CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to street and sidewalk use; amending Ordinance 126474 and the Street Use Permit Fee Schedule authorized by Section 15.04.074 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending Section 2 and Section 3 of Ordinance 126339.
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WHEREAS, in September 2020, the City Council passed Ordinance 126159, amending the Street Use Permit Fee Schedule to support businesses by implementing a free permit for temporary business uses, including cafes, displays, and vending; and
WHEREAS, in May 2021, the City Council passed Ordinance 126339, amending the Street Use Permit Fee Schedule to extend the free permit program for temporary business uses through May 31, 2022, allow the fees for existing permit holders to be administered consistent with temporary business use permit holders, and establish a workplan to develop a permitting structure for the continuation of these business uses beyond May 31, 2022; and
WHEREAS, in November 2021, the City Council passed Ordinance 126474, updating the Street Use Permit Fee Schedule as companion legislation to the 2022 Adopted Budget, which maintained the May 31, 2022 date for the free permit program for temporary business uses established in Ordinance 126339; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to extend the provisions of Ordinance 126339 from May 31, 2022 to January 31, 2023; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Seattle Department of Transportation Street Use Fee Schedule ("SDOT Street Use Fee Schedule"), Attachment A to Ordinance 126474 is amended by replacing Table A2, Uses with No Base Permit Fee, with the version included as Attachment A to this ordinance.
Section 2. Section 2 and Section 3 of Ordinance 126339 are amended as follows:
Section 2. At the discretion of the SDOT Director or designee, SDOT may waive permit fees for long-term merchandise displays (use code 18A), long-term...
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