CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; amending Sections 23.74.002 and 23.74.008 of the Seattle Municipal Code to allow residential uses in the Stadium Transition Area Overlay District.
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WHEREAS, Seattle's Comprehensive Plan includes policy LU 10.2, which states that the City will "Preserve industrial land for industrial uses, especially where industrial land is near rail- or water-transportation facilities to allow marine- and rail-related industries that rely on that transportation infrastructure to continue to function in the city." and
WHEREAS, Seattle's Comprehensive Plan includes policy LU 10.3, which states that the City will "Ensure predictability and permanence for industrial activities in industrial areas by limiting changes in industrial land use designation. There should be no reclassification of industrial land to a non-industrial land use category except as part of a City-initiated comprehensive study and review of industrial land use policies or as part of a major update to the Comprehensive Plan." and
WHEREAS, Seattle's Comprehensive Plan includes policy LU 10.8, which states that the City will "Prohibit new residential development in industrial zones except for certain types of dwellings, such as caretaker units and, in urban industrial zones, dwellings for workers, that are related to the industrial area and that would not restrict or disrupt industrial activity." and
WHEREAS, additional new housing in industrial areas outside of the limited industrial-related housing currently allowed could have significant impacts on the City's industrial areas; and
WHEREAS, the Council intends to further strengthen the City's policies and regulations to further limit changes to the boundaries of industrial areas, and further limit rezones to non-industrial uses in the Urban Industrial zone within Manufacturing/Industrial Centers; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY TH...
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