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Milton Comprehensive Plan Feedback: City Council July '24

Please respond to the prompts in the PDF below to help us refine the Comprehensive Plan that will help determine what Milton becomes over the next 20 years.

We are in the process of rolling out a full draft of the 2044 Comprehensive Plan Update. During this rollout, we are hoping to solicit community feedback to ensure that we can efficiently address community desires. The plan is divided into two sections - the first, Volume I, is a succinct document covering some background for each plan element, the planning process and containing all of the goals and policies for each element. The second, Volume II, includes a longer discussion and the background research and analysis that informs the Plan. The PDFs below are the plan documents recommended by the Planning Commission in June with suggested changes highlighted in orange. Volume II Transportation and Capital Facilities elements have not been formally recommended by Planning Commission, but are included with disclaimer.

The map below is a reference map which includes many of the layers that we are using to determine future land use decisions. Map layers include a draft of the Future Land Use Map updated 6/12/2024, wetland impacted areas, tribal boundaries, existing zoning, vacant and redevelopable land, existing land uses and proposed subareas for future focused planning efforts. Turn on and off layers in the lower right corner and view the map legend in the upper right.

 

Please leave comments and respond to the prompts in the two documents (Draft of Volume I and Volume II) below. Thank you for your feedback!
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TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:31PM on page 59

Suggestion
Potentially another sub-header related to EV charging stations and solar panel installation? Perhaps a goal for the City to offset its own energy costs by adding panels on its rooms?

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:29PM on page 59

Suggestion
Additional sub-header suggestion: Assess on a periodic basis whether City residents benefit from City-run utilities or if contracting with other providers would improve services.

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:28PM on page 56

Fundamental Actions
I support strengthening this language to impose more barriers on the city using general obligation bonds.

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:27PM on page 51

Question
I recognize this is the public feedback list, but could we at least lower the placement of Surprise Lake access?

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:27PM on page 51

Suggestion
A better statement would be "should monitor opportunities to acquire land adjacent to Surprise Lake if feasible for public waterfront access." I don't like mandating the city take action around the lake.

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:25PM on page 50

Suggestion
I do not support High priority for this.

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:24PM on page 43

Fundamental Actions
Safe routes to schools should receive its own sub-header under TR 22.

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:23PM on page 42

Suggestion
Would like to see the addition of a sub-header to the effect of "Explore opportunities for the City to create traffic filters on non-arterials to discourage non-local traffic from utilizing neighborhood roads while providing opportunities for safe walking and biking routes."

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:22PM on page 42

Strong agreement with 17-4-17.6.

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:21PM on page 42

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What is current LOS?

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:21PM on page 41

Question
Should we acknowledge the light rail station in Fife anywhere? Seems like a critical connection that this alludes to.

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:20PM on page 41

Fundamental Actions
Need something about safe and secure bike parking at commercial locations. Either needs to be entered into code or at least encouraged.

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:19PM on page 36

Question
This is a good goal. Just wondering if this is a statutory requirement?

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:18PM on page 36

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Isn't this the same as 2.4(d) above?

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:18PM on page 35

Quick Win Actions
contribute TO the

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:17PM on page 35

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This looks similar to a form-based code idea. Is that a potential step to take in the sub-areas?
in reply to Angelie's comment

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:15PM on page 28

Fundamental Actions
Absolutely agree. Particularly with Milton's significant tribal land, this is great step.

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:15PM on page 28

Suggestion
I'd prefer "Aggressively" instead of strategically.

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:13PM on page 27

Fundamental Actions
Need a sub-header specific to encouraging safe non-motorized access to schools. The impact of hundreds of idling cars twice a day for school pickup/drop off cannot be ignored.

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:13PM on page 27

Question
What benefit does this give the district?

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:12PM on page 26

Fundamental Actions
This "pursue strategies" line should be its own LU 2 sub-header. This would be a great place to list city actions to improve the space, such as building a plaza, acquiring civic space, or adding public art.

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:11PM on page 25

Suggestion
Could we incorporate into the Town Center idea the goal of a plaza or non-retail gathering space? Might be too ambitious to bring into the graphics, but perhaps in the goals and policies.

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:08PM on page 18

Quick Win Actions
Should be a period or semicolon

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:07PM on page 17

Excellent addition to the broad vision. The "unfortunate" status is a necessary recognition.

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:07PM on page 17

Suggestion
Given the soon-coming addition of 167, I think that should be added into this section.

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:06PM on page 15

Quick Win Actions
This is the only appearance of "upstream" that I saw. Maybe replacing with a less wonky word, like "broader" or "regional".

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:04PM on page 14

Quick Win Actions
Great sentence and vision.
in reply to Angelie's comment

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:04PM on page 14

I thought there was only one defined Neighborhood Center, in which case I like the capitals. But if it's a generic term, no capitals. Is the goal of neighborhood centers to create sub-areas?

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:02PM on page 11

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"Complete" is used many times but never defined with numbers. Does it require walkable access to a grocery store? Sidewalks? Housing variety?

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:01PM on page 11

Question
Should this just state Parks? Or is it referring to preserving open spaces on private land? A bit unclear to me.

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 8:00PM on page 10

Suggestion
For discussion. Is "rural character" defined by the presence of open spaces and low density? Or is it something else? Historically, rural character was used as a reason to not require sidewalks or to prioritize funding, as well as a basis to keep single family zoning. I think this paragraph does a great job with hitting a lot of Milton's best qualities with key phrases, such as "heart of a small town," "socially connected," "belonging," and even the rural/urban mix. But I think we should only use those words (rural and urban) if we mean them, and we need to have a definition or a common understanding because they are both heavily loaded terms.

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 7:56PM on page 8

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Why start at 7?

TimCeder Aug 5 2024 at 7:56PM on page 4

Question
Unclear to me the differences between the takeaways here and the themes on the next page.

Angelie Jul 10 2024 at 7:46PM on page 64

reference number?

Angelie Jul 10 2024 at 7:46PM on page 64

"Comprehensive Plan" means....

also 18.12.020?

Angelie Jul 10 2024 at 7:46PM on page 64

Not us :)

Angelie Jul 10 2024 at 7:45PM on page 59

countywide - one word

Angelie Jul 10 2024 at 7:45PM on page 59

Don't think 'electrical provider' should be capitalized in 6.1 and 7.2

Angelie Jul 10 2024 at 7:43PM on page 58

is this missing what LOS standard we are adopting?

Angelie Jul 10 2024 at 7:43PM on page 57

period missing

Angelie Jul 10 2024 at 7:42PM on page 57

period missing

Angelie Jul 10 2024 at 7:42PM on page 57

Question
Should ti be Water LOS:

Angelie Jul 10 2024 at 7:42PM on page 57

period missing

Angelie Jul 10 2024 at 7:41PM on page 56

period missing

Angelie Jul 10 2024 at 7:41PM on page 53

wrong color. Should be the aqua blue

Angelie Jul 10 2024 at 7:40PM on page 50

Not consist with bullets

Angelie Jul 10 2024 at 7:40PM on page 51

Is there a reason this is shall and others are should?

Angelie Jul 10 2024 at 7:39PM on page 51

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duplicate word

Angelie Jul 10 2024 at 7:39PM on page 51

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should

Angelie Jul 10 2024 at 7:39PM on page 51

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see previous comment on page 112
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