SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 118334

• Record No: CB 118334
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 118334
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 3/2/2015
• Ordinance No: Ord 124726
• Title: AN ORDINANCE granting Acorn Development LLC permission to construct, maintain, and operate below-grade utility lines for a site specific heat conveyance system and other utilities under and across Lenora Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue, and under and across 7th Avenue between Lenora Street and Blanchard Street; for a ten-year term, renewable for two successive ten-year terms; specifying the conditions under which this permit is granted and providing for the acceptance of the permit and conditions.
• Sponsors: Tom Rasmussen
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Att A: Acorn Development Area Map, 3. Summary Att B: Annual Fee Assessment Summary, 4. Council Central Staff Memo (for CBs 118334 & 118335), 5. Acorn and Eco District Utility Tunnels Presentations (for CBs 118334 & 118335), 6. Signed Ord 124726

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/6/2015	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
3/6/2015	1	Mayor	returned
3/6/2015	1	Mayor	Signed
3/6/2015	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council
3/3/2015	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
3/2/2015	1	City Council	passed	Pass
2/24/2015	1	Transportation Committee	pass	Pass
2/23/2015	1	City Council	referred
2/17/2015	1	City Council	referred
2/12/2015	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
2/10/2015	1	City Clerk	sent for review

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE granting Acorn Development LLC permission to construct, maintain, and operate below-grade utility lines for a site specific heat conveyance system and other utilities under and across Lenora Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue, and under and across 7th Avenue between Lenora Street and Blanchard Street; for a ten-year term, renewable for two successive ten-year terms; specifying the conditions under which this permit is granted and providing for the acceptance of the permit and conditions.
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WHEREAS, Acorn Development LLC (Acorn) has applied for permission to construct below-grade utilities including utility lines for a site specific heat conveyance system, including facilities for conveying non-potable water, a site specific fire protection water conveyance system, and communications, for new Acorn building(s); and
WHEREAS, the below-grade utility lines will be used for utilities that include a site specific heat conveyance system that will capture heat energy from the Westin Building Exchange at 2001 6th Avenue and will transfer that heat energy to the Acorn building(s) as a heating and cooling source; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle City Council conceptually approved utility tunnels containing the site specific, below-grade heat conveyance system for the Acorn building(s) under Resolution No. 31545. Although the Resolution refers to utility tunnels, only utility lines will be installed in the right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, Acorn acknowledges that the utility lines and site specific, below-grade heat conveyance system will not be utilized to provide utility services to third parties (other than the Westin Building Exchange and Eco District LLC) under the permissions granted under this ordinance; and
WHEREAS, adopting this ordinance is the culmination of the approval process for the utility lines that contain a site specific, below-grade heat conveyance syst...