TagSea-Tac Communities Plan(172)

In the absence of such guidance, what may be termed a "let them sue" approach was essentially followed by the Port during the period from 1957 to 1972.

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.

This document outlines planning ideas from an Airport Planning Task Force focused on Sea-Tac Airport, covering goals such as increased citizen participation in airport decision-making, greater public access to Port of Seattle information, and more community use of terminal facilities. It also addresses proposed airport development concepts, including cargo tunnels linking the east and west sides of the airport, pedestrian access improvements, a public aircraft-viewing park, and guidance on where freight and cargo facilities should be located. The task force emphasized collaboration between the Port of Seattle, government agencies, and local communities throughout the planning process.

A July 9, 1976 internal memo from Ed Parks to holders of the 'Redbook' (Final Sea-Tac Communities Plan), a joint planning effort by the Port of Seattle and King County. The memo instructs recipients to insert enclosed additions and corrections into their copies of the plan, specifying which pages in sections 6.2 through 7.0 should be deleted and replaced. Chapter 7 was included in the packet, and recipients were directed to call 587-4630 for further information.