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The City of Seattle
Ordinance
Council Bill
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An ordinance relating to land use and zoning; amending Sections 23.45.506, 23.45.570, and 23.51.A.004 of the Seattle Municipal Code to modify development standards for institutions in multifamily zones.
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Be it ordained by The City of Seattle as follows:
Section 1. Section 23.45.506 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 126157, is amended as follows:
23.45.506 Administrative conditional uses
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C. Institutions other than public schools not meeting the development standards of Section 23.45.570((, Institutions,)) and Major Institution uses as provided in Chapter 23.69((,)) may be permitted subject to the following:
1. Bulk and ((Siting)) siting. In order to accommodate the special needs of the proposed institution, and to better site the facility with respect to its surroundings, the Director may modify the applicable development standards. In determining whether to allow such modifications, the Director shall balance the needs of the institution against the compatibility of the proposed institution with the residential scale and character of the surrounding area.
((2. Dispersion Criteria. An institution that does not meet the dispersion criteria of Section 23.45.570 may be permitted by the Director upon determination that it would not substantially worsen parking shortages, traffic safety hazards, and noise in the surrounding residential area.
3.)) 2. Noise. The Director may condition the permit in order to mitigate potential noise problems. Measures the Director may require for this purpose include, but are not limited to ((the following)) : landscaping, sound barriers, fences, berms, adjustments to yards or the location of refuse storage areas, location of parking areas and access, structural design modifications, and regulating hours of u...
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