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 Crown Hill Neighborhood Design Guidelines, 2022.
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WHEREAS, Crown Hill was designated as an Urban Village by the City Council when it adopted Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan in 1994; and
WHEREAS, in 1998 the community completed the Crown Hill/Ballard Neighborhood Plan, and through Ordinance 119111 the City adopted the Crown Hill/Ballard Neighborhood-Specific Goals and Policies; and
WHEREAS, in 2018 the Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) completed a community planning practice and prioritization report, identifying Crown Hill as a priority planning area; and
WHEREAS, from 2018 to 2019, OPCD, in partnership with the Department of Neighborhoods (DON) and Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), conducted public outreach in the Crown Hill Urban Village; and
WHEREAS, over 300 residents, business owners, property owners, and stakeholders engaged in four public workshops and four online surveys to create the Crown Hill Urban Village Action Plan, and additional public engagement included door-to-door outreach and direct outreach to residents of the Labateyah Youth Home; and
WHEREAS, in 2021, after completing a public engagement process, OPCD presented a final Crown Hill Action Plan to the City Council Land Use and Neighborhoods Committee on December 3, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the Crown Hill Urban Village Action Plan recommends numerous implementation measures, including creation of neighborhood design guidelines to help realize the community’s vision by shaping new development in the neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, in a statement of legislative intent for the 2022 budget, the City Council asked OPCD and the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI) to convene a stakeholder group to conduct a Racial Equity Toolkit (RET) review of the design review program, and the RET process is currently underway and could result in recommendations for improvements to design review that would further racially equitable outcomes; and
WHEREAS, OPCD conducted another online survey specifically on neighborhood design guidelines and conducted in-person engagement at the Crown Hill Street Festival in June 2022, and input from the survey and in-person engagement is incorporated into the proposed 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 Ordinance 125844, 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 Neighborhood Design Guidelines, 2019”;
3. “Belltown Urban Center Village Design Guidelines, 2004”;
4. “Capitol Hill Neighborhood Design Guidelines, 2019”;
5. “Central Area Design Guidelines, 2018”;
6. “Crown Hill Neighborhood Design Guidelines, 2022”;
((6)) 7. “Green Lake Design Guidelines, 2013”;
((7)) 8. “Greenwood/Phinney Design Guidelines, 2013”;
((8)) 9. “Morgan Junction Design Guidelines, 2013”;
((9)) 10. “Mount Baker Town Center Design Guidelines, 2017”;
((10)) 11. “North Beacon Hill Design Guidelines, 2013”;
((11)) 12. “North District/Lake City Design Guidelines, 2013”;
((12)) 13. “Northgate Design Guidelines, 2013”;
((13)) 14. “Othello Design Guidelines, 2013”;
((14)) 15. “Pike/Pine Design Guidelines, 2017”;
((15)) 16. “Roosevelt Design Guidelines, 2013”;
((16)) 17. “South Lake Union Design Guidelines, 2018”;
((17)) 18. “University District Design Guidelines, 2019”;
((18)) 19. “Upper Queen Anne Design Guidelines, 2013”;
((19)) 20. “Uptown Design Guidelines, 2019”;
((20)) 21. “Wallingford Design Guidelines, 2013”; and
((21)) 22. “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 _________________________, 2022, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________________, 2022.
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President ____________ of the City Council
Approved by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2022.
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Bruce A. Harrell, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2022.
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________________________________, City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - Crown Hill Neighborhood Design Guidelines, 2022