SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 119600

• Record No: CB 119600
• Version: 3
• Council Bill No: CB 119600
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 10/7/2019
• Ordinance No: Ord 125964
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to environmental review; amending Sections 3.02.110, 25.05.035, 25.05.055, 25.05.070, 25.05.100, 25.05.440, 25.05.448, 25.05.545, 25.05.680, 25.05.800, 25.05.900, and 25.05.914 of the Seattle Municipal Code to clarify timelines and the content of administrative appeals, to authorize the development of Director's Rules to clarify the content of environmental documents, and to make corrections and technical amendments.
• Sponsors: Abel Pacheco, Mike O'Brien
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Proposed Amendment 1, 3. Proposed Amendment 2, 4. Proposed Amendment 3 (added 10/8/19), 5. Proposed Amendment 4 (added 10/8/19), 6. Central Staff Memo (8/7/19), 7. Central Staff Memo (9/4/19), 8. Proposed Substitute, 9. Amendment 1, 10. Amendment 2, 11. Amendment 3, 12. Amendment 4, 13. Amendment 5, 14. Amendment 6 (added 9/11/19), 15. Signed Ordinance 125964, 16. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/18/2019	3	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
10/18/2019	3	Mayor	returned
10/18/2019	3	Mayor	Signed
10/11/2019	3	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
10/7/2019	2	City Council	passed as amended	Pass
9/11/2019	1	Planning, Land Use, and Zoning Committee	pass as amended	Pass
9/9/2019	1	Planning, Land Use, and Zoning Committee	discussed
9/4/2019	1	Planning, Land Use, and Zoning Committee	discussed
8/7/2019	1	Planning, Land Use, and Zoning Committee	discussed
8/5/2019	1	City Council	referred
8/1/2019	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
8/1/2019	1	City Clerk	sent for review

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to environmental review; amending Sections 3.02.110, 25.05.035, 25.05.055, 25.05.070, 25.05.100, 25.05.440, 25.05.448, 25.05.545, 25.05.680, 25.05.800, 25.05.900, and 25.05.914 of the Seattle Municipal Code to clarify timelines and the content of administrative appeals, to authorize the development of Director's Rules to clarify the content of environmental documents, and to make corrections and technical amendments.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Findings
A. The Mayor and City Council find that the State authorizes categorical exemptions for infill development, which have been effective as a factor that encourages new development to locate within urban centers and urban villages consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan. This pattern of growth favoring centers and villages is leading to greater efficiencies of residential living and activity patterns that encourage greater use of mass transit and enliven individual neighborhoods and the City. As such, the maximum categorical exemption level for infill development should be authorized to continue to support these positive trends. This kind of efficiency will be increasingly important as Seattle continues to accommodate new residents and employees and to encourage diversity of housing options located near mass transit systems and a variety of transportation choices.
B. The Mayor and City Council find that these efficiencies are due, in part, to increased certainty for developers about the timeline for development and project delivery. Increasing infill development categorical exemptions is a recommendation of the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda Advisory Committee, and the Mayor and City Council find that the infill development categorical exemption is an incentive and regulatory change pursuant to RCW 36.70A.540 for the purposes of impleme...