On Thursday, the Shoreline Planning Commission held a hearing to take public comment and vote on several resolutions related to the 145th Street Station Subarea Plan. The plan aims to change single-family zoning near the coming light rail station to support 35-foot, 45-foot and 70-foot buildings (and higher with the many incentives that Shoreline plans to offer) in new zoning pockets within the walkshed of the station. The commission members passed Ordinances 750 and 751 on Thursday, but postponed voting on additional ordinances such as 752 until the continuation of the public hearing tonight at 7pm.
Tonight’s hearing is open to the public, although public testimony was closed Thursday, and will again take place at Council Chambers at Shoreline City Hall.
The Shoreline Planning Commission recommendations would likely go to the Shoreline City Council for discussion on September 12. Shoreline Planning Commission Senior Planner Miranda Redinger said she expects a vote on the subarea plan as soon as September 26, although the issue could carry over into October.
Sound Transit Moves 145th Street Station To The North
At Thursday’s meeting, a small crowd of local homeowners gathered to issue mostly a negative view of the rezone (with a few notable exceptions) and to demand a delay or cancellation of the rezone effort. Complicating the decision was an email circulated from some Sound Transit officials just hours before this meeting that revealed plans to move the 145th Street Station 400 feet to the north, away from the freeway interchange and over an existing street to improve transit access to the train station.
