CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; updating timelines for City review of land use permits; amending Sections 23.76.005 and 23.76.010 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending Resolution 31602 to update the City Council Rules for Quasi-Judicial Proceedings.
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WHEREAS, Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 36.70B.080 identifies timelines for local review of project permits; and
WHEREAS, RCW 36.70B.140 allows local governments by ordinance to exclude landmark designations, street vacations, or other approvals relating to the use of public areas or facilities, or other project permits, whether administrative or quasi-judicial, that the local government by ordinance or resolution has determined present special circumstances that warrant a review process or time periods for approval that are different from that provided in RCW 36.70B.080; and
WHEREAS, the City Council Rules for Quasi-Judicial Proceedings were last updated in 2015, since which time the City Clerk has started to accept electronic filing of documents; and
WHEREAS, filing documents electronically allows for shorter timelines for filing of responses to those filings; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 23.76.005 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 125587, is amended as follows:
23.76.005 Time for decisions
A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 23.76.005 or otherwise agreed to by the applicant, land use decisions on applications shall be made under the following timelines:
1. Type I: within ((120)) 65 days after the applicant has been notified that the application is complete((,)) ;
2. Type II: within 100 days after the applicant has been notified that the application is complete;
3. Type III: within 170 days after the applicant has been notified that the application is complete, ...
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