Category Archives: Land Use

Amending Gig Harbor’s Comprehensive Plan

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Derek Young

Update: I was wrong, read more at the bottom. Over the last couple of weeks the City Council has received a considerable amount of testimony, emails, and phone calls on a proposal to amend the Comprehensive Plan. The applicants would … Continue reading →

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Height restrictions in downtown Gig Harbor

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Derek Young

Last week the Gig Harbor Planning Commission held a public hearing on height restrictions in the Downtown Business and Waterfront Commercial zones. Comments I’ve received or read online make clear we did a poor job of explaining the proposal. Hopefully I can … Continue reading →

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Job numbers in Gig Harbor & Pierce County

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Derek Young

In preperation for an upcoming meeting on transit with Councilmember Glenn Hull from Fife, he passed along some job data from PSRC that I had missed. It’s not exactly the freshest data and was taken during the bottom of the … Continue reading →

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Downtown Gig Harbor Rehab Plan

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Derek Young

While there’s been issues for years, the closing of the QFC, still called Thriftway by longtime residents, seems to be the warning that woke everyone up. Continue reading →

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Building size and Fred Meyer

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Derek Young

I had planned on letting the Gateway article on Randy Boss’ Fred Meyer application in this week’s Gateway speak for itself Continue reading →

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Pierce Countywide Planning Policies

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Derek Young

Over the last several years I've had the opportunity to represent Gig Harbor and other Pierce County cities on a regional level.  First, on the Pierce County Regional Council (PCRC) and most recently on the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) … Continue reading →

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