The Belltown Housing and Land Use Subcommittee (BHLUS) as a committee of the Belltown Community Council, is open to all residents and people who work in Belltown. BHLUS reviews and recommends action on all proposed developments in Belltown. In addition, it develops code amendments, policies and criteria to guide future developments in our neighborhood. All the work is done with a focus on good design and the quality of life unique to Belltown.The Committee has an open meeting the second Monday of every month starting at 6:30pm. They meet at the Centennial Building, 2515 Fourth Avenue, Second Floor Lounge.

The City Council passed legislation in September that authorizes the Department of Neighborhoods (DON) and the Department of Planning & Development (DPD) to work with Seattle’s citizenry to begin updating neighborhood plans where appropriate. The "ordinance" and a companion "resolution" will implement key programs that together are intended to create a neighborhood-based planning process that is rooted in the good work citizens conducted in the 1990s.

 1. Neighborhoods & Neighborhood-Plans Status Review — Seattle Department of Neighborhoods (DON) and Seattle Department of Planning and Development (DPD) will work with neighborhood residents and business people to gather information to create snapshots of each neighborhood compared to 10 years ago. The status reports will help neighborhood advocates and the city recognize gaps and inform decisions about whether or how to update particular plans.

 2. Neighborhood Planning Advisory Committee (NPAC) — A committee formed entirely of Seattle residents and businesses-people will provide advise to DON and DPD on conducting the updates. The 24 committee members will include one representative from each of the 13 Neighborhood District Councils, the Chair of the Neighborhood District Council’s Planning Committee, two members of the Seattle Planning Commission and eight at-large appointees (four by the mayor and four by the Council).