Planning commission sides with staff recommendation to deny private comp‑plan docket request for Canyon Park parcel

City staff recommended the Planning Commission deny a site‑specific request to amend the comprehensive plan designation for a Canyon Park parcel so it could be redeveloped for multifamily housing; at the Feb. 5 meeting the Planning Commission did not approve the applicant’s proposal and the matter will be forwarded to City Council with the commission aligned with staff’s recommendation.

The applicant, represented during public comment by Josh Bridal of City Office REIT, asked the city to docket a site‑specific comprehensive plan amendment for a roughly 10‑acre site the company owns (applicant cited "2300" as the property identifier in materials provided to staff and the commission). Bridal said the site is now occupied and leased to Seattle Genetics (Seagen), which Pfizer acquired December 2023. Bridal told the commission that the acquisition and regional office market vulnerabilities make it prudent to add an option for future multifamily housing at the site so the city could allow rapid conversion to housing in the event…