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Federal Way committee forwards privately initiated 320th‑Street comp‑plan amendment for study after mixed public comment
Summary
The committee voted to send a privately initiated map amendment for a 16‑acre site at S 320th St and 1st Ave S to the Feb. 17 council meeting for docketing and further study after staff said the proposal could be consistent with the city’s comprehensive‑plan vision and residents raised concerns about traffic, wetlands and gentrification.
Acting Chair Susan Honda and the Land Use & Transportation Committee voted Feb. 2 to forward a privately initiated comprehensive‑plan map amendment for a 16‑acre parcel at South 320th Street and 1st Avenue South to the full City Council for docketing and further analysis.
Senior Planner Evan Lewis told the committee the applicant, DHI Communities, seeks to change the site’s comprehensive‑plan designation from commercial to Residential 2—an implementing zone that typically allows townhomes, duplexes and low‑ to mid‑rise multifamily up to 35 feet in height (and 30 feet within 100 feet of single‑family). Lewis said the docketing step is a “filtering” decision: if the council dockets the proposal it will move to full staff evaluation, traffic review, a SEPA…
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