September 26, 2025. Progress and amendments to the One Seattle Comprehensive Plan were made by the Seattle City Council’s Select Committee on Friday, September 19th. The Seattle Comprehensive Plan serves as a 20-year roadmap for growth and is a requirement of the state’s Growth Management Act, initially passed in 1990. The plan helps to shape where and how the city allows for building housing, designing transportation systems, protecting open space, and guiding investment in neighborhoods. This plan will significantly impact the livability, affordability, and sustainability of Seattle in the decades to come.
On a 9-0 vote, the select committee approved Phase I of the Seattle Comprehensive Plan and HB 1110 compliance legislation (as amended). All 106 amendments, including Council District 6 Councilman Dan Strauss’s Amendment 43, were accepted for consideration. Councilman Strauss’s proposal adjusts the borders of Magnolia Peninsula’s two small neighborhood centers into one longer, more linear center that spans the length of the 34th Avenue W and W Government Way corridors. These corridors are currently transit arteries for greater Magnolia and position the single neighborhood center directly around and adjacent to Magnolia Village, Blaine Middle School, and the adjoining playfield, with a narrower focus extending north to the Government Way corridor.
The select committee also moved forward with additional topics, as well as over 100 amendments. All will need further discussion, debate, environmental review, and public comment period(s). Once those steps are complete, the full Council will vote on the final legislation—that vote’s timing is pending and not yet announced.