The City of Burien established a committee in early 2023 to help advise City staff on a major update to Burien’s Comprehensive Plan. The advisory committee is one of many groups of stakeholders advising the City on the Burien community’s needs and wishes for its future. The committee will provide recommendations to the Burien City Council.
The membership includes:
- A representative from several City Council-appointed advisory boards (Arts Commission, Burien Airport Committee, Business and Economic Development Partnership, Human Services Commission, etc.)
- Five Burien Community Connectors, representing Burien’s Amharic, Spanish, and Vietnamese-speaking communities.
- Previously, the Burien Planning Commission was a member of the advisory committee.
The advisory committee will hold quarterly meetings via Zoom. Meetings will be recorded and available for members of the public to view after each meeting. Meetings are open to the public with a portion of the meeting reserved for public comments.
The following are anticipated topics the advisory committee would cover. Five to seven meetings are anticipated from January 2023 – March 2024. Prior to each meeting, agendas and background information will be posted below. After each meeting, video recordings will also be available below.
January 25, 2023
- Share: Results of Visioning Community Engagement (October-November 2022 events)
- Identify vision statement amendments during an interactive session
- Provide advice on draft environmental impact statement alternatives and scope
Meeting Materials:
March 22, 2023
- Consider/review: Missing Middle Housing Policy/Code Options
Meeting Materials:
- Agenda
- Meeting 1 Summary Notes
- Vision Statement Draft
- Racially Disparate Impacts Fact Sheet
- Middle Housing Fact Sheet
- Presentation PowerPoint
- Racially Disparate Impacts Full Draft Report
May 10, 2023
- Consider/review: Urban Center & Neighborhood Center Options
Meeting Materials:
- Agenda
- Meeting Two Summary Notes
- Summary of Comments
- Written Public Comments
- Presentation Powerpoint
- Middle Housing Models Handout
- Draft Land Use Alternates Handout
- Middle Housing Fact Sheet
June 28, 2023
- Consider/review: Draft climate resilience strategies
Meeting Materials:
September 27, 2023
- Review: Draft Plan Elements & Draft EIS Sharing
Meeting Materials:
- Agenda
- Meeting 4 Summary Notes
- Draft Burien 2044 Comprehensive Plan Update Memo
- Draft Burien 2044 Comprehensive Plan
January 24, 2024
- Provide: Preferred alternative recommendations
This page has been updated to reflect updates to the advisory committee structure and is continuously updated with meeting materials.
Originally published: February 23, 2023
Last updated: September 27, 2023
