In addition to constructing Van White Boulevard, one of the key implementation steps for the Bassett Creek Valley Plan is to prepare the parcels for redevelopment. Policy statements in the plan allow the City Council to adjust the regulatory framework for the area. One part of this process, titled the Bassett Creek Valley Rezoning Study is underway and more fully explained on the city website. Excerpted here.
"Achieving the long-range vision for the BCV Area requires proactive steps to foster new development, improve the area’s environment, and strengthen its connections to nearby areas. It also requires adjusting the regulatory framework for the area, zoning being the most important part of that framework."
"What is zoning? All property is in a zoning district, and that zoning district determines whether you can build a single family home, a condominium building, a restaurant or a factory. The rezoning study proposes changes to the zoning of property in the BCV area so that what can be built corresponds as closely as possible to what is called for in the BCV Master Plan."
"Community Planning and Economic Development staff have conducted an analysis of the existing land uses and zoning in the BCV Area and developed recommendations for the rezoning of many of the properties in the area. Recommendations include changes to primary zoning as well as the addition of overlay districts."
Multiple options have been explored, with City Staff recommending a preferred option to the Council. PDF here. Note that the charrette site (Glenwood between Humboldt and Dupont) is identified as C2 with a Pedestrian Overlay. Those districts are explained here.
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