2008

January ’08

• “Red tape fences in Interbay overhaul” — Seattle Times
• INA meets with Councilmember Clark, new chair of Urban Development and Planning Committee (UDPC)
• Queen Anne Community Council sends letter of support for Interbay rezone to City Council

2007

December ’07

• City Council approves proposed Industrial Downzone Legislation (CB: 116090) along with a Council Resolution 3102
• Councilmember Conlin sends forth the Department of Planning and Development’s (DPD) proposed timeline for Interbay rezone 
• INA Membership Meeting
• Queen Anne Community Council: Land-Use Review Committee writes a letter in support of INA to City Council

November ’07

• Mayor Nickels introduces proposed city-wide Incentive Zoning legislation
• INA hires Jessica Vets as Executive Director
• City Council, Urban Development and Planning Committee delays Interbay legislation until 2008 

October ’07

• INA tours Councilmember Steinbrueck through Interbay
• INA meets with Deputy Mayor Ceis and DPD Executive Director Sugimura to discuss incentive zoning
  

September ’07

• INA Membership Meeting
• INA industrial landowners send a letter to DPD in opposition of the Mayor’s proposed industrial downzone in Interbay
• We built this city on LEED/ND — Conscious Choice magazine

August ’07

• BINMIC Action Committee sends a letter to DPD supporting Interbay’s development plans
• Sound Track Bar & Grill is History — Queen Anne News

July ’07

• INA meets with Seattle Police Department regarding crime reduction related to closing of Sound Track Tavern

June ’07

• INA receives an incomplete proposal for rezone from DPD; full proposal tied to completion of the Incentive Zoning proposal
• INA provides update to Magnolia Community Club
• INA meets with Councilmember Conlin
• INA presents Interbay case to City Council’s UDPC

May ’07

• U.S. GREEN Building Council for the LEED Neighborhood Design accepts Interbay into the LEED Neighborhood Design Pilot Project
• INA Membership Meeting
• INA does not receive a proposal from DPD
• INA meets with Councilmember Steinbrueck

April ’07

• City Council notified by DPD that INA proposal will arrive in May
• U.S. GREEN Building Council for the LEED Neighborhood Design Pilot Project application submitted by INA for the Interbay Neighborhood
• BINMIC sends a letter to DPD regarding the Interbay Master Plan
• DPD makes city-wide Incentive Zoning presentation to City Council

March ’07

• INA meets with City Council staff to review Interbay Neighborhood Master Plan

January ’07

• DPD sends letter to City Council stating that they will have a proposal to INA “soon”
• INA meets with DPD to assist with Incentive Zoning—Public Benefit taxation structure
• INA presentation to Magnolia Community Club Board

2006

December ’06

• City Council notifies DPD that Interbay will be exempt from Incentive Zoning fees unless a proposal is received from DPD by the end of the first quarter ‘07
• INA presentation to QA Community Council Land Use committee

November ’06

• The Revere Group sends letter Mayor Nickels outlining their intention to leave Interbay and the City of Seattle unless the Interbay rezone is passed
• INA meets with DPD to assist with Incentive Zoning—Public Benefit taxation structure

October ’06

• INA presentation to QA presentation to Queen Anne Community Council
• INA tours SDOT engineers and planners through Interbay
• INA tours Councilmember Rasmussen through Interbay

August’06

• INA tours Councilmember Clark and King County Councilmember Phillips through Interbay
• “Valley of Blight or Delight?” — Magnolia Community Club Newsletter

July ’06

• City Council deadline for DPD submission of Interbay rezone proposal passes without action
• DPD holds community meeting at Interbay Covenant Church to discuss zoning changes, workforce housing and other issues affecting Interbay
• “Interbay Upgrade” — Magnolia News, July 13, 2006
• Seattle View article

April ’06

• April 1 commitment regarding proposal from DPD passes without action

March ’06

• DPD commits to develop final Interbay Pilot Project Overlay District zoning language and publish a plan to meet SEPA requirements by April 1
• INA meets with the Port of Seattle regarding Interbay Pilot Project Overlay District
• Puget Sound Business Journal article

February ’06

• INA meets with Magnolia/Queen Anne District Council and area residents to discuss proposed zoning
• INA participates in BINMIC meeting to discuss freight mobility and family wage jobs in the Interbay

January ’06

• Interbay Transportation Study completed for INA by Heffron Transportation

2005

December ’05

• INA, in collaboration with the Department of Neighborhoods, develops specific zoning language for the Interbay Pilot Project Overlay District
• INA completes Interbay Density Study
• INA presents plans to Interbay Golf Course

November ’05

• INA Membership Meeting
• Seattle Monorail Project is terminated after voter disapproval
• INA requests representation on BINMIC Action Committee
• INA meets individually with Queen Anne west slope residents and property owners about Pilot Project height increases
• INA provides DPD draft of critical path to complete Interbay Overlay District
• INA joins Magnolia/Queen Anne District Council
• Queen Anne Community Council sends letter of support for INA to City Council and Mayor

October ’05

• City Council adopts Resolution 30804 calling for Interbay overlay zone; DPD directed to work with the INA and complete a legislative recommendation by July 1, 2006
• INA presentation to Queen Anne Community Council
• “Revised plan still calls for Interbay growth” — Queen Anne News
• Daily Journal of Commerce article

September ’05

• Clean and Green Seattle Day in the Interbay neighborhood with Mayor Nickels, city officials and INA
• INA members testify at City Council public hearing for the 2005 Comprehensive Plan Amendments and at two meetings of the Urban Development and Planning Committee. Resolution 30804 is introduced by the UDPC which directs DPD to work with INA to develop an overlay zone to promote mixed-use development and increased density in Interbay
• INA presentation to Queen Anne Community Council’s land-use committee
• Seattle Pacific University sends a letter to the Mayor and City Council in support of the Interbay Pilot Project Overlay District proposals

August ’05

• Heffron Transportation hired to engineer transportation mitigation measures associated with the proposed Pilot Project Overlay District
• INA members testify at the Urban Development and Planning Committee meeting
• Seattle Post-Intelligencer article

July ’05

• INA formalized, bylaws accepted and incorporation filed with the Secretary of State
• INA hosts a public meeting at the Q-Café in Interbay to discuss Interbay Overlay District and the planning for a Local Improvement District (LID) to self-fund neighborhood infrastructure
• INA meets with Councilmember Licata regarding Interbay Pilot Project Overlay District

June ’05

• INA presents the final Master Plan to the community
• INA membership approves language for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment
• INA hosts public meeting to discuss transportation issues
• INA meets with Councilmembers Godden, Rasmussen and Della
• The Stranger article
• Daily Journal of Commerce article

May ’05

• City Council Urban Development and Planning Committee directs DPD to evaluate INA Master Plan proposal
• INA Membership Meeting
• Interbay Master Plan (first draft) presented to the INA by Hewitt Architects
• INA presentation to Queen Anne/Magnolia District Council
• INA meets withMayor’s office to present Master Plan proposal

April ’05

• INA Membership Meeting
• Presentation made to BINMIC members
• Meeting with City Director of Planning John Rahaim to discuss Master Plan opportunities
• INA members testify at the City Council’s 2005 Comprehensive Plan Amendment hearing
• INA meets with Seattle Pacific University to review Interbay Master Plan concept and coordinate their use of the Interbay Soccer Stadium

March ’05

• INA Membership Meeting
• INA presents Master Plan to the Magnolia Community Club
• INA hosts Port of Seattle on walking tour of Interbay

February ’05

• INA hosts public meeting for the community
• INA presents Queen Anne Community Council’s land-use committee with Master Plan concept including rezone and heights to 125 feet

January ’05

• Application submitted to amend the Seattle Comprehensive Plan to designate the Interbay area as a Hub Urban Village (HUV)
• Idea of a Master Plan for Interbay presented to leadership of the BINMIC and the Queen Anne Community Council
• INA hosts first official meeting

2004

• Formative period of Interbay Neighborhood Association (INA)

2000 to 2004

• Interbay property owners work together to create a formal neighborhood group to move forward with an idea for a Master Plan of Interbay

2000

May ’00

• Interbay property owners meet with DPD to discuss the idea of having a Master Plan for the Interbay neighborhood and stimulating improvements within the community

Disclaimer: Any errors in date or content are unintentional. The INA chronology is an ongoing project we would appreciate your help with correction and the inclusion of additional information. Please contact the INA Executive Director, Jessica Vets at jessica@our-interbay.com for your valuable input.