City Council Review
On July 13, 2021, the City Council held a public hearing on the Planning Commission's Home In Tacoma Project recommendations (see below). A total of 93 people made oral comments and 438 submitted written comments. A video of the public hearing is posted at City of Tacoma - Calendar (legistar.com).
On July 20, 2021, the City Council Committee of the Whole referred the Commission's recommendations to the City Council Infrastructure, Planning and Sustainability Committee (IPS) for further discussion. The IPS Committee and Committee of the Whole are scheduled to meet on the following dates (proposed topics are described in the IPS Committee's September 8, 2021 packet):
- September 8, 2021: IPS Committee
- September 22, 2021: IPS Committee
- October 5, 2021: Committee of the Whole - update on IPS Committee progress
- October 13, 2021: IPS Committee
- October 27, 2021: IPS Committee
- November 9, 2021: Committee of the Whole - presentation of IPS Committee recommendations
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What's the Home In Tacoma Project?
Home In Tacoma Project Intro Video
Information Meetings
TOPIC: Overview and focus on proposed Low-scale Residential
Info Meeting 07-06-21 Full text of Q & A
TOPIC: Overview and focus on proposed Mid-scale Residential
Home In Tacoma Info Meeting 07-08-21 Presentation
Info Meeting 07-08-21 Full text of Q & A
Planning Commission Recommendations
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