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 Beacon Hill Design Guidelines, 2013”;
11. “North District/Lake City Design Guidelines, 2013”;
12. “Northgate Design Guidelines, 2013”;
13. “Othello Design Guidelines, 2013”;
14. “Pike/Pine Design Guidelines, 2017”;
15. “Roosevelt Design Guidelines, 2013”;
16. “South Lake Union Design Guidelines, 2018”;
17. “University District Design Guidelines, 2018”;
18. “Upper Queen Anne Design Guidelines, 2013”;
19. “Uptown Design Guidelines, ((2013)) 2019”;
20. “Wallingford Design Guidelines, 2013”; and
21. “West Seattle Junction Design Guidelines, 2013.”
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Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.
Passed by the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2019, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________________, 2019.
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President ____________ of the City Council
Approved by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2019.
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Jenny A. Durkan, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2019.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - Uptown Neighborhood Design Guidelines, 2019