City Council review
The City Council has now set a schedule to evaluate the Home In Tacoma Project recommendations package and set July 13, 2021 as the Public Hearing.
Here's how to learn more and comment on the proposals:
Information Meetings
Tuesday, July 6 at 5:30 PM on Zoom
TOPIC: Overview and focus on proposed Low-scale Residential
Thursday, July 8 at 5:30 PM on Zoom
TOPIC: Overview and focus on proposed Mid-scale Residential
City Council Public Hearing
Provide comments to the City Council on the Home In Tacoma Project Proposals by testifying at their Tuesday, July 13, 2021 Public Hearing. The hearing will start no earlier than 5:15 PM, upon completion of regular agenda items.
- Link to join: http://www.zoom.us/j/84834233126
- Meeting ID: 848 3423 3126
- Passcode 349099 (sign up to speak by clicking the “Raise Hand” button)
- Phone: (253) 215-8782 (sign up to speak by pressing *9 on your phone
Provide written comments to cityclerk@cityoftacoma.org or by mail to 733 Market Street, Room 11, Tacoma WA 98402 by 4 PM on Tuesday, July 13, 2021.
Planning Commission Recommendation to City Council
On May 19, 2021, the Planning Commission finalized their Home In Tacoma Project recommendations, as directed by the City Council. The recommendations would change Tacoma housing growth strategy to support more housing supply, choice and affordability. If this housing growth vision is adopted by the City Council, the City would begin a community dialogue on how to implement the vision through zoning, standards and other actions.
Recommendations Package
To review the planning and engagement process, see the Planning Commission button below.
SEPA Review
On June 15, 2021 the City SEPA Official issued a revised environmental determination regarding the Home In Tacoma Project recommendations. The revised Mitigated Determination of Environmental Nonsignificance (MDNS) reflects changes that the Planning Commission made to their preliminary recommendations to address issues from the public hearing process, including strengthened policy commitments to address potential growth impacts. The revised MDNS includes several new required mitigation actions associated with the implementation phase of this project.
Next Steps
At their June 8, 2021 study session, the City Council set a tentative review schedule and process for their consideration of the Home In Tacoma Project recommendations, including the following key dates (subject to change):
- June to July 2021: Notification and engagement
- July 6 and 8, 2021: Information Meetings
- July 13, 2021: City Council Public Hearing
- July 20, 2021: City Council Committee of the Whole
- July to September, 2021: City Council committee review (Infrastructure, Planning and Sustainability Committee, Committee of the Whole)
- Fall 2021: City Council action