Agenda - Land Use and Sustainability Committee

SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL

Land Use and Sustainability Committee

Agenda

Public Hearing

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

9:30 AM

Council Chamber, City Hall

600 4th Avenue

Seattle, WA 98104

Eddie Lin, Chair

Dan Strauss, Vice-Chair

Dionne Foster, Member

Joy Hollingsworth, Member

Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Member

Chair Info: 206-684-8802; Eddie.Lin@seattle.gov

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SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL

Land Use and Sustainability Committee

Agenda

July 1, 2026 - 9:30 AM

Public Hearing

Meeting Location:

Council Chamber, City Hall, 600 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104

Committee Website:

https://seattle.gov/council/land-use-and-sustainability

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A. Call To Order

B. Approval of the Agenda

C. Public Comment

Members of the public may address items on the agenda and

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D. Items of Business

Appointment of T.J. Stutman as member, Seattle Planning

Commission, for a term to April 15, 2028.

Appt 03536

Appointment Packet

Attachments:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Presenter: Vanessa Murdock, Executive Director for Seattle Planning

Commission

Appointment of Amir Ehsaei as member, Seattle Planning

Commission, for a term to April 15, 2029.

Appt 03537

Appointment Packet

Attachments:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Presenter: Vanessa Murdock, Executive Director for Seattle Planning

Commission

Appointment of Hailey P. Karcher as member, Seattle Planning

Commission, for a term to April 15, 2029.

Appt 03538

Appointment Packet

Attachments:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Presenter: Vanessa Murdock, Executive Director for Seattle Planning

Commission

Appointment of Patrick W. Taylor as member, Seattle Planning

Commission, for a term to April 15, 2029.

Appt 03539

Appointment Packet

Attachments:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Presenter: Vanessa Murdock, Executive Director for Seattle Planning

Commission

Reappointment of P Xiomara Alvarez as member, Seattle Planning

Commission, for a term to April 15, 2029.

Appt 03540

Appointment Packet

Attachments:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Presenter: Vanessa Murdock, Executive Director for Seattle Planning

Commission

Reappointment of Andrew L. Dannenberg as member, Seattle

Planning Commission, for a term to April 15, 2029.

Appt 03541

Appointment Packet

Attachments:

Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote

Presenter: Vanessa Murdock, Executive Director for Seattle Planning

Commission

An ordinance relating to Council land use decisions; amending

Sections 23.76.050, 23.76.062, and 25.05.680 of the Seattle

Municipal Code to clarify processes for Council land use

decisions.

CB 121215

Supporting

Summary and Fiscal Note

Public Hearing Notice

Presentation (6/3/26)

Director's Report

Documents:

Public Hearing, Briefing, and Discussion

Presenter: Lish Whitson, Director, Council Central Staff

An ordinance relating to land use and zoning; adopting

CB 121243

temporary regulations previously in Ordinance 127309 for six

months to exempt housing projects that meet Mandatory Housing

Affordability requirements using on-site performance units from

Design Review, and allowing permit applicants for all housing

subject to Full Design Review the option of complying with

Design Review pursuant to Administrative Design review;

temporarily suspending mandatory, and allowing voluntary,

design review of proposed development in Titles 23 and 25 of the

Seattle Municipal Code, consistent with Chapter 333, Laws of

2023 and previously in Ordinance 127309; and amending

Sections 23.41.002 and 23.41.004 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

Supporting

Documents:

Summary and Fiscal Note

Central Staff Memo

Briefing and Discussion

Presenters: Crystal Torres, Seattle Department of Construction and

Inspections; Ketil Freeman, Council Central Staff

E. Adjournment