|
The neighborhood plan is now
underway!
Check
Ordinance 2355 and
Ordinance
2356 for more information on the adopted plan update.
On July 17, 2007 the City Council approved the Education Hill
Neighborhood Plan Update including policies and regulations that
will guide how new development and changes in the neighborhood will
occur over the next 20 years.
Comments or questions may also be directed to Sarah
Stiteler at
sstiteler@redmond.gov or 425-556-2469.
Neighborhood Plan
Regulations and Related Information:
Education Hill is a relatively large neighborhood, located in the
northeastern portion of the City. Its name derives from the numerous
schools located in the area, including Redmond High, Redmond Junior
High, Horace Mann Elementary, Albert Einstein Elementary, and Norman
Rockwell Elementary.
The area is primarily residential, consisting largely of
low-moderate density residential housing. There is some high density
residential in the southern portion of the neighborhood, the western
edge and along the eastern edge. Educational Hill is well served by
parks and trails throughout the neighborhood, as well as large areas
of open space just outside its boundaries. There is no commercial
activity within the neighborhood, although a retail center has
recently been approved near the NE 116th St. and Avondale Rd.
intersection. There is also a small commercial area opposite the
neighborhood's northeastern border. The southern end of the planning
area borders the city center, providing unobstructed access to a
variety of shopping opportunities.
The Educational Hill neighborhood totals 2.5 square miles, or
about 11% percent of Redmond's land area. The neighborhood's
boundaries are: north, NE 116th St.; east, Avondale Rd. NE/Avondale
Way; south, downtown Redmond; and west, Redmond-Woodinville Rd. The
surrounding neighborhoods are: north, North Redmond; east, Bear
Creek (mostly unincorporated King County); south, City Center and
Southeast Redmond; and west, Sammamish Valley.
The City's Comprehensive Plan contains the community's vision
of what Redmond should be like 20 years from now and policies to
carry out that vision. The Plan contains policies to guide
protection of the environment, the intensity and location of
residential and commercial development, and improvement of parks,
streets and other public facilities and services. The City's
Community Development Guide compliments the Comprehensive Plan with
regulations that implement these policies and the community's
vision.
Redmond's Comprehensive Plan also includes a vision statement and
policies that are specific to each of the nine neighborhoods in the
City. These policies are intended to help preserve and enhance
neighborhood characteristics valued by residents and people who work
there.
Neighborhood plans and policies also:
- Reflect the priorities of people who live and work in the
neighborhood.
- Describe important neighborhood goals and how to accomplish
them.
- Serve as a guideline for the neighborhood and city decision
makers.
- Help to coordinate and indicate priorities for improvements in
City services and facilities.
- Are consistent with but do not duplicate the Comprehensive
Plan.
- Help to implement the Comprehensive Plan.
- Can serve as a tool to bring together those who live or work
in an area to help address concerns and goals.
The existing Educational Hill
neighborhood policies suggest the following:
- Enhance entrances at city borders along Redmond-Woodinville
and Avondale Roads.
- Construct walkways and bikeways connecting Educational Hill
and the downtown core.
- Improve neighborhood circulation in conjunction with new
development.
- Retain the feeling of forest and open space along the Avondale
corridor, west side.
The current Comprehensive Plan, developed in 1997, is in the
process of being updated to look out to the year 2022. As with
Neighborhood Specific Plan updates, the Comprehensive Plan update
will involve a thorough evaluation of current policies and
development trends. The updated Plan will incorporate old policies
with new ones to provide a modern framework for citywide growth and
development. The two overarching goals currently driving the
development of the Plan are improvements in the housing supply and
diversity, and reduction of traffic congestion associated with
additional growth. |
