Public Notice - Request for Comprehensive Plan and Development Code Amendments

August 22, 2022 - Notice is hereby given that the City of Mercer Island is accepting requests for amendments to its comprehensive plan and development code, to be considered in 2023. Requests to amend the comprehensive plan or development code are placed on a preliminary docket of suggested amendments to be reviewed for initial consideration by the Planning Commission and City Council in the fall of 2022.  Requests that are added to the final docket by the City Council will be placed on the Community Planning and Development work plan for additional analysis and consideration in 2023. Comprehensive plan and development code amendment requests require completion of a Docket Request Form.

A complete Docket Request Form shall be submitted to the City of Mercer Island by Friday, October 1st via email or mailed to the City of Mercer Island, 9611 SE 36th Street, Mercer Island, WA 98040.  Prior to submitting a Docket Request Form, the applicant should meet with planning staff to ensure that applicable decision criteria are adequately addressed, and all necessary information is submitted.  Docket Request Forms that are determined to be untimely or incomplete will not be included in the public review process.

If a request is accepted for review on the final docket, a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Checklist may be required to be submitted for review. 

For more information regarding this process, please review the Annual Docket Webpage,  Mercer Island City Code 19.15.230 - .260 or contact Alison Van Gorp, Deputy Director, at alison.vangorp@mercerisland.gov.

Notice:

  • Website Public Notice - August 22
  • Weekly Permit Bulletin - August 22
  • Mercer Island Reporter - August 24