SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 119769

• Record No: CB 119769
• Version: 3
• Council Bill No: CB 119769
• Type: Council Bill (CB)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 4/27/2020
• Ordinance No: Ord 126072
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to land use review decision and meeting procedures; temporarily modifying and suspending procedures in Titles 23 and 25 of the Seattle Municipal Code and amending Chapters 23.41, 23.49, 23.66, 23.79, 25.12, 25.16, 25.20, 25.21, 25.22, 25.24, and 25.30 of the Seattle Municipal Code, consistent with the Governor's proclamations and the Mayor's proclamation of civil emergency on March 3, 2020; declaring an emergency; and establishing an immediate effective date; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
• Sponsors: Dan Strauss
• Supporting documents: 1. Morales Amendment 1, 2. Lewis Amendment 2 v2, 3. Central Staff Memo, 4. Amendment Table and Proposed Voting Sequence, 5. Morales Substitute, 6. Strauss Substitute, 7. Strauss Substitute v2 (added; 4/20/20), 8. Mosqueda Amendment 1, 9. Herbold Amendment 1, 10. Strauss & Herbold Amendment 6, 11. Herbold Amendment 2, 12. Herbold Amendment 3, 13. Herbold Amendment 3 v2 (added; 4/20/20), 14. Signed Ordinance 126072, 15. Affidavit of Publication
• Related files: Inf 1647

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/29/2020	3	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
4/28/2020	3	Mayor	returned
4/28/2020	3	Mayor	Signed
4/28/2020	3	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
4/27/2020	2	City Council	passed as amended	Pass
4/20/2020	1	City Council	not passed	Fail
4/6/2020	1	City Council	referred
4/3/2020	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
4/2/2020	1	City Clerk	sent for review
4/2/2020	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________

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AN ORDINANCE relating to land use review decision and meeting procedures; temporarily modifying and suspending procedures in Titles 23 and 25 of the Seattle Municipal Code and amending Chapters 23.41, 23.49, 23.66, 23.79, 25.12, 25.16, 25.20, 25.21, 25.22, 25.24, and 25.30 of the Seattle Municipal Code, consistent with the Governor's proclamations and the Mayor's proclamation of civil emergency on March 3, 2020; declaring an emergency; and establishing an immediate effective date; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council finds and declares that:
A. On February 29, 2020, Governor Inslee proclaimed a State of Emergency for all counties throughout the State of Washington as a result of the confirmed person-to-person spread of COVID-19 in Washington State.
B. The COVID-19 disease, caused by a virus that spreads easily from person to person and which may cause serious injury and death, has spread throughout King County and the City of Seattle.
C. On March 3, 2020, Mayor Durkan issued a Proclamation of Civil Emergency declaring a civil emergency within the City of Seattle based on the confirmed spread of COVID-19 in King County and resulting deaths.
D. In recognition of the danger that hospitals may become overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients unless the spread of the disease is slowed, on March 23, 2020, Governor Inslee imposed a stay-home order throughout Washington State prohibiting all people in the State from leaving their homes or participating in gatherings with only limited exceptions for participating in essential activities or essential business services. While the order initially was for a term of two weeks, the Governor has already recognized that that the order may need to be extended beyond that time to effectively fight the pandemic. It is possible that, to respo...