TagCity of Normandy Park(21)

The Normandy Park City Council held a regular meeting on August 12, 2025, covering routine consent items such as an interlocal jail services agreement and past meeting minutes, as well as new business including stormwater planning, property demolition, transportation grant applications, and ordinance updates on business licenses, utility regulations, and motorized scooters. The council also considered a proclamation on homelessness policy and accepted a City Hall building evaluation report. The meeting concluded with an executive session to discuss legal risks with counsel.

Four cities near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport — Burien, Normandy Park, SeaTac, and Des Moines — submitted formal comments in December 2024 objecting to the airport's Sustainable Airport Master Plan Environmental Assessment. The cities warn that planned growth will increase annual flight operations by nearly 20% by 2032, expanding the noise impact zone and exposing an estimated 22,000 residents to significant aircraft noise, up from about 14,000 in 2022. They call on the Port of Seattle to extend public review periods, improve its sound insulation program, and take proactive steps to protect the low-income and minority communities most burdened by airport noise.

The Normandy Park City Council's December 10, 2024 agenda includes renewal of a lapsed Interlocal Agreement (ILA) among four cities — Normandy Park, Des Moines, Burien, and SeaTac — formed to coordinate review of the Port of Seattle's Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) and its environmental impacts. The renewed agreement removes a fixed expiration date, instead allowing the partnership to continue until the SAMP environmental review process is fully complete. Normandy Park contributes 5.6% of shared costs and has participated in the collaborative effort since the ILA's original adoption in March 2018.

In a November 2024 email exchange, Normandy Park Mayor Eric Zimmerman acknowledges frustration with the Sea-Tac Airport Master Plan (SAMP) process, explaining that the Port of Seattle Commission holds the real power over airport growth but that pro-growth cities like Seattle and Bellevue dominate that political landscape. He cautions against taking an activist stance toward the Port, warning that doing so could jeopardize the city's participation in the StART engagement process and cost Normandy Park hard-won mitigation benefits, such as an overnight runway use agreement that shifted late-night landings away from the third runway. The email was prompted by a journalist named Stuart Jenner, who reported writing a story about SAMP meetings held on November 13 and 14, 2024.

The Normandy Park 2044 Comprehensive Plan is a long-range planning document for the city of Normandy Park, Washington, last updated in 2024 via Ordinance No. 1066. It covers eight key elements including land use, housing, transportation, capital facilities, parks and recreation, environment, and economic development. While it guides the city's growth and policy through 2044, it does not specifically address Sea-Tac Airport noise impacts.