Department of Community Development South Lake Union Planning Records

Department of Community Development South Lake Union Planning Records, 1970-1989

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Department of Community Development
Title: Department of Community Development South Lake Union Planning Records
Dates: 1970-1989 (inclusive)
19701989
Quantity: 2.8 cubic feet, (7 boxes)
Collection Number: 1612-10
Summary: Material documenting the planning of the South Lake Union area, including park, street, and business development.
Repository: Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov
Access Restrictions: Records are open to the public.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Department of Community Development administered the City's comprehensive plan and provided direction and support for the City's physical and economic development through community planning. DCD was established in 1969 and assumed the responsibilities of the City Planning Commission and the Urban Renewal Program. In 1972, the Office of Economic Development was created in the Department to provide information to businesses that were expanding or relocating in Seattle. DCD was the lead agency for implementing various types of grant funded projects, such as Neighborhood Improvement Program, Targeted Neighborhood Assistance Program, and Neighborhood Development Program. DCD was abolished in 1992 and its programs were relocated in the Department of Neighborhoods, Department of Housing and Human Services, Planning Department, and other agencies. DCD records include material from the City Planning Commission, Zoning Commission, Metropolitan Arts Commission, Board of Adjustment, and Urban Renewal Program.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Correspondence, memoranda, plans, reports, meeting minutes, agendas, drawings, photos, and other material relating to the development of the South Lake Union Area. The files were kept by the Department of Community Development and document the planning of the development of the South Lake Union area, including park, street, and business development. Particular projects include the development of the bio-tech industry (Zymogenetics and Fred Hutchinson), as well as the South Lake Union Park and Mercer corridor street and traffic improvements.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Title of image, date. Item number.] South Lake Union Planning Records, Record Series 1612-10. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

[Item and date], South Lake Union Planning Records, Record Series 1612-10. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Separated Materials

Publications were pulled from the collection and are cataloged separately in the Published Documents Index.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

1612-10: South Lake Union Planning Records, 1970-1989Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/1	Bio-Tech, High-Tech, Zymogenetics - Zoning	1986-1987
1/2	Background Materials	1972-1981
1/3	Background Materials	-
1/4	Citizen Comments	1985
1/5	Citizen Participation - Public Hearing, Cascade Business Group, Citizens' Advisory Committee	1985-1986
1/6	Department of Community Development Reports - Background	1980-1981
1/7	Council / Urban Redevelopment Committee Reviews	1986
1/8	Council / Urban Redevelopment Committee Reviews	1986
1/9	Correspondence	1985
1/10	Correspondence	1986
1/11	Correspondence - Seattle Times	1985-1986
1/12	Correspondence - Interdepartmental	1985
1/13	Correspondence - Don Meyers Architect	1985
2/1	Correspondence - Public Agencies	1985-1986
2/2	Correspondence - City Council	1985
2/3	Correspondence - Regarding Land Use and Transportation (LUT) Study	1985
2/4	Correspondence - General	1981
2/5	Correspondence - South Lake Union Planning	1980-1981
2/6	Development Scenarios	1985
2/7	Drawings - Mercer / Republican, Mercer / Roy	-
2/8	Employment Related Studies	1981
2/9	Economic Development	1985
2/10	Engineering - Scope of Work	1985
2/11	Evergreen Florist Property	1985
2/12	Fisher Properties	1986
3/1	Fred Hutchinson	1987
3/2	Implementation Tools	-
3/3	"Lake Union 72" - Report / Background	1972
3/4	Land Use Transportation Study Resource Group	1984
3/5	Land Use Transportation Study - Scope / Process / Committee Meetings, Agendas, Minutes	1984-1985
3/6	Land Use Resolutions	1987
3/7	Land Use Resolutions	1986
3/8	Land Use Development - Options for Mercer Valley Properties	1986
3/9	Lake Union Trails	1988
3/10	Legislative Background / Property Appraisal	1970
3/11	Legislative Background / Ordinance / Resolutions	-
3/12	Legislative Background / Parcel Descriptions	1970
3/13	Mayor's Recommendations - Original	1985
3/14	Mercer Corridor Land Use Plan	1983
3/15	Mercer Corridor Transportation Study	1984
4/1	Mercer Corridor Planning	1972-1973
4/2	Mercer Corridor Staff Recommendations	1987
4/3	Mercer Corridor Staff Correspondence, Working Papers	1984
4/4	Mercer Corridor Study and Correspondence	1983-1984
4/5	Mercer Corridor Summary	1984
4/6	Metro North Base Bus Barn / Seattle Center	1984
4/7	Metro North Base Bus Barn Study	1986
4/8	Metro North Base Bus Barn / Seattle Center	1981-1982
4/9	Mayor's Recommendations - Briefing Materials	1985-1986
4/10	Miscellaneous - Meetings, Reports, Correspondence	1985
5/1	Market and Feasibility Studies - Background Reports	1984-1985
5/2	Miscellaneous Planning	1985
5/3	Navy / Naval Reserve Site	1987
5/4	Navy / Naval Reserve Site	1986-1987
5/5	Navy / Naval Reserve Site	1987
5/6	New Clippings	1989
5/7	New Clippings	1984
5/8	New Clippings	-
5/9	Northwest Seaport	1984-1986
5/10	Park at South Lake Union - Planning	1986
5/11	Park at South Lake Union - Planning	1987-1988
5/12	Park at South Lake Union - Planning	1986
6/1	Park at South Lake Union - Resolutions (27462)	1986
6/2	Public Meetings - Notes	1985
6/3	Public Presentations	1985
6/4	Public Comments	1985
6/5	South Lake Union Resolutions	1986
6/6	Scope for South Lake Union Plan	-
6/7	Scope of Work, Physical Development, Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)	1989
6/8	Street Vacation Issues	1985-1987
6/9	Staff Recommendations - Draft Land Use and Transportation Plan	1985
6/10	Special Review District	1973
6/11	Surface Transportation Concept Study	1988
6/12	Shoreline Revisions	1985
7/1	Transportation Plan	1987-1988
7/2	Transportation Study	1986
7/3	Transportation Study - Includes Drawings	1987
7/4	Transportation Concept Plan	1987
7/5	Transportation Resolution (27461)	-
7/6	Westlake Avenue Study	1973
7/7	Working Papers, Notes	1983
7/8	Zoning - Neighborhood Commercial Areas (NCA)	1985-1986
7/9	Zoning - Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), SEPA	1984
7/10	Zoning Assistance - Genetic Systems	1985-1986
7/11	Zoning Recommendations	1986-1987
7/12	South Lake Union Area Photographs (Negatives and 1 Print)	-

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

City Planning--Urban Parks--Seattle (Wash.)
Construction--Streets--Seattle (Wash.)
South Lake Union Park (Seattle, Wash.)
United States Naval Reserve--Armories --Washington (State) -- Seattle.

Corporate Names

Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Community Development

Geographical Names

Cascade (Seattle Wash.)
Seattle (Wash.)
South Lake Union (Seattle Wash.)

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