SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 120674

• Record No: CB 120674
• Version: 2
• Council Bill No: CB 120674
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 12/12/2023
• Ordinance No: Ord 126979
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; amending Section 23.76.029 of the Seattle Municipal Code to allow applicants for or holders of certain Master Use Permits approved for issuance between March 1, 2020 and December 31, 2026 to have their Master Use Permits expire in six years; and making other minor amendments to the procedure for expiration and renewal of Master Use Permits.
• Sponsors: Dan Strauss
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Director’s Report, 3. Presentation (11/29/23), 4. Central Staff Memo (11/29/23), 5. Amendment 1, 6. Amendment 2 (added; 12/8/23), 7. Signed Ordinance 126979, 8. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/28/2023	2	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
12/28/2023	2	Mayor	returned
12/28/2023	2	Mayor	Signed
12/18/2023	2	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
12/12/2023	2	City Council	passed	Pass
12/8/2023	1	Land Use Committee	pass as amended	Pass
11/29/2023	1	Land Use Committee	discussed
10/10/2023	1	City Council	referred
10/5/2023	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
10/4/2023	1	City Clerk	sent for review
10/4/2023	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; amending Section 23.76.029 of the Seattle Municipal Code to allow applicants for or holders of certain Master Use Permits approved for issuance between March 1, 2020 and December 31, 2026 to have their Master Use Permits expire in six years; and making other minor amendments to the procedure for expiration and renewal of Master Use Permits.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 23.76.029 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 126855, is amended as follows:
23.76.029 Type I and II Master Use Permit duration and expiration date
An issued Type I or II Master Use Permit expires three years from the date a permit is approved for issuance as described in Section 23.76.028, except as follows:
A. A Master Use Permit with a shoreline component expires pursuant to WAC 173-27-090.
B. A variance component of a Master Use Permit expires as follows:
1. Variances for access, yards, setback, open space, or lot area minimums granted as part of a short plat or lot boundary adjustment run with the land in perpetuity as recorded with the King County Recorder.
2. Variances granted as separate Master Use Permits pursuant to subsection 23.76.004.G expire three years from the date the permit is approved for issuance as described in Section 23.76.028 or on the effective date of any text amendment making more stringent the development standard from which the variance was granted, whichever is sooner. If a Master Use Permit to establish the use is issued prior to the earlier of the dates specified in the preceding sentence, the variance expires on the expiration date of the Master Use Permit.
C. The time during which pending litigation related to the Master Use Permit or the property subject to the permit made it reasonable not to submit an application for a ...