Home In Tacoma Open House- Upcoming event for the Home In Tacoma, Phase 2-This will be at Swasey branch of Tacoma Public Library, 7001 6th Ave, Wednesday, June 7 from 6-8 p.m.
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Home In Tacoma Survey- The City is asking for community input on how to create more housing types in our neighborhoods. Make your survey votes heard by the City to shape and guide Phase 2 of Home in Tacoma.
Answer their 20 questions with multiple choice answers at the city's website. In cases where you do not agree with one or more of the choices offered in the survey questions, please use the comment sections to express your opinions.
To get to the survey: Visit cityoftacoma.org/homeintacoma on your personal computer. Click on Home In Tacoma
Previous: From November 12, 2021 email to members!
Dear West Slope Neighbors,
Your Last Chance to comment on the proposed city-wide changes affecting our neighborhood is this Tuesday, November 16, 2021. Dramatic changes to the current land-use designations for residential areas are now under consideration by the City Council. We asked you to comment at the public hearing on July 13th. Many of you did speak up, and as a result changes were made to this proposal.
Briefly, areas now classified as Single Family residences (R-1), Duplexes (R-2), and Triplexes (R-3) would now be lumped into one land use designation called "Low-scale Residential," commonly called Low Density Housing. There would no longer be a Single Family Classification. “Mid-scale Residential", with maximum building heights limited between 3-4 stories, would replace multi-family low density classification.
This revised plan still has blocks along major corridor streets, like 6th Avenue, 12th Street, 19th street and Jackson Avenue to be classified as "Mid-scale Residential". If approved, that would allow diverse house types, potentially including at the upper end apartment buildings up to 4 stories high. In View Sensitive Districts, building heights are limited to 25 or 20 feet in a few areas.
A map is attached below this message. It shows the designations being proposed along various streets within our West Slope area. Please note the shading and explanatory legends on the map. Is that what you want in your neighborhood in the future? If you wish to see the entire City of Tacoma you can view it at www.cityoftacoma.org/homeintacoma then click on the Housing Growth Scenario Map(IPS Committee).
Information to consider:
The City Council, Planning Commission and staff have stated there is a housing crisis. Yet Planning staff reported during a recent IPS meeting that there is sufficient buildable land throughout the City to accommodate housing needs for the next 10 years. Tearing down existing structures to build larger scale apartments is unnecessary.
The proliferation of apartment houses that replace single family homes throughout the City will not meet the needs and desires of our residents who desire single family home ownership. Home in Tacoma will result in reduced inventory of single family homes driving the prices up even further. Home In Tacoma diminishes the dream of ownership and the opportunity to build equity.
Home In Tacoma would allow triplexes and townhomes throughout the west slope and up to 4 story complexes at 12th and 19th and Jackson and along Jackson from So 8th to SR 16 in violation of our covenants, which will require costly litigation to oppose in court, to repeatedly fend off developers trying to violate covenants.
Your voice can make a difference...be part of the solution!
Public comment on this ordinance will be taken at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 at the city council meeting. Speakers are asked to identify the specific legislation they wish to address.
Public Comment: please press the Raise Hand button near the bottom of your Zoom window or *9 on your phone. Your name or the last four digits of your phone number will be called out when it is your turn to speak. The City Council can be heard by dialing 253-215-8782 or log on at www.zoom.us/j/84834233126 entering the Meeting ID 848 3423 3126 and Passcode 349099, when prompted.
Written comments: please submit to cityclerk@cityoftacoma.org Tuesday, November 16th before 4:00 p.m. Comments will be compiled and sent to the City Council and posted on the City's webpage at cityoftacoma.org/writtencomments. Our District 1 City Council member asked that you CC your emailed comments to him at John.Hines@cityoftacoma.org.
The feedback from West Slope residents resulted in the Council reducing proposed density in the Mt Narrowmoor area as well as along S. 12th Street, west of Jackson, extending down to Linden Lane. That's evidence your voices and written comments really do matter.
YOUR FEEDBACK TO CITY COUNCIL IS VITAL!!
PLEASE PARTICIPATE IN THIS VERY IMPORTANT MEETING. Forward this email to any neighbor you know that is not a member of the West Slope Neighborhood Coalition.
Thank you for your attention,
West Slope Neighborhood Coalition
Join or learn more about us at member of the West Slope Join or learn more about us at www.westslopeWSNC.com
Home In Tacoma Survey- The City is asking for community input on how to create more housing types in our neighborhoods. Make your survey votes heard by the City to shape and guide Phase 2 of Home in Tacoma.
Answer their 20 questions with multiple choice answers at the city's website. In cases where you do not agree with one or more of the choices offered in the survey questions, please use the comment sections to express your opinions.
To get to the survey: Visit cityoftacoma.org/homeintacoma on your personal computer. Click on Home In Tacoma
Previous: From November 12, 2021 email to members!
Dear West Slope Neighbors,
Your Last Chance to comment on the proposed city-wide changes affecting our neighborhood is this Tuesday, November 16, 2021. Dramatic changes to the current land-use designations for residential areas are now under consideration by the City Council. We asked you to comment at the public hearing on July 13th. Many of you did speak up, and as a result changes were made to this proposal.
Briefly, areas now classified as Single Family residences (R-1), Duplexes (R-2), and Triplexes (R-3) would now be lumped into one land use designation called "Low-scale Residential," commonly called Low Density Housing. There would no longer be a Single Family Classification. “Mid-scale Residential", with maximum building heights limited between 3-4 stories, would replace multi-family low density classification.
This revised plan still has blocks along major corridor streets, like 6th Avenue, 12th Street, 19th street and Jackson Avenue to be classified as "Mid-scale Residential". If approved, that would allow diverse house types, potentially including at the upper end apartment buildings up to 4 stories high. In View Sensitive Districts, building heights are limited to 25 or 20 feet in a few areas.
A map is attached below this message. It shows the designations being proposed along various streets within our West Slope area. Please note the shading and explanatory legends on the map. Is that what you want in your neighborhood in the future? If you wish to see the entire City of Tacoma you can view it at www.cityoftacoma.org/homeintacoma then click on the Housing Growth Scenario Map(IPS Committee).
Information to consider:
The City Council, Planning Commission and staff have stated there is a housing crisis. Yet Planning staff reported during a recent IPS meeting that there is sufficient buildable land throughout the City to accommodate housing needs for the next 10 years. Tearing down existing structures to build larger scale apartments is unnecessary.
The proliferation of apartment houses that replace single family homes throughout the City will not meet the needs and desires of our residents who desire single family home ownership. Home in Tacoma will result in reduced inventory of single family homes driving the prices up even further. Home In Tacoma diminishes the dream of ownership and the opportunity to build equity.
Home In Tacoma would allow triplexes and townhomes throughout the west slope and up to 4 story complexes at 12th and 19th and Jackson and along Jackson from So 8th to SR 16 in violation of our covenants, which will require costly litigation to oppose in court, to repeatedly fend off developers trying to violate covenants.
Your voice can make a difference...be part of the solution!
Public comment on this ordinance will be taken at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 at the city council meeting. Speakers are asked to identify the specific legislation they wish to address.
Public Comment: please press the Raise Hand button near the bottom of your Zoom window or *9 on your phone. Your name or the last four digits of your phone number will be called out when it is your turn to speak. The City Council can be heard by dialing 253-215-8782 or log on at www.zoom.us/j/84834233126 entering the Meeting ID 848 3423 3126 and Passcode 349099, when prompted.
Written comments: please submit to cityclerk@cityoftacoma.org Tuesday, November 16th before 4:00 p.m. Comments will be compiled and sent to the City Council and posted on the City's webpage at cityoftacoma.org/writtencomments. Our District 1 City Council member asked that you CC your emailed comments to him at John.Hines@cityoftacoma.org.
The feedback from West Slope residents resulted in the Council reducing proposed density in the Mt Narrowmoor area as well as along S. 12th Street, west of Jackson, extending down to Linden Lane. That's evidence your voices and written comments really do matter.
YOUR FEEDBACK TO CITY COUNCIL IS VITAL!!
PLEASE PARTICIPATE IN THIS VERY IMPORTANT MEETING. Forward this email to any neighbor you know that is not a member of the West Slope Neighborhood Coalition.
Thank you for your attention,
West Slope Neighborhood Coalition
Join or learn more about us at member of the West Slope Join or learn more about us at www.westslopeWSNC.com
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