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-- ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. 

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AUGUST 19th, 2026. LAND USE AND 

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SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE MEETING

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WILL COME TO ORDER. IT'S 9:34 

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THE COMMITTEE. WILL THE 

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COMMITTEE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 

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ROLL? 

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-- COUNCIL PRESIDENT 

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HOLLINGSWORTH PRESIDENT 

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COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. PRESENT. 

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CHAIR LIN. PRESENT CHAIR. THE 

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THREE MEMBERS PRESENT. 

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-- OKAY. AND VICE CHAIR. STRAUSS

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AND COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER ARE 

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EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING. IF

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THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE 

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NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS 

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ADOPTED. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. 

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THANK YOU FOR COMING TO THIS 

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WEDNESDAY MORNING MEETING. 

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DISCUSS LAND USE. THANK YOU TO 

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STAFF MAYOR'S OFFICE AND SDCI 

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FOR HELPING US PREPARE. WE'LL 

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NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT 

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PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD 

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-- WE HAVE ONE IN PERSON, THREE 

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PERSON SPEAKERS. FIRST CLERK CAN

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BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON 

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THE LIST, STEVE. 

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-- GOOD MORNING STEVE. 

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-- GOOD MORNING. THE OUTCOMES IN

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COMPARE IT MUCH TO OUR PUBLIC 

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THAT RENTS IN COST OF LIVING IN 

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THE ROUGE THAT. GIVING 

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DEVELOPERS EVERYTHING THEY WANT 

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-- THANK YOU. STEVE. 

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NOW MOVE ON TO REMOTE SPEAKERS, 

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STARTING WITH SANDY SCHETTLER. 

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-- GOOD MORNING. HI, THIS IS 

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SANDY SCHETTLER WITH TREE ACTION

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SEATTLE CB 121276, WHICH YOU'RE

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DISCUSSING TODAY. REDUCES OR 

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ELIMINATES TREE REQUIREMENTS IN 

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THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT NEED THEM

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MOST. OVERBURDENED COMMUNITIES 

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DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF 

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MUST RETAIN OR PLANT ONE TREE 

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ELIMINATES THAT REQUIREMENT, 

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DIRECTOR, WHO WILL HAVE NO CLEAR

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BASIS TO REQUIRE TREES. WHY ARE 

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SITE. EVERYONE HAS SEEN THE 

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FURTHER. CITIES LIKE NEW YORK 

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COMMUNITIES WHO ALREADY HAVE 

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HIGHER ASTHMA AND CANCER RATES. 

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SHOULD NOT BE PASSED. THANK YOU.

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-- THANK YOU. SANDY. 

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-- NEXT UP, WE HAVE STEVE ZEMKE.

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SPEAKING FOR TREE PACK AND 

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FRIENDS OF SEATTLE. S URBAN 

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PROPOSED LEGISLATION IT IS 

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SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH THAT THE 

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THE SUPPOSITION BECAUSE THE 

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SPECIFIC POSITION PROVISION THAT

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WHAT SHOULD BE PLANTED OR NOT. 

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REVERSE. A TREE SHOULD BE 

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SENSE TO REDUCE THE CREATION AND

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MORE URBAN HEAT ISLANDS. AND THE

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CITY HAS A GOAL OF TRYING TO 

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DEVELOPMENT HAS A GREEN FACTOR 

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OF 0.6, YET THE BILL LEAVES IT 

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INSTITUTIONAL ZONE. THIS SEEMS A

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CONTRADICTION OF SAYING YOU'RE 

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TRYING TO COMPLY WITH LESSER 

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RESTRICTIONS OR RESTRICTIONS IN 

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THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL 

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ZONE. AND LASTLY, I WOULD 

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QUESTION THE IN THE SUMMARY IN 

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FISCAL NOTE REGARDING CLIMATE 

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CHANGE IMPACTS, RESILIENCY, WILL

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THIS LEGISLATION MAKE SEATTLE 

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MORE OR LESS ABLE TO ADAPT TO 

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CLIMATE CHANGE IF IT REDUCES 

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RESILIENCY? EXPLAIN WHAT CAN BE 

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DONE TO LESSEN THE IMPACT IT 

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SAYS. NOT APPLICABLE YET. THE 

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BE REDUCING THE ABILITY TO 

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RETAIN AND KEEP TREES AND PLANT 

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TREES IN IN THE MULTIFAMILY 

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BE CORRECTED IN THE LEGISLATION.

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THANK YOU 

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-- THANK YOU. 

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-- LAST UP, WE HAVE JENNIFER 

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GODFREY. 

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-- HELLO. THANK YOU. I'M 

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SPEAKING ABOUT THIS BILL ON THE 

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AGENDA TODAY. I FORGET THE 

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NUMBER. SO THE STORMWATER CODE, 

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PEAK FLOW CONTROL STANDARDS WERE

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REDUCED. SO NOW THEY ONLY ARE 

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REQUIRED WHEN THERE'S OVER 

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5000FT OF NEW AND REPLACED HARD 

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SURFACES. JUST DOUBLED BEFORE 

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PROTECTIONS ARE REQUIRED. SO 

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REMOVING THAT STORMWATER CLAUSE 

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IN THIS NEW PROPOSED BILL FOR 

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EVERYTHING UNDER 4000FT  HAS THE

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POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT 

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ADVERSE IMPACTS TO AQUATIC LIFE.

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I'VE HEARD PEOPLE WISHING FOR A

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PERVIOUS PAVEMENT ORDINANCE, 

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WHICH IS ACTUALLY COVERED BY THE

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STORMWATER CODE GOVERNED BY THE 

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STORMWATER CODE, WHEREAS THE 

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PERVIOUS PAVEMENT REQUIREMENT 

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FOR THIS PERVIOUS PAVEMENT IS 

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ALSO ONLY ALLOWED IN SLOPES 

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UNDER CERTAIN GRADES, IT IS NOT 

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A CURE ALL. IT IS WELL 

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ESTABLISHED BY THE EPA, USDA, 

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KING COUNTY, NOAA THAT TREES AND

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GREEN SPACE HELP REDUCE COOL AND

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FILTER STORMWATER. AND HERE WE 

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ARE NOT ONLY TAKING THAT OUT, 

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BUT ALSO SOME LANGUAGE ABOUT 

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ALLOWING FOR STORMWATER TO FLOW 

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INTO THESE AREAS. FOR EXAMPLE, 

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RAISED PLANTER BOXES CAN'T PULL

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STORMWATER OFF OF A PARKING LOT 

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DUE TO THE LAWS OF LIMITING 

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SALMON. RECOVERY PLANS INCLUDE 

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TREE PLANTING AND RETENTION. SO 

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WHEN YOU COMBINE THIS WITH CB 

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121093, REMOVING SEPA REVIEW FOR

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PARKING LOTS UP TO 90 SPACES AND

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REVIEW FOR BUILDINGS UP TO 6500 

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ZERO SQUARE FEET. DOWNGRADING 

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STORMWATER CODE. PEAK FLOW 

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CONTROL REQUIREMENTS FOR 

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DEVELOPERS COMFORT AND ALL THE 

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OTHER PIECES OF THE COMP PLAN. 

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THIS IS A PRETTY LARGE PIECE OF 

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DEREGULATION THAT FLIES DIRECTLY

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IN THE FACE OF THE ENDANGERED 

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SPECIES RECOVERY PLANS, SO 

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CONVERTING EMPTY EXISTING 

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BUILDINGS IN THE DENSEST PART OF

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SEATTLE WOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY 

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MORE ECO FRIENDLY FOR 

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DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NOW. TO 

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PROVIDE FASTER, LOW COST 

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HOUSING, AND THE DENSEST PART OF

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SEATTLE HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE 

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NEEDED AND AVAILABLE HOUSING 

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WHEN IT HAS THE VERY BEST 

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TRANSIT. SO PLEASE CONSIDER. 

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THANK YOU. 

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-- THANK YOU. 

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-- CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR 

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SPEAKERS. 

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-- OKAY. THANK YOU. IS THERE ARE

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NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS WILL NOW 

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PROCEED TO OUR ITEMS OF 

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BUSINESS. ITEM ONE. WE'LL NOW 

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MOVE ON TO OUR ONLY ITEM OF 

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BUSINESS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 

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READ AGENDA ITEM ONE? 

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-- AGENDA ITEM ONE. COUNCIL BILL

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121276. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO

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LAND USE AND ZONING AMENDING 

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SECTIONS 23, 45, FIVE, OH SIX, 

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23, 45570 AND 2351 AYE 004. OF 

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THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO 

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MODIFY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR

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INSTITUTIONS AND MULTIFAMILY 

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ZONES FOR BRIEFING AND 

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DISCUSSION. 

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-- KETTLE. 

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-- HELLO. KETIL FREEMAN. COUNCIL

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CENTRAL STAFF SO TODAY IS AN 

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INITIAL BRIEFING ON COUNCIL BILL

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121276. I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT 

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ABOUT SOME BACKGROUND AND 

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY. SO THE 

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PURPOSE OF THE BILL DESCRIBED 

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SORT OF AT A HIGH LEVEL WHAT THE

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BILL WOULD DO, WALK THROUGH SOME

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OF THE CHANGED DEVELOPMENT 

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STANDARDS AND THE BILL, AND THEN

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TALK ABOUT NEXT STEPS, WHICH 

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INCLUDE A PUBLIC HEARING THAT 

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WILL HAPPEN IN SEPTEMBER. SO 

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FIRST, SOME BACKGROUND HERE AND 

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY. LET'S SEE.

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SORT OF BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, 

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I'LL ANSWER THE QUESTION, WHAT 

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IS AN INSTITUTION? THIS BILL IS 

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LARGELY GEARED TOWARDS MODIFYING

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REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTITUTIONS IN

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MULTIFAMILY ZONES. AN 

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INSTITUTION, THE LAND USE CODE 

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DEFINITION OF AN INSTITUTION IS 

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A STRUCTURE AND RELATED GROUNDS 

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USED BY ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE 

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PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL, 

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MEDICAL, CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND OR

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RECREATIONAL SERVICES TO THE 

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COMMUNITY. INSTITUTIONS INCLUDE 

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THINGS LIKE PLACES OF WORSHIP, 

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CHILDCARE CENTERS, COMMUNITY 

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CENTERS, THINK BOYS AND GIRLS 

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SCHOOL. THE TYPES OF 

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INSTITUTIONS THAT THIS THIS BILL

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IS GEARED TOWARDS DOES NOT 

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INCLUDE MAJOR INSTITUTIONS. YOU 

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ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH MAJOR 

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INSTITUTIONS. THEY'RE COLLEGES 

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AND HOSPITALS, WHICH ARE 

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REGULATED THROUGH A SEPARATE 

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PROCESS. THE INSTITUTION MASTER 

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PLAN PROCESS. IN TERMS OF 

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY, IN 2000, 

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LAST YEAR, THE COUNCIL PASSED 

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ORDINANCE 127376, WHICH 

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IMPLEMENTED HOUSE BILL 1110. 

365
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THAT BILL RELAXED DEVELOPMENT 

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REGULATIONS FOR INSTITUTIONS IN 

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NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES 

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IN BOTH NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL

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ZONES AND MULTIFAMILY ZONES. 

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INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE NOT MAJOR 

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INSTITUTIONS ARE REGULATED AS 

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ADMINISTRATIVE CONDITIONAL USES.

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AND THAT MEANS THAT THERE IS A 

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DISCRETIONARY REVIEW AS A TYPE 

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TWO PERMIT, A MASTER USE PERMIT 

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THAT CAN BE APPEALED, THAT IS IS

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AN APPLICATION, THAT IS THERE'S

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A TYPE TWO DECISION BY THE SDCI 

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DIRECTOR, MEANING IT'S A 

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DECISION THAT IS APPEALABLE TO 

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THE CITY HEARING EXAMINER, 

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WHEREBY PERMISSION FOR USE IS 

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GRANTED IF CERTAIN CRITERIA ARE 

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MET, THOSE CRITERIA ARE LARGELY 

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HAVE TO DO WITH MITIGATING 

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MITIGATING IMPACTS ASSOCIATED 

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WITH INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING 

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THINGS LIKE PARKING AND TRAFFIC 

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IMPACTS. OTHER THINGS THAT ARE 

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UNIQUE TO AN INSTITUTIONAL USE, 

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AND THE HOURS IN WHICH AN 

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INSTITUTIONAL USE MAY OPERATE. 

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THERE'S A BIG ONE, WHICH IS 

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DISPERSION. INSTITUTIONAL USES 

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HAVE TO BE SEPARATED FROM EACH 

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OTHER. NOW, IN NEIGHBORHOOD 

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RESIDENTIAL ZONES, THEY NO 

398
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LONGER HAVE TO BE SEPARATED FROM

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EACH OTHER. THIS BILL WOULD ALSO

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ELIMINATE THAT REQUIREMENT FOR 

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MULTIFAMILY ZONES SO THE PURPOSE

402
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IN PART, IS TO HAVE A SIMILAR 

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REGULATORY APPROACH FOR BOTH 

404
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NEIGHBORHOOD, RESIDENTIAL AND 

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MULTIFAMILY ZONES, AND ALSO TO 

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HELP SMALLER INSTITUTIONS EITHER

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REDEVELOP ON SITE OR FIND NEW 

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LOCATIONS AND NEIGHBORHOOD 

409
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RESIDENTIAL ZONES AND 

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MULTIFAMILY ZONES. SO THAT'S 

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WHAT THE BILL WOULD DO, WOULD 

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ENACT REGULATIONS THAT ARE THAT 

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ARE ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THOSE 

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THAT APPLY IN NEIGHBORHOOD 

415
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RESIDENTIAL ZONES, WOULD ALLOW 

416
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INSTITUTIONS TO MEET DEVELOPMENT

417
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STANDARDS THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO

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MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL 

419
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DEVELOPMENT IN THOSE ZONES. IT 

420
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WOULD HAVE THE SAME OR SIMILAR 

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GREEN FACTOR AND SCREENING AND 

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LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS THAT 

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APPLY IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES. THAT

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WOULD ALSO APPLY IN MULTIFAMILY 

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ZONES, AND IT WOULD REMOVE THE 

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DISPERSION REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE

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PART OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE 

428
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CONDITIONAL USE CRITERIA SO A 

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LOOK HERE AT THE DEVELOPMENT 

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STANDARDS THAT WOULD CHANGE OF 

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NOTE ABOUT THIS. THIS IS NOT ALL

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MULTIFAMILY ZONES. WE'RE MOSTLY

433
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LOOKING AT LOW RISE RESIDENTIAL 

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ZONES HERE. THE BILL WOULD ALSO.

435
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APPLY SIMILAR STANDARDS IN 

436
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MID-RISE AND HIGH RISE ZONES. 

437
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I'VE USED LOW RISE RESIDENTIAL 

438
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HERE BECAUSE IT'S THE 

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PREDOMINANT MULTIFAMILY ZONE. 

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ABOUT 11% OF THE CITY'S ZONED 

441
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LAND AREA. THE CURRENT STANDARDS

442
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ARE ON THE LEFT. THE CURRENT 

443
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STANDARDS FOR THE CURRENT 

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STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES 

445
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ARE ON THE LEFT. THE CURRENT 

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STANDARDS FOR INSTITUTIONAL USES

447
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ARE IN THE MIDDLE, AND THE 

448
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PROPOSED STANDARDS ARE ON THE 

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RIGHT. GENERALLY SPEAKING, FOR 

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BULK, HEIGHT, BULK AND SCALE 

451
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STANDARDS THAT WOULD APPLY TO 

452
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RESIDENTIAL USES. THOSE SAME 

453
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HEIGHT, BULK AND SCALE STANDARDS

454
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WOULD APPLY TO MULTIFAMILY USES.

455
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A GREEN FACTOR IS NOT CURRENTLY 

456
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A REQUIREMENT EXCEPT WHEN TRYING

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TO MODIFY THE STRUCTURE, WITH. 

458
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IN LOW RISE ZONES FOR 

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INSTITUTIONAL USES, THE BILL 

460
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WOULD MAKE A GREEN FACTOR 

461
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REQUIREMENT. ACROSS THE BOARD. 

462
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THERE IS A POLICY CHOICE HERE 

463
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ABOUT THE LEVEL OF GREEN FACTOR 

464
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CURRENTLY IN NEIGHBORHOOD 

465
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RESIDENTIAL AND LOW RISE. THE 

466
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GREEN FACTOR REQUIREMENT IS 0.6 

467
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FOR MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL 

468
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USES, AND IT'S 0.5 AND HIGH 

469
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RISE AND MID-RISE ZONES. THE 

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BILL REFLECTS A POLICY CHOICE OF

471
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0.5. AND FINALLY, THE DISPERSION

472
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REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE REMOVED. 

473
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ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE? SO 

474
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THE NET EFFECT OF THESE CHANGES 

475
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MAYBE I'LL JUST GO BACK UP 

476
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HERE. THE NET EFFECT IS THAT IF 

477
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YOU ARE A NEW INSTITUTIONAL USE 

478
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LOOKING TO LOCATE IN A 

479
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MULTIFAMILY ZONE, IT WILL BE 

480
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EASIER FOR YOU TO FIND SITES 

481
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BECAUSE THE DISPERSION 

482
00:17:07,059 --> 00:17:09,628
REQUIREMENT IS NO LONGER THERE. 

483
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IF YOU ARE AN EXISTING 

484
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INSTITUTIONAL USE AND 

485
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MULTIFAMILY ZONE, IT WILL BE 

486
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EASIER FOR YOU TO REDEVELOP YOUR

487
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SITE. IF YOU WANT TO DO 

488
00:17:17,202 --> 00:17:18,437
SOMETHING THAT IS HAS A MIXED 

489
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USE CONCEPT. SO IF YOU WANT TO 

490
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RETAIN AN INSTITUTIONAL USE ON 

491
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YOUR SITE AND HAVE A RESIDENTIAL

492
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COMPONENT AS PART OF THE NEW 

493
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DEVELOPMENT, IT WILL BE EASIER 

494
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FOR YOU TO DEVELOP THAT USE NEXT

495
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STEPS. THERE'S A PUBLIC HEARING

496
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IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 16th.

497
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COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND VOTE 

498
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WILL HAPPEN LATER IN SEPTEMBER. 

499
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-- OKAY. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. 

500
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ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I 

501
00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:56,475
HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. COULD YOU 

502
00:17:56,475 --> 00:17:58,110
REPEAT WHAT YOU WERE SAYING 

503
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ABOUT THE DISPERSION IN 

504
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NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL? 

505
00:18:00,746 --> 00:18:02,481
CURRENTLY? YEAH. 

506
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-- SO IN NEIGHBORHOOD 

507
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RESIDENTIAL ZONES, PREVIOUSLY 

508
00:18:05,050 --> 00:18:08,620
THERE WAS A DISPERSION 

509
00:18:08,620 --> 00:18:09,455
REQUIREMENT THAT APPLIED IN BOTH

510
00:18:09,455 --> 00:18:10,055
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL AND 

511
00:18:10,055 --> 00:18:11,023
MULTIFAMILY ZONE. SO 

512
00:18:11,023 --> 00:18:11,690
INSTITUTIONS COULDN'T BE LOCATED

513
00:18:11,690 --> 00:18:12,724
WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE OF 

514
00:18:12,724 --> 00:18:17,062
EACH OTHER. I BELIEVE THAT 

515
00:18:17,062 --> 00:18:20,065
DISTANCE IS 600FT. UNDER BOTH 

516
00:18:20,065 --> 00:18:20,532
UNDER IN NEIGHBORHOOD 

517
00:18:20,532 --> 00:18:21,033
RESIDENTIAL ZONES. THAT 

518
00:18:21,033 --> 00:18:23,268
DISPERSION REQUIREMENT NO LONGER

519
00:18:23,268 --> 00:18:25,070
APPLIES. SO INSTITUTIONAL USES 

520
00:18:25,070 --> 00:18:26,972
ARE NO LONGER LIMITED BY THEIR 

521
00:18:26,972 --> 00:18:30,409
PROXIMITY TO OTHER INSTITUTIONAL

522
00:18:30,409 --> 00:18:33,612
USES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES. THAT 

523
00:18:33,612 --> 00:18:35,314
SAME RELAXATION OF THE 

524
00:18:35,314 --> 00:18:35,914
DISPERSION REQUIREMENT WOULD 

525
00:18:35,914 --> 00:18:37,716
APPLY IF THIS BILL PASSES IN 

526
00:18:37,716 --> 00:18:40,819
MULTIFAMILY ZONES AS WELL. SO IF

527
00:18:40,819 --> 00:18:44,923
YOU HAVE A CHURCH OR A PLACE OF 

528
00:18:44,923 --> 00:18:46,158
WORSHIP. IF YOU WANT TO SITE A 

529
00:18:46,158 --> 00:18:46,859
CHURCH OR A PLACE OF WORSHIP, 

530
00:18:46,859 --> 00:18:50,195
FOR EXAMPLE, AND THERE'S ALREADY

531
00:18:50,195 --> 00:18:52,564
A PLACE OF WORSHIP THAT IS 

532
00:18:52,564 --> 00:18:53,232
WITHIN 600FT OF A SITE THAT YOU 

533
00:18:53,232 --> 00:18:53,866
ARE CONSIDERING, THAT WOULD NO 

534
00:18:53,866 --> 00:18:55,634
LONGER BE A LIMITATION ON YOUR 

535
00:18:55,634 --> 00:18:58,971
ABILITY TO SITE A INSTITUTIONAL 

536
00:18:58,971 --> 00:19:00,572
USE ON THAT, ON THAT, IN THAT 

537
00:19:00,572 --> 00:19:02,508
LOCATION 

538
00:19:02,508 --> 00:19:04,476
-- GOT IT. SO JUST TO, TO 

539
00:19:04,476 --> 00:19:08,146
CONFIRM AGAIN, THE THERE'S NO 

540
00:19:08,146 --> 00:19:08,714
DISPERSION IN NEIGHBORHOOD 

541
00:19:08,714 --> 00:19:10,148
RESIDENTIAL. THIS THERE ISN'T 

542
00:19:10,148 --> 00:19:12,551
CURRENTLY A DISPERSION 

543
00:19:12,551 --> 00:19:13,118
REQUIREMENT IN MULTIFAMILY 

544
00:19:13,118 --> 00:19:14,853
ZONES. THIS WOULD REMOVE THAT 

545
00:19:14,853 --> 00:19:16,421
DISPERSION REQUIREMENT. SO THERE

546
00:19:16,421 --> 00:19:18,857
WOULD BE CONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE

547
00:19:18,857 --> 00:19:20,792
MULTIFAMILY AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD

548
00:19:20,792 --> 00:19:21,126
RESIDENTIAL. 

549
00:19:21,126 --> 00:19:21,426
-- CORRECT. 

550
00:19:21,426 --> 00:19:27,299
-- OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL 

551
00:19:27,299 --> 00:19:28,934
THE QUESTIONS I HAVE FOR TODAY. 

552
00:19:28,934 --> 00:19:29,635
JUST ONE LAST TIME. SEE IF 

553
00:19:29,635 --> 00:19:32,738
THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR 

554
00:19:32,738 --> 00:19:33,539
COMMENTS. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU 

555
00:19:33,539 --> 00:19:38,277
SO MUCH. WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO 

556
00:19:38,277 --> 00:19:38,911
THE PUBLIC HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 

557
00:19:38,911 --> 00:19:49,288
16th. THANK YOU ALL. 

558
00:19:49,421 --> 00:19:50,022
THAT CONCLUDES UNLESS THERE'S 

559
00:19:50,022 --> 00:19:53,859
ANYTHING ELSE COMES BEFORE ANY 

560
00:19:53,859 --> 00:19:55,527
OTHER BUSINESS. OKAY. HEARING NO

561
00:19:55,527 --> 00:19:57,563
FURTHER BUSINESS. WE ARE 

562
00:19:57,563 --> 00:20:00,365
ADJOURNED AT 9:53 A.M.. THANK 

563
00:20:00,365 --> 00:20:04,002
YOU. 

564
00:20:04,002 --> 00:20:14,346
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