Form revised February 6, 2008

FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS

Department:	Contact Person/Phone:	DOF Analyst/Phone:
Legislative	Rebecca Herzfeld/684-8148	Not Applicable

Legislation Title:

A RESOLUTION establishing procedures for amendment of the Seattle Comprehensive Plan, and repealing Resolution 31016.

· Summary of the Legislation:

This resolution would change the current process for amending the Comprehensive Plan so that instead of annual amendments being accomplished within a calendar year, the review process would begin on April 1 of one year and end on March 31 of the following year.

· Background:

The new schedule is intended to improve the effectiveness of the review process by:

• Moving the time period for the public to propose amendments to the second quarter, avoiding the holiday season.
• Moving the time period for the public to comment on the amendments to the fall, rather than the summer, when many people take vacations.

· Providing time for the Council to fully review the proposed amendments without the conflicting demands of the annual budget review in the fall.

The legislation also would provide a more complete application form for proposing Comprehensive Plan amendments.

_X__ This legislation does not have any financial implications.  (Stop here and delete the remainder of this document prior to saving and printing.)