Public Hearing on Central Issaquah Plan Slated for Oct. 11

For more than five years, the City has been developing a Central Issaquah Plan (CIP) that will guide the long-term evolution of our commercial core from a collection of strip malls, parking lots and office buildings into a more sustainable urban area that will meet our community’s needs for environmental protection, jobs, housing and transit.

Along with neighboring communities, Issaquah is mandated to accept new growth in the coming decades. By focusing that growth to its 1,100-acre commercial core, this plan is Issaquah’s opportunity to create a vibrant urban center, while also protecting current neighborhoods and environment.

As a next step, the Planning Policy Commission will be hosting a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 11 on the proposed land use designations; zoning; development and design standards; environmental (SEPA) changes; and planned action ordinance. These proposals may change as a result of the public review process.

Comments can also be submitted in writing to the Development Services Department, P.O. Box 1307, Issaquah, WA, 98027 or via email to centralissaquah@ci.issaquah.wa.us.

If you have any questions, please contact the Development Services Department at 425-837-3080 or centralissaquah@ci.issaquah.wa.us.

--Information from the city of Issaquah