CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; amending Section 23.41.010 of the Seattle Municipal Code to approve the 2018 South Lake Union Neighborhood Design Guidelines.
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WHEREAS, the South Lake Union Neighborhood was designated as an Urban Center in 2006; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the South Lake Union Urban Center Neighborhood Plan in 2007; and
WHEREAS, The City of Seattle, working with the South Lake Union Community Council, the Cascade Neighborhood Council, and the Lake Union Opportunity Alliance, developed the South Lake Union Urban Design Framework in 2010; and
WHEREAS, the South Lake Union Urban Design Framework developed neighborhood design recommendations that anticipated substantial redevelopment in the South Lake Union Urban Center; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle City Council in 2013 adopted new zoning regulations that greatly increased development capacity in the South Lake Union Urban Center; and
WHEREAS, The Seattle City Council also adopted a companion resolution to the rezone legislation directing the Office of Planning and Community Development (formerly the Department of Planning and Development) to work with the South Lake Union community to update the South Lake Union Neighborhood Design Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the Office of Planning and Community Development has engaged the South Lake Union Neighborhood Community Council in the development of new Design Guidelines; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subsection 23.41.010.B of the Seattle Municipal Code, which section was last amended by Ordinance 125562, is amended as follows:
23.41.010 Design review guidelines
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B. The following neighborhood design guidelines are approved. These neighborhood design guidelines apply in the areas shown on the map included in the guidelines.
1. "Admiral Design Guidelines, 2013";
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