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Planning Commission forwards Wilburton land‑use package to May 1 public hearing after debate over medical‑office designation
Summary
After hours of public comment and staff presentations, the commission voted to send the Wilburton future‑land‑use map and related policies to a May 1 public hearing, asking staff to replace a proposed 'high‑rise medical office' label in a key parcel with 'high‑rise mixed use' for the public packet and to provide additional analysis on alternatives and shadowing.
The Bellevue Planning Commission voted April 3 to forward the staff‑recommended Wilburton future land use map and accompanying policy changes to a public hearing on May 1, after a lengthy public‑comment period and commissioners’ debate about whether to reserve a downtown‑adjacent parcel for high‑rise medical and life‑science uses.
Staff had presented the map and supporting analyses, including walk‑sheds, shadow modeling and a rationale for a limited “high‑rise medical office” designation. Corbin Hart, the city’s business development manager, told commissioners the office‑type recommendation was informed by a private‑sector demand projection: “we project about 1,100,000 square feet of medical office demand” as Bellevue’s population and employment grow, and staff argued that some medical and life‑science uses…
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