CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; revising requirements for transportation impact analyses, transportation management plans, and construction management plans; adding new Sections 23.52.010 and 23.52.012 to the Seattle Municipal Code; amending the title of Chapter 23.52, Subchapter II, of the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending Sections 15.04.035, 23.48.230, 23.48.290, 23.48.610, 23.48.710, 23.49.019, 23.50A.360, 23.52.008, 23.71.018, and 23.90.018 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
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WHEREAS, RCW 43.21C.229 was amended in 2023 to encourage more housing and infill development in urban areas, enabling jurisdictions to adopt additional efficiencies in relation to State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) requirements; and
WHEREAS, The City of Seattle is adopting an updated Comprehensive Plan that defines new growth planning objectives, including citywide prescriptions for the amount of residential and employment growth for the next 20 years; and
WHEREAS, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been completed for the Comprehensive Plan update that considers the uses and proposed density proposed for changes in SEPA categorical exemption levels, and has fulfilled other obligations indicated in RCW 43.21C.229; and
WHEREAS, environmental analysis, protection, and mitigation are adequately addressed for SEPA-exempted development through adopted comprehensive plans, subarea plans, and other applicable local, state and federal development regulations; and
WHEREAS, the proposal further standardizes and simplifies codes to ensure future development proposals will address transportation and other impacts without the need for SEPA review for most individual developments; and
WHEREAS, the proposal confirms and standardizes requirements for transportation management plans and construction management plans that support long-term transportation travel efficiencies, and avoid or minimi...
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