Kenmore Sound

Development · Occurred · Outcome pending · Nov 25, 2024

Kenmore City Council scheduled a Nov. 25 public hearing on Comprehensive Plan and Housing Element amendments

The City Council's Nov. 25, 2024 agenda scheduled a public hearing on proposed Comprehensive Plan and Housing Element changes, including a Land Capacity Analysis and substantive Housing Element amendments 1.

What the records say

The agenda for the Nov. 25, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting lists a public hearing on proposed amendments to the city's Comprehensive Plan and Housing Element, presented by Community Development Director Debbie Bent and Principal Planner Todd Hall. The agenda item names two components: a Land Capacity Analysis and substantive changes to the Housing Element 1. Three attachments are listed for the item, each marked as added on 11/19: a Land Capacity Analysis memo (from 11/1), a draft Housing Element (clean and edit), and a list of proposed Housing Element amendments 1. The supplied packet contains the agenda itself but not the full text of those attachments, so the specific content of the proposed changes cannot be fully described from this record. The packet also does not establish what happened at the meeting.

  • The Kenmore City Council scheduled a public hearing on Comprehensive Plan and Housing Element amendments for its Nov. 25, 2024 regular meeting 1.
  • The agenda item names a Land Capacity Analysis and substantive changes to the Housing Element, presented by Community Development Director Debbie Bent and Principal Planner Todd Hall 1.
  • Three attachments are listed for the item, each marked as added on 11/19: a Land Capacity Analysis memo dated 11/1, a draft Housing Element, and proposed Housing Element amendments 1.
  • The supplied record is the agenda only; it does not include the full attachment contents or any outcome from the meeting 1.

Why it matters

Analysis: The Comprehensive Plan guides how Kenmore grows, and the Housing Element sets policies affecting housing supply, density, and affordability, so amendments to these documents can shape future zoning and the types of housing residents may see. The Nov. 25 hearing was the scheduled opportunity for residents to weigh in before any final council decision; this record does not show whether the hearing occurred or what action followed.

What changed / what's next

  • The agenda bill and three attachments for the Comprehensive Plan public hearing are marked as added on 11/19 in the meeting agenda 1.
  • The outcome of the Nov. 25, 2024 public hearing — and any council action on the amendments — is not established by the available record 1.
  • The specific contents of the Land Capacity Analysis and the proposed Housing Element amendments are not fully included in this packet; they would need to be sourced separately to report what the changes would actually do.
  • The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.