Kenmore City Council was scheduled to vote on Comprehensive Plan update and zoning changes

What the records say

In materials published ahead of the Dec. 9, 2024, City Council meeting, the council was scheduled to consider adopting Ordinance No. 24-0623, which would make a periodic update to Kenmore's Comprehensive Plan ¹. The proposed update spans the plan's core elements, including Community Design, Downtown, Economic Development, Housing, Land Use, Natural Environment, and Surface Water, and it was joined by supporting studies such as an equity analysis and an engagement report ¹. It was presented by the Community Development Director and Principal Planner for adoption ¹. The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.

• The Dec. 9, 2024, City Council agenda included proposed Ordinance No. 24-0623 to adopt a periodic update to the Comprehensive Plan ¹.
• The proposed plan update covers elements including Community Design, Downtown, Economic Development, Housing, Land Use, Natural Environment, and Surface Water ¹.
• The agenda also included proposed Ordinance No. 24-0624 to amend Chapters 18.20 and 18.55 of the Kenmore Municipal Code and update the Official Zoning Map ¹.
• The plan update packet included supporting documents such as an equity analysis, engagement reports, and a land capacity analysis memorandum ¹.

Why it matters

The Comprehensive Plan guides how Kenmore grows, what housing gets built, and how land is used across the city, so a periodic update can change what residents see built in their neighborhoods over time.

What changed / what's next

• The Dec. 9, 2024, meeting agenda proposed adopting Ordinance No. 24-0623, a periodic update to the Comprehensive Plan ¹.
• The agenda proposed Ordinance No. 24-0624, which would amend zoning code chapters and the Official Zoning Map ¹.
• The available records do not establish whether the council adopted either ordinance at the Dec. 9, 2024, meeting ¹.