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Central Issaquah Plan
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The City of Issaquah is planning for the future development of the City by taking a fresh look at the commercial area, designated the Central Issaquah Area, includes over 900 acres located in the valley floor in the center of Issaquah.
The purpose of this planning process is to guide the redevelopment of this area as it evolves from a collection of suburban strip malls to a cohesive town center by:
- developing Guiding Principles
- creating an area specific Plan that identifies action steps and
- refining and building on existing Design Standards to achieve the desired results.
Latest News
updated 8-13-10: On August 10, 2010 the Central Issaquah Task Force continued their July work confirming many of the public's findings as they identify the unique character and intent of the individual neighborhoods within the Central Plan area. For the August meeting notes, click here. Next meeting is August 17, click here for agenda.
Development Agreement Progress: The City and Rowley Properties are working on a development agreement for 87+ acres in Central Issaquah. Click here for more information (updated 8-17-10)
Articles regarding Central Issaquah can be found here. (updated 8-31-10)
Public Participation
In 2007 and 2008, the City held several Workshops and Open Houses to receive public input regarding future development. In 2009, the Mayor appointed a Task Force to connect the Guiding Principles and planning concepts established during the workshops into a draft plan. In addition to the workshops and Task Force meetings, updates are made and input is received at regular City Council, Planning Policy and Development Commission meetings. The public is invited to attend any of these meetings or to provide input via the following links.
email the Task Force to share your ideas
email the staff for general questions
Click below for overviews and results from previous public meetings regarding the Central Issaquah Plan.
Supporting Information
In May 2008 the City prepared Phase I: Establishing the Policy Base, a compilation of the summary and findings from the three workshops, progress to date and an overview of the next steps in the process.
Existing Conditions Report is the first building block toward the development of the Central Issaquah Plan and Design Standards. It contains commonly requested information that applies to the area including existing uses, zoning, transportation, environment, development and redevelopment potential and large property owners.
This Report also provides a summary of some of the existing policies that will influence redevelopment of the subarea including the Washington State Growth Management Act, Issaquah Comprehensive Plan and Economic Vitality Plan as well as the regional plans such as the Cascade Agenda, Vision 2020 and Mountains to Sound.
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