>>> THE COMMITTEE WILL COME TO
ORDER.
I'M DAN STRAUSS, CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> CHAIR STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> MEISTER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON ?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> PRESENT.
>> FOUR PRESENT.
>> I AM PRESENT.
THIS IS TERESA MOSQUEDA.
>> YOU GOT TO CALL ON ME AS
WELL.
>> WE MEET QUORUM.
>> HOW MANY PRESENT?
>> FIVE PRESENT.
THANK YOU.
WE HAVE SIX ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
TODAY. FOUR ARE PUBLIC HEARINGS
AND WE WILL ONLY VOTE ON ONE
ITEM.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO WELCOME
NAOMI LEWIS, THE NEW CLERK OF
THE LAND USE COMMITTEE.
THIS IS HER FIRST GO AROUND.
YOU WILL BE WATCHING US IRON
SOME WRINKLES OUT AS WE GO.
WE DO HAVE SIX ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA TODAY.
PUBLIC HEARING ON COUNCIL THE
120405 , PROVING CROWN HILL
DESIGN GUIDELINES, A PUBLIC
HEARING ON CB 120394, MODIFYING
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FOR
TOWNHOUSES AND ROWHOUSES, A
PUBLIC HEARING ON 120401, THE
LAND-USE CODE OMNIBUS BILL, A
PUBLIC HEARING ON CB 120400
AUTHORIZING AS BCI TO HOLD A
HYBRID, VIRTUAL, IN-PERSON
MEETINGS.
A VOTE ON RESOLUTION 32068,
ADOPTING A DOCKET ON POTENTIAL
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONFERENCE A
PLAN FOR THE CONSIDERATION IN
2023.
THIS ITEM WAS BRIEFED AT OUR
LAST LAND USE COMMITTEE.
THIS IS THE ONLY VOTING ITEM
TODAY , AND A RIBBING ON CLERK
FILE 314447 THAT PROPOSED
CONTRACT TO REZONE IN THE
ROOSEVELT NEIGHBORHOOD. BEFORE
WE BEGIN, IF THERE WAS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING NO ADOPTION, THE AGENDA
IS ADOPTED.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN THE
HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
FOR ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
I SEE THAT MOST PEOPLE HAVE
SIGNED UP FOR ONE OF THE FOUR
PUBLIC HEARINGS.
I SEE THAT FOR GENERAL PUBLIC
COMMENT WE HAVE MEGAN CRUZ,
ALEX ZIMMERMAN AND STEVE ARE
CELLO. I CAN'T TELL WHICH OF
YOU GENTLEMEN SIGNED UP FIRST.
>> HE DID.
>> THANK YOU CALL MR. ZIMMERMAN.
STEVE WILL BE GOING FIRST IN
THOSE LINES.
WITH THAT, CLERK, CAN YOU
PLEASE PLAY THE VIDEO?
>> A TRADITIONAL TERRITORY OF
THE PEOPLES.
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WELCOMES REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
AND IS EAGER --
>> WE ARE GOING TO RESTART THAT
FROM THE BEGINNING.
>> HELLO, SEATTLE.
WE ARE THE EMERALD CITY, THE
CITY OF FLOWERS IN THE CITY OF
GOODWILL, BUILT ON INDIGENOUS
LAND, THEIR TRADITIONAL PEOPLE.
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WELCOMES REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
AND IS EAGER TO HEAR FROM
RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A
SPEAKER AND PROVIDE A BURBLE
PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU MAY
REGISTER TWO HOURS PRIOR TO THE
MEETING VIA THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WEBSITE. HERE IS
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PROCEEDINGS. SPEAKERS
ARE CALED UPON IN THE ORDER IN
WHICH THEY REGISTERED ON THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE. EACH SPEAKER
MUST CALL IN FROM THE PHONE
NUMBER PROVIDED WHEN THEY
REGISTERED ONLINE AND USE THE
MEETING ID AND PASSCODE THAT
WAS EMAILED UPON CONFIRMATION.
IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL
CONFIRMATION, PLEASE CHECK YOUR
SPAM OR JUNK MAIL FOLDERS. A
REMINDER, THE SPEAKER MEETING
ID IS DIFFERENT FROM THE
GENERAL LISTEN LINE MEETING ID
PROVIDED ON THE AGENDA. ONCE A
SPEAKER'S NAME IS CALLED, THE
SPEAKER'S MICROPHONE WILL BE
UNMUTED AND AN AUTOMATIC PROMPT
WILL SAY, THE HOST WOULD LIKE
YOU TO UNMUTE YOUR MICROPHONE.
THAT IS YOUR CUE THAT IT IS
YOUR TURN TO SPEAK.
AT THAT TIME, YOU MUST PRESS
á6.
YOU WILL THEN HEAR A PROMPT OF
, YOU ARE UNMUTED.
BE SURE YOUR PHONE IS UNMUTED
ON YOUR END SO THAT YOU WILL BE
HEARD.
AS A SPEAKER, YOU SHOULD BEGIN
BY STATING YOUR NAME AND THE
ITEM THAT YOU ARE ADDRESSING.
A CHIME WILL SOUND WHEN 10
SECONDS ARE LEFT IN YOUR
ALLOTTED TIME.
AS A GENTLE REMINDER, WRAP UP
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
AT THE END OF THE ALLOTTED
TIME, YOUR MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED AND THE NEXT SPEAKER
REGISTERED WILL BE CALLED. ONCE
SPEAKERS HAVE COMPLETED PUBLIC
COMMENT, PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE AND
JOIN US BY FOLLOWING THE
MEETING VIA SEATTLE CHANNEL
BROADCAST WITH THE LISTENING
LINE OPTION LISTED ON THE
AGENDA.
THE COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO ELIMINATE COMMENT IF THE
SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED.
OR, IF THE PROCESS IMPEDES THE
COUNCIL'S ABILITY TO CONDUCT
ITS BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.
ANY OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE THAT IS
DISRUPTIVE TO THESE PROCEEDINGS
OR THAT IS NOT FOCUSED ON AN
APPROPRIATE TOPIC AS SPECIFIED
IN COUNCIL RULES, MAY LEAD TO
THE SPEAKER BEING MUTED BY THE
PRESIDING OFFICER. OUR HOPE IS
TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSIONS THAT
WILL ASSIST OUR ORDERLY
CONSIDERATION OF ISSUES BEFORE
THE COUNCIL.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS á6
AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT OF,
YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
THANK YOU, SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU.
UP FIRST IS STEVE.
WELCOME, STEVE.
WE WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY.
>> IT MIGHT WORK BETTER WITH
THE LIVE ONE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY UNDER THE
GENERAL COMMENT IN THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN -- THERE HAS
BEEN A SURVEY ON LAND USE FOR
THE CITIZENS.
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ONLY
ONLINE.
I WAS UNABLE TO CATCH IT
BECAUSE THE COMPUTERS AT THE
LIBRARY DON'T ALWAYS GO ON TO
THE SEATTLE WEBSITE.
IT IS OFTEN LABELED AS AND RELY
. WE CAN BYPASS IT AND GO TO
IT.
I HAVE ATTENDED A NUMBER OF
LAND-USE MEETINGS.
IT IS NOT LIKE I DON'T CARE.
IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE IF WE
HAD A WIDER LOOK AT LAND-USE BY
MORE POSSIBLE CITIZENS RATHER
THAN JUST A FEW ONLINE. SOME
PEOPLE DON'T BELIEVE IT BUT I
SAY IT IS HARD BEING A REAL
PERSON IN A VIRTUAL CITY. WE
HAVE BECOME FAR TOO VIRTUAL.
AS I LOOK UP AT THE DAIS HERE,
THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THIS
COMMITTEE ARE NOT PHYSICALLY
PRESENT.
THERE ARE CERTAIN POSSIBILITIES
OF GOOD THINGS HAPPENING WHEN
PEOPLE ARE ALTOGETHER.
THEY CAN CONVERSE BETTER. WHEN
YOU HAVE PEOPLE ISOLATED, THAT
IS HOW YOU TEACH PREJUDICE.
THAT IS HOW YOU DO MAGIC SHOWS,
ILLUSIONS WHERE YOU MAKE IT SO
PEOPLE CAN'T SEE WHAT IS GOING
ON AND THEY SEE SOMETHING THAT
IS UNBELIEVABLE AND THEY ARE
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
IT IS UNBELIEVABLE.
I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE TAKE A
BETTER LOOK AT LAND-USE AS A
MUCH WIDER NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
JUST A FEW PEOPLE IS NOT WHAT
SEATTLE NEEDS AND WE SHOULD
MAKE SURE THEY ARE CITIZENS.
>> THANK YOU, STEVE. UP NEXT IS
ALEX ZIMMERMAN.
I NOTICE WE HAVE MORE FOLKS IN
CHAMBERS IF YOU ARE INTERESTED
IN SIGNING UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>> YOU CAN START THE TIMER.
>> IT IS PART OF -- WHAT IS
THIS?
MAFIA CARTEL. FIRST, MY SPEAK
ABOUT FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE HERE
.
>> WHICH ITEM ARE YOU SPEAKING
TO?
>> YOU TOLD ME I CAN SPEAK ABOUT
-- IT IS PUBLIC COMMENT, NOT
EXACTLY 2 NUMBERS.
>> YOU HAVE TO BE SPEAKING TO
AN ITEM.
>> SHE TOLD ME I COULD THINK
ABOUT EVERYTHING PLUS I COULD
SPEAK AGAIN.
SHE TOLD ME.
>> YOU HAVE TO SPEAK TO AN ITEM
ON THE AGENDA.
>> OKAY.
NO PROBLEMO. I
SEE THIS NUMBER ONE. WHAT DO
YOU WANT CHANGE?
THIS IS THE INTEREST FOR ME.
I COME TO THIS PLACE FOR, I
DON'T KNOW.
MORE THAN 3000 TIMES.
I LIKE YOU.
PEOPLE BEFORE YOU -- I LIKE
YOU.
ALL OF IT.
YOU ARE A GOOD PROFESSIONAL.
YOU USE POLITICAL HONORS MORE
THAN I USE EVERYBODY AROUND AND
I SPEAK FROM TACOMA, HERE,
DIFFERENT TOWNS.
YOU ARE PROFESSIONAL POLITICAL
ARMIES.
YOU ARE TALKING AND TALKING.
RIGHT NOW, WHAT DO YOU HAVE?
NUMBER ONE AGENDA.
WHAT IS GOING ON?
IS THIS A PROBLEM?
PRICE FOR RENT DOUBLE. A LOT OF
PEOPLE START MAKE 100,
APPROXIMATE $1000.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR CITIZEN
LIKE ME WHO HAVE LOW INCOME?
GUY, YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS.
HELP US.
25,000 APARTMENT EMPTY.
YOU DO SOMETHING NOW, NOT 20
YEAR LATER.
IT IS A PROBLEM.
REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY.
>> THANK YOU.
THAT IS THE END.
>> MR. ZIMMERMAN, THIS IS YOUR
SECOND WARNING FOR NOT SPEAKING
TO AN AGENDA ITEM.
>> I PICK AGENDA NUMBER ONE A.
>> I AM LETTING YOU KNOW.
SECOND WARNING.
THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST.
I AM NOT HAVING AN ARGUMENT.
>> UP NEXT IS MEGAN CRUZ.
COMING INTO US ON VIRTUAL
PUBLIC HEARING.
I SEE YOU ARE THERE.
PRESS STAR.
>> I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT
RESOLUTION 32068 SECTION 2. IT
TALKS ABOUT DEVELOPING
STRATEGIES TO ACCOMMODATE URBAN
PLAY DELIVERY.
I AM HAPPY TO SEE THIS IS ON
THE LIST AND IT CAN'T COME TOO
SOON.
THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION
AND INSPECTION BEGAN STUDYING
THIS FIVE YEARS AGO AND
DEVELOPED A BEGINNING PLAN BUT
THAT HAS STALLED.
IN THE MEANTIME, IN THE FIVE
YEARS SINCE AM A TEXAS A&M AND
OTHER MAJOR CITIES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY WENT FROM 11 TO 15 ON
THIS LIST WE DON'T WANT TO BE
ON, EXCEPT ECONOMIC COST OF
TRUCK CIRCLING THE STREET AND
CONGESTION.
WE KNOW FROM OUR OWN LOCAL
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
STUDIES THAT WE HAVE AN URBAN
CORE TRUCK CIRCLING BLOCKS FOR
UP TO 18 MINUTES BEYOND THEIR
REGULAR DELIVERY TIME JUST
LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO OFFLOAD.
I THINK THAT RIGHT NOW, BEFORE
THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE, WE
ALREADY KNOW THAT WE HAVE A
DIRECTOR'S RULE THAT TALKS
ABOUT GETTING LOADING BIRTHS
FOR EVERY TOWER, GETTING
GARBAGE OFF THE ALLEYS.
THIS WOULD ALLOW TRUCKS TO BE
ABLE TO MOVE OVER, PARKS
SOMEPLACE AND THEN GO ON WITH
THEIR BUSINESS.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE TWO THINGS,
THAT WE ADOPT THE RULE THAT HAS
BEEN DELAYED WITHOUT
EXPLANATION AND THAT WE EMPOWER
DESIGN REVIEW TO MAKE THIS
DECISION THAT THEY BUILDING NOT
ONLY LOOK GOOD BUT FUNCTION WELL
. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MEGAN.
DAVID, YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO A
PUBLIC HEARING?
THAT IS CORRECT?
GREAT.
WITH THAT, SEEING AS WE HAVE NO
ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS REMOTELY
PRESENT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC
HEARING, WE WILL MOVE ONTO THE
NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
ITEMS OF BUSINESS, ITEM 1.
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE
SHORT TITLE OF THIS FIRST ITEM?
>> ITEM 1, COUNCIL BUILT 120405
, APPROVING CROWN HILL DESIGN
GUIDELINES, FOR BRIEFING AND
PUBLIC HEARING.
>> THANK YOU.
I FORGOT TO MENTION AT THE TOP,
WE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL LAND USE
COMMITTEE NEXT THURSDAY AT
2:00 P.M.
TO VOTE THE BALANCE OF THESE
ISSUES OUT OF COMMITTEE.
OUR FIRST ITEM HERE IS PUBLIC
HEARING ON 120245 WHICH WOULD
APPROVE NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN
GUIDELINES FOR CROWN HILL.
IT HAS BEEN READ INTO THE
RECORD AND WE ARE JOINED BY
TRAN 29 FROM THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND AND YOLANDA FROM
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF .
YOLANDA, KATY, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I THINK KATY HAIMA IS WELL-
EQUIPPED TO LAUNCH US INTO
THIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WILL SHARE MY SCREEN.
I'VE GOT A VERY BRIEF
PRESENTATION FOR YOU.
CAN EVERYONE SEE THAT?
>> YEP.
>> NOT YET.
>> I'VE DONE THIS ENOUGH.
YOU WOULD THINK I WOULD HAVE IT
BY NOW.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
US TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE
CROWN HILL NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN
GUIDELINES.
MY NAME IS KATY HAIMA . I AM
GOING TO PASS IT TO MY
COLLEAGUE YOLANDA TO INTRODUCE
HERSELF REAL QUICK.
>> I AM RAWAN HASAN, I AM THE
NEWEST PLANNER AT OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND AND I WILL BE
TALKING ABOUT COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT WITHIN THE DESIGN
GUIDELINES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE WILL GET STARTED.
>> JUST AS A REFRESHER, I WILL
PROVIDE A SUPERQUICK PART OF
THE PROGRAM.
IT GENERALLY APPLIES TO NEW
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ACROSS
THE CITY.
THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS
TO ENCOURAGE DESIGN EXCELLENCE,
URBAN DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE,
ENSURING THAT YOUR DEVELOPMENT
RESPONSE TO ITS CONTEXT, THAT
IT PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY AND
AIDS IN THE COMMUNICATION AMONG
DEVELOPERS, COMMUNITIES AND THE
CITY.
SO, THERE ARE EIGHT DESIGNER
VIEW BOARDS AS SHOWN ON THIS MAP
. CROWN HILL IS UNDER THE
REVIEW OF THE NORTHWEST DESIGN
REVIEW BOARD.
THE BOARDS ARE COMPRISED OF
VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE PROMOTED BY
MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THE SEATTLE DESIGN GUIDELINES
COVER ALL AREAS OF THE CITY
WITH A COUPLE OF EXCEPTIONS.
THEY ARE INFORMALLY CALLED THE
CITYWIDE GUIDELINES.
SOME NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE
NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN GUIDELINES
AS IS SHOWN ON BLUE IN THE MAP.
THESE ARE SUPPLEMENTAL.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN
GUIDELINES PROVIDE SPECIFIC
GUIDANCE THAT IS UNIQUE TO THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE IS OFTEN GEOGRAPHIC OR
PLACE TASTE GUIDELINES OR
COMMUNITY ENFORCED THEMES THAT
THE COMMUNITY EITHER HAS
CONCERNS ABOUT OR SEES
OPPORTUNITIES.
THE CROWN HILL NEIGHBORHOOD
DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE
NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIFIC
GUIDELINES.
ALL OF THE AREAS IN THE CROWN
VILLAGE WITH HIGHER INTENSITIES
IN 2019 AS PART OF MANDATORY
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY. THE
CROWN HILL COMMUNITY WANTED TO
ENSURE THE NEW DEVELOPMENT
WOULD CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO
THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND ADVOCATED
FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING PROCESS
AND DESIGN GUIDELINES.
THE PROPOSED GUIDELINES OFFER
ADDITIONAL DETAIL AND DIRECTION
FOR ADDRESSING THE COMMUNITY
CONCERNS AND IMPLEMENTING THE
DECISION AS IT RELATES TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW BUILDINGS IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> I WAS HERE LAST FALL. IT
PROVIDES THE FOUNDATION FOR THE
GUIDELINES.
THROUGH THIS PLANNING PROCESS,
RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND
PROPERTY OWNERS IDENTIFY
POTENTIAL STRATEGIES, ACTIONS
úAND URBAN DESIGN RECOMMENDATIOS
TO GUIDE THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE
WALKABLE, MIXED-USE ENVIRONMENT.
SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS --
SEVERAL RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
INVOLVE DESIGN GUIDELINES OR
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS TO HELP
ACHIEVE THOSE DESIRED OUTCOMES.
TO THAT END, THE DESIGN
GUIDELINES ARE CARING FOR MANY
OF THE IDEAS FROM THE ACTION
PLAN THAT PROMOTE THE
DEVELOPMENT.
IT CREATES A NEIGHBORHOOD,
COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD HUB
WHICH BALANCES OPEN SPACE AND
CONTRIBUTES TO PUBLIC LIFE.
>> I WILL PASS IT OVER TO RAWAN
FOR THIS SLIDE.
>> THIS CONTINUES THE
ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY
TO ENSURE THAT THE PROPOSED
GUIDELINES REFLECT THE
COMMUNITY'S VISION FOR NEW
DEVELOPMENT. MANY OF THE IDEAS
AND CONCEPTS WERE THE RESULT OF
EARLIER EFFORT, WHICH INCLUDED
CREATION OF OBSTACLES, CONVENING
FOR COMMUNITY WORK TRUCKS AND
ONLINE SURVEYS.
KNOWING THAT THEY LIKELY
OUTCOME OF THE PLANNING PROCESS
WOULD BE DESIGN GUIDELINES. IN
PREPARING THE DESIGN
GUIDELINES, THE CITY CONDUCTED
AN ONLINE SURVEY TO CONFIRM
PREVIOUS DESIGN AND PRIORITIES
AS WELL AS SOLICIT NEW IDEAS.
WE ALSO ATTENDED A FESTIVAL
HOSTED BY THE CROWN HILL
VILLAGE ASSOCIATION TO TALK
WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT
THE GUIDELINES.
>> AWESOME.
THANK YOU.
>> THE CROWN HILL NEIGHBORHOOD
DESIGN GUIDELINES CONTAIN
SPECIFIC STRATEGIES AND
APPROACHES THAT ADDRESS
PRIORITY DESIGN ISSUES FOR NEW
DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD GUIDELINES WHICH,
IN THIS CASE IS THE URBAN
VILLAGE.
SOME OF THE PRIORITY DESIGN
ISSUES THAT WE HEAR ARE
IMPROVING PEDESTRIAN
CONNECTIVITY AND WALK ABILITY,
PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS, IMPROVED
SIDEWALKS AND SIDEWALKS.
THE GUIDELINES WERE TO SUPPORT
COMMUNITY PLACE MAKING BY
BALANCING GROWTH AND OPEN
SPACE, DESIGNING THE OPEN-SPACE
TO ENHANCE THE PUBLIC REALM
WITH PLAZAS, COURTYARDS AND
AREAS FOR GATHERING FOR EVENTS.
THE GUIDELINES ALSO TALK ABOUT
INCORPORATING TREES AND
LANDSCAPING.
THEY ENCOURAGE LUSH LANDSCAPING
ALONG SIDEWALKS AND ON BUSY
QUARTERS.
>> THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS THAT BOTH
BUILD UPON WHAT IS ALREADY
WORKING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND
WORK TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY'S
VISION AS LAID OUT IN THE
ACTION PLAN.
IN PINK IS WHERE THE COMMUNITY
WANTS TO GROW. PROJECTS IN THIS
AREA ARE EXPECTED TO REINFORCE
THAT AS A COMMUNITY GATHERING
SPACE TO CONTRIBUTE TO A
PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED COMMERCIAL
COURT BY INCLUDING HUMAN SKILL
DESIGN ELEMENTS AND SPACES THAT
ENHANCE THE PUBLIC REALM AND
SUPPORT SOCIAL INTERACTION.
ALONG THE 15 AVENUE, IT SHOULD
SEEK TO ENHANCE THE PEDESTRIAN
EXPERIENCE WITH A LOT OF LUSH
PLANTING BUFFERS, ALLOWING FOR
MORE SPACE ON THE SIDEWALK AND
STRATEGIC COURTYARDS AND PLAZAS
TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF
RELIEF FROM THE CORRIDOR
CONDITION.
THE GUIDELINES TALKED ABOUT
GATEWAY AND COMMUNITY CORNERS,
PROJECTS THAT ARE CREATED TO
ENHANCE PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY
USING DISTINCT ARCHITECTURAL
FORMS, PUBLIC ART. THE CROWN
HILL WALKING LOOP IS THIS
COMMUNITY INSPIRED -- IT IS A
PEDESTRIAN WALKING LOOP AROUND
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
FOR THIS AREA, PROJECTS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE A LOT OF
LANDSCAPING, A LOT OF SHADE
TREES BUT ALSO THINKING ABOUT
PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL UNIT
ENTRIES, PATIOS, ALL OF THOSE
THINGS TO MAKE THE STREETSCAPE
MORE ENGAGING.
THIS IS A PORTION OF THE LOOP
AND THE GUIDELINES HERE WORK TO
ENCOURAGE ON-SITE GREENS FROM
LOWER INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH IS
INTENDED TO HELP SUPPORT OUR
PARTNERSHIPS AS THEY WORK WITH
THE COMMUNITY IN THE AREA.
>> EXCUSE ME.
THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE DID
ENDEAVOR INTO THE DESIGN
GUIDELINES.
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE OR WHAT THAT
IS DEPENDS A LOT ON THE CONTEXT
AND THE LOCATION OF A GIVEN
PROJECT AND WHAT COMMUNITIES
WILL BE INTERACTING WITH,
INHABITING THE SPACE IN AND
AROUND THE PROJECT. WHAT ARE
THE CURRENT COMMUNITY
PRIORITIES AND CHALLENGES?
DESIGNING FOR EQUITY MEANS THAT
THE PROCESS BECOMES JUST AS
IMPORTANT AS THE OUTCOMES AND
THE OUTCOMES MIGHT LOOK
RADICALLY DIFFERENT BECOMING ON
THAT PARTICULAR CONTEXT.
IN THAT VEIN, THE GUIDELINES
ENCOURAGE PROJECT DESIGNERS TO
ENGAGE WITH INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL AS OTHER
REPRESENTED POPULATIONS WHEN
DESIGNING NEW DEVELOPMENT AND
TO AUTHENTICALLY REFLECT THEIR
DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURES IN THE
DESIGN OF BUILDINGS AND OPEN
SPACES, TO HELP FOSTER A SENSE
OF INCLUSION FOR ALL OF THE
COMMUNITY.
>> I WILL WRAP IT UP THERE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS OR PROVIDE ANY
CLARIFICATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR
I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG.
I STOPPED COUNTING, OTHERWISE I
WOULD HAVE MORE GRAY HAIRS.
I KNOW WE HAVE HAD THIS IN
COMMITTEE WITH THE ACTION PLAN
AND NOW WITH THE DESIGN
GUIDELINES.
I PLAN TO VOTE THIS OUT NEXT
WEEK AT OUR SPECIAL COMMITTEE
HEARING.
I DO JUST WANT TO CHECK,
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, DO YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS FOR RAWAN -- I
DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE MET YET
SO PLEASURE TO MEET YOU HERE IN
COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
SEEING NOTHING FROM
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, NOTHING
FROM THE OTHER COLLEAGUES, I
THINK THAT WE ARE GOOD TO GO.
KATY, YOU HAVE EDUCATED US VERY
WELL.
>> I DO WHAT I CAN.
>> WONDERFUL.
WE WILL NOW TRANSITION INTO THE
PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM.
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE PLAY THE
RECORDING?
>> HELLO, SEATTLE.
WE ARE THE EMERALD CITY, THE
CITY OF FLOWERS AND THE CITY OF
GOODWILL, BUILT ON INDIGENOUS
LAND, THE TRADITIONAL TERRITORY
OF THE PEOPLES.
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WELCOMES REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
AND IS EAGER TO HEAR OF
RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A
SPEAKER AND PROVIDE A VERBAL
PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU MAY
REGISTER TWO HOURS PRIOR TO THE
MEETING VIA THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WEBSITE. HERE IS SOME
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PROCEEDINGS. SPEAKERS
ARE CALLED UPON IN THE ORDER IN
WHICH THEY REGISTERED ON THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE. EACH SPEAKER
MUST CALL IN FROM THE PHONE
NUMBER PROVIDED WHEN THEY
REGISTERED ONLINE AND USE THE
MEETING ID AND PASSCODE THAT
WAS EMAILED UPON CONFIRMATION.
IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL
CONFIRMATION, PLEASE CHECK YOUR
SPAM OR JUNK MAIL FOLDERS.
A REMINDER, THE SPEAKER MEETING
ID IS DIFFERENT FROM THE
GENERAL LISTEN LINE MEETING ID
PROVIDED ON THE AGENDA.
ONCE A SPEAKER'S NAME IS
CALLED, THE SPEAKER'S
MICROPHONE WILL BE UNMUTED AND
AN AUTOMATIC PROMPT WILL SAY,
THE HOST WOULD LIKE YOU TO
UNMUTE YOUR MICROPHONE.
THAT IS YOUR QUEUE THAT IT IS
YOUR TURN TO SPEAK.
AT THAT TIME, YOU MUST PRESS á6
. YOU WILL THEN HEAR A PROMPT
OF, YOU ARE UNMUTED.
BE SURE YOUR PHONE IS UNMUTED
ON YOUR END SO THAT YOU WILL BE
HEARD.
AS A SPEAKER, YOU SHOULD BEGIN
BY STATING YOUR NAME AND THE
ITEM THAT YOU ARE ADDRESSING. A
CHIME WILL SOUND WHEN 10
SECONDS ARE LEFT ON YOUR
ALLOTTED TIME.
AS A GENTLE REMINDER, WRAP UP
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
AT THE END OF THE ALLOTTED TIME
, YOUR MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED
AND THE NEXT SPEAKER REGISTERED
WILL BE CALLED.
ONCE SPEAKERS HAVE COMPLETED
PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT,
PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE
PUBLIC COMMENT LINE AND JOIN US
BY FOLLOWING THE MEETING VIA
THE SEATTLE CHANNEL BROADCAST
OR THROUGH THE LISTEN LINE
OPTION LISTED ON THE AGENDA.
THE COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO ELIMINATE PUBLIC COMMENT IF
THE SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED OR
IF THE PROCESS IMPEDES THE
COUNCIL'S ABILITY TO CONDUCT
ITS BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.
ANY OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE THAT IS
DISRUPTIVE TO THESE
PROCEEDINGS, OR THAT IS NOT
FOCUSED ON AN APPROPRIATE TOPIC
AS SPECIFIED IN COUNCIL RULES,
MAY LEAD TO THE SPEAKER BEING
MUTED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER.
>> OUR HOPE IS TO PROVIDE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR PRODUCTIVE
DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL ASSIST
OUR ORDERLY CONSIDERATION OF
ISSUES BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH
THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS á6
AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT OF,
YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
THANK YOU, SEATTLE.
>> THE PUBLIC HEARING ON
COUNCIL 120405, NEIGHBORHOOD
DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR CROWN HILL
, IS NOW OPEN.
THE FIRST AND ONLY SPEAKER ON
THE LIST IS NUTRI-GRAIN CAN.
WE ARE BRINGING YOU UP. I SEE
YOU ARE THERE.
NOW PRESS á6 . YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES WHEN YOU ARE READY.
>> THANK YOU.
ACTUALLY, I WAS GOING TO SPEAK
TO 12401. CAN I DO THAT AT THIS
TIME AND GET IT OVER WITH?
>> WE ARE GOING TO RESTART HIS
TIME. YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO
12401?
>> YES.
>> WE WILL HAVE TO BRING YOU
BACK BECAUSE THESE ARE PUBLIC
HEARINGS.
>> SORRY.
>> YOU ARE TOTALLY FINE.
WHEN YOU ARE READY, WE WILL
RESTART YOUR TWO MINUTES AT
YOUR CONVENIENCE.
>> I AM READY.
>> GREAT.
>> MY NAME IS NEWT.
I AM A DOWNTOWN RESIDENT IN A
FISHER STUDIO BUILDING ON THIRD
AVENUE BETWEEN PIKE AND PINE.
I WANT TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ABOUT CB
120401, SECTION 25.
>> WE ARE ON ONE 20405.
>> ARE YOU NOT HERE TO SPEAK
ABOUT CROWN HILL?
>> I GOT THIS WRONG.
WE WILL BRING YOU BACK LATER.
WE ARE ON A DIFFERENT AGENDA
ITEM.
I AM NOT SEEING ANYONE HERE FOR
405.
WITH THAT, MY APOLOGIES FOR
MAKING US PLAY THE RECORDING.
THERE WAS NOT A MEMBER OF THE
PUBLIC PRESENT, THE PUBLIC
HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT
ITEM, ITEM NUMBER TWO, COUNCIL
THE 120394 WHICH WOULD MODIFIED
OF ELEMENT REGULATIONS FOR
TOWNHOUSES --
>> MY APOLOGIES.
THAT IS RIGHT.
WE'VE GOT SOME IN-PERSON SIGN-
UPS.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOT
CLOSED YET.
FIRST WEHAVE STEVE FOLLOWED BY
ALEX ZIMMERMAN.
GENTLEMEN, YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES.
YOU MUST SPEAK TO THIS AGENDA
ITEM.
WHEN YOU ARE READY.
>> IT NEEDS A LOT MORE THAN
WHAT YOU'VE GOT.
THE ORIGINAL IDEA OF THE REVIEW
WAS MUCH, MUCH WIDER THAN THE
LIMITED WE HAVE NOW. WE SHOULD
BE -- EVERYTHING WAS ON THE
TABLE.
THAT IS PART OF A COMPROMISE
WHICH BROUGHT YOUR URBAN
VILLAGES AND BROUGHT A LOT OF
UP ZONING. THEN, WITH ONE HAND
THE CITY GIVES AND WITH THE
OTHER HAND, LATER ON, THE CITY
TAKES IT BACK TO LIMIT THE
SCOPE OF THE REVIEW.
THE OTHER THING IS, THIS IS NOT
ORDINANCE AND THIS IS NOT GOING
TO ABSOLUTELY FORCE THE REVIEW
BOARD TO ADHERE EXACTLY TO WHAT
IS GUIDELINES. IN THE PAST, WE
HAVE SEEN CITIES -- THE WORD
HAS BEEN THEIR BOND WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY BUT NOT
NECESSARILY ON THE CITIZEN'S
SIDE. MY HOPE IS THAT THE CITY
WILL DO A BETTER JOB OF STAYING
WITH THE CITIZEN PART OF THE
REVIEW. THE DESIGN REVIEW IS
NOT JUST WHAT COLOR PAINT --
>> THESE ARE DESIGN GUIDELINES.
>> I ASSUME THE DESIGN REVIEW
BOARD IS ASKED TO LOOK AT THEM.
AM I INCORRECT?
IF I AM INCORRECT THEN YOU
COULD RULE ME OUT OF ORDER BUT
I SUSPECT THAT THE DESIGN REVIEW
HAS TO LOOK AT THE DESIGN
GUIDELINES, DON'T THEY?
IS THAT THEIR PURPOSE?
>> KEEP GOING AND WE WILL PICK
THIS UP.
>> IF I'M INCORRECT, LET ME
KNOW.
YOU NEED TO ADD MORE TO THE
SCOPE AND YOU NEED TO ALSO MAKE
SURE THAT THE CITIZENS GET A
FAIR SHAKE ON THIS TOO, IT IS
NOT JUST FOR EXPANSION.
>> THANK YOU, STEVE.
MR. ZIMMERMAN?
>> THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN AND I
AM GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT AGENDA
NUMBER 405. I HAVE ONE PROBLEM.
EVERY SINGLE PERSON RIGHT HERE
RIGHT NOW BELONGS TO DEMOCRAT
MAFIA.
IN EVERY DESIGN -- THE LINES
BELONG TO DEMOCRAT.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN
SEATTLE AND AMERICA LIKE
REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT.
THEY NEVER SEE THIS. THIS MAKES
ME SICK BECAUSE YOU INTERRUPT
ME TWICE.
YOU MAKE ME GUILTY TOO. I WANT
ONLY TO EXPLAIN TO YOU.
SIMILAR SITUATIONS HAPPEN
BEFORE BUT THREE YEARS AGO, THE
COUNTRY -- I SEE [INDISCERNIBLE]
. I ONLY WANT TO EXPLAIN TO YOU
-- [INDISCERNIBLE]
. NOBODY ACCEPTS ME.
IT IS EXACTLY WHAT IS IN THIS
AGENDA.
I WANT TO EXPLAIN TO YOU.
FOR THIS, I DEMAND, LET THE
PEOPLE -- [INDISCERNIBLE]
. IT IS ALL DEMOCRAT.
ALL HAVE SAME OPINION LIKE YOU.
APPLE NEVER FALL FAR AWAY FROM
TREE.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.
WE HAVE A PROBLEM IN SEATTLE.
[INDISCERNIBLE]
. FOR RICH PEOPLE, FOR POOR
PEOPLE.
FOR EVERYBODY.
YOU NEED TO STOP DEMOCRATS.
>> THAT WAS OUR LAST SPEAKER
PRESENT AT THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW
CLOSED.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO
PROVIDED COMMENT TODAY.
WE WILL NOW HAVE THIS ITEM
BEFORE OUR COMMITTEE NEXT
THURSDAY FOR A FINAL VOTE.
THANK YOU RAWAN AND KATY AND
YOLANDA.
MOVING ONTO OUR NEXT ITEM,
COUNCIL 120394 . THIS IS A
PUBLIC HEARING ON COUNCIL BILL
120394 WHICH WOULD MODIFY
REGULATIONS FOR TOWNHOUSES AND
ROWHOUSES.
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE
SHORT ITEM INTO THE RECORD?
>> MODIFYING DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS FOR TOWNHOUSE AND
ROWHOUSES, FOR BRIEFING AND
PUBLIC HEARING.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE BRENNON STALEY AND
LISH WHITSON FROM OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND AND COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF.
PLEASE START US OFF WITH A
BRIEF INTRODUCTION AND BRENNON,
JOIN IN AT YOUR LEISURE.
>> LISH WHITSON, COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF.
BRENNON HAS A PRESENTATION THAT
DESCRIBES THE PROPOSED BILL
AND THEN WE CAN DISCUSS IT
AFTER THE PRESENTATION.
>> WONDERFUL.
>> BRENNON , WE CAN SEE THE
SLIDE BUT WERE YOU GOING TO
NAVIGATE US THROUGH THIS?
>> JUST ONE SECOND.
>> THERE WE GO.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> YES WE CAN.
>> THANK YOU.
MY APOLOGIES ON THAT. I AM
GOING TO WALK THROUGH THE
BASICS OF THE PROPOSAL THAT IS
HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY ON
TOWNHOUSE REFORM LEGISLATION.
>> WHAT YOU HAVE ON THE SCREEN
RIGHT NOW IS SHOWING US THE
CURRENT AND NEXT SLIDE, JUST
FOR YOUR AWARENESS.
>> LET ME STOP SHARING HERE. IS
THAT BETTER?
>> YES.
THAT WORKS.
>> GREAT. HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE
FULL-SCREEN HERE IN A SECOND.
ARE YOU SEEING MY FULL-SCREEN?
>> NO.
NOT AT THIS TIME.
>> I APOLOGIZE.
HAVING SOME COMPUTER PROBLEMS
HERE.
>> NO WORRIES.
>> THERE IS ALSO A WELCOME
INVITATION TO ANYONE IN THE
BUILDING TO ALWAYS COME DOWN TO
COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
>> I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
DO IT LIKE THIS.
DOES THAT WORK?
>> IT WORKS GREAT FOR ME.
THE BACKGROUND HERE IS THE
PROPOSAL STARTED UNDER THE
PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION.
MAYOR DURKAN PUT TOGETHER THE
AFFORDABLE MIDDLE HOUSING
COUNSELOR'S PUBLIC THE
RECOMMENDATIONS IN JANUARY
2020.
IT INCLUDED A NUMBER OF CHANGES
INCLUDING THE PROPOSAL TO
CHANGE TOWNHOUSE REGULATIONS.
THE PROJECT WAS PUT ON HOLD
DURING THE PANDEMIC BUT THEN
WAS RESTARTED AFTERWARDS.
WE PUBLISHED IN NOVEMBER 2021,
WHICH WAS APPEALED.
THAT APPEAL WAS RESOLVED IN THE
CITY'S FAVOR IN MARCH OF THIS
YEAR AND THE LEGISLATION WAS
THEN MOVED FORWARD.
THE REASON FOR THIS LEGISLATION
IS THAT WE HAVE HEARD A VERY
HIGH INTEREST IN THE PEOPLE FOR
OWNING TOWNHOUSES.
THEY ARE A RELATIVELY LOWER COST
TO OWNERSHIP OPTION ESPECIALLY
AS HOUSING PRICES RISE.
THE AVERAGE DETACHED HOME IS
NOW OVER $1 MILLION IN THE
SEATTLE. IN 2019 WE DID A
SURVEY AS PART OF THE HOUSING
CHOICES WORK.
IN THE SURVEY, 70% OF PEOPLE
UNDER THE AGE OF 35 RANKED
TOWNHOUSES AS THE NUMBER ONE
TYPE OF HOUSING THAT THEY WOULD
LIKE TO SEE MORE OF. AND
CONVERSATIONS WE HAD, THAT WAS
BECAUSE IT WAS SEEN AS ONE OF
THE ONLY AFFORDABLE WAYS OF
HOMEOWNERSHIP IN THE CITY.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE SEEN
REDUCED PRODUCTION OF
TOWNHOUSES.
APPLICATIONS FOR NEW TOWNHOUSE
CONSTRUCTION HAVE BEEN
DECREASING.
WE ARE SEEING SOME DEVELOPERS
TRYING TO MOVE AWAY FROM
TOWNHOUSES TOWARD SINGLE-FAMILY
HOMES AND ALSO TO APARTMENT
CONSTRUCTION.
WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING ARE A
NUMBER OF FAIRLY SMALL-SCALE
CHANGES THAT WE THINK WILL HELP
TO START REMOVING CODE BARRIERS
TO TOWNHOUSE CONSTRUCTION.
THREE I WILL TALK ABOUT IN MORE
DETAIL.
ONE, MODIFYING THE LIMITS OF
LOWRISE ONE ZONES. TWO,
UPDATING REQUIREMENTS FOR BIKE
PARKING.
THREE, MAKING THE EASEMENT
REQUIREMENTS CONSISTENT FOR NEW
FIRE DEPARTMENT STANDARDS.
>> IN LOWRISE ONE ZONES, OUR
PRIMARY ZONE IN WHICH WE GET
TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT AND
ROWHOUSE DEVELOPMENT,
TOWNHOUSES ARE SUBJECT TO A
DENSITY LIMIT THAT LIMITS THE
NUMBER OF UNITS YOU CAN HAVE
PER AREA. APARTMENTS, COTTAGE
HOUSING AND MOST ROWHOUSES ARE
NOT SUBJECT TO THE SAME.
YOU COULD DO AN APARTMENT IN
THESE AREAS AT A MUCH HIGHER
DENSITY BUT THERE IS A LIMIT IF
YOU DECIDE TO DO TOWNHOUSES.
MOST DEVELOPERS OF THESE
PROPERTIES MAKE A CHOICE WHEN
THEY ARE STARTING.
IF THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO AN
APARTMENT, EITHER THEY CAN
BUILD LARGER SIZED TOWNHOUSES
THAT MEET THE DENSITY LIMIT FOR
TOWNHOUSES OR THEY CAN
SUBDIVIDE THE LOT PARALLEL TO
THE STREET AND DO ROWHOUSES IN
THE FRONT WHICH DO NOT HAVE ANY
DENSITY LIMIT AND TOWNHOUSES IN
THE BACK, WHICH DO.
YOU CAN SEE AN EXAMPLE.
WITHOUT THE SUBDIVISION ON A
5000 SQUARE-FOOT LOT, YOU MIGHT
GET THREE UNITS.
WITH A SUBDIVISION, YOU CAN GET
FOUR.
THE PROPOSAL HERE IS BECAUSE
PEOPLE ARE ALREADY SUBDIVIDING
THESE PARCELS, THAT WE WOULD
INCREASE THE DENSITY LIMIT,
WHICH IS CURRENTLY ONE DWELLING
UNIT PER 1300 SQUARE FOOT THE
PROPERTY TO ONE DWELLING UNIT
PER 1150 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY
WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT
PEOPLE ARE ALREADY DOING TODAY
BY SUBDIVIDING. AT THE SAME
TIME, WE WOULD APPLY THE
DENSITY LIMIT TO ROWHOUSE
DEVELOPMENT ON INTERIOR LOTS TO
GET RID OF THIS INCENTIVE TO
SUBDIVIDE.
THE BENEFITS ARE, ONE,
DEVELOPERS WOULD CONTINUE TO BE
ABLE TO BUILD THE SAME SIZE
HOUSE THEY ARE DOING TODAY WHICH
CAN BE A LOWER COST BECAUSE IT
IS A SMALLER SIZE.
FOR EXAMPLE, ON A 5000 SQUARE-
FOOT LOT, FOUR UNITS WOULD COST
ON AVERAGE $80,000 INSTEAD OF
THREE UNITS, WHICH WOULD BE
OVER $1 MILLION APIECE. AT THE
SAME TIME, BECAUSE THEY WOULD
HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT
SUBDIVISION PROCESS, IT WOULD
REDUCE THE COST AND THE TIME
FOR DEVELOPERS AND FOR THE CITY
BECAUSE WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO DO
AS MUCH REVIEW. THAT IS THE
PROPOSAL FOR DENSITY LIMITS.
MOVING ONTO BIKE PARKING. IN
2018, THE CITY INCREASED THE
AMOUNT OF LONG-TERM BIKE
PARKING FOR A VARIETY OF
PROJECTS AND ADDED NEW
REQUIREMENTS FOR SHORT-TERM
BIKE PARKING.
THAT SHORT TERM BIKE PARKING
REQUIREMENT WAS DESIGNED FOR
APARTMENTS AND HAS BEEN VERY
PROBLEMATIC FOR TOWNHOUSES.
THE CONCEPT IS THAT THE SHORT-
TERM PARKING WOULD BE HELD
EITHER IN THE FIRST FLOOR OF
THE BUILDING ITSELF, THE COMMON
AREA, OR IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY,
AND THE PUBLIC.
FOR TOWNHOUSES, NEITHER OF
THOSE ARE AN OPTION.
THERE IS NO INTERNAL PLACE THAT
IS COMMON. THE CITY ALMOST
NEVER ALLOWS ANY BIKE PARKING
IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY BECAUSE WE
NEED THAT FOR TREE REQUIREMENTS
AND FOR STAGING OF SOLID WASTE
PICKUP. INSTEAD, WHAT THAT
MEANS IS THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO
TAKE THE LIMITED OPEN SPACE AND
CONVERT IT.
YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT, ONE
EXAMPLE OF HOW PEOPLE DO THAT
IS THEY TAKE SOMEBODY'S FRONT
YARD AND THEY TURN IT INTO A
SHORT TERM BIKE PARKING STORAGE
AREA.
THAT IS NOT IDEAL FOR THE
RESIDENCE BECAUSE THAT OPEN
SPACE IS PRECIOUS BOTH FOR
HAVING PRIVATE SPACE AND FOR
THE GREENERY THAT YOU CAN PUT
THERE.
WHILE WE CONTINUE THE LONG TERM
BIKE PARKING REQUIREMENT, WHICH
IS ONE SPACE FOR EVERY UNIT, WE
WOULD REMOVE THE SHORT-TERM
BIKE PARKING, THAT BIKE PARKING
THAT IS REQUIRED TO BE PUBLIC
FOR ANYBODY, NOT JUST RESIDENTS
OF THE BUILDING. AT THE SAME
TIME, WE WOULD PUT IN PLACE A
NUMBER OF NEW CHANGES THAT
WOULD ALLOW TO MAKE IT EASIER
TO ACCOMMODATE PARKING ON THE
SITE.
THOSE INCLUDE ALLOWING BIKE
RACKS, BIKE LOCKERS IN THE
SPACES BETWEEN BUILDINGS,
ALLOWING REQUIRED BIKE PARKING
TO BE INSIDE THE FIRST FOUR OF
A TOWNHOUSE IN A SPECIAL BIKE
PARKING STALL, ALSO EXEMPTING
FREESTANDING BIKE LOCKERS FROM
COUNTING TOWARD THE FLOOR SPACE
AREA.
REMOVING THE REQUIREMENT FOR
THE SHORT-TERM BIKE PARKING FOR
THESE TOWNHOUSE PROJECTS,
CONTINUE TO HAVE THE LONG-TERM
BIKE PROJECT REQUIREMENTS BUT
ALSO MAKE IT EASIER TO
ACCOMMODATE BIKING ON SITE AS
WELL.
THE THIRD MAJOR PROPOSAL IS TO
CHANGE THE EASEMENT
REQUIREMENTS.
CURRENTLY, THE LAND USE CODE
REQUIRES A 20 FOOT WIDE
EASEMENT FOR ANY DEVELOPMENT
THAT HAS THREE TO NINE HOUSING
UNITS.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT USED TO
HAVE A REQUIREMENT FOR THAT SO
THEY COULD DRIVE TRUCKS INTO
THE MIDDLE OF THESE TOWNHOUSE
PROJECTS. THEY HAVE CHANGED
THEIR REQUIREMENTS AS THEY NO
LONGER FEEL IT IS NECESSARY OR
THEY WANT TO DRIVE TRUCKS INTO
THE SITE.
THEY REDUCED IT FROM 20 FEET TO
10 FEET.
THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE TO REDUCE
THAT LAND-USE EASEMENT SO IT IS
CONSISTENT WITH THESE NEW,
UPDATED FIRE DEPARTMENT
GUIDELINES.
LASTLY, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
OTHER SMALL MODIFICATIONS THAT
ARE INCLUDED AS WELL.
ONE WOULD ALLOW MINOR OVERHANGS
OVER SURFACE PARKING WITHOUT
COUNTING THAT SURFACE PARKING
IN FLOOR AREA CALCULATIONS.
THE CITY TENDS TO APPRECIATE
THOSE SMALL OVERHANGS BECAUSE
IT ALLOWS LESS SPACE TO BE
TAKEN UP BY SURFACE PARKING SO
MORE SPACE FOR OTHER THINGS.
WE WOULD ALSO MODIFY ANY
EXISTING PROVISION THAT ALLOWS
PARKING OFF OF ANY ALLEY.
RIGHT NOW, THE FIRST 25 FEET
CAN BE FOR PARKING.
WE WOULD INCREASE THAT TO 27
FEET.
THE REASON WHY IS ON SOME
SMALLER LOTS, YOU NEED TO PUT
ASIDE ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR A
TURNING RADIUS ONTO THE SITE.
THAT WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW
WHAT WE WANT IN THE FIRST PLACE
. WE WOULD ALSO CHANGE THE
MINIMUM SIZE OF PARKING SPACES
AND INDIVIDUAL GARAGE IS ON THE
TOWNHOUSE FROM LARGE TO MEDIUM.
THERE WAS NO THE CONTEXT IN
RESIDENTIAL HOUSING WHERE WE
REQUIRE LARGE SPACES.
THIS IS THE ONLY ONE. MOST
SPACES ARE SMALL SO WE WOULD
ONLY DECREASE IT TO MEDIUM.
THE REASON BEING, THERE WAS
LOTS OF CASES IN WHICH THE
LARGE SPACES ARE VERY LONG AND
OFTEN THAT MEANS THERE IS NOT
MUCH SPACE FOR ROOM ON THE
FIRST FLOOR. WE ARE TRYING TO
MAKE IT EASIER TO HAVE
REASONABLE GROUND FLOORS AND
ACCOMMODATE PARKING IN SOME
CASES.
LASTLY, ADDING THAT BACK IN
CLARIFICATION ABOUT HOW
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS SUCH AS
DENSITY LIMITS APPLY. WITH
SOMETHING THAT USED TO BE
THERE, IT WAS INADVERTENTLY
REMOVED PREVIOUSLY.
THAT IS THE PROPOSAL AND I AM
HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS OR TURN
IT OVER.
>> THANK YOU, BRENNON.
I THINK THE COMMITTEE IS
FAMILIAR WITH MY FEELING ABOUT
TOWNHOMES.
I THINK THAT MANY TOWNHOMES ARE
VERY UGLY AND I DO APPRECIATE
THE DENSITY THAT IS PROVIDED BY
TOWNHOMES.
I THINK THAT THERE IS THE
ABILITY TO MAKE THEM LOOK
BEAUTIFUL.
I HAVE A NUMBER OF EXAMPLES OFF
OF NORTHWEST 20th AVENUE IN
BALLARD. THERE IS ONE
SURROUNDING THE OLD VICTORIAN
HOME.
THERE IS ONE THAT PRESERVED A
TREE.
THERE IS ONE THAT USES BARN
WOOD AS ITS EXTERIOR.
THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS
WHEN DONE CORRECTLY AND I HAVE
SEEN THEM DONE UGLY AS WELL.
WITH THAT, IT IS OKAY TO HAVE
TWO SEPARATE FEELINGS ABOUT
TOWNHOMES.
THAT IS HOW I WILL ADDRESS
THIS.
I KNOW I HAD SOME QUESTIONS IN
OUR MEETING BEFORE THIS
COMMITTEE HEARING.
I WILL FOLLOW-UP WITH SOME
OTHERS AFTER THIS MEETING IN
THE INTEREST OF TIME, SINCE WE
HAVE SO MANY.
I WILL RESERVE MY QUESTIONS FOR
THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS?
>> I HAVE A COMMENT.
>> SURE.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON AND VICE
CHAIR COUNCIL@SEATTLE.GOV AND
THEN COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT A HOT
TOPIC.
>> I WILL PREFACE IT BY SAYING
I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT THE
CITY NEEDS TO BETTER ALIGN OUR
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT WITH OUR
POLICY GOALS.
IN THIS CASE, THE POLICY GOAL
IS WE NEED MORE HOUSING.
TO ME, TO GET THAT BEFORE
MAKING HOUSING LESS EXPENSIVE
AND EASIER TO BUILD, BY
REMOVING REGULATORY BARRIERS,
IT COULD GET US CLOSER TO
ADDRESSING OUR HOUSING AND
AFFORDABILITY PROBLEMS.
I ALSO BELIEVE THAT TOWNHOMES,
NO MATTER WHAT ONE THINKS OF
THEIR AESTHETICS, DO PROVIDE
MORE PATHS TO HOMEOWNERSHIP. I
SUPPORT THIS PACKAGE OF CHANGES
AS IT HAS BEEN EXPLAINED.
I DID REACH OUT TO THE MASTER
BUILDERS ASSOCIATION AND GOT
MORE INFORMATION BECAUSE I WAS
A LITTLE BIT -- I JUST WANTED
TO UNDERSTAND BETTER THE
DENSITY PROVISION HERE.
BRENNON TALKED ABOUT THE FACT
THAT BY SUBLETTING, IT ADDS
TIME AND COST. WHAT I LEARNED
IS THAT 99% OF THE DEVELOPERS
ARE HAVING A SUB CLIENT TO BE
ABLE TO GET FOUR UNITS PER LOT.
HAVING TWO DIFFERENT PROJECTS
ON EACH PLOT ADDS ABOUT $10,000
PER UNIT IN SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS
PER PROJECT.
IT IS A LOT MORE WORK FOR OUR
STAFF TOO.
FOR THOSE REASONS, I REALLY
SUPPORT THIS AND THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR PUTTING IN THE WORK
AND THE OUTREACH TO GET TO THIS
POINT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
IT SPEAKS TO THE POINT THAT IF
WE ARE GOING TO REDEVELOP A
PLOT, WE MIGHT GET AS MUCH
HOUSING AS WE CAN ABOUT IT.
VICE CHAIR MORALES?
YOU ARE UP NEXT.
THEN WE WILL HEAR FROM
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU.
I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH
BRENNON YESTERDAY.
I HAD A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS
ANSWERED BUT I AM STILL TRYING
TO UNDERSTAND -- I WANT TO MAKE
SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE
POTENTIAL OUTCOMES ARE OF THIS
LEGISLATION.
I AGREE WITH COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
WE NEED MORE HOUSING.
WE HAVE MORE HOMEOWNER SHIP
OPPORTUNITIES.
AND, REDUCING THE COST AND THE
TIME IT TAKES TO PRODUCE THIS
HOUSING IS IMPORTANT.
I JUST DON'T HAVE A GOOD SENSE
OF HOW MUCH PRODUCTION WOULD
INCREASE IF WE MADE THESE
CHANGES, WHAT KIND OF CHANGES IN
DENSITY COULD WE EXPECT? WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT MOVING FROM THREE
UNITS TO FOUR UNITS. IT IS
IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT EXTRA
UNIT.
I DON'T HAVE A SENSE OF THE
SCALE OF IMPACT THAT WE WOULD
HAVE. HOW MUCH MORE
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
DOES THAT CREATE? HOW MANY OF
THESE UNITS THAT ARE CURRENTLY
BEING BUILT OUR FAMILY SIZED?
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I
UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT THAT THIS
WOULD HAVE. I AM ALL FOR
REDUCING COST AND REDUCING THE
TIME. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE ARE ALSO THINKING ABOUT THE
NET POSITIVE OUTCOME OF THIS
FOR RESIDENTS. THAT LEADS ME TO
THE ONE THING THAT LISH AND US
TO DISCUSS YESTERDAY.
SOMEWHERE IN HERE, IT TALKS
ABOUT THE DENSITY, IF WE ARE
ABLE TO ADD FOUR UNITS, MAKING
THE TOWNHOMES NARROWER. ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT I DO HERE OVER
AND OVER AGAIN FROM CONSTITUENTS
IS, AS ATTRACTIVE AS THE IDEA
OF A TOWNHOME IS FOR SOME,
BECAUSE THE UNITS ARE NARROW
ALREADY, THE STAIRWELL ITSELF
TAKES UP A LOT OF THE
FLOORSPACE.
I AM A LITTLE BIT WORRIED THAT
IF WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR
NARROWER TOWNHOMES, WE ARE
POTENTIALLY IMPACTING THE
LIVABILITY OF A UNIT. I AM
WONDERING, BRENNON OR LISH, IF
YOU COULD ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE
OUTCOME ISSUES AS WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT THIS .
>> THANK YOU.
FIRST OF ALL, IN TERMS OF THE
CHANGES TO THE DENSITY LIMIT,
THIS IS PRIMARILY A PROCESS
CHANGE RATHER THAN AN OUTCOME
CHANGE.
ALREADY WE CAN GET THE SAME
NUMBER OF UNITS ON THESE PLOTS
BY SUBDIVIDING. REALLY, THE
CHANGE IS NOT ALLOWING MORE
DENSE DEVELOPMENT OR NARROWER
DEVELOPMENT. IT IS JUST
ALLOWING PEOPLE TO GET THERE
THROUGH A REDUCED PROCESS.
WE DO THINK THAT REDUCED
PROCESS WILL INCREMENTALLY
RESULT IN MORE TOWNHOUSES JUST
BECAUSE MORE PROJECTS WILL WORK
BUT WE DON'T SEE IT AS A HUGE
INCREASE IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
PROJECTS. I WILL SAY ONE THING
THAT OFTEN HAPPENS IS BY
SUBDIVIDING IT, IT CREATES A
MUCH MORE AWKWARD LOT.
YOU OFTEN GET A COUPLE OF UNITS
THAT ARE LARGER AND A COUPLE
ARE SMALLER OR COUPLE WILL BE
VERY NARROW.
REMOVING THIS STEP WILL MAKE IT
CONSISTENT SIZED HOUSES. ONE OF
THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT
TOWNHOUSES ON THE SIZE ISSUE IS
ALMOST ALWAYS TWO BEDROOM UNITS.
WE REALLY ONLY SEE LESS THAN
THEM BEING TWO UNITS IN VERY
STRANGE SITUATIONS.
ONE OF THOSE IS, OFTEN WHEN
PEOPLE SUBDIVIDE THE LOT, THEY
GET VERY SMALL ONES IN THE LOT.
THIS WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR
PEOPLE TO HAVE FOUR FAMILY SIZE
INSTEAD OF TWO BIGGER ONES.
THIS MAY BE A LITTLE RAMBLING
BUT THE GOAL HERE IS NOT THAT
WE ARE ALLOWING UNITS WHERE
THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TODAY,
THEY ARE ALREADY ALLOWED.
IT IS A SIMPLER PROCESS.
HOPEFULLY ALL OF THAT WILL
REDUCE THE COST OF DEVELOPING
SO WE GET MORE PROJECTS BECAUSE
OF THAT BUT NOT A HUGE CHANGE
IN THE OVERALL.
>> THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT
QUESTION.
DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?
>> YES.
THANK YOU.
I AM FINE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS. I
AGREE WITH WHAT A LOT OF HAS
BEEN SAID HERE IN TERMS OF
HAVING MORE HOMEOWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES, HAVING
ADDITIONAL UNITS. I APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES '
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LAYOUT OF
THESE BUILDINGS AND I AM
INTERESTED IN SEEING MORE CONDOS
THAT ARE STACKED FLAT SO THAT
GROUND-FLOOR UNITS CAN BE
AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WITH
MOBILITY CHALLENGES.
I KNOW THAT TOWNHOME IS GREAT
FOR THE DEVELOPER BECAUSE THEY
CAN JUST SLICE OFF THE LAND UP
TO THE TOP OF THE BUILDING AND
SELL THAT BUT I WOULD LIKE TO
SEE MORE DENSITY WITH THE FLAT
SO YOU HAVE GROUND-FLOOR
ACCESSIBILITY AS WELL AND WOULD
LOVE TO SEE THE DEEPER
AFFORDABILITY WHERE WE ARE
INCENTIVIZING LOWER INCOME,
ENABLING LOWER INCOME FAMILIES
TO MOVE INTO THESE.
THESE BRAND-NEW TOWNHOMES ARE
STILL VERY EXPENSIVE.
IN LOOKING AT THIS LEGISLATION,
I SEE WHAT BRENNON IS SAYING.
IT IS JUST TAKING THEM A LONG
TIME TO GET THERE AND IT IS AN
ADMINISTRATIVE NIGHTMARE.
THEY ARE GOING TO ULTIMATELY GET
THERE ANYWAY.
THEY ARE ALLOWED TO DO IT
THROUGH THIS MORE CONVOLUTED
WAY.
ULTIMATELY, THAT IS WHAT WILL
AFFECT MY DECISION ON THIS.
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO IT
ANYWAY.
I KNOW -- WHY WOULDN'T THIS BE
DONE THROUGH THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLANNING PROCESS WHEN WE ARE
LOOKING AT IT ALL HOLISTICALLY?
IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET MORE
AFFORDABILITY?
IF WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT
EASIER FOR THEM, IS THERE ANY
WAY TO GET MORE AFFORDABILITY
BENEFIT OUT OF IT? DOES THIS
REDUCE -- I WILL JUST GET ALL
OF MY QUESTIONS OUT.
DOES THIS REDUCE ANY FEES TO
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES FOR
HOOKUPS, IF WE ARE GOING TO BE
ALLOWING SOMETHING DIFFERENT?
AND, GET THE QUESTION OUT ABOUT
TREES AND PERMEABLE SURFACES.
I KNOW THERE IS A BENEFIT TO
HAVING PERMEABLE SURFACE FOR
DRAINING AND TO PREVENT RUNOFF
AND ENABLE TREES TO GROW.
ARE WE GOING TO SEE A GREATER
LOSS OF TREES WITH THIS
PROPOSAL APPROVED?
>> A LOT OF GREAT QUESTIONS
THERE. I THINK THE FIRST THING
IS THE CONFIDENCE A PLAN IS A
HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR THINKING
THROUGHBIG CHANGES BUT WE
DON'T WANT SMALL CHANGES THAT
TERM TO GET DELAYED BY THAT. I
THINK OUR OVERALL THINKING IS
THEY LIKE SMALL TWEAKS THAT
COULD HELP US IN THE NEXT TWO
OR THREE YEARS.
WE WANT TO TRY TO DO THEM NOW
BECAUSE IT IS A LOT OF TIME IN
THE BENEFIT.
YOU BROUGHT UP A LOT OF GREAT
ONES LIKE, HOW DO WE GET MORE
CONDOS?
HOW DO WE GET DEEPER
AFFORDABILITY?
THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT --
THERE ARE DEEPER QUESTIONS THAT
ARE TRUE ACROSS A WIDE VARIETY
OF ZONES AND AREAS AND THE GOAL
OF THE PLAN IS TO GET INTO
THOSE QUESTIONS.
I THINK IT IS ABOUT SCALE. WE
FELT THAT THIS WAS A SMALL
CHANGE THAT COULD CREATE
BENEFITS TODAY WITHOUT WAITING
AND DID NOT NEED TO WAIT. THERE
WAS A LOT OF OTHER ASSOCIATED
ISSUES FOR WHICH IT IS A GREAT
TOOL. ON THE HOOKUPS QUESTION,
NO, THIS WOULD NOT CHANGE ANY
OF THE BEZOAR THE HOOKUPS OR
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SOLID
WASTE, ET CETERA. ON TREES,
OBVIOUSLY THAT IS A REALLY
IMPORTANT PART OF ACCOMMODATING
TREES ON THESE PROPERTIES.
ON THE BIKE PARKING, ONE OF THE
IDEAS IS THAT THERE ARE SO MANY
REQUIREMENTS AT THE GROUND-
FLOOR AND IN THE SHORT TERM
PUBLIC BIKE PARKING IS ANOTHER
ONE THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO
ACCOMMODATE TREES OR VEGETATION
OF ANY KIND.
THAT FLEXIBILITY WILL BE
HELPFUL IN THAT SMALL WAY.
OTHERWISE, WE ARE CHANGING THE
PROCESS AROUND DENSITY LIMITS.
WE DON'T THINK PEOPLE WILL BE
GETTING MORE DENSE, THEY WILL
JUST GET LESS PROCESS.
WE ARE NOT CHANGING ANY OF THE
SETBACK REQUIREMENTS. ON THESE
LOTS, THERE IS A LIMITED FAR
BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE THINGS
LIKE AMENITIES. PEOPLE ARE NOT
ABLE TO INCREASE A SETBACK BY
HAVING MORE UNITS. IT IS MORE
UNITS WITHIN THE SAME FOOTPRINT
. OVERALL, WE DON'T THINK THIS
WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT EITHER
WAY.
IT WILL NOT BE LIKE CREATING A
LOT MORE SPACE FOR TREES BUT IT
WILL NOT BE REDUCING SPACE FOR
TREES EITHER OR FOR OTHER
THINGS LIKE STORMWATER
INFRASTRUCTURE.
>> THANK YOU, BRENNON.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
GREAT QUESTIONS.
THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS
SET UP SHORT TERM BIKE PARKING
IN FRONT OF A TOWNHOME THAT
SOMEBODY LIVES IN WHEN THERE IS
LONG-TERM BIKE PARKING IN THE
GARAGE IN PLACE OF A TREE.
>> UP NEXT IS COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA . I HOPE I AM NOT INTO
MUCH TROUBLE FOR SAYING SOME OF
THESE TOWNHOMES ARE LESS THAN A
STATIC.
GO FOR IT, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
>> AS A TOWNHOME DWELLER AND
FIRST-TIME HOMEOWNER BECAUSE OF
A TOWNHOUSE, PERHAPS I AM --
PERHAPS BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF
THE BEHOLDER.
ALSO, VERY EXCITED ABOUT TREES
BEING PART OF THIS CONVERSATION
BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO CREATE
MORE DENSE OPTIONS WITHIN OUR
CITY FOR THOSE OF US AND I KNOW
ALL OF US ON THE COMMITTEE TO
LIVE TREES.
WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT FEWER
TREES AND FOREST LAND AND
ARMLAND IS BEING ENCROACHED
UPON AND MORE PEOPLE CAN LIVE
IN OUR CITY.
THAT IS ALSO BEAUTIFUL.
I WILL GET ON WITH MY
QUESTIONS, MR. CHAIR.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD
LIKE TO LIFT UP IS THE LONG
TRAJECTORY THAT THIS
CONVERSATION HAS HAD. I AM
THANKFUL THAT FOLKS LIKE THE
MASTER BUILDERS ASSOCIATION AND
OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE
BEEN CALLING FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN DENSITY OPTIONS AND
STREAMLINING OUR SYSTEMS HAVE
BEEN ENGAGED IN THIS FOR AS
LONG AS I HAVE BEEN ON COUNCIL
AND I KNOW THAT SOME FOLKS
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR
3+ YEARS.
I AM EXCITED THIS IS HAPPENING.
I ALSO WANT TO SEE IF THERE IS
ANYTHING THAT WE CAN BE DOING
TO HELP BRING IN SOME OF THE
CONCEPTS THAT COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN WAS TALKING ABOUT . IS
THERE ANYTHING THAT WE CAN BE
DOING TO CREATE GREATER
>>> AND ANYTHING ELSE WE MIGHT
BE ABLE TO DO AROUND FLATS OR
CONDO -LIKE APPROACHES IN THE
UNITS WE HAVE CREATED.
>> THE STATE LAW, WHICH HAS HAD
SOME CHANGES.
A LOT OF OTHER ONES ARE MARKET
THINGS.
AS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN, THAT IS A KEY THING WE
WANT TO LOOK AT.
ESPECIALLY AS WE THINK ABOUT
CHANGES IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS,
OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY.
HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION WITH THE PUBLIC,
THE PEOPLE WHO BUILD THINGS,
ALSO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROVIDERS.
THE SMALL CONDO BUILDING IS A
REAL OPTION.
I THINK WE WANT TO HAVE A LOT
OF REAL DETAIL CONVERSATIONS.
I DO NOT HAVE ANY GOOD
RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT HOW THIS
LEGISLATION MIGHT MOVE US IN
THAT DIRECTION.
>> MR. CHAIR, I WILL LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN
THE DEPARTMENT ON THOSE OPTIONS
IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US.
I WILL ALSO ADD, I THINK IT
DOES PROMOTE THE ABILITY THAT
IS IMPORTANT TO OUR CITY.
AS WELL AS CREATING MORE
AFFORDABLE OPTIONS ACROSS THE
CITY.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LIVABILITY,
IT'S THE ABILITY TO WALK PLACES
, AND BE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AND BE AROUND SMALL BUSINESSES.
DO WHAT I DO.
WALK TO DAY CARE.
LOCAL PARKS.
AS WE ROLL THIS OUT, I DO WANT
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE THINKING
ABOUT SOME OF THE PARK
PRESERVATION AND TREEPLANTING
THAT OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE
COMMENTED ON THROUGHOUT THEIR
TIME ON COUNSEL AS WELL.
I THINK IT GOES HAND IN GLOVE
WITH THIS.
IF PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE A
BACKYARD, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE HAVE ADDITIONAL ACCESS TO
PARKS AND EXPAND THAT PARK AS
WELL.
THOSE ARE OUR BACKYARDS.
THERE ARE SHARED PRIORITIES ON
THIS CONCEPT AND OTHERS WE HAVE
TALKED ABOUT, MR. CHAIR.
I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND WHERE
YOU'RE COMING FROM.
I APPRECIATE THIS IS MOVING
FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU.
I LIVED ON NORTHWEST 63rd STREET
FOR FOUR YEARS.
IN THAT TIME, I THINK THERE IS
ONLY FOUR MONTHS OF NOT
BUILDING HAPPENING.
I LIVED THERE ABOUT FOUR YEARS
OF CONSTRUCTION ON THE STREET.
WACHED ALMOST EVERY SINGLE
DETACHED HOUSE TURN INTO
TOWNHOMES.
AT THE TIME, THERE WAS A HOUSE
ACROSS THE STREET THERE WAS A
THREE BEDROOM THAT RENTED FOR
$1300, THAT WAS REPLACED BY
THREE $700,000 HOMES. WATCHING
THIS OCCUR WAS TROUBLING FOR ME.
WHAT I HAVE SINCE ALSO REALIZED
IS THAT THE HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY PAYMENTS THAT
THOSE BUILDINGS MADE ARE WHAT
ALLOWED ME TO GET THE $10
MILLION FOR FAMILY AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, JUST A FEW BLOCKS AWAY
AT ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
WHERE THEY HAVE THREE BEDROOM
UNITS THAT ARE AFFORDABLE FOR
FAMILIES.
I RAISED THAT BECAUSE WE'VE GOT
A LOT OF GREAT ORGANIZATIONS.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CREATING
HOMEOWNERSHIP AT AN AFFORDABLE
LEVEL THROUGH TOWNHOMES.
ALSO THE ONES THAT ARE NOT
PRICED AT A RATE THAT ALLOWS FOR
AFFORDABILITY FOR MANY.
WE ARE STILL CREATING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGH
THOSE PROJECTS.
I JUST WANTED TO RAISE THAT
POINT.
THAT WAS AN EXPERIENCE THAT
TOOK ME A WHILE TO REALIZE HOW
THAT ALL CONNECTED.
WITH THAT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
BEFORE WE OPEN UP THE PUBLIC
HEARING?
WE WILL HAVE THIS BALL BACK FOR
US AGAIN NEXT WEEK FOR A
SPECIAL COMMITTEE AT 2:00 NEXT
THURSDAY.
SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS,
CLERK, LET'S ROLL THE TAPE.
>> HELLO, SEATTLE.
WE ARE THE EMERALD CITY.
THE CITY OF FLOWERS AND THE
CITY OF GOODWILL.
BUILT ON INDIGENOUS LAND,
TRADITIONAL TERRITORY.
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WELCOMES REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT,
AND IS EAGER TO HEAR FROM
RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A
SPEAKER AND PROVIDE A VERBAL
PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU MAY
REGISTER TWO HOURS PRIOR TO THE
MEETING VIA THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WEBSITE.
HERE'S SOME INFORMATION ABOUT
THE MEETINGS.
SPEAKERS ARE CALLED UPON IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED
ON THE WEBSITE.
EACH SPEAKER MUST: FROM THE
PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED WHEN THEY
REGISTERED ONLINE, AND USE THE
MEETING I.D.
AND PASSCODE THAT WAS EMAILED
UPON CONFIRMATION.
IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL
CONFIRMATION, PLEASE CHECK YOUR
SPAM OR JUNK MAIL FOLDERS.
A REMINDER, THE SPEAKER MEETING
I.D.
IS DIFFERENT FROM THE GENERAL
LISTEN LINE MEETING I.D.
PROVIDED ON THE AGENDA.
ONCE A SPEAKER'S NAME IS
CALLED, THE SPEAKERS MICROPHONE
WILL BE ON MUTED, AND AN
AUTOMATIC PROMPT WILL SAY, THE
HOST WOULD LIKE YOU TO UNMUTE
YOUR MICROPHONE.
THAT IS YOUR Q IT IS YOUR TURN
TO SPEAK.
AT THAT TIME, YOU MUST PRESS
STAR SIX.
YOU WILL HEAR A PROMPT OF, YOU
ARE UNMUTE IT.
BE SURE YOUR PHONE IS UNMUTE IT
ON YOUR END SO YOU WILL BE
HEARD.
AS A SPEAKER, YOU SHOULD BEGIN
BY STATING YOUR NAME AND THE
ITEM YOU ARE ADDRESSING.
A CHIME WILL SOUND WHEN 10
SECONDS ARE LEFT IN YOUR
ALLOTTED TIME.
AS A GENTLE REMINDER TO WRAP UP
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
AT THE END OF THE ALLOTTED
TIME, YOUR MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED, AND THE NEXT SPEAKER
REGISTERED WILL BE CALLED.
WHEN SPEAKERS HAVE COMPLETED
PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE
DISCONNECT FROM THE PUBLIC
COMMENT LINE, AND JOIN US BY
FOLLOWING THE MEETING VIA THE
CHANNEL BROADCAST, OR THE
LISTENING LINE OPTION LISTED ON
THE AGENDA.
THE COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO ELIMINATE PUBLIC COMMENT IF
THE SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED.
OR IF THE PROCESS IMPEDES THE
COUNCIL'S ABILITY TO CONDUCT
ITS BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.
ANY OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE THAT IS
DISRUPTIVE TO THESE PROCEEDINGS
, OR IS NOT FOCUSED ON AN
APPROPRIATE TOPIC AS SPECIFIED
IN COUNCIL RULES, MAY LEAD TO
THE SPEAKER BEING MUTED BY THE
PRESIDING OFFICER.
OUR HOPE IS TO PROVIDE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR PRODUCTIVE
DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL ASSIST
OUR ORDERLY CONSIDERATION OF
ISSUES BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR
SIX AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT OF
, YOU HAVE BEEN ON MUTED.
THANK YOU, SEATTLE.
>> SPEAKERS PRESENT.
ALISHA RUIZ.
ALEX TSIMERMAN.
SEEING AS WE ARE ALREADY -- I
GUESS WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME.
WE WILL REMAIN AT TWO MINUTES.
GENTLEMAN I'M GOING TO LET YOU
KNOW, IT IS CAUSING SOME
HICCUPS HERE FOR PEOPLE THAT
ARE ONLY SPEAKING TO ONE ITEM.
LET'S START WITH ALISHA RUIZ,
WHO IS VIRTUALLY PRESENT.
WE WILL MOVE TO DAVE, WHO I
KNOW IS VIRTUALLY SIGNED IN AND
HERE IN PERSON.
RICHARD ELLISON WHO IS REMOTE.
AND STEVE AND ALEX, WHO ARE
PRESENT.
ALISHA RUIZ.
I SEE YOU ARE THERE.
YOU ARE OFF MUTE.
WHEN YOU ARE READY.
AFTERNOON.
>> EITHER.
MY NAME IS ALISHA RUIZ.
I'M THE SEATTLE GOVERNMENT
AFFAIRS MANAGER FOR THE ELDERS
ASSOCIATION.
AS YOU KNOW, MOST OF OUR
MEMBERS ARE TOWNHOME BOULDERS.
HERE IN THIS REASON.
I'M HERE TO ENTHUSIASTICALLY
SUPPORT COUNSEL BILL 120394, AS
THE DATA HAS SHOWN US, TOWNHOME
PERMIT APPLICATIONS HAVE
PLUMMETED IN SEATTLE.
TOWNHOMES ARE SEEN AS A LARGE
PART OF MIDDLE HOUSING.
WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN
TO INCREASE PRODUCTION.
THE MOST IMPORTANT CHANGE IN
THIS LEGISLATION IS DENSITY
PROVISION THAT WILL ALLOW
BILLERS TO BUILD FOUR UNITS ON
THE LAW.
UNDER TODAY'S CODE, IN ORDER TO
USE MOST ON AVAILABLE LANDS,
THEY ARE IN HAVING TO JUMP
THROUGH EXTENSIVE LOOPS.
ABOUT $30,000 IN EXTRA COST PER
PROJECT.
ELDERS HAVE TO DIVIDE THIS LAND
INTO TWO SEPARATE PIECES IN
ORDER TO GET FOUR UNITS BUILT.
AS YOU ALL MENTIONED IN THE
DISCUSSION, THIS IS ALL
UNNECESSARY.
IT CREATES A LOT OF WORK FOR
BOTH THE BUILDERS AND CITY
EMPLOYEES.
THE AMENDMENTS IN THE BILL DO
NOT CHANGE WHAT NEED TO BE
DEVELOPED TODAY.
IT SIMPLY STREAMLINES THE
PROCESS TO MAKE PERMITTING MORE
EFFICIENT.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT HELPS
BUILD THE TOWNHOMES FELTER AND
CHEAPER.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.
WE APPRECIATE THEM REACHING OUT
FOR FEEDBACK.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ALISHA.
UP NEXT IS DAVE.
DAVE, AT YOUR CONVENIENCE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THEY HAVE A HANDOUT, AND I
THINK I SENT AN EMAIL THIS
MORNING TO EVERYBODY.
THERE'S A SLIP SHEET ON THE TOP
OF THE AGENDA THAT YOU CAN
TOSS.
BAICALLY IT SHOWS SOME REAL
HOUSES ON MY STREET.
THEY ARE SELLING FOR ABOUT
$820,000.
THEY ARE AT THE SMALL SIZE WE
ARE PROPOSING HERE WITH THIS
LEGISLATION.
790 SQUARE FOOT UNIT. I DON'T
THINK WE ARE GOING TO SEE MUCH
IN AFFORDABILITY.
I THINK THIS IS A LOW PRIORITY
FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.
IF YOU DO LOOK AT THE 2019
HOUSING CHOICES GROUND REPORT
BY OPCD.
THEY HAVE ABOUT 500 NATIONS
THAT WERE TALKED ABOUT
PROVIDING FLATS.
IF THIS DOES GO FORWARD, I
WOULD ENCOURAGE THE CITY
COUNCIL TO LOOK AT SEVERAL
DIFFERENT AMENDMENTS WHICH ARE
INCLUDED ON THE CENTRAL SECOND
PAGE.
WE TALK ABOUT DENSITY, WHICH WE
APPRECIATE.
BUILDING MORE IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
ALSO, WITH THE DENSITY, MAKING
SURE WE MEET OUR CANOPY GOALS.
WE JUST REALIZED WE ARE LOSING
A LITTLE BIT OF THE CANOPY IN
THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
LOOKING AT THE CANOPY COVER IN
THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
THIS IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN BY
COINCIDENCE.
IT HAS TO HAPPEN BY
LEGISLATION.
THIS IS THE TIME TO DO IT.
OPCD HAS ALREADY VERIFIED THEY
HAVE NOT LOOKED AT WHAT IS
GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE TREES
OF THIS PROPOSAL.
WE NEED TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT
THAT.
THERE'S ONLY A FEW MORE SECONDS
LEFT.
THERE ARE SOME OTHER, LIKE
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
RECOMMENDED, I DO RECOMMEND WE
ADD FLATS TO THE ROW HOUSES AND
TOWNHOUSES.
I HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF THAT IN
KENMORE.
WE ONLY AT THIS DENSITY WHEN
THERE IS ACCESS TO ALLEYS.
WITHOUT ALLEYS WE ARE TAKING
OUT A BUNCH OF THE MIDDLE
BETWEEN THESE BUILDINGS.
SOME OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS AS
WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DAVE.
ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE YOU.
UP NEXT IS RICHARD ELLISON
JOINING US VIRTUALLY.
RICHARD, I SEE YOU HERE.
PRESS STAR SIX.
>> HELLO.
THANK YOU.
>> HI, RICHARD, HOW ARE YOU
TODAY?
>> I'M DOING WELL, AND
YOURSELF?
>> I AM DOING WELL.
WORK, CAN YOU RESET THE TIMER?
WE WERE JUST BEING NICE.
ALL RIGHT, RICHARD, AT YOUR
CONVENIENCE.
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
WITH THE CITY COUNCIL ALREADY
CONSIDERING NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY
ZONING, TO ALLOW FOR FOURPLEX
IS AND MORE.
THE CURRENT PROPOSAL ALLOWS
GREATER TOWNHOUSE DENSITY.
THERE WOULD BE NO ROOM FOR
TREES TO GROW.
THERE'S NO ROOM FOR TREES TO BE
PLANTED.
THERE'S NO WARM FOR TREES TO BE
SAFE.
STREET TREES ARE NOT ENOUGH.
THIS TOWNHOUSE PROPOSAL LEAVES
LITTLE SLIVERS OF OPEN SPACE.
THIS PLAN REQUIRES GREATER
FORESIGHT AT THE URGING OF
DESPERATE HOUSING ADVOCATE TO
CUT DOWN THE TREES FOR HOUSING.
THE CITY MUST NOT CUT IN ON
OPEN SPACE FOR TREES.
WE MUST BUILD TALLER, NOT LAW
OUTLINE TO LOT LINE.
BUILD UP, NOT OUT.
IT CAN BE DESIGNED WITH THE
GROUND-FLOOR UNIT FOR MOBILITY
PROBLEMS, AND UPPER UNITS FOR
THE MORE AGILE.
IN A CLIMATE CHANGING WORLD,
WITH RECORD TEMPERATURES, HE
DOMES, URBANIZING HEAT EFFECTS,
SMOKE FROM FIRES, ECONOMIC
DISPARITY EXISTS.
IT SUPPORTS THE FUTURE OF
SEATTLE BECOMING TREELESS AND
BURLESQUE, AND SWELTERING IN
SUMMERS AND FLOODING IN
WINTERS.
HUMANS NEED REAL LIVING OPEN
SPACES. HIGHER DENSITY SEATTLE
MEANS MORE OPEN SPACE.
WE NEED MORE SHADE, NOT LESS
AND LESS.
TOWNHOUSES NEED SHADE.
FAMILIES NEED SHADED YARDS.
HABITAT AND CONTINUITY OF TREES
AND VEGETATION.
IF KIDS ACTIVITY MEANS ONLY
TELEVISIONS AND COMPUTER GAMES,
THEN AT THE SAD FUTURE.
TOWNHOUSES NEED OPEN SPACES FOR
FAMILIES AND WILDLIFE TO LIVE,
AND CHILDREN TO PLAY.
HOLDING TALLER AND REQUIRING A
PLACE FOR A TREE TO GROW BIG
FOR FAMILIES TO INTERACT WITH
AND ENJOY.
FAMILIES NEEDING ONLY A FRONT
PORCH.
FAMILIES NEED MORE THAN A PORCH.
PLEASE PLAN FOR A VIBRANT AND
GREEN CITY, NOT A BLUE LIGHT,
WALMART SPECIAL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WILL SEND IN MY COMMENTS.
>> IS DUE.
APPRECIATE YOU CALLING IN
TODAY.
UP NEXT IS STEVE, FOLLOWED BY
ALEX.
GENTLEMAN I KNOW WE HAVE HEARD
A LOT FROM YOU TODAY.
IF YOU HAVE LESS THAN TWO
MINUTES TO SAY, I GREATLY
APPRECIATED.
>> THREE POINTS.
WHAT IS DISAPPEARING FAST IN
THE CITY IS LARGE TREES AND
BLACK PEOPLE.
I THINK WE ARE AT 50 YEAR LOWS
FOR BOTH OF THEM IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
THIS SEEMS TO REWARD A
LOOPHOLE.
ONE OF THE PROBLEMS IN THE CITY
IS ALSO HAVING HOUSING FOR
FAMILIES.
PART OF THE IDEA IS TO HAVE A
YARD.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO PUT MORE OF
IT INTO HOUSING, THEN YOU WILL
HAVE LESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR
FAMILIES IN THE CITY.
OVERHANGS ARE ALSO GOING TO BE
GOING AGAINST THE WHOLE IDEA.
YOU DO NOT NEED TRUCKS ON YOUR
LOT.
PEOPLE DON'T MOVE.
FIRES DON'T HAPPEN.
PEOPLE DON'T MAKE DELIVERIES.
EVERYBODY ELSE OUGHT TO BE ABLE
TO TAKE THE TRUCK BLOCKING THE
STREET, WHILE THEY GET THEIR
DELIVERY OR SOMETHING.
THIS IS SEATTLE, AND WE WORSHIP
DEVELOPER PROFIT MORE THAN WE
DO A LIVABLE CITY.
WE SHOULD HAVE A LIVABLE CITY.
ACCESS WITH THE TRUCKS WOULD
HELP THAT.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
OVERHANGS, HOW ABOUT MAKING
THOSE OVERHANGS HIGH ENOUGH YOU
CAN GET A TRUCK IN THERE TO DO
THE MOVING AND MAKE DELIVERIES?
LET'S MAKE A CITY WHERE WE DO
NOT HAVE TO MAKE EVERYBODY ELSE
PAY FOR OUR CONVENIENCE.
I WILL GIVE YOU A FEW SECONDS
HERE.
>> THANKS, STEVE.
WAS GREAT TO SEE YOU.
ALEX SILVERMAN, PLEASE TAKE IT
AWAY.
TWO MINUTES, AND MUST BE ON-
TOPIC.
YOU ALREADY HAVE TWO WARMINGS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CARTEL.
MY NAME IS ALEX.
I WILL SUPPORT AND DEVELOP THE
HOUSE IN COURTHOUSES.
YOU ARE VERY GOOD, AND I
SUPPORT YOU.
VERY GOOD PLAN.
WHEN YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING
ABOUT THIS PLAN PICKING WHAT
THIS MEANS?
MORE AND MORE PUSH FOR HOUSING.
MORE AND MORE PUSH FOR TIME.
MOVING IS GOOD.
DREAM IS BETTER.
WHEN YOU DREAM, IT IS GOOD.
DREAMS COME NOW TODAY.
YOU CAN DREAM ABOUT TOWN HALLS.
WE WILL GIVE TO SENIOR CITIZENS
FOR $300 PER MONTH.
FOR $3000 FOR ONE BEDROOM.
MY QUESTION TO YOU GUYS, I
ALWAYS LOVE YOU.
YOU KNOW HOW CHILDREN PLAY
FOOTBALL.
YOU GET THE GARDEN.
NICE CHILDREN.
WHY DO THEY NEED TO BUILD
SOMETHING WHEN WE HAVE 25,000
EMPTY APARTMENTS IN THE CITY?
20,000 HOUSING, TOWNHOME.
25,000.
I TALK ABOUT THIS FOR MANY
YEARS.
MANY TIMES, THIS PROBLEM.
YOU PREFER DREAM.
I FORGOT. WHY ARE YOU NOT
TALKING ABOUT 25,000 EMPTY
HOUSING NOW?
THIS CAN FIX THIS PROBLEM NOW,
TODAY.
DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.
25,000. WHY DO WE NEED
SOMETHING WHEN WE HAVE 25,000?
GIVES US 25,000 TO PUT PEOPLE
IN.
TWO HOMELESS.
PEOPLE WHO MAKE LESS THAN
$30,000.
TALKING ABOUT 25,000 HOUSES NOW.
NOW.
THANK YOU.
>> I THINK WE HAVE MICHAEL, WHO
HAS SIGNED UP AND IS VIRTUALLY
PRESENT.
MICHAEL, ARE YOU AVAILABLE?
I SEE YOU ARE OFF MUTE.
MY SOUL, NICE TO HEAR THIS
AFTERNOON.
>> HOWDY, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THIS IS THE FIRST MEETING I
HAVE EVER SEEN SARAH NELSON.
THE OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS ARE
THOROUGHLY AT FAMILIAR WITH MY
OPINIONS ON TREES.
THEY ARE FANTASTIC IF THEY ARE
UPRIGHT.
YOU ARE PROCEEDING TO CAUSE ALL
TREES TO BE CUT DOWN.
SARA YOU USED A QUOTE HERE.
INCONGRUITY . SEVERAL PEOPLE
HERE TALKED ABOUT TREES BEING A
PART OF THIS PROPOSAL, WHICH
WAS COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA'S
QUOTE.
SHE ALSO SAID, ENHANCED TREES.
NEITHER OF THOSE THINGS WILL BE
POSSIBLE BECAUSE, ON AN 1100
SQUARE-FOOT LAW, THERE IS NO
ROOM FOR A TREE.
HAD SOMEONE MISGUIDED YOU AND
TOLD YOU THERE WILL BE A ROOM
FOR A TREE?
IF THEY ARE PLANTED BETWEEN THE
SIDEWALK AND OCCUR.
THAT IS OFF-SITE.
I REALLY DO MISS COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN'S SIGN THAT USED TO BE
IN HIS OFFICE, THAT IS SAVE
SEATTLE.
ACCOMMODATING TREES ON THESE
PROJECTS.
THERE ARE NO TREES ON THESE
PROJECTS. I ALSO WANTED TO
POINT OUT, MR. STALEY, DURING
THE APPEAL WHERE I TESTIFIED A
COUPLE MONTHS AGO, HE FAILED TO
CONSIDER THE CANOPY COVERED GOAL
FOR MULTIFAMILY, WHICH IS 20%.
THE MULTIFAMILY CANOPY COVERED
GOAL WAS ADDRESSED A COUPLE
YEARS AGO IN THE MANAGEMENT
PLAN.
DID NOT REDUCE IT.
IT HAD A CHANCE TO.
HERE WE ARE AT ABSOLUTELY NO
ROOM FOR A TREE.
HOW IS IT YOU GUYS GOT THE
MISGUIDED ASSUMPTION THAT THERE
WILL BE TREES ON AN 11 SQUARE
FOOT LOT WITH 240 SQUARE-FOOT
PARKING SPACE ON IT, AND A
COUPLE 40 SQUARE-FOOT TRANCE
TRASH CAN SPACES.
>> THANK YOU, MICHAEL.
FEEL FREE TO SEND IN THE
REMAINDER OF YOUR COMMENTS.
GOOD TO HEAR YOUR VOICE.
THIS TIME THAT WAS OUR LAST
SPEAKER PRESENT.
THE PUBLIC HEARING ON COUNSEL
BILL 120394 IS NOW CLOSED.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO
COMMENTED TODAY.
THIS WILL BE BACK BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE NEXT THURSDAY AT 2:00.
WE ARE MOVING ON TO ITEM THREE
OF SIX.
120401.
THE LAND-USE COAST CODE OMNIBUS
BILL.
OR, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE
SHORT TITLE INTO RECORD.
>> ITEM THREE.
CB 120401.
BRIEFING IN PUBLIC HEARING.
>> THANK YOU, WE ARE JOINED BY
MIKE AND EMILY FROM THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIONS.
CAN YOU START US OFF, AND EMILY
AND MIKE TAKE IT FROM THERE.
>> SHARE, AS COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS MENTIONED, THIS IS THE
INITIAL BRIEFING ON 120401.
IT'S CONSIDERED BY THE COUNCIL
EVERY OTHER YEAR.
AS THE COMMITTEE KNOWS, IT'S
PRIMARILY A VEHICLE FOR CROSS-
REFERENCES, MAKING MINOR CROSS-
REFERENCES.
CLEANING UP THE CODE.
MANY OF THE SUGGESTIONS COME
FROM SDCI.
THERE ARE SOME POLICY CHOICES
IN THE OMNIBUS.
SOME WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED HERE BY
STCI.
HIGHLIGHTS A FEW OF THE CHOICES
THAT ARE ALSO PROPOSED IN THE
OMNIBUS BILL.
I AM HAPPY TO WALK THROUGH
THOSE AFTER THE PRESENTATION.
IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, YOU
MAY WANT TO MOVE TO THE NEXT
AGENDA ITEM.
IN WHICH CASE I'M HAPPY TO
ANSWER IN ANY QUESTIONS YOU
HAVE.
>> HI, I AM EMILY.
I WORK WITH STCI.
I HAVE MIKE HERE WITH ME.
I AM GOING TO SHARE OUR
PRESENTATION NOW.
MINIMIZE MY LITTLE PICTURE HERE.
THE OMNIBUS LEGISLATION.
TODAY WE ARE GOING TO GO OVER
WHAT THAT IS.
GIVE YOU A LITTLE INTRO TO
OMNIBUS IS. GO OVER SOME
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE LEGISLATION,
AND HAVE TIME FOR QUESTIONS AT
THE END.
STCI
PURPOSE AND VALUES.
OUR PURPOSE IS TO HELP PEOPLE
BUILD A SAFE AND LIVABLE AND
INCLUSIVE SEATTLE.
RESPECT QUALITY, INTEGRITY AND
SERVICE.
THE OMNIBUS HAS BEEN AROUND
SINCE THE MID-1990S.
WE USE THIS AS A PROCESS TO
UPDATE THE LAND-USE CODE.
TYPICALLY KEEPS THINGS UPDATED.
CORRECT ERRORS.
IT IS JUST GOOD GOVERNMENT
PRACTICE.
IT IS RECOMMENDED BY THE STATE
OF WASHINGTON.
THE LAST OMNIBUS ORDINANCE WE
ADOPTED WAS IN 2019.
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OMNIBUS.
MULTIPLE AMENDMENTS TO LARGELY
THE LAND-USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL
CODES.
WE DO HAVE A LOT OF MINOR
UPDATES THAT DO NOT WARRANT A
STANDALONE LEGISLATION.
IT IS REALLY COOL CORRECT
ERRORS AND OMISSIONS.
WE ALSO INCLUDE SOME UPDATES IN
RESPONSE TO SOME CHANGES IN THE
STATE LAW.
REALLY, JUST CLARIFIES CONFUSING
PROVISIONS.
ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT ABOUT THE
OMNIBUS IS THE AMENDMENTS ARE
IDENTIFIED BY CITY STAFF.
THE LAW DEPARTMENT.
APPLICANTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD
REPRESENTATIVES.
WE HAVE WORKED A LOT WITH A LOT
OF DIFFERENT CITY DEPARTMENTS
THIS YEAR AS WELL.
JUMPING INTO SOME HIGHLIGHTS,
WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE
FIRST ONE.
WE ARE CLARIFYING SOME
REGULATIONS.
ALLOWS FOR MORE USE, INCLUDING
CLARIFYING ALLOWANCE OF ROOFTOP
DECKS. THE INTENT OF THE
ORIGINAL CODE.
CLARIFIES THE ALLOWANCE FOR THEM
TO ALLOW FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY
THEIR YARD.
THEIR BACKYARD.
ALSO, WE ARE CLARIFYING
ALLOWING THE CONVERSION OF
EXISTING ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.
CONTINUING TO ALLOW THAT.
WE ARE JUST REDUCING THE
BARRIERS THAT WAS SEEN IN THE
CODE.
ANOTHER POINT, HIGHLIGHT, IS WE
ARE CLARIFYING THE VESTING
ROLES.
VESTING IS WHEN YOU HAVE TO KNOW
THE TIME OF APPLICATION WHAT
YOUR LAND-USE CODE YOU ARE
APPLICABLE TO. WHAT VERSION. WE
ARE JUST CLARIFYING THAT
REMOVING BACK THE TERM ALL
BEFORE MASTER USE PERMIT SO WE
CAN PROVIDE CLARITY OF TYPE ONE
ZONING APPROVALS WHEN THEY
VEST.
ALSO PARTS OF THAT SECTION WE
ARE UPDATING INCLUDE REMOVAL OF
SOME SECTIONS THAT ARE EXPIRED
AND ARE NO LONGER APPLICABLE.
ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT IS, AN
ADDITION FOR UNDERUTILIZED
VACANT LOTS, WHICH WOULD ALLOW
FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE ARTS AND
CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS.
WHEN THEY ARE WITH THE AGENCY,
THEY WOULD BE ALLOWED AS A TYPE
ONE DECISION.
AN EASIER PROCESS THAN A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS.
REMOVING BARRIERS FOR THESE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENTS OF THE
SMALL LOTS.
ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT IS WE ARE
PROPOSING A FEW CHANGES TO THE
ENVIRONMENTAL CRITICAL AREAS
CODE.
PROVIDES CLARITY AND USE OF
THOSE SECTIONS.
SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE
MAINTAINING THE EXISTING TREE
AND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT
REQUIREMENTS.
JUST CLARIFYING THE LOCATION IN
THE CODE.
UPDATING SOME LANGUAGE RELATED
TO THE ECA GOVERNMENT
PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS.
ALSO PROVIDING SOME MORE
CLARITY ABOUT REDEVELOPMENT OF
EXISTING STRUCTURES IN CRITICAL
AREAS.
TWO CHANGES WE MADE TO THE CODE
INCLUDE THINGS FROM STATE LAW
THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE UPDATED.
THEY ARE ALREADY APPLICABLE,
BUT WE WANTED TO UPDATE THE
LAND-USE CODE TO MAKE IT CLEAR.
ONE INCLUDES THE REMOVAL OF THE
LIMITS ON A NUMBER OF RELATED
PEOPLE THAT MAY OCCUPY A
DWELLING UNIT.
PREVIOUSLY IT WAS EIGHT PEOPLE,
NOW THERE IS NO LIMIT.
THIS IS MIRRORING THE STATE
LAW.
WE NEVER HAD REQUIREMENTS FOR
RELATED PEOPLE.
THIS IS JUST ABOUT UNRELATED
PEOPLE.
ANOTHER CHANGE IS HAVING TO DO
WHEN A PROJECT HAS TO GO THROUGH
BOTH THROUGH A SEP A REVIEW AND
DESIGN REVIEW.
IF SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO APPEAL
IT, THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT, IF
THEY APPEAL IT -- STATE LAW
ALSO APPLIES.
THAT IS MY PRESENTATION.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M
GOING TO STOP SHARING THIS
RIGHT NOW.
>> THANK YOU.
VERY HELPFUL.
MIKE, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD
THERE?
>> NO, THANK YOU.
>> ANY QUESTIONS.
MY, DID YOU WANT TO ADD
ANYTHING?
I CANNOT HEAR YOU.
>> THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME
I INVITE ANYONE WHO IS AT CITY
HALL, TO THE COUNSEL TABLE FOR
WHEN WE ARE HAVING COUNCIL
MEETINGS.
IT DOES NOT SEEM LIKE MIKE HAS
GOT MUCH TO ADD RIGHT NOW.
DO YOU WANT TO RUN THROUGH YOUR
INFORMATION AT THIS TIME?
>> SURE.
I AM HAPPY TO WALK THROUGH THE
MEMO.
I THINK IT MIGHT BE EASIEST IF
I JUST SHARE MY SCREEN FOR THIS
PURPOSE HERE.
FIVE POLICY CHOICES THAT STCI
IS INVITING THE COUNCIL TO MAKE
HERE THROUGH THE OMNIBUS BILL.
LOOKING HERE AT THE MEMO I
CIRCULATED YESTERDAY.
THERE ARE SOME OTHER CHOICES
HERE.
I CALLED L5 BECAUSE THEY SEEM
LIKE THEY ARE SLIGHTLY MORE
SIGNIFICANT. SOMETHING THE
COMMITTEE SHOULD BE AWARE OF
WHEN MAKING A DECISION ABOUT
THE OMNIBUS.
IT HAS TO DO WITH THE TERM OF
THE LIVING BUILDING PILOT
PROGRAM.
AS THE COUNSEL KNOWS, IT HAS
BEEN AROUND SINCE 2009.
IT IS A PROGRAM THAT IS
INTENDED TO DEMONSTRATE HIGHLY
SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS.
IN EXCHANGE FOR MEETING VERY
STRICT STANDARDS FOR
SUSTAINABILITY.
DEVELOPERS CAN ACCESS
ADDITIONAL HEIGHT AND DENSITY.
WHEN THE PROGRAM WAS INITIALLY
ESTABLISHED, IT HAD A THREE-
YEAR PERIOD AND A MAXIMUM
ENROLLMENT OF 12 PROJECTS.
WHEN THE PROGRAM WAS INTENDED
TO IMPACT THE COUNSEL HAS
EXTENDED THE PROGRAM BEFORE,
MOST RECENTLY IN 2016.
ALSO EXTENDED THE NUMBER OF
APPLICABLE PROJECTS.
THERE ARE PROJECTS THAT HAVE
BEEN BUILT AND ARE UNDER NEW
CONSTRUCTION.
SOME THAT HAVE EXPRESSED
INTEREST IN THE PILOT.
QUESTION HERE FOR THE COUNSEL
IS, IT'S A PILOT THAT HAS BEEN
GOING ON FOR A WHILE, SHOULD WE
BE EXTENDING IT FOR AN
ADDITIONAL FIVE YEARS?
EXTENDED FROM 2025 TWO 2030.
EMILY MENTIONED THE PROCESS.
MINOR POLICY CHOICE HERE FOR
THE COUNSEL.
THESE TYPES OF USES WILL
GENERALLY NEED TO GO THROUGH
GENERAL USE PROCESS.
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL AND
LOW RISE ZONES.
THE OMNIBUS PERMITS THEM TO A
TYPE ONE PERMIT APPROVAL
PROCESS.
NO OPPORTUNITY FOR APPEAL.
NO DISCRETIONARY DECISION
MAKING.
THERE ARE PROJECTS THAT WOULD
BENEFIT OR HAVE BENEFITED
ALREADY FROM PARTNERING WITH
THE CITY.
THE LIBRARY.
I'M SURE MANY OF YOU ARE
FAMILIAR WITH THE LOCATION.
THE SPOTLIGHT MAY BE INTERESTED
IN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS
AMENDED CODE PROVISION AT THE
SITE OF THE FACILITY AS WELL.
NOT A SIGNIFICANT POLICY HERE.
MAJOR PHASE DEVELOPMENT.
MAJOR PHASE DEVELOPMENT IS AN
INVESTING TOOL THAT HAVE BEEN
IN THE BOOK SINCE 1995.
ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR LARGE
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
PROJECTS.
NOW THE EXPEDIA CAMPUS.
VERY LARGE PROJECTS THAT ARE
GOING TO BE BUILT OUT IN
MULTIPLE PHASES.
THIS IS A TOOL THEY CAN USE TO
LOCK IN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
NORMALLY MASTER USE PERMIT
EXPIRES IN THREE YEARS, BUT CAN
BE EXTENDED. THE OMNIBUS WOULD
EXTEND MAJOR PHASE DEVELOPMENT
VESTING TO DEVELOPING IN MID
RISE ZONES.
DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS CERTAIN
CRITERIA.
AT LEAST FIVE ACRES.
DEVELOPMENT OF FIVE RESIDENTIAL
UNITS.
PERFORMANCE UNDER MH A. LIGHT
RAIL FACILITY.
THERE IS AT LEAST ONE SITE IN
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE, APPROXIMATE
TO THE FUTURE LIGHT RAIL STATION
, THAT COULD BENEFIT FROM THIS.
THAT SITE IS, I BELIEVE,
CURRENTLY UNDER THE CONTROL OF
BELLWETHER HOUSING.
RATIO INCENTIVES FOR UNITS.
AS SOME UNITS MAY RECALL IN
2017, THE COUNCIL CREATED AN
INCENTIVE FOR UNITS THROUGHOUT
THE DISTRICT OF THE URBAN
CENTER AND UPTOWN CENTER.
IF YOU PROVIDE 900 SQUARE FOOT
UNIT WITH AT LEAST THREE
BEDROOMS, NOT JUST ONE, BUT 10,
THEN YOU GET AN F AR BONUS.
WHEN IT ORIGINALLY PASSED, AT
LEAST IN THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT, THERE WAS AN F.A.R.
BONUS.
AN INCREASE FROM ONE TO FIVE.
FINALLY, THERE IS A MAP IN THE
DOWNTOWN CODE THAT IDENTIFIES
WHERE ADDITIONAL FLOOR AREA --
WHERE THERE'S AN EXEMPTION OF
FLOOR AREA FOR USES.
IN THE DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR, AND
THE BLOCKS AROUND THE DOWNTOWN
RETAIL CORE.
THE OMNIBUS WOULD EXPAND THE
AREA WHERE THE EXEMPTION WOULD
BE AVAILABLE. A HALF BLOCK
BETWEEN STEWART AND VIRGINIA
STREETS.
THE HOTEL DEVELOPMENT IS
PROPOSED THAT WOULD BENEFIT
FROM THIS.
EXEMPT F.A.R.
IS NOT CHARGEABLE F.A.R..
THE FOR YOUR EXAMPLE AND WOULD
NOT BE CHARGED UNDER PROGRAMS.
THOSE ARE SEVERAL OF THE POLICY
CHANGES THAT ARE IN THE OMNIBUS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THAT, I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER
THEM.
>> THANK YOU.
BEFORE WE MOVED TO THE PUBLIC
HEARING, COUNCIL MEMBERS, WANT
TO CHECK TO SEE IF WE HAVE ANY
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS.
VICE CHAIR MORALES.
VICE CHAIR, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
OUTLINING THESE POLICY
QUESTIONS FOR US.
I DO HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
I THINK IN THE INTEREST OF
TIME, GIVING WE ARE HAVING THIS
DISCUSSION MORE ROBUSTLY NEXT
WEEK, I WILL FOLLOW-UP WITH YOU
AND WAIT UNTIL NEXT WEEK FOR
THAT DISCUSSION.
I APPRECIATE THIS.
WE WILL BE IN TOUCH.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANKS FOR MAKING THAT EASY,
VICE CHAIR.
NEXT IS COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS.
THIS IS A LOT TO DIGEST.
I APPRECIATE THE CHAIR HAVING
US HERE TODAY . I AM GLAD
CENTRAL STAFF DID A MEMO ON
THIS TO HELP US DIGEST THIS.
I GUESS WHAT I AM TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND IS THE TYPICAL SCOPE
FOR OMNIBUS IS PRETTY LIMITED
TO TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
I AM TRYING TO RECONCILE THAT
WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE A
SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE. I THINK AS
CENTRAL STAFF PUT IT, NOT AN
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN TERMS OF
THE MAJOR PHASE DEVELOPMENT IN
THE ZONES.
AS OFTEN HAPPENS, WHEN WE ARE
MAKING THESE GENERAL CHANGES,
WHAT I LEARNED TODAY IS THAT
IT'S IMPACTING PROPERTY AND
SEATTLE THAT COULD BENEFIT
BELLWETHER HOUSING.
THAT CAN CHANGE MY ORIENTATION
TO IT.
I WILL REFER TO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES FOR THAT SINCE I THINK
THAT'S GOING TO BE IN HER
DISTRICT . GENERALLY SPEAKING,
WANT TO AVOID MAJOR CHANGES IN
THE OMNIBUS LEGISLATIONS.
I WAS WORRIED HOW THAT MIGHT
HAVE CROSSED OVER INTO A MORE
SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE.
OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A CHANGE
THAT WILL IMPACT MY DISTRICT.
I AM TRYING TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND THAT.
DEFINITELY WANT TO INCENTIVIZE
FAMILY SIZED UNITS.
I AM INTRIGUED BY CENTRAL STOPS
QUESTION, WHETHER WE SHOULD
INCENTIVIZE AND INCREASE THE
FAMILY SIZED UNIT OBLIGATION.
I WILL FOLLOW-UP WITH CENTRAL
STAFF ON THAT.
YEAH, I THINK THOSE ARE MY ONLY
COMMENTS RIGHT NOW.
MAYBE THERE WILL BE AN
AMENDMENT.
I JUST DON'T KNOW.
I WILL WORK WITH CENTRAL STAFF
AND ALERT THE CHAIR AS WE GET
CLOSER TO NEXT THURSDAY.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
THAT IS WHY WE HAVE TWO
MEETINGS FOR BILLS WE PASSED ,
SO THERE IS TIME TO DIGEST AND
TAKE ACTION.
>> I LOVE THE TWO-PART MEETING.
YES, GOING BACK TO THE LIVING
BUILDING POLICY CHOICE. MY
QUESTION IS, YOU MENTION THE
FIRST BUILDING WAS IN 2009, THE
BULLET FOUNDATIONS BUILDING, I
WORKED WHEN I WAS USING THE
LAND-USE CHAIR, I WORKED ON THE
BRICKS RUNNING SHOES BUILDING
WHICH IS ALSO A LIVING
BUILDING.
I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER LIVING
BUILDING GOING ON ACROSS FROM
--
>> MY QUESTION IS, WHY IS THIS
STILL A PROJECT.
WHAT TRIGGERS A PILOT TO BE
TURNED INTO A PERMANENT
PROGRAM?
ARE THERE SPECIFIC METRICS WE
ARE LOOKING FOR TO MAKE THIS A
PERMANENT OPTION FOR BUILDERS?
>> THAT IS A QUESTION FOR THE
COUNSEL.
I CONFESS I HAVE NOT GONE BACK
AND LOOKED AT THE 2009
DIRECTORIES REPORT AND WHAT
WENT INTO ESTABLISHING THE
PILOT.
WHETHER OR NOT GOALS WERE
ESTABLISHED THROUGH THAT BILL
HERE.
THERE IS A QUESTION FOR THE
COUNSEL. IF IT'S NO LONGER A
PILOT, THEN WHY?
THE COUNSEL COULD UPDATE ITS
GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS TO
INCLUDE SOME OF THE MORE
STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE
INTERNATIONAL LIVING INSTITUTE.
TO GO ALONG WITH THAT IS THE
QUESTION OF HOW WELL
TRADITIONAL CAPACITY BE GRANTED
FOR PROJECTS THAT SEEM TO
ACHIEVE THAT.
AFTER THAT WE WOULD NEED AN
ANALYSIS FROM SDCI AND FROM
THE GREEN BUILDING FOLKS AS
WELL.
RETURNING TO COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN 'S IDEA.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO REACH A
DECISION THROUGH THE OMNIBUS
BILL.
EACH OF YOU COULD CONSIDER, DO
I WANT TO CONSIDER THIS AT THE
COURSE OF THE OMNIBUS, OR DO I
WANT TO CONSIDER THIS AS A
STANDALONE PIECE OF
LEGISLATION?
FOR AN EXTENSION FOR THE PILOT,
WHICH WILL STILL BE GOING ON
UNTIL 2025, UNDER THE CURRENT
REGULATIONS.
THAT'S AN OPTION THAT IS
AVAILABLE FOR THE COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, ANYTHING ELSE HERE?
>> NO.
>> MAYBE I WOULD LOVE TO
PARTNER WITH YOU AND TURN THE
PILOT INTO A PERMANENT PROGRAM.
MAYBE THAT SOMETHING WE CAN
WORK ON TOGETHER.
COLLEAGUES, I'M NOT SEEING ANY
-- COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, THAT
A NEW HAND?
>> IT IS A NEW HAND.
I AM GIVING YOU A HEADS UP, MY
QUESTIONS ARE GOING TO BE ALONG
THOSE SAME LINES.
WHAT ARE THE GOALS OF THESE
PILOTS? THESE INCENTIVES?
WHAT WERE THE OUTCOMES OF THESE
THINGS? I AM ESPECIALLY
INTERESTED TO KNOW FOR THE
úINCENTIVES AROUND INCREASING
FAMILY SIZED UNITS.
HOW MANY UNITS DID WE PRODUCE
WITH THAT?
DID IT WORK?
THOSE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS I
AM GOING TO WANT TO KNOW BEFORE
ASKING THE NEXT QUESTION, WHICH
IS, OKAY, IF IT WORKED, HOW DO
WE MAKE IT PERMANENT?
HOW DO WE EXPAND IT?
WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE ABLE TO DO THAT
MORE?
FRAMING THE KINDS OF QUESTIONS
OR THE DIRECTION I WILL BE
GOING.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE
OUTCOMES WERE OF THESE AND IF
THEY MET OUR GOALS.
IF THEY DID, LET'S TALK ABOUT
HOW WE CONTINUE DOWN THAT PATH.
>> WONDERFUL.
WITH THAT, I THINK WE ARE GOING
TO OPEN THIS TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
CLAIRE, WILL YOU PLEASE START
THE VIDEO.
>> HELLO, SEATTLE.
WE ARE THE EMERALD CITY.
THE CITY OF FLOWERS IN THE CITY
OF GOODWILL.
BUILT ON INDIGENOUS LAND. THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WELCOMES
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT, AND IS
EAGER TO HEAR FROM RESIDENTS OF
OUR CITY.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A
SPEAKER AND PROVIDE A VERBAL
PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU MAY
REGISTER TWO HOURS PRIOR TO THE
MEETING VIA THE WEBSITE.
HERE'S SOME INFORMATION ABOUT
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEEDINGS.
SPEAKERS ARE CALLED UPON IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED
ON THE COUNSEL'S WEBSITE.
EACH SPEAKER MUST CALL IN FROM
THE PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED WHEN
THEY REGISTERED ONLINE, AND USE
THE MEETING I.D.
AND PASSCODE THAT WAS EMAILED
UPON CONFIRMATION.
IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL
CONFIRMATION, PLEASE CHECK YOUR
SPAM OR JUNK MAIL FOLDERS.
A REMINDER, THE SPEAKER MEETING
I.D.
IS DIFFERENT FROM THE GENERAL
LISTEN LINE MEETING I.D.
PROVIDED ON THE AGENDA.
ONCE A SPEAKER'S NAME IS CALL,
THE SPEAKERS MICROPHONE WILL BE
ON MUTED, AND AN AUTOMATIC
PROMPT WILL SAY, THE HOST WOULD
LIKE YOU TO UNMUTE YOUR
MICROPHONE.
THAT IS YOUR QUEUE THAT IT IS
YOUR TURN TO SPEAK.
AT THAT TIME, YOU MUST PRESS
STAR SIX.
YOU WILL THEN HEAR A PROMPT OF,
YOU ARE IN MUTED.
BE SURE YOUR PHONE IS UNMUTE IT
ON YOUR END, SO YOU WILL BE
HEARD.
AS A SPEAKER, YOU SHOULD BEGIN
BY STATING YOUR NAME AND THE
ITEM YOU ARE ADDRESSING.
A CHIME WILL SOUND WHEN 10
SECONDS ARE LEFT IN YOUR
ALLOTTED TIME.
AS A GENTLE REMINDER TO WRAP UP
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
AT THE END OF THE ALLOTTED
TIME, YOUR MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED, AND THE NEXT SPEAKER
REGISTERED WILL BE CALLED.
ONCE SPEAKERS HAVE COMPLETED
PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT,
PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE
PUBLIC COMMENT LINE.
JOIN US BY FOLLOWING THE
MEETING VIA SEATTLE CHANNEL
BROADCAST, OR THROUGH THE
LISTENING LINE OPTION LISTED ON
THE AGENDA.
THE COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO ELIMINATE PUBLIC COMMENT IF
THE SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED, OR
IF THE PROCESS IMPEDES THE
COUNSEL'S ABILITY TO CONDUCT
ITS BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF THE
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.
ANY OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE THAT IS
DISRUPTIVE TO THESE
PROCEEDINGS, OR NOT FOCUSED ON
AN APPROPRIATE TOPIC AS
SPECIFIED IN COUNSEL RULES, MAY
LEAD TO THE SPEAKER BEING MUTED
BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER.
OUR HOPE IS TO PROVIDE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR PRODUCTIVE
DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL ASSIST OUR
ORDERLY CONSIDERATION OF ISSUES
BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR
SIX AFTER HERE YOU PROMPT OF,
YOU HAVE BEEN IN MUTED.
THANK YOU, SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU.
TE PUBLIC HEARING ON 120401 IS
NOW OPEN.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER.
I AM DOING NEXT TIME CHECK.
IT IS NOW 3:40 6 PM.
WE ARE GOING TO RUN A LITTLE
OVER 4:00.
WE ARE RUNNING 10 MINUTES LATE
RIGHT NOW.
FIRST NEWT, THEN MEGAN.
CAN WE PLEASE RESET THE TIMER?
AT YOUR CONVENIENCE, WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM A RESIDENT ON THIRD AVENUE
BETWEEN PIKE AND PINE.
I AM HERE TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY
ABOUT SECTION SUBSECTION THREE
WHICH DEALS WITH THE INTENT OF
THIS LEGISLATION TO DENY THE
RIGHTS TO APPEAL ANY DECISIONS
MADE, OR THE RISKS FROM NEW
DEVELOPMENTS.
THIS IS NOT A SMALL TECHNICAL
CORRECTION. THIS IS A REALLY
BIG ISSUE.
DEALS WITH TAKING AWAY CITIZENS
RIGHTS TO DUE PROCESS.
BEFORE YOU DO THAT, IT SHOULD
BE THOUGHT THROUGH CAREFULLY.
I HOPE YOU WILL DELAY ACTION ON
THIS PROVISION, AND REVIEW IT
MUCH FURTHER.
BUT FIRST OF ALL, THERE ARE TWO
TECHNICAL ERRORS THAT NEED TO
BE CORRECTED.
THE DIRECTOR SAYS IT'S A
MANDATORY INCLUSION BECAUSE THE
STATE LAW REQUIRES A IN FACT,
THE UNDERLYING STATE LAW, SB
5818 DOES NOT REQUIRE THIS.
ENCOURAGES MUNICIPALITIES TO
ADOPT THE PROVISIONS THAT ARE
IN THAT LAW.
IT DOES NOT REQUIRE IT.
THE SECOND CORRECTION IS THE
STATE RULE HAS A QUALIFICATION
THAT IS MISSING IN THE CITY
ORDINANCE.
THE STATE LAW SAYS THAT THIS
DENIAL OF THE RIGHT TO APPEAL
SHOULD ONLY OCCUR IF THERE IS A
SPECIFIC STANDARD THAT CAN BE
USED TO REVIEW THE PROJECT
AGAINST THE TERMS OF THE RISK.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE DOES NOT
HAVE A SPECIFIC STANDARD FOR
THOSE THINGS.
NOR DOES SDCI, OR DOES THE CITY
HAVE ANY SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT
IN THESE AREAS, TO PERFORM
REVIEWS OF THEM.
THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED
FIRST.
THE REAL PROBLEM HERE IS THAT
THE UNDERLYING --
>> THANK YOU.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS IN.
NEXT UP WE HAVE MEGAN CRUZ.
MEGAN.
WELCOME.
I SEE YOU THERE.
STAR SIX.
I SEE YOU ARE OFF MUTE.
AT YOUR CONVENIENCE, TAKE IT
AWAY, WELCOME MEGAN.
>> THANK YOU.
YES, I WILL CONTINUE SPEAKING
ABOUT THE SAME PROVISION.
2505 860.
THE POLITY POLICY DECISION.
IT WAS A LAST-MINUTE ADDITION
PROMOTED FOR, AND ONLY
TESTIFIED FOR FOR-PROFIT
DEVELOPERS.
ELIMINATING THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT
BASED ON LIGHT AND GLARE IF IT
GOES UNDER LOCAL DESIGN REVIEW.
THAT'S A PROBLEM.
SEATTLE DESIGN REVIEW DOES NOT
CONSIDER LIGHT AND GLARE
IMPACTS.
THE CITY HAS NO STANDARDS OR
CODES THAT ADDRESS THEM.
THIS LEGISLATION EXEMPTS IT HAS
IN ITSELF HAS NOT BEEN REVIEWED
BY SEPA.
IT WAS NOT PART OF THE OMNIBUS
BILL.
WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES TO
THINK THIS.
THIS BILL, THE OMNIBUS BILL,
WAS POSTPONED FOR OVER ONE YEAR
BY DEVELOPERS WHO ALSO THOUGHT
THIS BILL -- THEY DID A LEGAL
APPEAL.
THEY SAID IT WAS NOT PROPERLY
STUDIED.
IT WOULD HAVE ADVERSE IMPACTS
ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE
PUBLIC.
ONCE THEY GOT WHAT THEY WANTED
OUT OF THE BILL, THEY DROPS TO
THAT.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE PUBLIC DOES
NOT HAVE THIS AVENUE.
TO ELIMINATE A PUBLIC RIGHT
WITHOUT PROVIDING STANDARDS.
PLEASE HONOR TWO HUMIDITY
REQUEST.
ONE, SEPARATE THE AMENDMENT
FROM THE OMNIBUS BILL AND GIVE
IT THE STUDY IT DESERVES.
WORK WITH EXPERTS AND ALL
STAKEHOLDERS TO CRAFT MEANINGFUL
LEGISLATION, METRICS AND BEST
PRACTICES SO THAT APPEALS FOR
LIGHT AND GLARE ARE NOT
NECESSARY.
I CAN HEAR RIGHT NOW, DAYLIGHT
IS NOT ONLY COMPATIBLE, BUT
NECESSARY FOR THE CITY.
IT PROTECTS -- ALREADY
EXPEDITED AND A PROVISION.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU, MEGAN.
NEXT WE HAVE STEVE, AND THEN
ALEX. GENTLEMEN, WE ARE RUNNING
LATE.
ANY EXTRA TIME YOU CAN GIVE US
BACK, GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.
>> ONLY DOING MINOR THINGS.
I KNOW DEVELOPER FEES WOULD BE
INCLUDED FOR HOUSING.
LESS THAN MARKET RATES BECAUSE
WE ARE, I BELIEVE, AMONG THE
LOWEST.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE ARE THE
LOWEST.
WE ARE AMONG THE LOWEST.
OUR NEED IS NOT MINIMAL IN THE
CITY RIGHT NOW.
YOU JUST GO RIGHT OUTSIDE AND
IT WILL NOT TAKE LONG TO FIGURE
THAT OUT.
THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY HAS
GOT A LOTS OF GOODIES IN THIS.
I THINK THE TERM MINOR IS BEING
OVERUSED.
IT'S BEING BROUGHT UP BY FOLKS
PREVIOUSLY.
WHEN YOU ARE TAKING AWAY GLARE
RIGHTS, YOU ARE TAKING AWAY
SOME OF THE LINKS THAT ARE
FUNDAMENTAL.
THESE ARE NOT MISTAKES. MOST OF
THE STUFF IS NOT MISTAKES THEY
ARE GETTING RID OF.
WE KEEP REWARDING PEOPLE FOR
FINDING LOOPHOLES AND BEATING
THE SYSTEM.
WE SHOULD BE TAKING A LOOK AT
THE CITY WE ALL WANT TO LIVE IN
. AND IT'S AFFORDABLE FOR US.
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN THE CITY.
THE LOSS OF BLACK PEOPLE IS NOT
BECAUSE OF RACISM, IT'S BECAUSE
OF THE FACT THAT THE COSTS ARE
GOING UP SO FAST.
I HATE TO TELL YOU THIS, BUT
IT'S HAPPENING TO A LOT OF
WHITE PEOPLE, TOO.
IT'S HAPPENING TO ASIANS.
IS HAPPENING TO ALL OF US
BECAUSE IF YOU DO NOT MAKEOVER
WILL $100,000 A YEAR, SEATTLE
IS BECOMING LESS AND LESS
FRIENDLY.
AS A MATTER FACT, YOU HAVE DONE
A GREAT JOB HOUSING PEOPLE WHO
MAKE OVER $100,000 A YEAR.
IT'S THE PROBLEM OF THE PEOPLE
THAT DON'T MAKE OVER 100,000 A
YEAR, THAT'S WHERE THE PROBLEM
IS.
>> THANK YOU, STEVE.
ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE YOU.
ALEX AND HERMAN, YOU ARE UP
NEXT PLEASE.
YEP.
>> [ INDISCERNIBLE - MUFFLED ]
MY NAME IS ALEX TSIMERMAN, I
WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT AGENDA
NUMBER 401.
ABOUT CORRECTION ERROR.
YOU MAKE ME FEEL HAPPY TODAY.
I NEVER SEE THIS EXPRESSION.
CORRECTION ERROR GOOD FOR
GOVERNOR.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE
IN MY LIFE.
SITUATION IS STUPID.
I CANNOT UNDERSTAND. TOTALLY
STUPID.
NO ONE HAS EXPERIENCE WITH
BUSINESS.
EVERY CORRECTION IT'S A TON OF
MONEY.
FOR YOU IT'S NOTHING.
GOOD FOR GOVERNMENT.
I GIVE YOU A STUPID EXAMPLE.
THE CORRECTION KILLS PEOPLE.
2000.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
RIGHT NOW?
I CANNOT SHOW THIS.
THE CORRECTION WE HAVE.
PROBABLY A COUPLE HUNDRED.
IT WILL COST US $1 MILLION.
WHO WILL PAY FOR THIS?
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS?
WHO WILL BE FIRED FOR THIS?
OR RE-ELECTED.
CORRECTION, CORRECTION,
CORRECTION.
WHAT IS GOOD FOR GOVERNMENT.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
THE CORRECTION COSTS A TON OF
MONEY.
A TON OF MONEY IS PEOPLE'S
MONEY.
IT'S NOT SPARE MONEY.
BEFORE YOU START SOMETHING,
START THINKING.
IT'S A PROBLEM.
>> THANK YOU.
THAT WAS OUR WORK FINAL SPEAKER
ON COUNSEL BILL 120400.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW
CLOSED.
WE WILL BRING THIS BILL BACK
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE NEXT
THURSDAY BEFORE THE FINAL VOTE.
MOVING ONTO --
>> CHAIR STRAUSS.
I'M SORRY.
BEFORE OUR EXPERTS LEAVE, I DID
LOOK UP GLARE IN THE DIRECTOR'S
REPORT, TO FIND OUT WHAT IT
SAID.
AT THE END OF THAT SECTION IT
SAYS, THIS CHANGES REQUIRED
RECENTLY ADOPTED STATE
SUBSTITUTE BILL 5818 AND NOT
AVAILABLE FOR JURISDICTIONS TO
ADOPT.
SOUNDS TO ME THAT IT MIGHT BE A
TECHNICAL ERROR.
SIMPLY TO COMPLY WITH STATE
LAW.
>> YEAH.
WE'VE GOT NO CHOICE IN THIS ONE.
>> RIGHT.
>> EXCELLENT.
EMILY, I SEE YOU ARE OFF MUTE.
YOU WANT TO CONFIRM?
>> I WAS GOING TO AFFIRM THAT.
THANK YOU.
IT IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW.
>> THANK YOU.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM
FOUR LAST PUBLIC HEARING.
WE HAVE TWO BILLS.
WHEN WE HAVE HEARD FROM
COMMITTEE WE WILL BE TAKING A
VOTE ON.
SIMPLY FOR BRIEFING.
OF NEXT IS COUNSEL BILL 120
400, WHICH WOULD AUTHORIZE SDCI
TO HOLD A HYBRID, VIRTUAL
MEETING FOR LAND-USE DECISIONS
BY DESIGN VIEW BOARD MEETINGS.
CAN YOU READ THE SHORT TITLE
INTO RECORD?
>> COUNSEL BILL 120400 FOR
BRIEFING AND HEARING.
>> THANK YOU.
WE ARE JOINED BY GORDON CLOWERS
AND SHELLY BOLSER.
AND KETIL FREEMAN FROM CENTRAL
STUFF.
KETIL, WILL YOU START OF US .
>> AS COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
MENTIONED, THIS WOULD MODIFY
SOME PROVISIONS ON THE LAND USE
CODE TO AUTHORIZE SDCI HAVE
VIRTUAL, HYBRID OR IN PERSON
MEETINGS, DEPENDING ON THE
SITUATION.
LARGELY OCCASIONED BY
MODIFICATIONS WHICH PASSED THIS
PAST SPRING.
>> I WILL TURN IT OVER TO KELLY
AND GORDON TO TELL US DETAILS
ABOUT THE BILL.
>> THANK YOU.
DO YOU SEE MY PRESENTATION ON
THE SCREEN AT THIS TIME?
>> YES, WE DO.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
I WILL TRY TO GO OFFICIALLY
THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.
I WILL RESERVE TIME FOR
QUESTIONS AND SO ON.
I WILL START WITH RELEVANT PAST
ACTIONS, RELEVANT TO THIS BILL.
BACK IN MARCH OF 2020, THE
CIVIL EMERGENCY WAS ENACTED.
IT LED TO ORDINANCE 126188.
AMONG THE CHANGES, AND THE
ORDINANCE WERE TEMPORARY
CHANGES TO ALLOW FOR PUBLIC
PROCESSES TO BE HELD IN A
VIRTUAL AND ELECTRONIC SETTING.
WE WERE AVOIDING IN PERSON
CONTACT IN THE PUBLIC MEETINGS
AT THAT TIME.
THE ORDINANCE ALSO PRESCRIBED
THAT THE TEMPORARY CODE CHANGES
IN THE ORDINANCE WOULD EXPIRE
60 DAYS AFTER THE END OF CIVIL
EMERGENCY.
WE ARE HERE TO CONSIDER SOME OF
THE ALLOWANCES FOR VIRTUAL
MEETINGS GOING FORWARD.
WE WOULD UPDATE THE CODE TO
ALLOW FLEXIBILITY TO HOLD IN
PERSON MEETINGS, OR VIRTUAL
MEETINGS, OR A COMBINATION OF
BOTH.
SECOND IS TO MEET THE
REQUIREMENTS AND WE OPENED THE
PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT WITH THIS
PROPOSAL.
I WILL DESCRIBE OUR PRIMARY
SOLUTION FOR CONTINUING TO MEET
THE OPMA WITH OUR MEETINGS.
WE ARE DISCUSSING HAVING
MEETINGS VIRTUALLY, IN PERSON,
OR A COMBINATION OF BOTH.
A WAY TO ENSURE WE DO HAVE A
PHYSICAL PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO
ATTEND A MEETING, INCLUDING A
VIRTUAL MEETING, IS TO HAVE A
VENUE SET UP FOR PEOPLE TO COME
DOWN AND WATCH, IF THEY WOULD
LIKE.
THE VENUE WOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH
CITY EQUIPMENT TO FACILITATE
ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMENTS.
IN FACT, WE HAVE ALREADY SET UP
THE VENUE IN SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CENTER.
WE HAVE TWO VENUES ON THE 20th
FLOOR. WE CAN HOST TWO MEETINGS
AT SAME TIME ON ANY GIVEN DAY.
IN THE FUTURE, A PERSON
INTERESTED IN ATTENDING A
PUBLIC MEETING COULD HAVE THE
CHOICE ATTENDING VIRTUALLY, OR
PERHAPS AT A PUBLIC VENUE, OR
COMING DOWN. IF THE MEETING IS
IN PERSON AND BEING HELD AT A
PARTICULAR LOCATION.
WHAT ARE WE CHANGING IN THIS
CODE?
THERE ARE FAIRLY A LIMITED
NUMBER OF PLACES IN THE LAND-
USE CODE WHERE THE MEETING, THE
LANGUAGE INDICATES AN MEETING
WOULD BE HELD IN PERSON.
WE NEED TO ADD SOME LANGUAGE, OR
ADD LANGUAGE TO ACCOMMODATE THE
MEETING.
MANY TIMES THAT HAS BEEN A
PHRASE THAT IS ADDED, IF
CONVENED IN PERSON.
INDICATING THE LOCATION OR
VIRTUAL LOCATION OF THE MEETING
WOULD CLARIFY THAT POSSIBILITY
IN THE CODE WORDING.
ALSO, WE ADDRESSED THE NOTICING
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MEETING.
THE NOTICE SHOULD INCLUDE
ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE LINK AS
THE LOCATION, AS WELL AS A
PHYSICAL LOCATION, IF THERE IS
ONE.
A LARGE NUMBER OF THE MEETINGS
THIS WILL APPLY TO GOING
FORWARD WILL BE DESIGN REVIEW
MEETINGS.
THAT SECTION OF THE CODE 23.41
IT HAD MORE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE
IN IT THAT INDICATED THE IN
PERSON MEETINGS WOULD BE
REQUIRED TO OCCUR IN THE
EVENING TIME.
IN THE SAME DESIGN REVIEW
DISTRICT AS THE PROPOSED
DEVELOPMENT.
THAT REQUIRED A LITTLE MORE
EDITING IN THAT SECTION.
A LITTLE MORE SPECIFICITY ABOUT
OUR GOALS.
IT DOES INDICATE THE ABILITY TO
HOLD THE MEETINGS IN PERSON,
VIRTUALLY, OR A COMBINATION OF
BOTH.
GIVEN THE RANGE OF TOPICS THAT
ARE ADDRESSED IN THE SECTIONS.
THIS PROPOSAL WOULD AFFECT A
VARIETY OF GENERAL LAND-USE AND
PLANNING ORIENTED MEETING
TYPES.
IT DOES NOT INCLUDE HISTORIC
PRESERVATION MEETINGS, FOR
EXAMPLE.
THINGS THAT ARE TITLED LAND-USE
CODE.
A MORE RARE PLANNED COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT MEETING.
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS FOR A
MEETING FOR PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
FOR THAT ONE, WE ARE INDICATING
A VIRTUAL MEETING SHOULD BE
HELD IF ONLY A IN PERSON
MEETING IS NOT POSSIBLE.
PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR APPEALABLE
LAND-USE DECISIONS.
PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR DRAFT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENTS.
THIS IS NOT INDICATING THOSE
WILL ONLY BE VIRTUAL GOING
FORWARD, BUT IT GIVES
FLEXIBILITY FOR THEM TO BE
HOPED THAT WE.
FOR CLARITY REASONS.
IN FLEXIBILITY.
AT THIS POINT, I'M GOING TO
TURN IT OVER TO SHELLEY, DO
DESCRIBE MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU, GORDON.
WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING THESE
MEETINGS VIRTUALLY SINCE THE
EMERGENCY ORDER WAS INTRODUCED,
AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT IT WOULD
ALLOW PROJECT REVIEW TO MOVE
FORWARD, SINCE THE MEETINGS ARE
REQUIRED FOR THE TYPES OF
DEVELOPMENT.
FOUND, SINCE WE HAVE BEEN
OPERATING THIS WAY FOR THE LAST
COUPLE YEARS, IT HAS A LOT MORE
BOARD MEMBERS TO ATTEND.
IF WE DO NOT HAVE A QUORUM, OF
AT LEAST THREE BOARD MEMBERS
THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO COUNSEL
MEETING.
THIS MEANS PEOPLE CAN ATTEND
EVEN IF THEY ARE TRAVELING FOR
BUSINESS OR OUT OF TOWN FOR
THAT DAY.
IT GIVES THE PUBLIC OPTIONS.
WE'VE SEEN MORE PARTICIPATION
BECAUSE OF THIS.
PEOPLE CAN WATCH FROM HOME, OR
COME DOWN IF THEY NEED HELP
GETTING TECHNOLOGICAL
ASSISTANCE.
THEY CAN WATCH THE MEETING AND
COMMENT THERE IF THEY WISH.
IT HELPS OVERCOME DIFFICULTIES
FOR SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE
TROUBLE GETTING TO A PHYSICAL
VENUE. FOR INSTANCE THEY MIGHT
HAVE PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS THAT
MAKE IT DIFFICULT.
THEY MAY HAVE FINANCIAL
LIMITATIONS. WHEN IT WAS
INITIALLY INTRODUCED IN THE
BOARD MEETINGS WERE MEANT TO BE
HELD IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN
THE EVENINGS.
THAT ASSUMED -- I'LL A LOT OF
PEOPLE DROVE CARS.
NOW WE HAVE A LOT MORE FOLKS
THAT TAKE TRANSIT.
IT CAN BE HARD TO TAKE TRANSIT
FROM WHERE YOUR RESIDENCES
ACROSS TOWN TO SOME COMMUNITY
CENTER OR SOMETHING.
A LOT IS SET UP TO GO DIRECTLY
INTO DOWNTOWN, BUT NOT ACROSS
TOWN SO EASILY.
WE FOUND THIS HELPS A LOT OF
FOLKS THAT MIGHT HAVE TROUBLE
GETTING TO THAT MEETING IN
PERSON.
IT ALSO ALLOWS PEOPLE TO USE
THE ASSISTANCE OF COMPUTER
TECHNOLOGY TO PARTICIPATE IN
THOSE MEETINGS IF THEY HAVE
VISION OR HEARING CHALLENGES
FOR INSTANCE.
THOSE ARE THINGS WE ARE NOT SET
UP IN THE COMMUNITY CENTERS TO
PROVIDE.
WARDEN, CAN YOU GO TO THE NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE?
GREAT, THANK YOU.
OF COURSE, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE
NOT HAVING TO DRIVE TO SOME OF
THE LOCATION, IT REDUCES CARBON
EMISSIONS.
AS GORDON MENTIONED, THE
PHYSICAL VENUE WE HAVE ALLOWS
PEOPLE TO WATCH AND PARTICIPATE
IN THOSE VIRTUAL PUBLIC
MEETINGS.
WE CONTINUETO MEET THE STATES
PUBLIC MEETING ACT.
WE ALSO FOUND ANOTHER BENEFIT
TO THE VIRTUAL MEETINGS CAN BE
EASILY RECORDED AND
TRANSCRIBED.
SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING INTO.
THE ABILITY TO HAVE
TRANSLATION.
EITHER DURING THE MEETING,
HOPEFULLY, OR AT THE VERY LEAST
AFTER-THE-FACT, WITH
TRANSCRIPTIONS.
THE RECORDINGS OF THE MEETINGS
ALLOW PEOPLE TO GO BACK AND SEE
THE MEETING IF THEY COULD NOT
ATTEND, OR IF THERE ARE
QUESTIONS THAT COME UP ABOUT
WHAT DID THE BOARD SAY.
THOSE CAN BE REFERENCED EASILY.
I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT AS
WELL, IT IS WORKING ON A RACIAL
EQUITY TOOLKIT.
WE WILL BE USING THAT TO
UNDERSTAND HOW VIRTUAL MEETINGS
RELATE TO RACIAL EQUITY.
AS THE TOOLKIT IS DEVELOPED AND
FINALIZED, WE ARE LOOKING FOR
THAT INFORMATION TO INFORM ANY
FUTURE CHANGES TO THE VIRTUAL
MEETINGS.
WE JUST HAVE A SLIDE FOR
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, SHELLY AND
GORDON.
WHILE SET.
WE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME
AHEAD OF THIS MEETING FOR US TO
ASK QUESTIONS AND HAVE THEM
ANSWERED.
IT HAS COME UP. I DO WANT TO
CHECK TO SEE IF COLLEAGUES, IF
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS AT THIS
TIME.
I AM SEEING NONE.
THIS WILL BE BACK BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE NEXT WEEK.
FOR FINAL PASSAGE.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN THE
REMOTE PUBLIC HEARING.
OR, IF YOU CAN PLAY THE TAPE.
>> HELLO, SEATTLE.
WE ARE THE EMERALD CITY.
THE CITY OF FLOWERS AND THE
CITY OF GOODWILL.
BUILD ON INDIGENOUS LAND.
THE TRADITIONAL TERRITORY OF THE
CO-SAILORS PEOPLES.
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WELCOMES REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
AND IS EAGER TO HEAR FROM
RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A
SPEAKER AND PROVIDED VERBAL
PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU MAY
REGISTER TWO HOURS PRIOR TO THE
MEETING, VIA THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WEBSITE.
HERE'S SOME INFORMATION ABOUT
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEEDINGS.
SPEAKERS ARE CALLED UPON IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED
ON THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE.
EACH SPEAKER MUST CALL IN FROM
THE PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED WHEN
THEY REGISTERED ONLINE, AND USE
THE MEETING I.D.
AND PASSCODE THAT WAS EMAILED
UPON CONFIRMATION.
IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL
CONFIRMATION, PLEASE CHECK YOUR
SPAM OR JUNK MAIL TO FOLDERS.
THE SPEAKER MEETING IDEAS
DIFFERENT FROM THE GENERAL
LISTEN LINE MEETING I.D.
PROVIDED ON THE AGENDA.
ONCE A SPEAKER'S NAME IS
CALLED, THE SPEAKERS MICROPHONE
WILL BE ON MUTED AND AN
AUTOMATIC PROMPT WILL SAY, THE
HOST WOULD LIKE YOU TO UNMUTE
YOUR MICROPHONE.
THAT IS YOUR QUEUE THAT IT IS
YOUR TURN TO SPEAK.
AT THAT TIME, YOU MUST PRESS
STAR SIX.
YOU WILL THEN HEAR A PROMPT OF,
YOU ARE UNMUTE IT.
BE SURE YOUR PHONE IS UNMUTE IT
ON YOUR END SO YOU WILL BE
HEARD.
AS A SPEAKER, YOU SHOULD BEGIN
BY STATING YOUR NAME AND THE
ITEM YOU ARE ADDRESSING.
A CHIME WILL SOUND WHEN 10
SECONDS ARE LEFT IN YOUR
ALLOTTED TIME.
AS A GENTLE REMINDER TO WRAP UP
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
AT THE END OF THE ALLOTTED
TIME, YOUR MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED.
THE NEXT SPEAKER REGISTERED
WILL BE CALLED.
ONCE SPEAKERS HAVE COMPLETED THE
PUBLIC,, PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE, AND
JOIN US BY FOLLOWING THE
MEETING VIA SEATTLE CHANNEL
BROADCAST, OR THROUGH THE
LISTENING OPTION LISTED ON THE
AGENDA.
THE COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO ELIMINATE PUBLIC COMMENT IF
THE SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED, OR
IF THE PROCESS IMPEDES THE
COUNCIL'S ABILITY TO CONDUCT
ITS BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF THE
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.
ANY OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE THAT IS
DISRUPTIVE TO THESE
PROCEEDINGS, OR NOT FOCUSED ON
AN APPROPRIATE TOPIC AS
SPECIFIED IN COUNCIL RULES, MAY
LEAD TO THE SPEAKER BEING MUTED
BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER.
OUR HOPE IS TO PROVIDE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR PRODUCTIVE
DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL ASSIST
OUR ORDERLY CONSIDERATION OF
ISSUES BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER, PRESS STAR SIX
AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT OF,
YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTE IT.
THANK YOU, SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU.
THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR COUNSEL
BILL 120 400 IS NOW OPEN
RELATING TO VIRTUAL AND IN
PERSON MEETINGS.
ON THE LIST WE HAVE BRADY,
FOLLOWED BY STEVE AND ALEX.
WE ARE CURRENTLY 11 MINUTES
OVER WITH TWO AGENDA ITEMS FOR
MEETING.
STEVE AND ALEX YOU HAVE
COMMENTED ON EVERY OPPORTUNITY.
APPRECIATE YOU AS ALWAYS.
WE HAVE BRADY READY TO GO?
I SEE BRADY.
RADY IS OFF MUTE.
RADY, AT YOUR CONVENIENCE, TAKE
IT AWAY.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS BRADY NORDSTROM.
I AM HERE TO COMMENT FOR
SEATTLE FOR EVERYONE, WHICH IS A
AFFORDABLE HOUSING COALITION
WITH THE BELIEF THAT EVERYONE
SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO A SAFE
AND AFFORDABLE HOME.
COMMENTING ON COUNSEL BILL 120
400.
WE SEE PERMITTING IS A KEY AREA
WE CAN CONTROL LOCALLY.
WHERE THE INTEREST COMES FROM.
I THINK WE ARE PARTICULARLY
INTERESTED IN THE CENTER
INTERSECTION WITH DESIGN REVIEW.
REQUIRED PART OF THE PERMITTING
FOR MOST HOUSING IN THE CITY.
OUR COALITION HAS MANY
INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS
THAT INTERACT WITH DESIGN
REVIEW, BOTH DIRECTLY AND
INDIRECTLY.
THIS INCLUDES AT LEAST SIX OF
THE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE
STAKEHOLDER GROUP.
THE COUNCIL DIRECTED TO CREATE
SOME RECOMMENDATIONS TO APPROVE
THE PROGRAM.
WHILE COUNSEL BILL 120 400
ISN'T ENOUGH ALONE TO REFORM
DESIGN REVIEW, WE DO THIS IS A
REALLY CRITICAL FIRST STEP.
WE REALLY APPLAUD COUNSEL FOR
TAKING ACTION ON THIS.
JUST TO SHARE A LITTLE ABOUT WHY
. THESE WERE MENTIONS IN THE
MEETING INTO THIS.
INCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT.
PEOPLE HAVE FAMILY NEEDS.
WORK OBLIGATIONS.
TRANSPORTATION ISSUES.
IT'S NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE TO
SHOW UP IN PERSON.
IT IS SOMETIMES POSSIBLE TO
LOGIN ON YOUR COMPUTER OR TUNE
IN AND LISTEN IN ON YOUR PHONE,
LIKE I'M DOING NOW.
AFTER THE PANDEMIC, ONLINE
ACCESS CAN BE MORE INCLUSIVE
AND ACCESSIBLE.
WHILE THE BILL IS NOT SPECIFIC
IN THIS REGARD, WE URGE COUNSEL
TO MAKE ALL DESIGN REVIEW
MEETINGS ONLINE.
WE THINK THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
BENEFITS FROM THAT.
ALSO, ACCOUNTABILITY AND
TRANSPARENCY.
WE BELIEVE THE ONLINE DESIGN
REVIEW IS MORE ACCOUNTABLE
BECAUSE BOARDS ARE MORE VISIBLE
. RECORDINGS CAN BE VIEWED AND
AVAILABLE AFTERWARDS.
IT IS JUST GENERAL DECISIONS
THAT IMPACT HOUSING
AVAILABILITY.
>> THANK YOU, BRADY.
FEEL FREE TO SEND IN ANY
ADDITIONAL WRITTEN COMMENTS.
STEVE, WELCOME.
>> OKAY.
VIRTUAL MEETINGS MAKE IT HARDER
FOR CITIZENS TO CONTACT THE
DECISION-MAKERS.
PEOPLE IN THE CITY GOVERNMENT
THAT ARE NOT EVEN THE ELECTED
ONES.
PEOPLE WHO OFTEN TIMES
NEGOTIATING WITH THE LOBBYIST
-- EXCUSE ME, GOVERNMENTAL
LEGISLATION.
WE USED TO HAVE, IN LAND USE,
THE DEVELOPERS USED TO HAVE TO
COME AND MAKE THEIR CASE.
THEY GO TO THE EMPLOYEES.
THEY BUILD UP THE THING.
WE GET IT WHEN THE CAKE IS
ALREADY BAKED.
I THINK RIGHT NOW, ONE OF THE
BIGGEST PROBLEMS I SEE, IS YOU
ARE MORE AND MORE DETACHING
PEOPLE FROM THEIR GOVERNMENT.
YOU ARE MAKING IT HARDER FOR
THINGS TO HAPPEN THAT ARE
WEIRD.
NOT ACCEPTABLE.
I OPPOSED THIS.
I NOTICED ONE LITTLE LINE AT
THE BOTTOM.
YOU HAVE A LITTLE PARDON AT THE
BOTTOM.
RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN ACTS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE CERTAIN
ACTS ARE.
I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD RATIFY
THEM.
I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD PARDON
THEM.
SO MUCH GOES ON BELOW THE
SURFACE HERE, WHERE THE CITIZENS
DON'T GET A GOOD CHANCE TO SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON.
ONE THING THAT I NOTICED, I'VE
HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT.
IT DOES NOT COME UP IN THE LAND
USE COMMITTEE.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY HAD
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT, AND WHAT
GUARANTEES OR ASSERTIONS WERE
GIVEN TO THEM.
I WILL GIVE YOU A COUPLE
SECONDS BACK.
>> THANKS, STEVE.
UP NEXT IS ALEC TSIMERMAN . YOU
HAVE TWO MINUTES.
ANYTIME YOU WANT TO GIVE US
BACK IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[ INDISCERNIBLE - MUFFLED ]
WHAT YOU CHANGE WITH AMERICA
RIGHT NOW.
AFTER THREE YEARS.
I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE AGENDA
FOR THE VIRTUAL MEETING.
IN GOVERNMENT, A COUPLE DAYS AGO
. FINISHED.
NO MORE COVID.
NORMAL LIFE.
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS.
YOU START LEGALIZING.
IT'S NOT SURPRISING IT COMES
FROM GOVERNMENT CROOKS.
SPACE AND PROPOSITION.
ONLY STAFF APPROVED ONE TIME
LEGALLY.
IT'S FINISHED.
AMERICA FOREVER.
[ INAUDIBLE ] I GIVE YOU
CLASSIC EXAMPLE. FOR FIVE
MONTHS, I TALK 100 TIMES, WHY
YOU STOP CHELLIS FACES?
I SPOKE HERE 15 YEARS BEFORE.
PEOPLE SEE MY FACES.
YOU ARE VERY SMART.
DIRTY PIECE OF GARBAGE.
EXACTLY WHO YOU ARE.
WITHOUT EXCEPTION.
I TALK ABOUT EVERYBODY ALL
NIGHT.
VERY SIMPLE.
NO FACES.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHO IS BLACK,
WHO WAS WHITE, WHO WAS BROWN.
YOU NEUTRALIZE IT.
IT'S GOOD.
GOOD FOR YOU GUYS.
YOU'RE VERY SMART.
GARBAGE RATS.
YOU ARE VERY SMART.
COME BACK TO AMERICA, PLEASE.
STOP. POTENTIAL KILLERS,
EXACTLY THE WAY I SPEAK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, THAT WAS THE LAST
SPEAKER PRESENT TO SPEAK.
THE PUBLIC SPEAKING FOR COUNSEL
BILL 120400 IS CLOSED.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO
PROVIDED COMMENTS TODAY.
THIS WILL BE UP FOR VOTE NEXT
THURSDAY.
ITEM FIVE.
THIS IS THE ONLY ITEM WE ARE
VOTING ON TODAY IN THIS
COMMITTEE MEETING.
THE NEXT IS AGENDA ITEM
RESOLUTION 32068, WHICH WOULD
ADOPTION.
>> RESOLUTION 32068.
ADOPTING A.FOUR PLANS
CONSIDERATION IN 2023 FOR VOTE.
>> THANK YOU.
WE ARE AGAIN JOINED BY LISH
WHITSON.
CAN YOU REFRESH US ON THIS
LEGISLATION?
I KNOW WE HAD IT BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE.
I KNOW IT WAS BEFORE RECESS.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM JOINED BY ERIC McCONAGHY
ALSO.
>> HI, ERIC, GREAT TO SEE YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
THIS IS THE RESOLUTION THAT
RESPONSE TO PROPOSAL.
COUNSEL HAS RECEIVED FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC.
ASKED THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT IN MANY OF THE
PROPOSALS IF THEY ARE NOT
PROPOSED IN 2022 OR 2023.
WE EXPECTED A COUPLE WILL BE
COMING AT THE END OF THIS YEAR
AND INTO NEXT YEAR.
IT WOULD ALSO ASK THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO
CREW CONSIDER SOME OF THE
PROPOSALS OF THE WORK ON THE
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT A
COUPLE OF THE AMENDMENT
PROPOSALS THAT WERE RECEIVED
ARE NOT APPROPRIATE AS
AMENDMENTS FOR THE PLAN AT THIS
TIME.
I CAN GO INTO THE AMENDMENTS IN
MORE DETAILED, IF YOU WOULD
LIKE.
>> THANK YOU.
WHEN YOU CAME BEFORE COMMITTEE
LAST TIME, I REMEMBER THE
CONVERSATION WAS MOSTLY ABOUT
OTHER REQUESTS WERE TO THE
UPDATED PLAN.
YOU NEED TO GO THROUGH THE
AMENDMENTS ONE BY ONE?
I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
YOU HAD AMENDMENTS AND THEY'RE
NOT RETAINED.
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO BRING UP
BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE?
>> NO.
WE UNDERSTAND A LOT OF THE
THINGS WE SUBMITTED OUR
ANTICIPATED TWO INCLUDED OR
DISCUSSED THROUGH THE PROCESS.
I WILL SAY THAT UNDER THE FIRST
ISSUE HERE, AROUND ESSENTIAL
DAILY NEEDS IS SOMETHING WE
SUBMITTED, AND IS GOING TO BE
SO ESSENTIAL TO THE WAY WE TALK
ABOUT LIVABILITY.
AND ACCESS.
MAKING SURE EVERYBODY HAS
ESSENTIAL GOODS AND SERVICES
WITHIN REACH OF THEIR HOMES.
I AM HAPPY TO SEE THAT IN.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SUBSEQUENT
CONVERSATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER COLLEAGUES?
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, I SAW YOU
DO NOT HAVE QUESTIONS AT THIS
TIME.
WITH THAT, I GUESS, ERIC
McCONAGHY, LISH WHITSON,
ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD?
WITH THAT, I MOVED TO RECOMMEND
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 32068.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED ARE THERE ANY FINAL
QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS BEFORE
WE VOTE ON THIS RESOLUTION?
SEEING NONE, I WILL ASK THE
CLERK -- SORRY, I LOST MY
SCRIPT AS I WAS MOVING WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF
RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA .
>> AYE .
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> VICE CHAIR MORALES.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> THE MOTION PASSES WITH FIVE
AYE S.
>> BY THE IN THE FAVOR.
RESOLUTION 32068 PASSES.
THIS RESOLUTION WILL BE BEFORE
THE FULL COUNSELOR TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 19th FOR A FINAL
VOTE.
THANK YOU.
OUR FINAL AGENDA ITEM FOR THE
DAY IS CLERK FILE 314447.
BRIEFING ON A PROPOSAL IN THE
ROOSEVELT NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE ARE JOINED BY LISH WHITSON.
CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE MORE.
I KNOW THIS IS AN COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN'S DISTRICT.
LISH WHITSON, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> I HAVE A PRESENTATION I WILL
PULL UP.
ONE SECOND.
HERE WE ARE.
THIS IS A CONTRACT REZONE.
THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS
REQUESTED A REZONE OF THEIR
PROPERTY.
IT IS A QUOSS I JUDICIAL
DECISION WHICH IS SUBJECT TO
THE APPEARANCE OF FAIRNESS
DOCTRINE, WHICH PROHIBITS X
PARTAKE COMMUNICATION.
THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE
OPPONENTS OF THE PROPOSED
REZONE.
INSTEAD, YOUR DECISIONS MUST BE
MADE BASED ON THE RECORD
ESTABLISHED BY THE SEATTLE
HEARING EXAMINER ON THE HEARING
FOR THE REZONE.
THE PROPOSED REZONE WOULD
REZONE PART OF A SPLITS ON
PARCEL FROM LOW RISE ONE,
MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL 2-55
WITH AN M 2 MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY SUFFIX.
THE PROPOSAL IS IN THE
RESERVOIR URBAN PITCH VILLAGE.
APPROXIMATELY 3000 SQUARE FEET.
PART OF A LARGER DEVELOPMENT
SITE THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 908
THOUSAND 800 SQUARE FEET.
IT INCLUDES A CORNER PROPERTY
THAT IS CURRENTLY ZONED
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TWO
WITH 55 FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT.
SEATTLE HEARING EXAMINER HELD A
PUBLIC HEARING ON JULY 6 AND
RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH
CONDITIONS ON AUGUST 3rd.
THESE ARE TWO MAPS SHOWING THE
LOCATION OF THE REZONE.
ON THE LEFT, YOU CAN SEE THE
SPLITS OWN LOT, 1107 NORTHEAST
71st STREET.
THE CORNER LOT 7102, ROOSEVELT
WAY NORTHEAST.
PROPOSED TO BE DEVELOPED
TOGETHER.
THE RED PORTION OF THE LOT ON
THE RIGHT, AT 1107 PROPERTY,
WOULD BE REZONED FOR LOW RISE
ONE TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL
2-55.
YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT MAP, THAT
YELLOW AREA IS THE OVERLAY.
THAT OVERLAY WOULD ALSO BE
EXTENDED TO THE REZONE AREA.
A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT WHERE
IT IS, 71st AND ROOSEVELT.
ABOUT A BLOCK WEST OF THE
ROOSEVELT ROSA BAR RESERVOIR
PROPERTY.
A COUPLE BLOCKS NORTH AND WEST
OF ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS IS THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
THAT THE REZONE WOULD
FACILITATE.
91 UNITS.
MOSTLY SMALL EFFICIENCY
DWELLING UNITS.
MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
REQUIREMENTS.
SEVEN UNITS WOULD BE PROVIDED
ON-SITE.
THE PERFORMANCE OPTION.
NO CAR PARKING IS PROPOSED, BUT
A SEVEN BICYCLE PARKING SPACES
WOULD BE PROVIDED.
THIS IS THE 71st STREET
FRONTAGE.
YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT OF THE
RED DASHED LINE, AND OUTLINE OF
THE ABUTTING SINGLE-FAMILY
HOUSE.
BECAUSE OF THE SLOPE LIKE
CONDITION ALONG 71st, THERE IS
APPROXIMATELY FOUR STORIES ON
THE UP HILL SIDE OF THE
PROPERTY, AND SICK STORIES ON
THE DOWNHILL SIZE OF THE
PROPERTY.
THE BASE CLAIM FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT IS AVERAGE ACROSS
THE HIGHEST PARTS OF THE
PROPERTY.
AT THE HEARING EXAMINER'S
HEARING, THERE WAS ONE MEMBER
OF THE PUBLIC WHO TESTIFIED
THAT THE ABUTTING NEIGHBOR, WHO
HAD CONCERN ABOUT THE SIZE AND
DENSITY OF THE PROPOSAL.
THEY DID NOT FILE AN APPEAL FOR
THE REZONE.
HERE IS THE HEARING EXAMINER
RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS.
DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE
CONSISTENT WITH THE PLANS THAT
HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN
WOULD BE REQUIRED.
MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
FOR THE REZONED PORTION OF THE
PROPERTY.
REZONED PROPERTY WOULD BE
SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
THE MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY ORDINANCE, AND
DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE
CONSISTENT WITH THE APPROVED
PLANS.
I WILL BE BACK AT YOUR NEXT
MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 22nd, WITH
PROPOSED DECISION DOCUMENTS FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION.
IF YOU VOTE AT THAT MEETING, IT
WOULD SET US UP FOR A POSSIBLE
CITY COUNCIL VOTE AS EARLY AS
OCTOBER 11th.
THE DEADLINE FOR CITY COUNCIL
ACTION ON THIS IS NOVEMBER 1st.
ANY QUESTIONS?
>> EXCELLENT PRESENTATION.
I WAS GOING TO DEFER.
I'M GOING TO DEFER FIRST TO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN FOR
QUESTIONS.
THIS WILL BE BACK BEFORE US
NEXT WEEK.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR STRAUSS, I
APPRECIATE RECOGNIZING IS IN
DISTRICT 4 THIS IS A
FASCINATING PROJECT BECAUSE IT
HAS SO MUCH GOING ON.
MY OFFICE WAS JUST AT THE
OPENING OF THE CEDAR CROSSING
PROPERTY, WHICH IS THE LARGE
HOUSING PROPERTY ON TOP OF
ROOSEVELT STATION.
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT
TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.
AS WE KNOW, THE ROOSEVELT
NEIGHBORHOOD WAS ONE OF THE
EARLY ZONES THAT OCCURRED.
THERE WAS EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT PROCESS FOR THAT UP
STONE ZONE A DECADE AGO.
INCREASED DENSITY WHERE THE
LIGHT RAIL STATION IS GOING IN.
PULLING THAT AWAY FROM I-5 AND
PUT IT DEEPER IN THE COMMUNITY.
IT IS THERE NOW.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THIS PROJECT WAS NOT PART OF
THAT.
THE ADJACENT PARCEL WAS NOT
PART OF THE UP ZONE, WHICH IS
WHY THEY ARE DOING THIS
CONTRACT REZONE.
I LOOKED IN THE CLERK FILE
THERE.
THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT
NOT BEING PART OF THE ORIGINAL
UP ZONE FROM 10 YEARS AGO.
THE PARCEL ABUTTING ROOSEVELT
WAY WAS.
THEY DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO
BUILD UP.
I AM REALLY PLEASED TO SEE
THERE IS GOING TO BE MHA
HOUSING ON-SITE.
IT WOULD BE GREAT IF IT WAS
MORE THAN SEVEN UNITS OUT OF
THE 90 OR SO.
THAT IS WHAT THE CURRENT MHA
REQUIREMENT IS.
I AM GLAD THEY ARE BUILDING ON
SITE INSTEAD OF WRITING A CHECK
IN IT GETTING BUILT DOWN THE
ROAD YEARS LATER.
BUILDING IT NOW IS GREAT.
THERE'S A BIG DOUGLAS FIR TREE
THERE IN THE CORNER.
IT IS NOT AN EXCEPTIONAL TREE.
APPARENTLY THE DIAMETER IS ONLY
18 INCHES OR SO.
IT IS A 64 FOOT TREE.
THAT IS GOING TO BE REMOVED AS
PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT.
THAT IS TOO BAD.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE LAYOUT OF
THIS PROJECT, THAT IS WHERE SIX
OR SEVEN UNITS WOULD BE GOING.
THERE IS A DIRECT TRADE-OFF
THERE.
IT IS JUST A FASCINATING
PROJECT.
IT'S TOO BAD WE ARE JUST
HEARING ABOUT ALL THE STUFF IN
THE CLERK FILE.
THERE'S A LOT OF INTERESTING
ELEMENTS IN THERE.
TRADE-OFFS.
IT'S NOT PERFECT.
I KNOW SOME PEOPLE WERE UPSET
ABOUT IT IN THE DISTRICT.
IT'S RIGHT NEAR THE LIGHT RAIL
STATION.
IT IS GOING TO HAVE LOW INCOME
HOUSING UNITS ON SITE.
A LOT OF US HAVE BEEN WANTING
TO SEE MORE PROJECTS THAT DO
THAT.
I HAD SOME QUESTIONS, BUT
MANAGED TO GET A LOT OF THEM
ANSWERED TODAY.
IT'S A HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION TO
LISH.
THE DEPARTMENT DID NOT SEEM TO
-- WHAT IS THEIR AUTHORITY TO
HAVE A DEVELOPER RECONFIGURE A
PROJECT TO SAVE A TREE?
DO THEY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO
DO THAT?
IN A CONTRACT REZONE LIKE THIS,
DO WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO
RECONFIGURE A SITE TO SAVE A
TREE?
THIS ONE.
I DON'T THINK IT'S WORTH TRYING
TO TINKER WITH THIS ONE.
ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY ARE
BUILDING UNITS ON SITE.
WHEN YOU SEE THAT TREE IN THE
CORNER, IT TAKES THE QUESTION.
WHAT DO WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO
DO, IF THERE WERE SIMILAR
PROJECTS LIKE THIS IN THE
FUTURE THAT ARE NOT AS CLOSE TO
A LIGHT RAIL STATION.
AND THEY ARE NOT DOING MHA
HOUSING ON-SITE.
>> YOUR OPTIONS FOR THE REZONE
IS TO APPROVE IT, APPROVE IT
WITH CONDITIONS.
OR DISAPPROVE IT OR DENY IT.
WE COULD LOOK AT POTENTIAL
CONDITIONS ON A DEVELOPMENT.
IF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ARE
SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO WARRANT
SUCH CONDITIONS.
WE WOULD NEED TO LOOK AT THE
RECORD AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL
GROUP, AND SUPPORT THOSE
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS.
I THINK WE HAVE DONE THAT IN A
FEW CASES.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON, MASTER PLAN, IT
COMES WITH CONDITIONS TO THAT
BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL
DOCUMENTS.
IN FINDINGS FOR THAT QUASI-
JUDICIAL REZONE ACTION.
IN THIS CASE, I THINK THERE'S A
LOT IN THE RECORD TO SUPPORT
THOSE CONDITIONS.
I COULD GO BACK AND SEE WHAT IS
POSSIBLE.
IT WOULD REQUIRE THEM TO CHANGE
THEIR DEVELOPMENT PLANS. AS YOU
KNOW, PROBABLY WOULD ELIMINATE
SOME OF THE END ZONE SITE.
THAT WOULD BE AN IMPACT XP MIKE
THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THE
PROCESS.
LOOKING AT SITE PLANT, CURRENT
SITE PLAN AND WHAT THEY ARE
LOOKING TO DO, IT DOES NOT SEEM
FEASIBLE TO RECONFIGURE THE
STUFF.
I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE TO
MY CONSTITUENTS, WE TALKED
ABOUT IT, WE THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
REALLY HAPPY TO SEE IT.
I WANT TO REWARD THE GOOD
BEHAVIOR.
SO CLOSE TO THE LIGHT RAIL
STATION.
THANKS FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
THIS WILL BE BACK BEFORE
COMMITTEE NEXT WEEK.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM
COLLEAGUES?
JUST RECOGNIZING WE ARE 34
MINUTES OVERTIME.
I WANT TO BE COGNIZANT OF YOUR
TIME.
OUR NEXT COMMITTEE WILL BE
SEPTEMBER 22nd, STARTING AT
2:00.
I FORESEE IT BEING A SHORT
MEETING.
WE'VE GONE OVER THE MAJORITY OF
THE MATERIAL TODAY.
IF THERE IS NO BUSINESS FOR THE
GOOD OF THE ORDER, THIS
CONCLUDES WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER
THE 14th 2022 MEETING OF THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE.
IF THERE IS NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, THE MEETING WILL BE
ADJOURNED.
SPECIAL MEETING ON SEPTEMBER
22nd STARTING AT 2:00.
THANK YOU ATTENDING.
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE
ARE ADJOURNED.