Record No: CB 118438    Version: Council Bill No: CB 118438
Type: Ordinance (Ord) Status: Passed
Current Controlling Legislative Body City Clerk
On agenda: 9/8/2015
Ordinance No: Ord 124850
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to Historic Districts; adding a new Chapter 25.30 to the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC); creating the Sand Point Naval Air Station Landmark District; specifying the district's boundaries; adopting criteria for designating the district; establishing a procedure for preserving significant physical elements within the district; establishing the Sand Point Naval Air Station Landmark District Application Review Committee; providing for administration and enforcement of this Ordinance; and amending Section 22.900C.010 and Table C-1 for Section 22.900C.010 of the SMC to provide for the collection of fees for interpretation of Historic District regulations by the Department of Neighborhoods.
Sponsors: Sally Bagshaw
Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Att 1 - Appendix B: Historic Resources (Descriptions and Photographs), 3. Landmarks Preservation Board Report on Designation, 4. Sand Point Naval Air Station & Magnuson Park Photos, 5. Sand Point Naval Air Station Landmark District Presentation, 6. Sand Point Landmark District Central Staff Memo (8/20/15), 7. Signed Ord 124850
CITY OF SEATTLE
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AN ORDINANCE relating to Historic Districts; adding a new Chapter 25.30 to the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC); creating the Sand Point Naval Air Station Landmark District; specifying the district's boundaries; adopting criteria for designating the district; establishing a procedure for preserving significant physical elements within the district; establishing the Sand Point Naval Air Station Landmark District Application Review Committee; providing for administration and enforcement of this Ordinance; and amending Section 22.900C.010 and Table C-1 for Section 22.900C.010 of the SMC to provide for the collection of fees for interpretation of Historic District regulations by the Department of Neighborhoods.
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WHEREAS, the Landmarks Preservation Board, after a public meeting on February 2, 2011, voted to approve the nomination of the Sand Point Naval Air Station Landmark District; and
WHEREAS, after a public meeting on March 16, 2011, the Landmarks Preservation Board voted to approve the designation of the Sand Point Naval Air Station Landmark District; and
WHEREAS, on July 3, 2013, the Board and owners of the designated landmark district properties agreed to controls and incentives; and
WHEREAS, the Board recommends that the City Council enact a designating ordinance approving the controls and incentives; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. A new Chapter 25.30 is added to the Seattle Municipal Code as follows:

Chapter 25.30
Sand Point Naval Air Station Landmark District
25.30.010 Purpose
A. The City's legislative authority finds that the protection, enhancement, perpetuation, and use of sites, improvements, and objects of historical, cultural, architectural, engineering or geographic significance, located within the City, are required in the interest of the prosperity, civic pride, and general welfare of ...

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