CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to environmentally critical area (ECA) regulations and the State Environmental Protection Act (SEPA) as it relates to ECAs; amending Sections 21.33.010, 22.170.050, 22.170.210, 22.801.060, 22.801.240, 22.807.020, 22.900C.010, 23.60A.156, 23.60A.160, 23.60A.190, 23.60A.910, 25.05.305, 25.05.800, 25.05.900, 25.06.020, 25.06.040, 25.06.100, 25.06.110, 25.09.010, 25.09.015, 25.09.017, 25.09.030, 25.09.040, 25.09.045, 25.09.060, 25.09.080, 25.09.100, 25.09.110, 25.09.120, 25.09.160, 25.09.200, 25.09.220, 25.09.240, 25.09.260, 25.09.280, 25.09.300, 25.09.330, 25.09.335, 25.09.360, 25.09.380, 25.09.400, 25.09.410, 25.09.420, 25.09.430, 25.09.450, 25.09.460, 25.09.470, 25.09.480, 25.09.520, 25.09.530, 25.11.030, and 25.11.040 of the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC); renumbering Sections 25.09.020, 25.09.050, 25.09.180, and 25.09.320 of the SMC as 25.09.012, 25.09.042, 25.09.090, and 25.09.070 respectively and amending them; repealing Sections 25.05.747, 25.05.908, and 25.09.055 of the SMC; and adding new Sections 25.09.052, 25.09.065, 25.09.075, and 25.09.290 to the SMC.
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WHEREAS, the City is required to update environmentally critical area regulations according to state requirements; and
WHEREAS, the City has considered the best available science in adopting these amendments; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 25.09.010 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 122050, is amended as follows:
25.09.010 Purpose of the chapter((.))
This ((c))Chapter 25.09 is based on and implements The City of Seattle Comprehensive Plan, as amended from time to time. It is expressly the purpose of this ((c))Chapter 25.09 to provide for and promote the health, safety, and welfare of the general public, and to not create or otherwise establish or designate any particular person, or class, or group of persons who will...
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