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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • NORTH ISSUE #15 – Zoning Amendment from Light Manufacturing to Single Family

    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.
    TagsAirport Open Use Zoning, Highline Community Plan
  • Policy Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda

    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.
    CategoriesMeetings TagsAdvisory Committees, Airport Open Use Zoning, Aviation Committees, Sea-Tac Airport
  • 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
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