sound, to implement the Highline Communities Plan adopted in December 1977. The plan translates land use policies into specific zoning classifications covering topics such as mixed-use development, mobile home development, an Airport Open Use Zone, and landscaping guidelines. It applies only to unincorporated King County areas and was subject to public community meetings and hearings before adoption by the County Council.
    CategoriesHistory, Key Documents TagsAirport Open Use Zoning, HCP, Highline Community Plan, King County, Land Use
  • 1981-09-13

    Letter to Editor about North Sea-Tac Park Land Use Guidelines

    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
    CategoriesCorrespondence, History TagsAirport Open Use Zoning, Highline Community Plan, Highline Times, North Sea-Tac Park, Sunset Park, Virginia Dana
  • Highline communities land use plan north issue 15 zoning amendment 1981 pdf
    1981-01-27

    North Issue #15: Highline Communities Land Use Plan Map Zoning Amendment

    North Issue #15 zoning amendment for Highline Communities Land Use Plan Map, dated 1-27-81. Recommends reclassifying property from ML (Light Manufacturing) to SR (Single Family Residential) at 1 unit per acre. Area Zoning page 83 amendment adds SR zoning designation replacing ML. Includes panel-recommended amendment to pg. 82 and pg. 83 of the Area Zoning
    TagsAirport Open Use Zoning, Highline Community, Highline Community Plan, Land Use
  • 1981-01-27

    HCP North Issues #43, 36, 57, 81, 83 – Airport Open Use Zoning

    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.
    TagsAirport Open Use Zoning, Highline Communities Plan, Land Use, North Sea-Tac Park
  • 1981-01-27

    North Issue #15: Highline Communities Land Use Plan Map Zoning Amendment

    North Issue #15 addresses a zoning change proposal for a property in the Highline Communities area near Sea-Tac Airport. The property, currently zoned ML (Light Manufacturing), was the subject of a panel-recommended amendment dated January 27, 1981, proposing a reclassification to SR (Single Family Residential) at a density of one unit per acre. The recommended changes would update both the Highline Communities Land Use Plan Map and the Area Zoning pages to reflect the shift from industrial to single-family use.
    TagsAirport Open Use Zoning, Highline Community, Highline Community Plan, Land Use
  • 1980-05-28

    Policy Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda, May 28, 1980

    This is a Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting agenda memo from May 28, 1980, chaired by Oris W. Dunham Jr. and addressed to PAC members and interested citizens. The meeting, held at the Sea-Tac Airport Mezzanine, covered topics including aircraft noise, commuter and general aviation patterns, AOU zoning, and a beautification program along the airport buffer zone. Handwritten notes on the document suggest motions and discussions took place regarding PAC member voting privileges and flight path measurements.
    CategoriesMeetings TagsAdvisory Committees, Airport Open Use Zoning, Aviation Committees, Oris Dunham, PAC, Policy Advisory Committee, Sea-Tac Airport, Sea-Tac Communities Plan, Virginia Dana
  • Pac agenda 1980 05 28 sea tac policy advisory committee pdf
    1980-05-28

    Policy Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda, May 28, 1980

    Proposed agenda for the Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting on May 28, 1980 at 2:00 p.m., Sea-Tac Mezzanine, issued by PAC Chairman Oris W. Dunham Jr. Agenda items include: long-term use of Sunset Junior High, Sea-Tac Plan Update (Robert Nelson), Aircraft Noise (Arun Jhaveri), AOU Zoning (Virginia Dana), Beautification Program along Buffer (Virginia Dana), Lexington
    CategoriesMeetings TagsAdvisory Committees, Airport Open Use Zoning, Aviation Committees, Oris Dunham, PAC, Policy Advisory Committee, Sea-Tac Airport, Sea-Tac Communities Plan, Virginia Dana
  • 1979-02-01

    Highline Burien Issue #16 – Port of Seattle Zoning Request

    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
    TagsAirport Open Use Zoning, Land Use, North Sea-Tac Park
  • 1977-03-31

    PAC meeting agenda, 31 March 1977

    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.
    CategoriesMeetings TagsAirport Open Use Zoning, Highline Community Plan, Policy Advisory Committee, Port Of Seattle, Sea-Tac Communities Plan

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