Latah-Hangman Neighborhood Council · Vinegar Flats Planning Committee

Draw Your Own Vinegar Flats Map

PlanSpokane 2046Draft Future Land Use MapPublic comment

You don’t need planning software to tell the City what you think. Print a map, grab some colored pencils, and draw where you think growth belongs and what you think should be protected. Then send your drawing to the City as your public comment.

Comments closeFriday, October 2 · 5 p.m.

1Print the maps

There are four maps below. Print any of them, or all four. Each one prints best on its own page in landscape. Click a map to open it full size, then print from your browser.

Skip to how to draw

No printer? Pick up printed copies at one of our working sessions this week, or call (509) 724-0331 and we’ll help.

Blank base map of Vinegar Flats with streets, Latah Creek and US 195, no land-use colors

Map 1 · Draw on this oneBlank base map

Streets, Latah Creek, Inland Empire Way and US 195 with no land-use colors. This is your blank canvas.

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City of Spokane draft Future Land Use Map for Vinegar Flats, PlanSpokane 2046

Map 2 · What the City proposesCity draft Future Land Use Map (2046)

The PlanSpokane 2046 draft now open for comment. Compare it with your own ideas.

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Current Future Land Use Map for Vinegar Flats

Map 3 · What’s there todayCurrent Future Land Use Map

The land-use designations in place today, including the agricultural land along Latah Creek.

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Current Future Land Use Map with neighborhood landmarks labeled

Map 4 · Find your wayCurrent map with landmarks

Blue Moon, Vinegar, Vicki’s, the school, Doctored Locks and the motel are labeled to help you get your bearings.

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2Draw your ideas

Color in where you think each kind of land use should go. Use any colors you like, as long as you add a key so the City knows what each color means. Here’s a simple one you can copy:

Color	Designation	What it allows	Homes per acre
Green	Agriculture	Farming, greenhouses, agritourism	Low intensity
Yellow	Residential Low	Houses and middle housing	6–10
Orange	Residential High	Apartments, townhomes, neighborhood retail	15–40
Pink	Mixed Use	Shops and services with housing	10–45
Blue	Protect	Creek buffers, wildlife corridors, open space, views	—

Homes-per-acre ranges are from the City’s draft designations. Exact heights, setbacks and buffers are set later, in zoning, so write those ideas in the margins.

Tips for a strong map comment

Write your name and address on the page. Comments tied to a location carry the most weight.
Add short notes in the margins that say why. For example: “keep this farmland,” “creek buffer here,” or “shops along Inland Empire Way.”
Mark distances if they matter to you, like a 200-foot corridor or a buffer from the creek.
One clear idea is enough. You don’t have to redraw the whole valley.

3Send it to the City

Take a clear photo or scan of your map and send it before 5 p.m. Friday, October 2.

Send to PlanSpokane@spokanecity.org with the subject “Vinegar Flats – Draft FLUM comment.” Attach your photo or scan.

In person

Drop off at the Development Services Center, 3rd floor of City Hall, 808 W Spokane Falls Blvd.

At City Council

Bring it to City Council’s open forum on Wednesday, September 30, at 6 p.m.

Please copy us too. CC latahvalleync@gmail.com or send us a photo. We’d love to see your ideas and count how many Vinegar Flats neighbors took part.

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