Guide to the Neighborhood Planning Tool Kit 1997

Overview of the Collection

	Repository Name:		City of Seattle Seattle Municipal Archives PO Box 94728 600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3 Seattle, WA 98124-4728 Phone: 206/233-7807 Email: archives@seattle.gov http://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives
	Collection Number:		5761-03
	Creator:		Seattle (Wash.). Neighborhood Planning Office
	Title:		Neighborhood Planning Tool Kit
	Dates:		1997 (inclusive)
	Quantity:		1.2 cubic feet 3 boxes
	Languages:		Collection materials are in English
	Summary:		Materials compiled by the Neighborhood Planning Office to assist groups in creating neighborhood plans.

Historical Note

The Neighborhood Planning Office (NPO) was established in 1995 as a direct result of the City's adoption of the Comprehensive Plan. The plan required development of neighborhood plans within four years to improve the quality of life consistent with neighborhood goals and City policies. The neighborhood plans were development through a collaborative process involving City planning staff and neighborhood associations. The NPO was sunset in December 1998 and its functions were transferred to the Department of Neighborhoods which is now responsible for facilitating, monitoring, and coordinating implementation of the adopted plans.

Content Description

These tool kits were created by the Neighborhood Planning Office in 1997 to help groups create their City-approved neighborhood plans. The kits gathered together information about City services and programs from a variety of departments. Some documents were standard publications from City agencies – annual reports, directories, etc. – while others appear to have been created specifically for the kits. Documents have dates ranging from 1988 to 1997. Topics covered include housing, zoning and land use, public art, historic preservation, open space, public safety, and the neighborhood matching fund. The collection includes an index listing the contents of the tool kit.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access

Records are open to the public.

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Neighborhood Planning Tool Kit, Record Series 5761-03. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Neighborhoods

Seattle (Wash.). Neighborhood Planning Office

Seattle (Wash.)

Civic improvement--Washington (State)--Seattle

Land use--Washington (State)--Seattle

Municipal services--Washington (State)--Seattle

Neighborhood planning--Washington (State)--Seattle

Detailed Description of the Collection

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

5761-03: Neighborhood Planning Tool Kit, 1997

Container(s)

Description

Dates

box/folder
1/1

Toolbox Index

1997

1/2

A Bottom-Up Primer: A Guide to Citizen Participation

1991

1/3

A Guide to Planning Safe Neighborhoods

1997

1/4

Assessing Your Community's Housing Needs

1992

1/5

Building Blocks to Peace: Violence Prevention Ideas for You and Your Community

1995

1/6

Business Matters: A Guide to Doing Business in Seattle

undated

1/7

City Light: Resources of Neighborhood Planning Opportunities

1988-1997

1/8

Commercial Zoning in Seattle

1997

1/9

Community Stewardship Network Directory

1997

1/10

Comprehensive Plan: Toward a Sustainable Seattle - A Plan for Managing Growth 1994-2014

1994-1996

1/11

Comprehensive Plan: Toward a Sustainable Seattle - A Plan for Managing Growth 1994-2014, Appendices

1994-1996

1/12

Comprehensive Plan and the Scope of Neighborhood Plans for Urban Centers and Urban Center Villages

1995

1/13

Designing Your Community's Open Space

1993

1/14

DHHS Program Directory

1996

1/15

DCLU Director's Rule Index

1994

1/16

Environmental Projects: How to Use Neighborhood Matching Fund to Build Community

1993

1/17

Environmental Review Process (SEPA): An Overview of Seattle's Environmental Review Process

1991

1/18

Environmentally Critical Areas: Seattle's Regulations

1993

1/19

Getting a Permit from DCLU

undated

2/1

Geographic Information Systems: Catalog of Products and Services

1996

2/2

Guide to City Approval and Adoption of Neighborhood Plans

1996

2/3

Guide to Improvement Projects for Seattle Business Districts

1994

2/4

Guide to Seattle Zoning

1997

2/5

Healthy Children, Youth and Families in King County

1995

2/6

Hiring a Consultant

undated

2/7

Historic Preservation in Seattle

1994

2/8

Housing Tool - Guide to Neighborhood Housing Strategies

1991

2/9

Index to DCLU Client Information Documents

1994

2/10

Housing Tool - Housing in Your Neighborhood

1997

2/11

Housing Your Community: A Housing Element Guide

1993

2/12

How to Find Out About and Influence Reuse of Surplus City Real Property

1995

2/13

Issues in Designating Urban Growth Areas Providing Adequate Urban Area Land Supply

1992

2/14

Land Use Decisions in Seattle

1992

2/15

Land Use Regulations in Seattle

1992

2/16

Making Streets that Work

1996

2/17

Making Your Neighborhood Better for Bikes

1995

2/18

Needs Assessment: A Workbook for Seattle Neighborhoods

1989

3/1

Neighborhood Connections: Your Guide to Organizations Working in Partnership with the City of Seattle

1997

3/2

Neighborhood Organizing: How to Use the Neighborhood Matching Fund to Build Community

1994

3/3

Neighborhood Planning Guidelines

1996

3/4

Neighborhood Planning Handbook

1994

3/5

Opportunities for Neighborhood Improvement

1997-1998

3/6

Organizing a Neighborhood Block Watch

1992-1996

3/7

Outreach Tool Set

undated

3/8

Planning for Open Space in Your Neighborhood

1997

3/9

Preparing Your Own Design Guidelines: A Handbook for Seattle Neighborhoods

1993

3/10

Public Art Projects: How to Use Neighborhood Matching Fund to Build Community

1996

3/11

Public School Partnerships: How to Use Neighborhood Matching Fund to Build Community

1995

3/12

Seattle Capital Facilities Finance Process

1996

3/13

Seattle Police Department Annual Report

1996-1997

3/14

Seattle Police Department Strategic Plan: SPD 2001

1997

3/15

SEPA - Summary Page: Basics for Neighborhood Planning

1996

3/16

Single Family Zoning

undated

3/17

Sustainable Seattle Tool

undated

3/18

Parking Tool

1996

3/19

Urban Forest Model: Preserving, Protecting and Enhancing Your Neighborhood Urban Forest

undated

3/20

Towards Managing Growth in Washington: A Guide to Community Visioning

1994

3/21

Evaluating Innovative Techniques for Resource Lands: Transfer of Development Rights

1992

3/22

Understanding Development Capacity: A Neighborhood Planning Tool

undated

3/23

Understanding Planning Estimates and Growth Targets

undated

3/24

Working with the Comprehensive Plan: The Urban Villages Strategy and Neighborhood Plan

1996

3/25

Working with the Urban Village Information Package

1997

3/26

Working with Zoning in Neighborhood Plans: A Zoning Tool

1997

3/27

Zoning Exceptions, Variances and Conditional Uses

undated

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