The City of Tacoma will be ready this Fall to announce the following information:
“Regarding the timeline and consultant team, we are very close but not quite there to announce details. Generally, we will be kicking off public engagement efforts in Fall of 2022. I encourage everyone to sign up for email updates on the project webpage.”
Elliott Barnett, Senior Planner (he, him)
City of Tacoma – Long Range Planning
www.cityoftacoma.org/planning
For more information about the City’s Home in Tacoma – Phase 2 Scoping and Assessment Report or for general project information, visit cityoftacoma.org/homeintacoma.
Below is some additional information on the “Home In Tacoma” Project:
Home In Tacoma Project proposals
“Help shape the future of housing in Tacoma by commenting on the following proposed actions:
- Allow more housing types throughout Tacoma’s neighborhoods, such as duplexes, triplexes, cottage housing, and in some cases fourplexes and small multifamily housing
- Allow mid-scale multifamily housing in areas close to shopping and transit
- Update design standards so new housing complements the neighborhood
- Strengthen policies and programs to make housing more affordable
- Strengthen anti-racism and anti-displacement policies and programs
The Home In Tacoma Project package includes Comprehensive Plan updates, near-term code updates, an environmental review of potential growth impacts, and a Housing Action Plan to guide implementation over time.”
There are two new neighborhood zoning classifications, replacing the Single-Family zoning type.
- Low-scale Residential: single family detached houses; Accessory Dwelling Units; duplexes; tri-plexes. And in some cases, 4-plexes and small apartments.
- Mid-scale Residential: Townhouses, and up to 3 to 4 story apartments
View the interactive map of what the City Council approved December 7, 2021, using the link below, and check out your neighborhood. Yellow represents low-scale residential; salmon/pink is mid-scale residential — note that it also includes all low-scale housing types.
https://tacoma.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=abec4f55c875421c82d9a8ac188fd40b