CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE amending the Seattle Comprehensive Plan to incorporate changes related to a transportation impact fee program proposed as part of the 2022-2023 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 amended the Comprehensive Plan in 2022; and
WHEREAS, the Growth Management Act authorizes annual amendments to the City's Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the adopted procedures in Resolution 31807 provide the process for interested citizens and Councilmembers to propose annual amendments for consideration by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Council proposed consideration of Comprehensive Plan amendments related to impact fees, including transportation impact fees, during the 2022-2023 annual amendment process; and
WHEREAS, the Council's Land Use Committee held a public hearing on July 27, 2022, to take public testimony on the amendments proposed for consideration; and
WHEREAS, on September 20, 2022 the City Council considered proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments and adopted Resolution 32068 directing that City staff further review and analyze amendments necessary to implement an impact fee program; and
WHEREAS, impact-fee related amendments have been developed and analyzed by the Council Central Staff and considered by the Council; and
WHEREAS, the City has provided for public participation in the development and review of these proposed amendments and other changes to comply with the Growth Management Act, including requirements for early and continuous public participation in the development and amendment of the City's Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Council has considered public testimony made at the public hearing(s), and other pertinent material regarding proposed transportation impact fee-related amendments; and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that the transp...
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