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The Planning Commission completed their review and approved their
report and recommendation to the City Council on Wednesday, May 12,
2010. To review the Planning Commission's process and the associated
neighborhood plan documents, please refer to:
Staff plans to introduce the neighborhood plan to the City
Council on Tuesday, June 15, 2010. The Council will begin their
review of the recommended neighborhood plan at their study session
on Tuesday, June 29, 2010. To follow this portion of the plan
review, please refer to:
The Viewpoint CAC completed their review of the final neighborhood plan update
recommendations. This phase of their work included a portion
of Redmond's Comprehensive Plan (the most recent version of
draft policies) and the Community
Development Guide (the associated
draft regulations). In addition, the CAC
included a "3rd Document" that contains priority actions and
preferred projects for near-term emphasis.
The October 15th open house provided a time to share your thoughts
on draft policies that are under consideration for the neighborhood
plan update. Approximately fifty-eight citizens of the
Viewpoint neighborhood attended and shared their thoughts for the
CAC's review.
Feedback shared by attendees at the Open House:
Please contact Kimberly Dietz at 425-556-2415 or
kdietz@redmond.gov with questions.
Original Event Invitation (pdf)
Late Winter 2009
Neighborhood Newsletter
Spring 2008
Neighborhood Newsletter
The Viewpoint neighborhood is bounded by Lake Sammamish on the
east, NE 20th Street on the south, 172nd Avenue NE on the west, and
Marymoor Park on the north.
Viewpoint Neighborhood Map
At 1.3 square miles, the majority of Viewpoint neighborhood was annexed
to the City of Redmond in 1964, with two small portions of the
northern neighborhood limits annexed in 1977 and 1986. The
area developed mainly between 1967 and 1979.
The last neighborhood plan was adopted specifically for the Viewpoint
neighborhood in 1995. The plan contained one
policy which added specificity to the citywide policies. An
Overlake neighborhood plan that was adopted in 1999 included the entire
Viewpoint neighborhood and presented a few additional policies
related to single-family residential properties. Today's neighborhood plans may
contain well over fifty policies, along with associated regulations.
Policies speak to goals and visions that describe the neighborhood
residents' point of view and are contained in
Redmond's
Comprehensive Plan. Regulations then deal with day to day
guidelines for improvements and changes to all aspects of the
neighborhood based on the goals and vision, and are contained in
Redmond's
Community Development Guide.
The Viewpoint neighborhood primarily includes residential
development in the forms of low-moderate density single-family homes
and some higher density multiple-family dwellings along the
Sammamish lake front.
Several parks and open spaces provide recreational opportunities
and connect to form fish and wildlife habitat corridors.
Protection easements and undeveloped critical areas combine to
preserve the green, natural feeling and scenery that also serves to
protect water and air quality as well as a wide variety of aquatic
species.
Idlywood Park hosts a rich and varied history, as the site of the
Gateway Grove Resort and the LaMontagne House. Lake
Sammamish offers its own history, harkening back to Samamish Lake,
Squak Lake, and Native American settlements along the shorelines.
In addition to residential uses, the neighborhood is also home to
the Audubon Elementary School, several churches and private
community centers, a portion of Marymoor Park, Idlywood Park,
Viewpoint Neighborhood Park, and the Viewpoint Open Space.
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