SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL  
Land Use and Sustainability Committee  
Agenda  
Public Hearing  
Wednesday, May 20, 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  
May 20, 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  
matters within the purview of the committee. Please register in  
advance to be recognized by the Chair.  
D. Items of Business  
An ordinance relating to land use and zoning; rezoning certain  
land in the University District, the Fremont neighborhood, the  
Madison/Miller neighborhood, the Rainier Beach neighborhood,  
and the Downtown neighborhood; rezoning land and amending  
development standards to increase housing supply, support  
multi-purpose redevelopment on certain sites with  
1.  
CB 121196  
community-based uses, remove code barriers to passive house,  
modular, and mass timber construction and to conversion from  
commercial space to housing in more zones, and incentivize  
community-serving uses along with the construction of more  
housing in certain areas; amending Sections 23.40.080,  
23.47A.009, 23.49.008, 23.49.011, 23.49.036, 23.49.058, and  
23.49.158 of the Seattle Municipal Code; adding a new Section  
23.40.090 to the Seattle Municipal Code; adding a new Map 1L to  
Chapter 23.49 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending  
Chapter 23.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code at pages 60, 76, 109,  
112, and 188 of the Official Land Use Map.  
Full Text: CB 121196 v1  
Attachments:  
Att 1 – Eligible Areas for Residential Height Limit Increase  
Att 2 – Fremont - Stone Way Rezone Map  
Att 3 – Downtown Retail Core Rezone Map  
Att 4 – University District Rezone Map  
Att 5 – Rainier Beach Rezone Map  
Att 6 – Madison - Miller Rezone Map  
Supporting  
Summary and Fiscal Note  
Director's Report  
Documents:  
Presentation (4/15/26)  
Central Staff Memo (5/20/26)  
Public Hearing Notice  
Public Hearing, Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote  
Presenter: HB Harper, Council Central Staff  
An ordinance relating to land use and zoning; introducing a new  
definition for data centers; adopting a moratorium on the filing,  
acceptance, processing, or approval of applications for the  
establishment or expansion of, or change of use to, data centers;  
amending Section 23.84A.008 of the Seattle Municipal Code;  
approving a work plan; declaring an emergency; and establishing  
an immediate effective date; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.  
2.  
CB 121214  
Supporting  
Documents:  
Att A - Work Plan for Data Center Moratorium  
Summary and Fiscal Note  
Director's Report  
Briefing, Discussion, and Possible Vote  
Presenters: HB Harper and Eric McConaghy, Council Central Staff  
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.  
3.  
CB 121215  
Supporting  
Summary and Fiscal Note  
Documents:  
Briefing and Discussion  
Presenter: Lish Whitson, Council Central Staff  
E. Adjournment