A Note about COVID-19
Due to COVID-19 related impacts, a number of employees are in furlough or temporary layoff status. For help reaching a specific City employee, dial 311 from within Tacoma city limits or (253) 591-5000 from anywhere else. However, if you have specific questions about during this period, please reach out to the Planning Division Manager, Brian Boudet, at bboudet@cityoftacoma.org.
Our Mission
We are urban planning and design professionals who work with the community to develop the vision and implementation strategies that guide growth and development so that it enhances the quality of life for present and future generations.
Posted below are some documents reflecting our recent community engagement efforts:
Current Initiatives and Projects
Our goal is to guide community growth and development in a manner that protects environmental resources, enhances quality of life, promotes distinctive neighborhoods and a vibrant downtown, and involves citizens in the decisions that affect them.
Read more: Current Initiatives and Projects
One Tacoma Plan
One Tacoma is the City's Comprehensive Plan--it guides our community's development over the long term and describes how our community's vision for the future is to be achieved. In short, it is a blueprint for the future character of our city.
Read more: One Tacoma: Comprehensive Plan
Regional Growth Centers
The City's two designated Regional Growth Centers are Downtown Tacoma, including Hilltop and the Stadium District, and the Tacoma Mall Neighborhood. The City has conducted extensive subarea plans for the Downtown and are currently undertaking a similar planning process for the Tacoma Mall Neighborhood.
Read more: Downtown Tacoma - Regional Growth Center
Read more: Tacoma Mall Neighborhood Subarea Plan
Mixed-Use Centers
The City's designated Mixed-Use Centers are expected to accommodate a significant share of the city's overall growth in a way that anchors compact, complete and connected neighborhoods throughout Tacoma.
Read more: Mixed-Use Centers
Plan and Code Amendments
Any citizen, business owner, or other interested party may apply for amendments to the City's Comprehensive Plan or Municipal Code. The application period for the 2020 Amendment will open January 1, 2019. Click the link below to learn more.
Read more: Plan and Code Amendments
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission is a citizens group established by City Charter Section 3.8 to advise the City Council on a broad range of planning issues to ensure that all plans, goals, policies, and development regulations are promoting orderly and coordinated growth and development within the city.
Read more: Planning Commission