SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 119797

• Record No: CB 119797
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 119797
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 6/1/2020
• Ordinance No: Ord 126090
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; extending for six months a moratorium established by Ordinance 125764, and extended by Ordinance 126006, on the filing, acceptance, processing, and/or approval of any application to establish a new principal or accessory use, or change a principal or accessory use, for any site currently used as a mobile home park, as defined in Section 23.84A.032 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
• Sponsors: Kshama Sawant, Debora Juarez
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Signed Ordinance 126090, 3. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/12/2020	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
6/12/2020	1	Mayor	returned
6/12/2020	1	Mayor	Signed
6/3/2020	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
6/1/2020	1	City Council	passed	Pass
5/18/2020	1	City Council	referred
5/15/2020	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
5/14/2020	1	City Clerk	sent for review

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; extending for six months a moratorium established by Ordinance 125764, and extended by Ordinance 126006, on the filing, acceptance, processing, and/or approval of any application to establish a new principal or accessory use, or change a principal or accessory use, for any site currently used as a mobile home park, as defined in Section 23.84A.032 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council makes the following legislative findings of fact and declarations:
A. The Council incorporates by reference the findings of fact contained in Ordinance 125764.
B. In January 2019, the City Council passed Ordinance 125764, establishing a moratorium on the filing, acceptance, processing, and/or approval of any application to establish a new principal or accessory use, or change a principal or accessory use, for any site currently used as a mobile home park, as defined in Section 23.84A.032 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
C. That moratorium was extended for six months by Ordinance 126006.
D. Although the City has worked to develop permanent regulations, the work has not been completed and the City Council will not be able to consider and act on permanent regulations until after the expiration of the moratorium on July 10, 2020.
E. Work on permanent regulations has been limited due to the February 29 and March 3 proclamations of civil emergency by Governor Inslee and Mayor Durkan, respectively, related to the spread of COVID-19.
F. Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 36.70A.390 authorizes the City to extend the duration of a moratorium by ordinance for one or more six-month periods.
G. The Governor's Proclamation 20-28 prohibits agencies from taking action (as defined in RCW 42.30.020), unless the matter is: (1) necessary and routine; or...