CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; clarifying the definition of vessel and consistently using the term vessel in the Shoreline Master Program; and amending Sections 23.60A.204, 23.60A.916, and 23.60A.942 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
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WHEREAS, the goals of the Shoreline Management Act are to promote water dependent uses, protect the shoreline environment, and promote public access to the shorelines; and
WHEREAS, the State's Shoreline Management Act and Shoreline Master Program Guidelines direct the City to implement the Shoreline Master Program regulations in a manner that provides the most protection for the shoreline environment and provides the area needed for water-dependent uses and public access to the shorelines; and
WHEREAS, when implementing the Shoreline Master Program Guidelines uses that occur over the water are to be limited to water-dependent uses to minimize environmental damage; and
WHEREAS, redefining a vessel, which is water-dependent and exists over water, as a floating on-water residence, which is not water-dependent and exists over water, conflicts with the goals and policies of the State Shoreline Management Act and the City's Shoreline Master Program regulations; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 23.60A.204 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 124919, is amended as follows:
23.60A.204 Floating structures and standards for house barges
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B. For purposes of this Chapter 23.60A, house barges are only allowed under the following conditions:
1. The house barge was moored at a recreational marina in the City before July 1990.
2. A permit for the house barge was secured from the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections verifying that the house barge existed and...
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