SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 120568

• Record No: CB 120568
• Version: 2
• Council Bill No: CB 120568
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 7/18/2023
• Ordinance No: Ord 126861
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; amending the Seattle Comprehensive Plan to incorporate changes proposed as part of the 2023 Comprehensive Plan annual amendment process.
• Sponsors: Dan Strauss
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Director's Report, 3. Central Staff Presentation (5/15/23), 4. Central Staff Memo (5/15/23), 5. Presentation (added 5/11/23), 6. Presentation (added 5/11/23), 7. Seattle Planning Commission Presentation (5/15/23), 8. Seattle Planning Commission Letter (5/15/23), 9. Central Staff Memo – Proposed Amendments (05/24/23), 10. Central Staff Memo - Proposed Amendments (6/8/2023), 11. Central Staff Presentation (6/8/2023), 12. Signed Ordinance 126861, 13. Affidavit of Publication
• Related files: CB 120571

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/25/2023	2	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
7/25/2023	2	Mayor	returned
7/25/2023	2	Mayor	Signed
7/20/2023	2	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
7/18/2023	2	City Council	passed	Pass
6/8/2023	1	Land Use Committee	pass as amended	Pass
5/24/2023	1	Land Use Committee	discussed
5/15/2023	1	Land Use Committee	discussed
5/10/2023	1	Land Use Committee	discussed
5/9/2023	1	City Council	referred
4/13/2023	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
4/12/2023	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council
4/12/2023	1	City Clerk	sent for review

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; amending the Seattle Comprehensive Plan to incorporate changes proposed as part of the 2023 Comprehensive Plan annual amendment process.
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WHEREAS, The City of Seattle adopted a Comprehensive Plan through Ordinance 117221 in 1994 and most recently adopted amendments to its Comprehensive Plan in December 2022 through Ordinance 126730; and
WHEREAS, the Growth Management Act, chapter 36.70A RCW, authorizes annual amendments to the City's Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the adopted procedures in Resolution 31807 provide the process for interested citizens to propose annual Comprehensive Plan amendments for consideration by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, various parties proposed amendments for consideration during the 2022 annual amendment process; and
WHEREAS, on September 20, 2022, the City Council considered these proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments and adopted Resolution 32068, directing that City staff further review and analyze certain proposed amendments relating to the Industrial and Maritime Strategy; and
WHEREAS, in 2019 the City convened an Industrial and Maritime Strategy Council to advise the City on development of an Industrial and Maritime Strategy; and
WHEREAS, the stakeholder committee consisted of a City-wide committee and four regional committees representing Georgetown/South Park, SODO, Interbay, and Ballard; and
WHEREAS, the principles that guided the Industry and Maritime Strategy Council focused on:
* Actions to strengthen racial equity and recovery;
* Using the power of local workers and companies to chart a blueprint for the future using the principles of restorative economics to support the cultural, economic, and political power of communities most impacted by economic and racial inequities;
* Strengthening and growing Seattle's industrial and maritime sectors so communities that have been excluded from th...