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Council pauses Bellevue College transfer‑of‑development‑rights decision, sends DA extension to September Committee of the Whole
Summary
Council members debated whether to extend a WSDOT TDR development agreement for Bellevue College’s Issaquah Highlands parcel; after lengthy discussion the council agreed to refer the item for more information and public discussion at a Committee of the Whole meeting in September.
The Issaquah City Council on July 21 declined to approve a proposed two‑year extension to the WSDOT transfer‑of‑development‑rights (TDR) development agreement for a Bellevue College parcel in the Issaquah Highlands and instead agreed to send the matter to the Committee of the Whole for further study and public discussion.
Community Planning & Development Director Minnie Dhaliwal explained that the 2011 development agreement (DA), adopted as part of a larger WSDOT TDR agreement, currently allows institutional uses through 2044 and includes an option tied to the DA that could permit residential development on the 19‑acre Bellevue College parcel (Parcel 4), subject to the DA’s density and other terms. Bellevue College requested a two‑year extension so it could research options, solicit community input…
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