Proposals submitted under the Innovative Housing Ordinance will be
reviewed by City staff, the neighborhood, and a six-member
staff-community Review Panel, which
includes a youth advocate in an advisory role. It is the Review Panel that authorizes
projects to proceed to apply for land-use permits.
Review by City staff. Applicants are strongly encouraged to meet with
staff early in the project development phase to ensure that the proposal
is consistent with the goals of the ordinance and that it does not
exhibit any "fatal flaws" that would prohibit its further consideration.
For example, all residential development in Redmond must conform to
certain public safety standards, and conformance from those standards
early in the life of the project will make further review more
straightforward.
Neighborhood meeting. After a complete proposal is submitted to the
City, the applicant is required to present the proposal to the
neighborhood through a neighborhood meeting. The applicant should take
the input from the neighborhood into consideration in revising its
materials for the Review Panel.
Review Panel. After the applicant has had time to revise the proposal
in light of staff and neighborhood feedback, a Review Panel evaluates
the proposal according to the criteria and parameters identified in the
ordinance and discussed on the Review Process
page. The Panel may decide to authorize the proposal to proceed for
land-use permit applications, deny such proceeding, or request
additional information or modifications. The Review Panel consists of:
two members of the Design Review Board, one member of the Technical
Committee (City staff), one member of the Planning Commission, and one
member of the applicable neighborhood association of Citizen Advisory
Committee. Where no such active association or Committee exists, the
Panel will include an additional member of the Planning Commission.
Role of City Council. Applicants may appeal Review Panel decisions to
the City Council. In addition, the City Council may authorize
consideration of more than the standard five projects per year.
Linked here is a printable document
containing proposal submittal
requirements and a review process flow chart that shows graphically
the process that is described above.
For more information about the Innovative Housing program, please
contact Sarah Stiteler at 425-556-2469 or
sstiteler@redmond.gov.
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