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 2019 Uptown Neighborhood Design Guidelines.
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WHEREAS, the Uptown Neighborhood was designated as an Urban Center in 1994; and
WHEREAS, The City of Seattle, working with the Uptown Alliance, developed the Uptown Urban Design Framework in 2016; and
WHEREAS, the Uptown Urban Design Framework developed neighborhood design recommendations that anticipated substantial redevelopment in the Uptown Urban Center; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle City Council in 2017 adopted new zoning regulations that greatly increased development capacity in the Uptown Urban Center; and
WHEREAS, the Office of Planning and Community Development has engaged the Uptown Alliance Land Use Review Committee in the development of updated Uptown Neighborhood 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 the ordinance introduced as Council Bill 119362, 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";
2. "Ballard Municipal Center Master Plan Area Design Guidelines, 2013";
3. "Belltown Urban Center Village Design Guidelines, 2004";
4. "Capitol Hill Design Guidelines, 2013";
5. "Central Area Design Guidelines, 2018";
6. "Green Lake Design Guidelines, 2013";
7. "Greenwood/Phinney Design Guidelines, 2013";
8. "Morgan Junction Design Guidelines, 2013";
9. "Mount Baker Town Center Design Guidelines, 2017";
10. "North Beaco...
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