The Seattle City Council’s Select Committee on the Comprehensive Plan helmed by District 3 representative Joy Hollingsworth will meet again Friday morning as it works this summer to finalize the update of the city’s 20-year growth plan including new “Middle Housing” laws that will expand zoning to allow a greater range of housing types in more parts of the city.

Friday’s session will include a discussion of issues that have emerged on growth strategy, land use elements, and the state’s new Middle Housing requirements as the committee works through compromises shaped after massive pushback from some of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the city.

Planners have revised and shrunken the borders of 9 out of 30 proposed , more densely-zoned Neighborhood Centers in the proposal.

Friday, the committee will hear updates on issues raised related to proposed expansion of key zoning areas in the plan, the locations of centers related to transit access, and concerns about environmentally critical areas. Specific issues around Subdivisions/Lot Splitting, “Setbacks, Amenity Areas, Trees,” design standards, streets, sidewalks, and vehicle access, and parking will also be on the schedule.

It’s a daunting list. CHS reported earlier this month as the council passed an interim bill designed to meet the state’s minimum requirements under its new “Middle Housing” laws just days before a legal deadline. Now the council must finalize the permanent, broader legislation including nailing down the major compromises and the details like the elements on Friday’s agenda.

A presentation for the planned Friday morning comprehensive plan committee meeting is below.

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