2023 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LAN
USE COMMITTEE WILL COME TO
ORDER. FOR THE RECORD,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQEDA HAS BEEN
EXCUSE.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE SIX
ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA , AS
USUAL. BECAUSE WE ARE TAKING U
THE INDUSTRIAL MARITIME AND
INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY WITH OUR
CHANGES FOR THE RECORD, THESE
FIVE BILLS ARE BRIEFING --
SORRY, 120567 THROUGH 120-5671
THE BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION OF
MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL LANDS
PACKAGES . 120567 IS A BRIEFING
ON MAKING CHANGES TO TO 350
LETTER A , COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AMENDMENTS. THE NEW ZONING MAP
, AND DISCUSSION ON AMENDING
CHAPTER 23.50 AND MODIFYING
SOUND LIMITS. WE ALSO HAVE A
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION TODAY ,
NO VOTE, ON COUNCIL BILLS
120520, THE LAND-USE REGULATION
REGARDING HOME OCCUPATIONS
KNOWN AS BRINGING BUSINESS HOME
WHICH WAS PASSED DURING THE
PANDEMIC. THIS WILL JUST BE A
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION FOR
TODAY. BEFORE WE BEGIN, IF THER
IS NO OBJECTING, THE AGENDA WIL
BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECT
TURN -- OBJECTION. AT THIS TIM
WE WILL OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC
COMMENT. WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. CLERK,
PLEASE PLAY THE VIDEO.
>> HELLO, SEATTLE. WHERE THE
EMERALD CITY, THE CITY OF
FLOWERS AND GOODWILL. BUILT ON
INDIGENOUS LAND, THE TRADITIONA
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 IS SOME
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PROCEEDINGS. SPEAKERS
ARE CALLED UPON IN THE ORDER IN
WHICH THEY REGISTERED ON THE
COUNCIL WEBSITE. EACH SPEAKER
MUST CALL IN FROM THE PHONE
NUMBER PROVIDED WHEN THEY
REGISTERED ONLINE AND USE THE
MEETING ID AND PASSCODE THAT WA
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
IS DIFFERENT FROM THE GENERAL
LISTEN LINE MEETING ID PROVIDE
ON THE AGENDA. ONCE A SPEAKERS
NAME IS CALLED, THE SPEAKERS
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 T
SPEAK. AT THAT TIME, YOU MUST
PRESS START SIX. WILL THEN HEA
THE PROMPT, YOU ARE UNMUTED. BE
SURE YOUR PHONE IS UNMUTED ON
YOUR END SO YOU WILL BE HEARD.
AS A SPEAKER, YOU SHOULD BEGIN
BY STATING HER NAME AND THE ITE
YOU ARE ADDRESSING. A CHIME WIL
SOUND WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT
IN YOUR ALLOTTED TIME. IS 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 WIL
BE CALLED. ONCE IT SPEAKERS HAV
COMPLETED PROVIDING PUBLIC
COMMENT, PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE AND JOI
US BY FOLLOWING THE MEETING VIA
SEATTLE CHANNEL BROADCAST OR
THROUGH THE LISTENING LINE
OPTION LISTED ON THE AGENDA. TH
COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO
ELIMINATE PUBLIC COMMENT IF TH
SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED, OR IF
THE PROCESS IMPEDES THE ABILITY
OF THE COUNCIL TO CONDUCT ITS
BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF RESIDENTS
OF THE CITY. ANY OFFENSIVE
LANGUAGE THAT IS DISRUPTED 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 PROVID
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PRODUCTIVE
DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL ASSIST OU
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 FD HER
THE PROMPT OF, YOU HAVE BEEN
UNMUTED. THANK YOU, SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE TWO
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC REMOTELY
PRESENT TODAY , COLLEEN AND
MORGAN. WE WILL OPEN PUBLIC
COMMENT. FIRST UP IS COLLEEN.
I SEE YOU WERE THERE. STAR SIX
, THERE YOU ARE, AT YOUR
CONVENIENCE. WELCOME.
>> WELCOME , CHAIR STRAUSS .
WE SUPPORT THE HOME BUSINESS
CONCEPTS OF 125 520 THAT CAN
PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO
ENTREPRENEUR VENTURES AND INCOM
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF
RESIDENTIAL ZONES WITHOUT
CREATING NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON
ADJACENT NEIGHBORS. THERE HAVE
BEEN MANY SUCCESSFUL STARTUPS
THAT HAPPENED IN A GARAGE OR
HOME OFFICE, AND MANY SERVICES
CAN BE ONGOING AND PROVIDED IN
THE HOME, SUCH AS PERSONAL
THERAPIES, A COUNTY, SMALL
CHILDCARE, AND MANY MORE.
LOOKING AT THE LANGUAGE OF
SECTION F ON THE BILL, MORE
CLARIFYING LANGUAGE IS NEEDED
BEFORE ALLOWING THE CATEGORY O
AUTOMOTIVE RETAIL SALES AND
SERVICES. IT STATES THEY SHALL
NOT SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE ON
STREET PARKING CONGESTION OR
SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE TRAFFIC
WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY.
SECTION G IS MORE CLEAR, IT
PROHIBITS MORE THAN THREE
VEHICLES ON THE SITE. BUT
NEITHER OF THE SECTIONS PROHIBI
A BUSINESS FROM DUMPING CARS OR
SIGNIFICANT INVENTORY OF
VEHICLE SALES OR RENTALS IN TH
NEIGHBORHOOD AREAS. FOR EXAMPLE
YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME CAR SERVICE
LIKE A CAR DO YOU TAILOR OR
MARBLE MOBILE DETAIL IS A
OFF-SITE TO CLEAN THE ACTUAL
VEHICLES. SO THERE IS NO IMPACT
HOWEVER, AN ON-SITE OPERATOR
FOR REPAIR OR A DETAILER
PERFORMS SAME SERVICES AT THE
HOME AND GENERATES A LOT OF
IMPACTS ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD WIT
EXTRA STORAGE ON THE STREET OR
CLEANING AT ALL HOURS. THE SAME
IS TRUE FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE
SERVICES AND SALES. THEY REQUIR
LARGE INVENTORIES OF EXCESS
CARS, TENDING TO BE PARKED ON
THE STREETS AND DIVINITY
VICINITY OF THE SITES. WE ASK
THAT CB 125 20 NEEDS TO BE
CLARIFIED AND AMENDED ABOUT
SITE-BASED AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES
AND SALES SO THEY DON'T HAVE AN
IMPACT.
>> THANK YOU CALLING. FEEL FREE
TO SEND IN ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS. UP NEXT, WE HAVE
MORGAN . MORGAN, YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES. I SEE YOUR HERE. THER
YOU ARE. GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> HI THERE. GOOD AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL.
THANK YOU, COLLEEN. I DO WANT T
ECHO, BASICALLY, WHAT COLLEEN
HAS TALKED ABOUT. I DID SEND A
EMAIL DIRECTLY TO DAN STRAUSS
I WILL REITERATE THAT.
BASICALLY, FOR SECTION F AND
SECTION G , AS COLLEEN WAS
TALKING ABOUT, RELATED TO AUTO,
IT DEFINITELY NEEDS MORE
CLARIFICATION AND SPECIFICATION
. I CAN JUST SAY FROM PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE, I LIVE NEXT TO
SOMEBODY THAT RUNS A CAR
BUSINESS OUT OF THEIR HOME.
THERE ARE EASY WAYS FOR PEOPLE
TO KIND OF BEND THESE BILLS AN
RULES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. FOR
INSTANCE, THERE IS NOISE AT AL
HOURS OF THE DAY AND NIGHT,
24/7, WEEKENDS , A LOT OF TIMES
TOO BECAUSE THAT IS WHEN SEATTL
CITY ISN'T PATROLLING FOR
ISSUES RELATED TO NOISE AND
THINGS. IT IS IMPACTING MY
FAMILY AND MY WAY OF LIFE .
THERE IS CAR TRAFFIC THAT COMES
AND GOES AT ALL TIMES OF THE DA
AND NIGHT, AND I AM SCARED THAT
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE INCREASED
CONGESTION AND MY CHILD MIGHT B
HIT BY A VEHICLE, THINGS LIKE
THAT. THERE ARE UNFORESEEN
CONSEQUENCES TO NOT GIVING
MORE CLARIFICATION TO THIS .
THERE ARE BAD APPLES OUT THERE
THAT, ESSENTIALLY, WILL MAKE I
AN UNSAFE PLACE TO LIVE , NOT A
FAVORABLE PLACE TO LIVE , AND I
HAS BEEN VERY TAXING. THE OTHER
THING THAT IS PRETTY BAD --
ANYWAY, EXHAUST FUMES, YOU NAME
IT . IT IS NOISY AND LOUD AND
UNSAFE. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE NO
FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT REMOTEL
OR PHYSICALLY PRESENT . IT'S
EASY HAVE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKER
, AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
NEXT AGENDA ITEM. I WILL MOVE T
AMEND THE AGENDA TO PUT ITEMS
TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, AND SIX
AHEAD OF ITEM 1 BECAUSE OUR
FOCUS IS THE MARITIME AND
INDUSTRIAL ZONING CHANGES. AND
SO, IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, W
WILL AMEND THE AGENDA TO PUT
ITEM NUMBER ONE AT THE END OF
THE AGENDA. HEARING NO
OBJECTION. WE WILL COME BACK TO
120520 AT THE END. FOR THE
PRIMARY REASON OF BEING HERE,
THE NEXT FIVE AGENDA ITEMS ON
THE AGENDA OUR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION ON COUNCIL BILLS
120567 THROUGH 120571 THE
MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEG
ZONING CHANGES. WE WILL READ
THESE INTO THE RECORD TOGETHER.
CLERK, READ THE SHORT TITLES
INTO THE RECORD. I KNOW SOME O
THE LANGUAGE IS A BIT CONFUSING
BUT JUST A LITTLE BRIEFER , A
LITTLE PRIMER, I SHOULD SAY, AN
EACH BILL. THANK YOU.
>> [ BILLS BEING READ ]
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS A
CONTINUATION OF OUR DISCUSSION
ON THE INDUSTRIAL AND MARITIME
CONVERSATION. I REALIZE THAT I
DON'T HAVE MY SCHEDULE BEFORE M
RIGHT NOW, BUT WHAT I DO KNOW I
THAT AMENDMENTS ARE DUE THIS
WEDNESDAY , WHICH IS MAY 17.
COLLEAGUES, PLEASE IF YOU HAVE
AMENDMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE
TO PUT FORWARD INTO THIS
LEGISLATION, THEY ARE DUE BY
THIS WEEK. AGAIN, AMENDMENT AT
FULL COUNCIL WILL NOT BE WELCOM
. AT THE END OF THIS, I WILL
COME BACK AND SHARE THE SCHEDUL
AGAIN . CLERK, IF YOU COULD PUT
THAT IN RIGHT NOW. I WILL GIVE
US A PRIMER ON TODAY'S
DISCUSSION. TODAY IS A
CONTINUATION OF THE DISCUSSION
ON THE MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL
LEGISLATION. LAST WEEK WE HEARD
DIRECTLY FROM THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT. THIS WEEK WE WILL
HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THE CENTRAL
STAFF AND PLANNING COMMISSION.
SO TODAY WE HAVE VANESSA
MURDOCK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
THE PLANNING COMMISSION, TO
PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS. WE HAV
THE COCHAIR OF THE PLANNING
COMMISSION HE WAS SUPPOSED TO
JOIN US TODAY, BUT
UNFORTUNATELY, COULD NOT ATTEND
IT WILL THEN BE FOLLOWED BY A
PRESENTATION FROM LISH WHITSON,
WHO WILL OUTLINE ADDITIONAL .
THE OFFICE OF PLANNING COMMUNIT
DEVELOPMENT ARE HERE WITH US
TODAY TO ASSIST WITH ANSWERING
ANY QUESTIONS . WE WILL MOVE ON
FIRST TO THE PLANNING
COMMISSION. WE HAVE VANESSA
MURDOCK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
WELCOME. BEFORE SHE BEGINS, I
WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE
PLANNING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ONLY FOR
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AMENDMENT, COUNCIL BILLS 120568
AND WITHOUT FURTHER ADO,
VANESSA. WELCOME. TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMUNITY. REALLY
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SHARE WITH YOU THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SEATTLE
PLANNING COMMISSION, A 16 MEMBE
VOLUNTEER BODY APPOINTED BY YOU
AND THE MAYOR. A VERY BRIEF
PRESENTATION. HAPPY TO WALK
THROUGH IT. JUST A REMINDER, ON
OF THE ROLES OF THE PLANNING
COMMISSION IS TO REVIEW PROPOSE
AMENDMENTS TO THE COPPERHEADS
THE PLAN. THIS TYPICALLY TAKES
PLACE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. TO
THAT END, WE RELEASED
RECOMMENDATIONS ON THIS YEARS
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS UNDER
CONSIDERATION BY THIS COMMITTEE
ON APRIL 24 OF THIS YEAR . I
WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THE PLANNING
COMMISSION HAS A CONTINUED
INTEREST IN PRESERVING THE
SEATTLE INDUSTRIAL AND MARITIME
LANDS , BEGINNING WITH A REPORT
RELEASED IN 2007 TITLED THE
FUTURE OF SEATTLE'S INDUSTRIAL
LANDS. WITH THAT, I WILL GIVE A
BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OUR
RECOMMENDATIONS. FIRST OF ALL,
WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THE
COMMISSION COMMENDS THE WORK O
OPCD, OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL
AS THAT OF THE STAKEHOLDERS WHO
WERE INVOLVED , AND HAVE BEEN
INVOLVED, IN A MULTIYEAR PROCES
DEVELOPING THE INDUSTRIAL
MARITIME STRATEGY. THE COMP
PLANS I WILL SPEAK TO --
AMENDMENTS, I SHOULD SAY, THAT
WILL SPEAK TO TODAY ARE PART OF
THE IMPLEMENTATION PACKAGE FOR
THAT STRATEGY. PLANNING
COMMISSION STRONGLY SUPPORTS TH
COMP PLAN AMENDMENTS, AND IN
PARTICULAR, LIMITING CHANGES IN
INDUSTRIAL LAND DESIGNATION TO
THE COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR UPDATE
PROCESS, WHICH OCCURS EVERY
SEVEN YEARS, OR A COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW OF ALL INDUSTRIAL AND
MARITIME LANDS, AS OPPOSED TO
THE ANNUAL AMENDMENT PROCESS.
WE SUPPORT THE TRANSITION TO TH
THREE NEW ZONES THAT HAVE BEEN
PROPOSED AND SUPPORT THE
TRANSITIONS THAT SUPPORT HEALTH
COMMUNITIES, REDUCE ADVERSE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, AND
MINIMIZE LAND-USE CONFLICTS IN
THE ZONE. ALSO SUPPORT
RESTRICTING NONINDUSTRIAL USES,
AS NOTED IN THE COMP PLAN
AMENDMENTS, THAT REMOVES A FEW
LOOPHOLES THAT WERE PRESENT IN
THE COMP PLAN THAT ALLOWED FOR
NONINDUSTRIAL USES IN OUR
INDUSTRIAL MARITIME LAND, SUCH
AS SURFACE PARKING LOTS, STORAG
UNITS, AND BIG-BOX RETAILERS. I
AM PLEASED TO NOTE THAT SINCE
THE PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWE
THE PROPOSED CHANGES, THE TWO
MINOR CHANGES WE HAD PROPOSED
HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE BY THE ,
OR ARE REFLECTED, IN THE TEXT
BEFORE YOU. WE HAVE SUGGESTED
USING MORE DEFINITIVE LANGUAGE
NOTING TO LIMIT PARKING, RATHER
THAN CONSIDER LIMIT PARKING.
THAT HAS BEEN DONE. WE ALSO
PROPOSED IN 10.8, THURSDAY
MISTAKE ON THE SLIDE, SHOULD NO
BE 68. WE PROPOSE TO REWORD
HOUSING THAT IS TARGETED TO
WORKERS TO HOUSING THAT IS
INTENDED FOR WORKERS, AND THE
PROPOSED LANGUAGE FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION TODAY TAKES --
ADDRESSES OUR CONCERNS. LASTLY
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO NOTE THAT
IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION
LETTER THAT WE RELEASED IN
APRIL, WE DID NOTE OTHER
OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE
INDUSTRIAL MARITIME STRATEGY
THAT COULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN
OTHER ARENAS OTHER THAN THIS
ANNUAL AMENDMENT CYCLE . THOSE
INCLUDE EQUITY, FORWARDING
EQUITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE, ADDRESSING SOME
TRANSPORTATION ISSUES THAT OCCU
IN INDUSTRIAL MARITIME AREAS
THAT COULD BE ADDRESSED,
PERHAPS, THROUGH THE UPCOMING
TRANSPORTATION PLAN, CLIMATE
CHANGE AND RESILIENCY, SHORELIN
AREAS, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES.
WILL SPEAK TO THOSE SPECIFICALL
RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE THOSE ARE
OUTSIDE OF THE ANIMAL COMP PLAN
AMENDMENT PROCESS. HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
>> THANK YOU. I BELIEVE IT WAS
SLIDE 4, MAYBE WE CAN GO BACK.
THANK YOU. THIS IS VERY HELPFUL
EITHER FOR YOU OR FOR LISH
WHITSON, MAKING THIS -- THANK
YOU FOR SEEING THAT YOUR
CHANGES -- I STRIKING IT OUT.
MY QUESTION IS ABOUT REWARDING
TARGETED TO WORKERS FOR INTENDE
TO WORKERS. WILL THIS HAVE A
SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE OR ACCOMPLIS
THE SAME GOAL?
>> I THINK IT ACCOMPLISHES THE
SAME GOAL. THE LANGUAGE IN THE
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF YOU
JUST SAYS, FOR WORKERS. I THIN
THAT ADDRESSES THEIR CONCERN.
SO NO FURTHER CHANGES WOULD BE
NECESSARY AT THIS TIME.
>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE OTHER
QUESTIONS FOR VANESSA? I KNOW
THIS IS A SHORTER PRESENTATION
THAN WE ARE USED TO. I THINK
THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE DILIGENT
OF FOCUSED WORK OF THE PLANNING
COMMISSION ON THIS. ANY
QUESTIONS? I SEE NO QUESTIONS.
VANESSA, YOU HAVE STUNNED US
INTO SILENCE. THAT IS RARE HER
AT CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU.
YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO
STICK AROUND , OR IF YOU NEED T
LEAVE, YOU ARE WELCOME TO LEAVE
WE LOVE HAVING YOU HERE.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL STAY FOR
THIS PORTION OF THE AGENDA, AND
THEN I WILL EXCUSE MYSELF FROM
THE TABLE.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS LISH
WHITSON WITH COUNSEL CENTRAL
STAFF TO GIVE US ANALYSIS. WE
ARE IN SUCH GOOD HANDS WITH YOU
STEWARDSHIP HERE. I WILL LET
YOU TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AS
REMINDER, YOU HAVE FIVE SEPARAT
BILLS IN FRONT OF YOU. THEY ARE
INTERCONNECTED AND
INTERDEPENDENT . WE HAVE THE
2023 COPY HAS A PLAN AMENDMENTS
120567, THAT IS THE HEART OF
THE LEGISLATION AND INCLUDES
LAND USE CODE, TEXT AMENDMENTS,
INCLUDING A NEW INDUSTRIAL
CHAPTER WHICH CREATES NEW
INDUSTRIAL ZONES, MARITIME
MANUFACTURING LOGISTICS,
INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION, AND URBA
INDUSTRIAL. YOU HAVE A BILL ,
120569, THAT APPLIES THOSE NEW
ZONES ACROSS THE CITY
INDUSTRIAL AREAS . WE HAVE BILL
RELATED TO NOISE ORDINANCE
AMENDMENTS, AND YOU HAVE ANOTHE
BILL THAT TAKES THE PROVISION
FOR THE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL
ZONE, WHICH WILL REMAIN OUTSIDE
OF OUR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL
CENTERS AND MOVES THEM TO THE
NEW CHAPTER 2350. FOLLOWING
ADOPTION OF THIS LEGISLATION,
YOUR WORK WILL NOT BE COMPLETE.
THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL CLEANU
LEGISLATION THAT COMES IN THE
FUTURE THAT WILL DELETE THE
EXISTING CHAPTER 2350. AS A
REMINDER, THE PROPOSAL IN FRONT
OF YOU IS BUILT ON THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
INDUSTRIAL AND MARITIME COUNCIL
CONVENED BY THE MAYOR AND
IMPLEMENTED BY MAYOR HARRELL.
PARTICULARLY, SEVEN OF THEIR
RECOMMENDATIONS , SUPPORTING
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND
CLIMATE ACTION, STRONGER
PROTECTIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL
RELEASE ZONED LAND, HIGH
DENSITY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT,
PARTICULARLY NEAR STATIONS IN
THE INDUSTRIAL AREAS, PROVIDING
HEALTHY TRANSITION AREAS NEAR
URBAN VILLAGES BETWEEN
INDUSTRIAL AREAS AND RESIDENTIA
AREAS , NO NEW OR LIMITED
RESIDENTIAL USES WITHIN
INDUSTRIAL AREAS, AND THAT IS
THE CORE RECOMMENDATION . WE
KNOW THAT RESIDENCE IS IN THE
AIR INDUSTRIAL AREAS CAN HAVE
POOR OUTCOMES FOR THEIR
RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY LOW
INCOME AND BLACK AND INDIGENOU
PEOPLE OF COLOR COMMUNITIES NEA
INDUSTRIAL AREAS HAVE LOWER
LIFESPANS THAN RESIDENTS OF
OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY .
RESIDENTS IN THOSE AREA ARE ON
THE RECEIVING END OF A WIDE
RANGE OF NEGATIVE INDUSTRIAL
IMPACTS AND NOISE , AIR
POLLUTION , VIBRATIONS , DEST
-- DUST ARE ALL CONSEQUENCES OF
LIVING NEAR INDUSTRIAL AREAS
THAT ARE NOT EXPERIENCED BY
OTHER RESIDENTS OF THE CITY. W
DO HAVE TWO LOWER INCOME
RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES
SURROUNDED BY RESIDENTIAL ZONIN
, SOUTH PARK. THE
RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE SPECIFI
IDEAS THAT THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS
LIFTED UP DURING THIS PROCESS.
THERE ARE TWO STATE OWNED
FACILITIES IN THE INDUSTRIAL
LANDS THAT ARE OVER THE
MEDIUM-TERM GOING TO HAVE NEW
LIVES, HOPEFULLY. THE WOSCA
SITE NEAR THE STADIUMS AND THE
INTERBAY ARMORY SITE ARE BOTH O
FOR FUTURE MASTER PLANNING
PROCESSES. THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN AMENDMENTS REFLECT THOSE
STRATEGIES . THEY SET THE POLIC
BASIS FOR NEW ZONING
REGULATIONS, INCLUDING THE THRE
NEW ZONES. THEY CHANGE THE
BOUNDARIES OF THE MANUFACTURIN
INDUSTRIAL CENTER IN GEORGETOWN
AND SOUTH PARK AND REMOVE
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNATIONS. THEY
INCLUDE POLICIES THAT RESTRICT
FUTURE CHANGES TO INDUSTRIAL
AREAS. THE COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED
A POLICY THAT GUIDES REVIEW OF
PROPOSALS TO CHANGE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POLICIES
THAT RESOLUTION 31 807 INCLUDE
CRITERIA THE COUNCIL USES TO
DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT AN
AMENDMENT PROPOSAL IS
APPROPRIATE FOR CONSIDERATION
AND INCLUDES TIMELINES FOR
CONSIDERATION . IF THE POLICY
RECOMMENDED TO RESTRICT FUTURE
CHANGES TO INDUSTRIAL AREAS IS
ADOPTED, COUNCIL SHOULD FOLLO
THAT ACTION UP WITH CHANGES TO
RESOLUTION 31807 TO REFLECT THA
NEW POLICY. YOU MAY ALSO WANT
TO, IN THE FUTURE, MID-REZONE
CRITERIA TO ALSO REFLECT THIS
DIRECTION.
>> THANK YOU. IT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT THE POLICY
CONTENT WE HAVE BEFORE US HAS
ALREADY BEEN DOCKETED. WITH
THIS NEW NEED TO DOCKET, CAN YO
REMIND ME WHAT HER SCHEDULE FOR
OUR DOCKETING RESOLUTIONS IS?
>> YEAH. WE ARE NOT HAVING A
CALL FOR AMENDMENTS THIS YEAR O
NEXT YEAR BECAUSE OF THE MAJOR
UPDATE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLA
CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. OF PEOPLE
HAVE IDEAS , THEY SHOULD BE
CONTACTING THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING, COMMUNITY AND
DEVELOPMENT AND ENGAGE IN THE
MAJOR UPDATE WORK THEY ARE
DOING. WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT
NEXT ROUND OF POTENTIAL COMPANY
HAS A PLAN DOCKETING
CONSIDERATION IN 2025.
>> GREAT. IS THERE A CONCERN
WITH THE LAPSE OF TIME BETWEEN
NOW AND THEN? OR SHOULD WE BE
WITHIN THE FOUR CORNERS OF THIS
-- OF OUR LAWS?
>> IT IS A VOLUNTARY PROCESS
THAT THE CITY UNDERTAKES. WE DO
NEED TO REVIEW AND UPDATE OUR
PLAN AT LEAST EVERY 10 YEARS
NOW . THERE IS A REQUIRED REVIE
EVERY FIVE YEARS UNDER CURRENT
STATE LAW THAT HAS CHANGED A
LOT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
EVERY 10 YEARS, WE ARE REQUIRED
TO DO A MAJOR REVIEW OF THE
PLANNING.
>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU FOR THA
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS ON
THIS ISSUE? COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSON.
>> JUST TO CLARIFY, THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS,
THESE ARE THE ANNUAL AMENDMENTS
>> THEY ARE . THIS YEAR THE ONL
ANNUAL AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF
THE COUNCIL ARE THOSE RELATED
TO INDUSTRIAL AREAS.
>> WE COULD PUT ADDITIONAL
LIMITS FORWARD IF WE WANTED TO,
COULD EN SUITE?
>> YEAH. WE TRY TO LIMIT THOSE
TWO THINGS THAT A BEEN DOCKETED
AND PASSED, BUT THERE ARE NUMBE
OF OTHER DOCUMENTS AMENDMENTS
THAT HAVE BEEN DOCKETED THAT AR
CURRENTLY NOT IN FRONT OF THE
COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NOT
SEEING ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
>> THE NEXT BILL I WOULD LIKE T
TALK ABOUT ARE THE LAND USE COD
TEXT AMENDMENTS. I HAVE THREE
ISSUES HERE . THE FIRST IS
RELATED TO THE INDUSTRY AND
INNOVATIONS ZONE. THE ZONE
INCLUDES BONUS FLOOR AREA,
BONUSES FOR -- PROVIDING US A
DIFFERENT CREATION OF INDUSTRIA
SPACE. FOR TRADITIONAL
INDUSTRIAL USES, A BUILDING I
THE II ZONE CAN BUILD FIVE
SQUARE FEET OF NONINDUSTRIAL
SPACE FOR EVERY SQUARE FOOT OF
INDUSTRIAL SPACE THAT THEY
PROVIDE. THE BILL ALSO PROPOSE
THAT THERE BE AN INCENTIVE FOR
INFORMATION COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
IN THIS ZONE. SO INSTEAD OF
PROVIDING SPACE FOR TRADITIONAL
INDUSTRY, WE ARE HOUSING
MANUFACTURING LOGISTICS . THE
DEVELOPER COULD PROVIDE
INFORMATION COMPUTER TECHNOLOG
USES AT A RATE OF ONE SQUARE
FOOT FOR EVERY FOUR SQUARE FEET
OF COMMERCIAL SPACE IN A
PROJECT. FOR TRADITIONAL
INDUSTRY, YOU WOULD GET FIVE
SQUARE FEET IN YOUR BUILDING.
FOR ICT USES, YOU WOULD GET
FOUR SQUARE FEET IN YOUR
BUILDING. QUESTIONS FOR THE
COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ARE, DOES I
INCENTIVE FOR ICT SPACE ,
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY OFFICE
SPACE, PREDOMINANTLY, IS IT
LIKELY TO BE MORE ATTRACTIVE TO
A DEVELOPER THAN TRADITIONAL
INDUSTRIAL SPACE? DO YOU WANT T
PROVIDE THAT INCENTIVE FOR THAT
HIGH EMPLOYMENT, HIGH WAGE
EMPLOYMENT AS PART OF THIS
INCENTIVE STRUCTURE? AND
SECONDLY, AND MORE TECHNICALLY,
SPACE BUILT FOR TRADITIONAL
INDUSTRIAL USES IS GIVEN A
BIGGER BONUS THAN SPACE BUILT
FOR ICT BUSINESSES . THE CODE
IS UNCLEAR ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS I
A SPACE THAT WAS ORIGINALLY
BUILT FOR TRADITIONAL INDUSTRY
IS OCCUPIED BY ICT USES IN THE
FUTURE. I WOULD RECOMMEND
CLARIFYING THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE TWO DIFFERENT
BONUSES AND WHETHER OR NOT ICT
USES COULD MOVE INTO A SPACE
THAT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT FOR
TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIAL USES.
QUESTIONS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> THIS IS A STAKEHOLDER
PROCESS THAT WENT INTO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS, SO I AM
ASSUMING BECAUSE IT WAS THERE,
THERE WASN'T SIGNIFICANT
OPPOSITION.
>> THE STAKEHOLDER PROCESS
RESULTED IN THE BROAD STRATEGIE
THAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU.
THE EXECUTIVE HAS TAKEN THOSE
BROAD STRATEGIES AND APPLY THEM
HERE. WE ARE NOT HEARING A LOT
OF COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON
THIS , PUBLIC HEARING IS NEXT
WEDNESDAY , BUT AT THIS POINT,
THERE DOES SEEM TO BE
SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT FOR THESE
PROPOSALS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, THAT'S
A REALLY GOOD QUESTION. I CAN
TELL YOU WE WERE GENERALLY
LOOKING AT THE BROAD STROKES
DURING THAT STAKEHOLDER PROCESS
. THIS LEVEL OF DETAIL, I DON'T
KNOW THAT WE FLESHED OUT SO
CLEARLY. I WILL BE DOING A
LITTLE BIT MORE RESEARCH , AND
LISH WHITSON, I THINK THIS IS A
REALLY IMPORTANT THING TO FLAG
FOR US. VICE CHAIR MORALES.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS A
QUESTION OF HOW THIS
CONVERSATION CAME ABOUT. I KNO
THIS IS BEEN A LONG-STANDING
DISCUSSION TO GET US TO THIS
POINT, BUT IF THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT WASN'T SPECIFICALLY PART
OF THE CONVERSATION IN THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS, CAN YOU TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT LED TO
THE INCLUSION OF THIS AS PART
OF THE RECOMMENDATION?
>> LISH, I MIGHT PIVOT THAT
QUESTION BACK TO OPCD, SINCE
THEY DEVELOPED THE PROPOSAL .
JEFF OR JIM, ARE YOU AVAILABLE
RIGHT NOW TO JUMP IN? JEFF, I
SEE YOUR CAMERA ON.
>> SURE. I CAN START A
RESPONSE, AND OTHERS CAN ADD.
THIS ZONE IS FOCUSED AT THE
LIGHT RAIL STATIONS. THE
STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY GROUP
DISCUSSED EMPLOYMENT DENSITY I
THOSE PLACES , AND THERE IS ALS
GENERAL DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW
INDUSTRY TODAY IS NOT WHAT IT
WAS TRADITIONALLY. SO A LOT OF
THE EMERGING SECTORS THAT WE
SEE OUR THINGS IN AEROSPACE OR
CLEAN ENERGY, FOR EXAMPLE, AND
LOT OF THE WORK IN THOSE FIELDS
IS ON COMPUTERS . IT DOESN'T
REALLY REQUIRE MOVEMENT OF
LARGE EQUIPMENT OR THAT SORT O
THING. AND OFTEN IS , YOU KNOW,
LOOK SIMILAR TO ACTIVITIES THA
COULD OCCUR IN OFFICE . SO THIS
DEFINITION DISTINGUISHES BETWEE
INFORMATION COMPUTER
TECHNOLOGY TYPE USES FROM OTHER
OFFICE TYPE USES, LIKE FINANCE
OR A LAW FIRM OR SOMETHING LIK
THAT. SO WE HAVE NARROWED WITH
THIS DEFINITION TO SORT OF A
FUTURE ORIENTED CONCEPT OF
INDUSTRY . A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY
AND ITS DEVELOPMENT WOULD FALL
UNDER THIS CATEGORY. THIS WAS
FAITHFUL ATTEMPT TO TRY TO
INTERPRET THE BROAD STROKES OF
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE INTO HOW
IT COULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN THES
AREAS. ALSO, THE FEASIBILITY I
AN IMPORTANT FACTOR HERE . THIS
IS SOMETHING OF A NEW CONCEPT I
TERMS OF STACKED HIGH DENSITY
INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT. WE GOT
FEEDBACK FROM THE DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY AND PROPERTY OWNERS
THAT HAVING THE ABILITY TO DO
ICT COULD HELP GENERATE
INVESTMENT SOONER. THOSE ARE
SOME OF THE FACTORS WE LOOKED
AT.
>> THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR, ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT?
ANYTHING MORE TO DIG INTO?
>> IT'S AN INTERESTING
QUESTION. I REALLY SUPPORT THE
IDEA OF CREATING SPACE FOR --
AS INDUSTRY IS CHANGING, AS THE
ALLIED TECHNOLOGY AND
ANCILLARY SERVICES ARE ALSO
CHANGING AND MAY BE MORE
COMPUTER DEPENDENT, THE IDEA OF
CREATING SPACE TO ALLOW FOR
CAPACITY FOR HIGH DENSITY,
PARTICULARLY HIGH WAGE
EMPLOYMENT, IS REALLY APPEALING
I CAN CERTAINLY SAY I WOULD
LOVE TO SEE THAT SORT OF
ALLOWANCE AND INVESTMENT AND
ENCOURAGEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT I
THE SOUTH END. RAINIER BEACH
COULD CERTAINLY BENEFIT FROM
HAVING HIGH DENSITY, HIGH WAGE
EMPLOYMENT. AND SO, I AM REALL
INTERESTED IN UNDERSTANDING WHA
ALL OF THAT MEANS BETTER. AND
GIVEN THAT WHAT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT , IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE
IN THE CONTEXT OF INDUSTRIAL
LANDS, I AM STILL WONDERING A
LITTLE BIT WHAT IT MEANS FOR
CREATING WHAT SOUNDS LIKE IS
BASICALLY OFFICE SPACE, OR
ALLOWING FOR MORE OFFICE SPACE
IN AN AREA WE ARE TRYING TO
PROTECT AS INDUSTRIAL LAND. I'
HAPPY TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT THI
OFF-LINE. I JUST SORT OF
THINKING OUT LOUD ABOUT ALL THE
IMPACTS THIS CONVERSATION , THI
QUESTION IS HAVING FOR ME. I
WANT TO SUPPORT IT, AND I HAVE
MORE QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. I
THINK THE CRUX OF WHAT YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT HERE IN THE
INDUSTRIAL LANDS ESPECIALLY IS
THE FIRST FLOOR IS RETAINED FOR
SOME SORT OF INDUSTRIAL OR
EMPLOYMENT JOB CREATION WHEREA
THE OFFICE SPACE ABOVE IS ABLE
TO BE BUILT BECAUSE WE ARE
PRESERVING THAT LIGHT
INDUSTRIAL USE ON THE FIRST
FLOOR. LISH, DID YOU HAVE
ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO SHARE
HERE?
>> NO.
>> ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS, WE WILL MOVE
ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
>> AS WAS JUST DISCUSSED,
ACTUALLY, THE BILL DOES PROVIDE
FOR INCREASES IN AREA FOR
COMMERCIAL USES. IT INCREASES
THE MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA RATIO IN
BOTH URBAN INDUSTRIAL AND
INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION ZONES. AN
THE NUMBERS ARE ON THAT TABLE.
BOTH ARE COUPLED WITH PROGRAMS
THAT COUPLE THE CREATION OF
INDUSTRIAL SPACE WITH THE
COMMERCIAL USE . YOU JUST HEARD
ABOUT THE INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION
ZONE PROGRAM . FOR THE URBAN
INDUSTRIAL AREA, THERE IS A
REQUIREMENT THAT THERE BE 20%
OF A FLOOR AREA AND IN THE
INDUSTRIAL USE AND UP TO 80% O
THE BUILDING CAN BE IN ONE OR
MORE COMMERCIAL USES RELATED TO
THAT INDUSTRIAL USE. IT WOULD
BE CALLED AND ANCILLARY USE. S
FOR BOTH OF THESE ZONES, WE ARE
SEEING SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN
MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA FOR
COMMERCIAL USES . AND THE
QUESTION I AM RAISING IS, SHOUL
THE MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY PROGRAM APPLY TO
COMMERCIAL FLOOR AREA IN THESE
AREAS? OPCD HAS SAID IN THE PAS
THAT THEY DID NOT LOOK AT MHA
BECAUSE OF THE INCENTIVES
BEING FOCUSED ON THE CREATION O
INDUSTRIAL SPACE. SO APPLYING
MHA WOULD INCREASE THE COST OF
DEVELOPING THE COMMERCIAL SPACE
AND POTENTIALLY REDUCE THE
AMOUNT OF INDUSTRIAL SPACE THA
THESE PROGRAMS WOULD CREATE.
>> THANK YOU. JEFF, I WILL GIV
YOU A 10 SECOND MORNING. I'M
ABOUT TO ASK YOU A QUESTION. I
THIS CONVERSATION WHERE WE
WOULD HAVE USUALLY USED
MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
AS A PUBLIC BENEFIT IN RETURN
TO THE CHANGES WE ARE SEEING, I
THIS CASE, WE HAVE CHOSEN
DIFFERENT PROGRAMS TO FOCUS ON
THAT IS FOR MASS TIMBER AND
PRESERVATION OF UNREINFORCED
MASONARY . COLLEAGUES, YOU MAY
OR MAY NOT KNOW, INDUSTRIAL
ZONES AND OTHER AREAS THROUGHOU
OUR CITY HAVE A LOT OF
UNREINFORCED MASONRY WHICH IS
HONORABLE TO SEISMIC ACTIVITY
IS, AND THE COST OF REINFORCING
THESE BUILDINGS IS VERY HIGH ,
AND WITHOUT DOING SO, WE HAVE A
PUBLIC SAFETY RISK IN OUR CITY.
JEFF, COULD YOU BRIEFLY EXPLAI
WHY WE HAVE CHOSEN THESE TWO
PROGRAMS TO FUND WITH THE PUBLI
BENEFITS OF MAKING CHANGES IN
THE INDUSTRIAL LANDS? AND THEN
WILL ASK A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION.
>> YES. I WOULD ADD TO YOUR
LIST, IMPORTANTLY, THAT THE
BONA FIDE INDUSTRIAL SPACE AND
THE QUALITY EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES THAT COME WITH
THAT IS ALSO CONSIDERED A PUBLI
BENEFIT , IN THE INVESTMENT AND
UPGRADE IN INFRASTRUCTURE IN
THESE AREAS WHERE IT IS LACKING
. SO THOSE I WOULD ADD IN
ADDITION TO WHAT YOU MENTIONED.
THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL INCENTIV
FOR PRESERVATION OF
UNREINFORCED MASONRY STRUCTURES
UPGRADING THEM TO A SAFE
STANDARD, OR THE USE OF MASS
TIMBER CONSTRUCTION , WHICH HAS
SUSTAINABILITY BENEFITS . THOSE
FEATURES ARE INCENTIVIZED IN
THE PROPOSAL . ADDITIONAL
REASONS WHY WE DIDN'T RECOMMEND
MHA HERE ARE BECAUSE MHA
CURRENTLY IS NOT APPLIED TO
INDUSTRIAL ZONES. THE PRIMARY
INTENT OF THIS PACKAGE IS TO
STRENGTHEN AND GROW OUR
INDUSTRIAL MARITIME SECTORS ,
AND WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE MHA
ON INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. SO
THAT IS SORT OF A CONTINUATION,
ALTHOUGH AS LISH NOTES, IN SOM
CASES, THIS WOULD CREATE MORE
CAPACITY FOR COMMERCIAL
DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. I
UNDERSTAND THAT. LASTLY, OPCD
FUNDED A THIRD-PARTY
FEASIBILITY EVALUATION THAT
LOOKED AT A NUMBER PROTOTYPES .
UNDER TODAY'S CONDITIONS, MOST
OF THOSE PROTOTYPES WERE
MARGINALLY FEASIBLE, AT BEST.
SEVERAL WERE NOT FEASIBLE UNDER
EXISTING CONDITIONS. OUR
ANALYSIS FROM AN OUTSIDE
CONSULTANT SHOWED IT WOULD TAKE
SOME TIME FOR SOME OF THESE
DEVELOPMENT FORMS TO BECOME MOR
VIABLE. ADDING THE COST OF MHA
ON TOP OF THAT WOULD PROLONG
THAT TIMELINE. SO THOSE ARE
SOME OF THE FACTORS WE
CONSIDERED.
>> THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL. I'M
GOING TO ASK YOU A FOLLOW-UP
QUESTION, KIND OF IN PLAIN
LANGUAGE. WHAT YOU JUST SAID IS
THAT YOU HAD AN OUTSIDE ANALYST
ANALYZE THE PROTOTYPES IN WHIC
COULD BE FEASIBLE, THOSE
PROTOTYPES ARE MARGINALLY
FEASIBLE AT THIS. I WILL REPEAT
THAT IN A DIFFERENT WAY. ANOTHE
WAY TO SAY THAT IS THAT YOU HAD
OUTSIDE ANALYSTS ANALYZE WHAT
TYPES OF THESE BUILDINGS COULD
BE BUILT WITH THE FUNDING
STRUCTURES THAT WE HAVE RIGHT
NOW. SO IN THE PLANUS LANGUAGE
POSSIBLE, ARE THESE BUILDING
TYPES ABLE TO BE BUILT TODAY
FROM THE MARKET STAND POINT? I
THAT WHAT YOU WERE SAYING?
>> YES.
>> OKAY, GREAT. JUST TAKING THA
ONE STEP FURTHER, WITH USING
THESE INCENTIVES FOR MASS
TIMBER AND THE RETROFITTING OF
UNREINFORCED MASONRY BUILDINGS.
THOSE ARE IMPORTANT PROGRAMS
THAT WE NEED TO FUND IF WE WER
-- WHAT I HEARD WAS THE BUILDIN
TYPES THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING
ANALYZED ARE ABLE TO BE BUILT,
BUT THERE IS A VERY SLIM MARGIN
FOR THAT SUCCESS IF WE WERE TO
ADD MHA ON TOP OF THIS. THAT
WOULD PUT IT OVER THE LINE AND
REALLY DETERMINED THAT THIS
WOULD NOT BE A FEASIBLE PROJEC
TO BUILD. IS THAT A CORRECT
UNDERSTANDING?
>> YES. I GENERALLY CONCUR WITH
THAT.
>> GREAT. AND I SEE THAT EVEN
THOUGH COUNCILMEMBER MOSQEDA
WAS EXCUSE, SHE IS SHOWING UP.
WELCOME. WE ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO
HAVE YOU. I HAVE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS ON THIS SLIDE. ANYONE
ELSE? SEEING NONE. LISH, YOU
ARE ROLLING RIGHT THROUGH THIS.
>> THE BILL IS NOT
PREDOMINATELY A HOUSING
STRATEGY. IT IS AND INDUSTRIAL
AND EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY, BUT IT
WILL ALLOW FOR MORE HOUSING IN
AND NEAR INDUSTRIAL AREAS. PAR
OF THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES NOISE
ATTENUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NE
DWELLING UNITS IN GEORGETOWN
AND THE NEW URBAN INDUSTRIAL
ZONE , QUESTION FOR THE COUNCIL
IS, SHOULD THE NOISE ATTENUATIO
REQUIREMENTS APPLY MORE BROADLY
TO OTHER COMMERCIAL AREAS IN A
NEAR INDUSTRIAL ZONE. FOR
EXAMPLE, AREA IN BALLARD WEST O
24th ON MARKET STREET IS BEING
REZONED. WILL BE A BLOCK AWAY
FROM INDUSTRIAL ZONING SHOULD
NOISE ATTENUATION BE REQUIRED I
THAT AREA AS WELL. AND THEN, AR
THERE OTHER REQUIREMENTS THAT
REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
OF LIVING NEAR INDUSTRIAL USES
THE BILL DOES REQUIRE STREET
TREES AND LANDSCAPING AND URBA
INDUSTRIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
INNOVATION ZONES. SHOULD THOSE
REQUIREMENTS ALSO APPLY IN THE
MARITIME MANUFACTURING AND
LOGISTICS ZONE? SHOULD
RESIDENCES BE REQUIRED TO HAVE
AIR CONDITIONING, WHICH WILL
REDUCE INDOOR AIR POLLUTION IN
THOSE RESIDENCES AND CAN BE
ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH HEAT PUMPS
, WHICH ARE MORE MORE BECOMING
A HEAT SOURCE IN SEATTLE. AND
THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO
MITIGATE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
LISTED IN MY MEMO.
>> WONDERFUL. THIS WAS ALL VERY
CLEAR TO ME . ESSENTIALLY,
YOU'RE ASKING IF WE SHOULD
EXTEND THE TREE ORDINANCE TO
INDUSTRIAL MARITIME LANDS, AND
MY ANSWER IS YES. WE WILL GET T
THAT LATER. ALSO RAISING, SHOUL
THE NOISE MEDICATIONS, THICKER
WINDOWS, MORE INSULATION BE
EXTENDED AND REQUIRE AIR
CONDITIONING. I THINK THESE ARE
IMPORTANT THINGS. COUNCILMEMBE
NELSON.
>> IS THIS THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY
TO SPEAK TO HOUSING IN GENERAL?
IN THIS MEETING?
>> I THINK WE CAN BRING UP
GENERAL TOPICS AT THE END. YOU
CAN SPEAK TO IT RIGHT NOW.
>> THIS IS A LESS PRESSURIZED
MEETING THAT I THINK WE HAVE HA
IN A LONG TIME. SO AS YOU LIKE.
>> THIS IS THE LAST SLIDE ON
THIS BILL. THE NEXT ONE IS GOIN
TO GO TO ANOTHER TOPIC.
ACTUALLY, A RELATED TOPIC.
>> THERE SO MANY BILLS. THAT IS
MY THING. I DON'T KNOW WHERE TH
BEST PLACE IS. GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY. MOVING ON TO BILL
120571. THIS BILL WILL ALLOW FO
HIGHER NOISE LEVELS NEAR THE
BALLARD NORTH AND MANUFACTURIN
INDUSTRIAL CENTER SHORELINE.
HIGHER NOISE LEVELS IN
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL AREA
IN QUEEN ANNE, MAGNOLIA, AND
BALLARD, PREDOMINATELY. THE
QUESTION IS, WOULD DO YOU WANT
TO ALSO APPLY THOSE NOISE
ATTENUATION REQUIREMENTS AND
NEW DEVELOPMENT NEAR THOSE
AREAS? SHOULD KNOW THAT MANY O
THOSE AREAS ARE SOME
MULTIFAMILY, AND THE CODE
SECTION THAT WOULD ACCOMMODATE
THIS CHANGE IS NOT PART OF ANY
OTHER BILLS. SO A NEW BILL, A
NEW TITLE WOULD NEED TO BE
INTRODUCED IN ORDER TO MAKE THI
CHANGE.
>> VERY HELPFUL. COLLEAGUES,
ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS SLIDE?
SEEING NONE.
>> PLEASE PROVIDE ME WITH
LISTS OF ANY AMENDMENTS THAT YO
WOULD LIKE CONSIDERED WEDNESDA
BY 5:00. I AM AVAILABLE TO TALK
AT ANY TIME THROUGH THOSE . THE
DO NOT NEED TO BE FULLY FLESHED
OUT, BUT THEY DO NEED TO BE
THINGS THAT YOU WILL BE
COMFORTABLE MAKING PUBLIC THE
FOLLOWING MONDAY. THIS IS A
COMPLICATED SET UP LEGISLATION
WE WILL NEED TO MAKE SURE THE
BILLS ARE INTERNALLY CONSISTENT
RESULTS MAY REQUIRE AMENDMENTS
TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BILL
OR VICE VERSA. OUR
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL
CENTERS, WHICH ARE MOST OF THE
INDUSTRIAL AREAS, ARE DESIGNATE
AT REGIONAL LEVEL. THERE ARE
REGIONAL STANDARDS WE MUST
COMPLY WITH. AND THERE IS A
FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN
PUBLISHED FOR THIS STUDY.
AMENDMENTS SHOULD BE WITHIN THE
RANGE OF ISSUES STUDIED IN TH
F EIS. IN ANY REZONED SHOULD BE
CONSISTENT WITH THE RECENT
CRITERIA FOR THE ZONES THAT ARE
PROPOSED. IF YOU ARE
CONSIDERING REZONED THAT IS
INCONSISTENT, WE CAN LOOK AT
CHANGING THE CRITERIA ADDED TO
THE CODE. I THINK THAT IS IT
FOR MY PRESENTATION.
>> WONDERFUL. I WOULD LIKE TO
OPEN THIS UP TO COLLEAGUES .
JEFF, I WILL GIVE YOU A 10
SECOND MORNING AS WELL THAT WE
MIGHT HAVE QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
ONE OF THE REASONS WE HAVE HAD
CONTINUAL ROUND OF THESE
PRESENTATIONS COMING TO OUR
COMMITTEE AND PROVIDING ENOUGH
SPACE TO GET THROUGH EACH
CONVERSATION IS SO THAT IF
QUESTIONS COME UP ALONG THE WAY
WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ASKED
THEM ON THE RECORD. I DO SEE
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, AND THEN
VICE CHAIR MORALES.
>> LAST SEPTEMBER, AFTER YEARS
OF PROCESS THAT I AM SURE YOU
WERE INVOLVED IN A LOT OF, OPCD
ISSUED THE INDUSTRIAL MARITIME
FINAL EIS. THE PREFERRED
ALTERNATIVE ADVANCED A NEW
LAND-USE ZONE CALLED URBAN
INDUSTRIAL FOR AND TRANSITION
AREAS LIKE THE STADIUM DISTRICT
THAT WOULD ALLOW A LIMITED
AMOUNT OF HOUSING. SOME OF IT
COULD BE AFFORDABLE. I DUG INTO
THE FEIS AND THE DESCRIPTION O
THE HOUSING COMPONENT OF THE
PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE READS ON
PAGE THREE-380 FOR SOTO
STATING. AN ADDITIONAL 644
HOUSING UNITS ARE ADDED TO THE
SUB AREA UNDER THE PREFERRED
ALTERNATIVE. THIS IS A WITHIN
THE RANGE OF ALTERNATIVES IN TH
DRAFT EIS THAT LOOKED AT A
GROWTH OF 32 UNITS AND 990 UNIT
AND ALTERNATIVE FOUR. SO THAT
IS WHAT THAT DOCUMENT SAYS. WHE
I WAS BRIEFED BY THE DIRECTOR
AND HIS STAFF, I ASKED FOR
SUPPORT, BECAUSE BRING THE A
LIMITED AMOUNT OF HOUSING TO TH
STADIUM AREA WOULD ADD LIFE, I
WOULD PROVIDE A PLACE FOR THE
WORKERS WHO ARE WORKING IN THAT
AREA TO LIVE, BECAUSE MUCH OF I
WOULD BE WORKFORCE, HOWEVER THA
IS DEFINED. I BELIEVE IT IS UP
TO , IT IS EITHER 80 OR 90 UP T
120. BUT THAT CAN BE WORKED OUT
THE POINT IS, THE IDEA WAS TO
CREATE A REALLY VIBRANT ARTS AN
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE. AND SO,
IN MARCH, THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM, PUBLIC
FACILITIES DISTRICT, THE PUBLIC
STADIUM AUTHORITY, THE ALLIANCE
FOR PIONEER SQUARE, AND SEATTLE
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL DISTRIC
PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY , PIONEER SQUARE
RESIDENTS COUNCIL, AND HISTORIC
DOWNTOWN ALL SENT A LETTER TO
THE MAYOR THAT THE COUNCIL WAS
COPIED ON SAYING THAT WE SUPPOR
HOUSING HERE BECAUSE OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS COULD BENEFIT,
ROUGHLY SPEAKING. THEY SAY, WE
HOPE YOU AGREE THERE IS RARE
OPPORTUNITY HERE ADOPTING A
PROPOSAL PUT FORTH BY THE
SEATTLE OPCD THAT WOULD ALLOW
THE STADIUM DISTRICT TO BECOME
THRIVING MAKERS DISTRICT AND
ACCOMMODATE LIGHT MANUFACTURING
ET CETERA. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT
CHANGED BETWEEN MARCH OR LAST
SEPTEMBER AND NOW, BUT NOW
HOUSING, AS YOU KNOW, NOT
INCLUDED IN THE STADIUM
DISTRICT. I WOULD ASK QUESTIONS
ABOUT THAT. ON MAY 10, JUST THI
PAST WEEK, THE SEATTLE KING
COUNTY BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTIO
TRADES COUNCIL MAC ISSUED A
LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE
GENERAL STADIUM -- LET'S SEE,
LET ME READ THIS. IT IS IN
SUPPORT OF THE STADIUM DISTRICT
. SPECIFICALLY, AND CALLED OUT
THE COMPONENT OF HOUSING. IT
SAYS, THE INCLUSION OF WORKFORC
HOUSING IN THE PROJECT IS
ANOTHER CRITICAL ELEMENT TO THI
PROPOSAL. THE COST AND SCARCITY
OF HOUSING IN THIS REGION IS A
TRUE CRISIS, AND THIS
DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE A PART OF
CRITICALLY NEEDED SOLUTIONS. SO
MY QUESTION, BECAUSE I READ
ABOUT WHAT AMENDMENTS HAVE TO B
CONSISTENT WITH THE REGULATORY
ENVIRONMENT WE ARE WORKING
WITHIN, SINCE HOUSING WAS PART
OF THE FEIS AND THESE PEOPLE
THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS
PROCESS FOR A LONG TIME ARE
CALLING FOR IT AND MUST KNOW
SOMETHING ABOUT THE REGULATORY
ENVIRONMENT WE ARE WORKING
WITHIN, WHAT AN AMENDMENT
CALLING FOR PUTTING HOUSING BAC
INTO THE STADIUM DISTRICT BE
CONSISTENT OR NOT? THAT IS WHAT
I AM ASKING.
>> AS PART OF THE ALTERNATIVES
UNDER THE FEIS, YES, THERE IS
NO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
IMPEDIMENTS TO DOING THAT. I
WILL NEED TO GO BACK AND LOOK A
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN POLICIES
PROPOSED, AND IT MAY BE THOSE
WOULD NEED TO BE AMENDED AS WEL
AS THE ZONING REGULATIONS IN
ORDER TO DO THAT. BUT THAT IS
DEFINITELY WITHIN THE RANGE OF
THINGS WE CAN DO AND CONSIDER.
>> BUT IT IS CONCEIVABLE THAT
THEY WOULD NOT PUT IT IN THE
FEIS IF IT WAS INCONSISTENT.
>> -- I AM IMAGINING.
>> LISH, I THINK WE NEED TO HAV
JEFF ANSWER THIS QUESTION , JUS
BECAUSE THEY ARE FROM OC PD.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, I AM HAPP
TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CONTEXT
THAT I PROVIDED AT THE LAST
MEETING AS WELL. JEFF, --
>> I WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF
RESPONSE, WHICH IS WHAT LISH
SAID. YES, THE EIS LOOKED AT
HOUSING IN THE STADIUM AREA. SO
IT AMENDMENT ALONG THOSE LINES
WOULD BE ON THE BOOKENDS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. OPCD
UNDERSTANDS SOME OF THOSE GOALS
OF THE STADIUM AREA , AND THERE
ARE VALID POINTS THERE. WHEN W
WERE PREPARING THE LEGISLATION
BETWEEN THE FINAL EIS AND TODAY
WE HEARD ADDITIONAL INPUT AND
MAKE WITH MAYOR HARRELL, AND HE
DECIDED THE PROPOSAL HE WANTED
TO SEND I WOULD NOT HAVE THE
HOUSING. THE REASON FOR THAT IS
GIVING STRONG DEFERENCE TO THE
MARITIME INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITY
WHO FELT IT WOULD BE TOO CLOSE
TO CONTAINER PORT TERMINALS, AN
BECAUSE THERE ARE BIG QUESTIONS
THAT ARE UNRESOLVED CURRENTLY
ABOUT TERMINAL 46 AND THE FUTUR
OF THE COAST GUARD. IT WOULD BE
DIFFICULT TO MAKE A CHANGE ALON
THOSE LINES WHEN WE HAVE IS
OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS. THOSE AR
SOME OF THE FACTORS WE
CONSIDERED.
>> CLARK, IF YOU CAN PULL UP TH
PRESENTATION FROM OUR LAST
MEETING AND GO BACK TO THAT
SLIDE WITH THE WOSCA SITE.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, I WILL
SHARE WITH YOU WHAT I SHARED AT
--
>> CAN I ASK A FOLLOW-UP? ARE
THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE ARISEN
ON THAT THAT YOU JUST MENTIONE
THAT WERE NOT PRESENT BEFORE?
>> YES, IN THE SENSE THAT THEY
ARE SEEKING TO RELEASE THE PEE
TO A CONTAINER PORT OPERATOR .
AND SO, THERE IS CONSIDERABLE
UNCERTAINTY AROUND THAT. WE
DIDN'T KNOW AS MUCH ABOUT THAT.
>> JEFF, I WILL STOP YOU HEAR.
YOU DON'T NEED TO SPEAK ON
BEHALF OF THE PORT.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, I WILL
SHARE WITH YOU WHAT I SHARED AT
THE LAST COMMITTEE MEETING. THE
EIS INCLUDES THE ABILITY TO PUT
HOUSING IN THE STADIUM DISTRIC
, AND AS THE CLERK IS PULLING
UP THE MAP RIGHT NOW, THESE AR
THE EXACT SAME WORDS I SHARED
LAST TIME. YES, HOUSING WAS
STUDIED UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENT, THE FINAL ONE
IF A FUTURE COUNCIL WANTED TO
MAKE THAT CHANGE, WE WOULD NOT
NEED TO REISSUE AN EIS. THEY
WOULD SIMPLY NEED TO BE A
COUNCIL MAC BILL. THE SITUATION
WHERE WE ARE TODAY IS THAT THER
IS WHOLEHEARTED AND FULL
AGREEMENT ON EVERYTHING ELSE I
THIS PACKAGE. WHAT IS NOT IN
AGREEMENT RIGHT NOW IS WHETHER
OR NOT THERE SHOULD BE HOUSING
IN THE STADIUM DISTRICT. I CAN
TELL YOU THAT THIS IS, OVERALL,
A TENUOUS AGREEMENT BY ALL
PARTNERS. JUST LOOKING AT THIS
SLIDE HERE, WE HAVE ON THE UPPE
-- I AM NOT SEEING IT ON THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL CAMERAS . THERE
WE GO. THANK YOU. JUST LOOKING
AT THIS, WE HAVE T 46, WHICH I
APPRECIATE JEFF, YOU ARE TRYING
TO SPEAK FOR THE PORT. I THINK
THE PORT NEEDS TO SPEAK FOR
THEMSELVES ON THIS. WE ALSO HAV
THE COAST GUARD STATION JUST TO
THE LEFT THAT IS UNDER
EXPANSION. AND THAT, FROM THERE
THE CONTAINER FACILITIES JUST T
THE LEFT A LITTLE BIT OUT OF
YOU. RIGHT NOW, THERE IS A LOT
OF TENSION IN THE MARITIME
COMMUNITY ABOUT EVEN THE
EXPANSION OF THE COAST GUARD
FACILITY, WHICH WE KNOW TO BE A
NET BENEFIT FOR OUR CITY AND
MARITIME COMMUNITY. THERE IS
STILL TENSION THERE. WITH T 46
THERE ARE A LOT OF PROJECTS WE
HAVE NOT MADE A FINAL DECISION
ON. INSIDE THE STADIUM DISTRIC
OVERLAY IS THE WOSCA SITE THAT
YOU SEE. WITH THESE THREE LARGE
PROJECTS NOT HAVING FINAL
DECISIONS BEING MADE , AND THE
FACT THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE
TO COME TO AGREEMENT AND
CONSENSUS ON HOUSING IN THE
STADIUM DISTRICT, WHILE AT THE
SAME TIME ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF
THIS PACKAGE HAVE AGREEMENT,
THIS IS WHY TWO THINGS ARE TRUE
WHICH YOU POINTED OUT VERY
ELOQUENTLY. YES, IN THE FEIS,
HOUSING IS ALLOWED HERE IN THE
STADIUM DISTRICT. AND WHAT I AM
SAYING IS, WE CAN'T WAIT FOR
THE DISAGREEMENT TO REACH
COMPROMISE, BECAUSE THE REST OF
THE PACKAGE IS SO STRONG. AND I
IS MY FEAR THAT THE ADDING OF
HOUSING HERE WILL UNDO THE
TENUOUS COMPROMISE WE HAVE
BEFORE US. AND SO, I ABSOLUTEL
HEAR WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. I JUS
WANTED TO SHARE THAT CONTEXT
TODAY.
>> OKAY. I CAN'T REALLY SPEAK T
YOUR FEARS AND HOW TENUOUS THI
IS. I AM THINKING THAT THIS IS
OUR OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT
OPPORTUNITIES. WE ARE PUTTING
I.T. DEVELOPMENT IN THE INDUSTR
AND INNOVATION ZONE. WE ARE
PUTTING HOUSING AND WHAT IS
CURRENTLY AN INDUSTRIAL BUFFER
ZONE IN THE NORTH END. IT SEEM
AS THOUGH WE ARE COUNCIL AND
LOOK AT THOSE ISSUES. IF THERE
ISSUES YOU DON'T WANT TO TALK
ABOUT PUBLIC HERE, I UNDERSTAND
PERHAPS I CAN BE BROUGHT UP TO
SPEED MORE. I SAY BECAUSE THE
SUPPORT WAS SO STRONG LEADING U
TO VERY RECENTLY, I THOUGHT I
WOULD ADDRESS IT.
>> I WELCOME STAKEHOLDERS OF AL
WALKS TO JOIN IN ON THE PUBLIC
HEARING NEXT WEDNESDAY, MAY 24.
WITH THAT, VICE CHAIR MORALES,
I SEE YOU HAVE A QUESTION.
>> WELL, IT IS NOT A QUESTION
SO MUCH AS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
THE TENSION. I HAVE HAD SEVERA
MEETINGS WITH OPCD OVER THE LAS
YEAR OR MORE TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND , AS WE ARE TRYING T
ACHIEVE THIS GOAL OF
MAINTAINING, PRESERVING
INDUSTRIAL, AND UNDERSTANDING W
HAVE A HOUSING CRISIS, WHERE'S
THE BALANCE AND WHAT ARE THE
OTHER ISSUES TO CONSIDER? ONE O
THE THINGS THAT -- THIS IS SORT
OF TO THE POINT FROM LISH ON
PAGE 7 OF HIS MEMO WHERE HE
IDENTIFIED SOME OF THE OTHER
QUESTIONS AROUND WHAT ELSE WE
DO IF WE ARE PUTTING HOUSING
SOMEWHERE. SO YOU KNOW, MANY O
THESE NEW ZONES, YOU KNOW,
THERE IS A LACK OF GREEN SPACE.
I APPRECIATE THEY WILL BE
REQUIRED TO PUT SIDEWALKS AND
TREES, BUT IT REALLY RAISES A
BIGGER QUESTION ABOUT -- YOU
KNOW, IT IS NOT JUST UNITS OF
HOUSING WE ARE INTERESTED IN,
BUT ACTUALLY CREATING VIBRANT,
HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS. AND SO,
WHAT ELSE NEEDS TO BE THERE? CA
WE ATTRACT GROCERY STORES? WIL
THERE BE CHILDCARE FACILITIES,
ESPECIALLY FOR TALKING ABOUT
ATTRACTING PLACES WHERE WORKERS
CAN LIVE . IS ARE GOING TO BE
HEALTHCARE AVAILABLE NEARBY? AR
WE CREATING THE KIND OF
NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE PEOPLE CAN
REALLY WALK TO THE ESSENTIAL
GOODS AND SERVICES THEY NEED
WITHOUT HAVING TO GET IN A CAR?
AND CAN THEY BE SAFE WHEN THEY
DO THAT? A LOT OF THESE AREAS W
ARE TALKING ABOUT HAVE HIGH
FATALITY, PEDESTRIAN FATALITY
INCIDENTS. I THINK AS WE ARE
MOVING THROUGH THIS DISCUSSION,
THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER THINGS
TO KEEP IN MIND , TO KEEP AT TH
FOREFRONT AS WE'RE TALKING ABOU
THE KINDS OF CHANGES WE ARE
MAKING, THE REASON WE ARE MAKIN
THEM, THE BROADER GOALS WE HAVE
HERE. THE CHAIR AND I HAD
TALKED ABOUT BEFORE , IF THE
GOAL HERE IS TO PRESERVE
INDUSTRIAL LAND, AND NOW WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT MAKING THIS A
HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOOD AND,
PERHAPS, PUTTING A GROCERY STOR
IN SO PEOPLE CAN GET TO THE
STORE, THAT AFFECTS THE ABILIT
OF INDUSTRY TO ACCESS THEIR
SPACE. UP IN THE BALLARD
NEIGHBORHOOD , I DON'T REMEMBER
IF IT WAS A TRADER JOE'S OR NEW
SEASONS OR ONE OF THE GROCERY
STORES WHEN IN, THE MARITIME
INDUSTRY WAS REALLY FRUSTRATED
THAT YET ANOTHER NON-MARITIME
RELATED BUSINESS WAS GOING IN
AND AFFECTING THEIR ABILITY TO
OPERATE. SO THIS IS STASH THER
IS A LOT TO THINK ABOUT , AS
LISH SAID . IT IS COMPLEX. I
THINK IT IS GOOD FOR US TO BE
HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS NOW
INTO BE ASKING THE QUESTIONS
ABOUT OUR GOAL, WHAT IT MEANS T
MAKE THESE CHANGES . IF WE'RE
TRYING TO ATTRACT PEOPLE TO LIV
AT SOME OF THESE AREAS, WOULD
ULTIMATELY NEED? AND WHAT IS TH
IMPACT WANT TO BE ON OUR OTHER
BROADER GOALS ABOUT ACHIEVING
HIGH DENSITY EMPLOYMENT AND
MAKING SURE THAT OUR MARITIME
INDUSTRY IS PROTECTED AS WELL?
I KNOW WE HAVE GOT A FEW MORE
SESSIONS SCHEDULED. WE HAVE
AMENDMENTS THAT WILL BE
CONSIDERED. I AM INTERESTED IN
SOME OF THESE AMENDMENTS AROUND
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES IN
PARTICULAR. I AM JUST
CONTEMPLATING . THANK YOU,
CHAIR, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
REALLY HASH OUT SOME OF THESE
QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE NOW SO W
CAN GET THEM ANSWERED IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU, VICE
CHAIR. OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS? COLLEAGUES,
THANK YOU . THANK YOU, LISH,
FOR YOUR BEST PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU JEFF AND JIM FOR BEIN
HERE TODAY. I'M GOING TO GO OVE
AGAIN OUR SCHEDULE. LAST YEAR
WE HAD DASHBOARD LAST WEEK WE
HAD THE INITIAL BRIEFING FROM
OFFICE OF PLANNING COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT. TODAY WE HAD THE
BRIEFING FROM COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF AND THE PLANNING
COMMISSION ON THE
RECOMMENDATIONS. MAY 17,
WEDNESDAY, IS WHEN AMENDMENTS
ARE DUE TO CENTRAL STAFF . THEY
DON'T HAVE TO BE FULLY FLESHED
OUT. YOU DO NEED TO PROVIDE AN
IDEA OF THE AMENDMENTS YOU ARE
LOOKING INTO, AND THESE WILL BE
PUBLISHED ON MAY 22. LISH,
SORRY TO DO THIS ON THE RECORD,
BUT IS IT OKAY FOR COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO GIVE YOU AMENDMENTS
THAT THEY DO NOT WANT PUBLISHED
ON MONDAY? OR WOULD YOU PREFER
EVERYTHING TO BE MOVING FORWARD
PUBLISHED?
>> I THINK IT IS HELPFUL TO THE
PUBLIC AS THEY COME TO THE
PUBLIC HEARING TO UNDERSTAND
THE RANGE OF ISSUES THAT COUNCI
MEMBERS ARE CONSIDERING. BUT I
THE COUNCILMEMBER WANTS TO KEEP
SOMETHING PRIVATE, MY DUTY IS
TO KEEP THINGS PRIVATE UNTIL
THE COUNCILMEMBER FEELS LIKE IT
IS APPROPRIATE.
>> THANK YOU. SO AGAIN,
COLLEAGUES, THE IDEA HERE IS T
ENGAGE IN A PUBLIC DISCUSSION.
SO PLEASE DO UNDERSTAND THAT B
SUBMITTING AMENDMENTS TO LISH,
WE ARE HOPING TO PRESENT THESE
PUBLICLY ON MAY 22 SO THE PUBLI
CAN WEIGH IN IN A TRANSPARENT
WAY. NEXT WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, WE
WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. WE
WILL HAVE OTHER ITEMS OF
BUSINESS IN THE COMMITTEE THAT
ARE NOT MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL
LANDS. ON JUNE 8, WE WILL HAVE
MEETING WHERE WE VOTE ON THE
AMENDMENTS, AND THEN VOTE THE
BILL OUT OF COMMITTEE AS
AMENDED. THIS IS A CORRECTION.
WE HAD PREVIOUSLY SAID JUNE 7.
SO AGAIN, JUNE 8 IS THE PROPER
DAY. THIS LEADS TO A FINAL
PASSAGE FROM SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL ON JUNE 13. CASE WE RUN
INTO ISSUES, WE HAVE RESERVED
JUNE 14 FOR COMMITTEE MEETING,
WHICH WOULD PUT JUNE 20 FOR
FINAL PASSAGE. THIS WOULD HAVE
IMPLICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE
COMMITTEE SCHEDULE. WITH THAT,
COLLEAGUES, ANY FINAL QUESTIONS
I MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL?
OTHERWISE, WE WILL MOVE ON TO
HOME-BASED BUSINESSES. SEE NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS. TECHNICALLY
THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA
TODAY IS A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION ON COUNSEL BILL
120520, WHICH WOULD ESTABLISH
PERMANENT REGULATION FOR HOME
OCCUPATION BUSINESSES. CLERK,
PLEASE READ IT INTO THE RECORD.
>> [ BILL BEING READ ]
>> THANK YOU. FOR THE MAJORITY
-- COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, I'M NO
SURE YOU ARE HERE FOR THE 25
TIMES WE EXTENDED THE TEMPORARY
REGULATIONS.
>> ONE OF THOSE.
>> SORRY, I WAS BEING A LITTLE
BIT FLIP IT, MAYBE NOT
APPROPRIATE. WE HAVE EXTENDED
THE TEMPORARY REGULATIONS MANY
TIMES, WAITING FOR THE FINAL
BILL, WHICH IS HERE BEFORE US
TODAY. THESE REGULATIONS FOR
HOME-BASED BUSINESSES WERE
INITIALLY ESTABLISHED IN MARCH
2021 DURING THE PANDEMIC. THE
INTERIM REGULATIONS ALLOWED FOR
HOME-BASED BUSINESSES TO OPERAT
WITH MODIFIED REGULATIONS DURIN
THE COVID CIVIL EMERGENCY AND
REALLY STOOD AS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO PILOT IF SOME CHANGES NEEDE
TO BE MADE . THIS BILL WILL
PERMANENTLY ADJUST SOME OF THE
REGULATIONS ON HOME-BASED
BUSINESSES REGARDING THE NUMBER
OF EMPLOYEES THAT DO NOT LIVE
IN THE HOME, THE TYPE OF
CUSTOMER VISITS, THE TYPE OF
TRAFFIC AND PARKING IN THE
NONCOMMERCIAL APPEARANCES OF TH
HOME OCCUPATIONS . WE WILL GET
INTO SOME OF THESE CHANGES. JUS
BY WAY OF REFERENCE, ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT HAD HAPPENED DURING
THE PANDEMIC WITH SOMEBODY
COULDN'T ADJUST THEIR GARAGE TO
LOOK LIKE SOMETHING OTHER THAN
GARAGE. THESE CHANGES IN
REGULATIONS ARE NEEDED TO ALLO
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO
INCUBATE IN THEIR GARAGES, IN
THEIR HOMES, SO THEY ARE ABLE T
GROW INTO BRICK-AND-MORTAR
STORES. THE INTERIM REGULATIONS
DID LAPSE, AND THESE PERMANENT
REGULATIONS, WHILE THE PERMANEN
REGULATION WERE BEING DRAFTED,
AND WE BEGIN HEARING THE TREE
LEGISLATION AT THE TIME WE NEED
TO PASS THESE , THIS PERMANENT
FIX, WHICH IS WHY WE ARE HEARIN
IT TODAY. NOW THAT WE HAVE A
LITTLE BIT MORE TIME IN
COMMITTEE, I AM LOOKING FORWARD
TO PERMANENTLY ESTABLISHING
THESE CHANGES FOR HOME
OCCUPATION BUSINESSES. WE WILL
HEAR THE BILL TODAY, AND THEN W
WILL -- BECAUSE I LIKE TO HAVE
IT TWICE A COMMITTEE, WILL BRIN
IT BACK ON JUNE 14 FOR A PUBLIC
HEARING AND FINAL VOTE. WITHOUT
FURTHER ADO, WE HAVE KETIL
FREEMAN FROM COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF TO PRESENT THE
PRESENTATION TODAY. PLEASE
INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND TAKE IT
AWAY.
>> THANK YOU. KETIL FREEMAN
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF. I WILL
SHARE MY SCREEN. A LOT OF WHAT
I WILL BE COVERING HERE,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS COVERED I
THE INTRODUCTION. BUT THIS
COUNSEL BILL 120520 WOULD BE
PERMANENT REGULATIONS TO MODIFY
OUR EXISTING REGULATIONS FOR
HOME OCCUPATIONS. AS YOU KNOW,
THOSE REGULATIONS ARE MODIFIED
ON A TEMPORARY BASIS . I WILL
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY HISTORY AND
TOUCH ON WHAT THE BILL DOES, AN
THEN TALK ABOUT NEXT STEPS. HOL
ON. I CAN'T SEEM TO GET -- HOL
ON. OKAY. THERE WE GO.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY. IN MARCH
2021 COUNCIL PAST ORDINANCE
126293 THAT ESTABLISH INTERIM
REGULATIONS FOR HOME OCCUPATION
AND 10 OF THOSE REGULATIONS WAS
TO ALLOW HOME-BASED BUSINESSES
TO CONTINUE OPERATING DURING
THE COVID CIVIL EMERGENCY. THOS
BUSINESS -- THOSE BUSINESSES
MAY HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY
OPERATING OUT OF A STOREFRONT.
THE INCIDENT CASE LED TO
DEVELOPMENT OF ORDINANCE 126293
WHICH WAS OPERATING A CIDER
TASTING ROOM AND RETAIL
OPERATION OUT OF A GARAGE.
THOSE REGULATIONS COULD ONLY
LAST FOR A YEAR. THEY WERE AND
EXTENDED AN ADDITIONAL SIX
MONTHS IN MARCH 2022. AND THOS
INTERIM REGULATIONS LAPSED IN
NOVEMBER. AS COUNCIL MEMBERS
ROBOCALL, THE CIVIL EMERGENCY
ENDED IN OCTOBER 2022. SO WHAT
WOULD COUNSEL BILL DO? I WILL
GO INTO MORE DETAIL IN A SECOND
BUT STEPPING BACK A LITTLE BIT
TO TALK ABOUT HOW THE CITY
CURRENTLY REGULATES HOME
OCCUPATIONS. HOME OCCUPATION CA
BE AN ACCESSORY USED TO AN
EXISTING RESIDENTIAL USE . YOU
DON'T NEED A PERMIT FROM THE
CITY TO HAVE A HOME OCCUPATION.
INSTEAD THE CITY REGULATES HOME
OCCUPATIONS THROUGH PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS. SO ESSENTIALLY HOME
OCCUPATION CAN'T -- THERE CAN'T
BE A LOT OF ASSOCIATED WITH A
HOME OCCUPATION. AS SUCH, THE
CITY LIMITS THE NUMBER OF
CUSTOMER VISITS, EMPLOYEES,
SIGNAGE, THINGS THAT WOULD MAKE
A HOME OCCUPATION LESS OBVIOUS
TO YOUR NEIGHBORS. I WILL WALK
THROUGH SOME OF THE PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS AND TALK ABOUT CURREN
REGULATIONS DO AND WHAT THE
PROPOSED REGULATIONS WE DO.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE KEY
MODIFICATIONS, BUT THERE ARE
OTHERS IN THE BILL. I WILL
SPEAK TO AUTOMATE OF RETAIL
SALES AND SERVICES, BECAUSE WE
HAD TESTIMONY ON THAT AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.
CUSTOMER VISITS MUST BE BY
APPOINTMENT ONLY. THE
REGULATIONS WOULD HAVE NO LIMIT
ON CUSTOMER VISITS AND ALLOW A
WALK-UP CUSTOMER. WITH RESPECT
TO EMPLOYEES, THE CURRENT
REGULATIONS ALLOW NO MORE THAN
TWO NONRESIDENT EMPLOYEES TO BE
IN A HOME OCCUPATION . THE
PROPOSED REGULATIONS WOULD NOT
HAVE ANY LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF
NONRESIDENT EMPLOYEES. VEHICLES
ASSOCIATED WITH HOME
OCCUPATIONS. THIS HAS TO DO WIT
FLEET VEHICLES, NOT NECESSARILY
VEHICLES THAT MIGHT BE
ASSOCIATED WITH AN AUTOMOTIVE
SALES AND SERVICE . CURRENT
REGULATIONS LIMIT THAT TO TWO.
THE PROPOSED REGULATIONS WOULD
ALLOW AN ADDITIONAL VEHICLE.
SIGNAGE, CURRENT REGULATIONS
ALLOW ONE SIGN UP TO 64 SQUARE
INCHES. THE PROPOSED REGULATION
WOULD ALLOW ONE SIGN UP TO 720
SQUARE INCHES. COMMERCIAL
DELIVERIES , CURRENT REGULATION
ALLOW A LIMITATION ON THE NUMBE
OF COMMERCIAL DELIVERIES THAT
COULD COME TO A HOME OCCUPATION
ONE PER DAY ON WEEKDAYS, NOT ON
THE WEEKENDS. THERE WOULD BE NO
LIMITATION IN THE PROPOSED
REGULATIONS. AND VISUAL EVIDENC
OF A HOME OCCUPATION. OTHER THA
THE SIGNAGE , CURRENT
REGULATIONS ALLOW NONE FROM THE
EXTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE. OF
THE PROPOSED REGULATIONS, IT
WOULD ALLOW HOME OCCUPATIONS TO
BE ON PORTIONS OF A HOME, BUT
ARE OUTDOORS. SEE YOU COULD HAV
PART OF A HOME OCCUPATION AND A
SIDE YARD OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT. OR A GARAGE. THOSE OF TH
HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT THE BILL
WOULD DO. THERE IS AN EXISTING
LIMITATION ON NOISE, DUST,
VIBRATIONS, GLARE THAT APPLIES
TO HOME OCCUPATIONS. THAT
LIMITATION WOULD NOT CHANGE
UNDER THE BILL. THERE IS ALSO
CURRENT LIMITATION ON HOME
OCCUPATIONS NOT BEING DRIVE-THR
BUSINESSES. THAT ALSO WOULD NOT
CHANGE UNDER THE PROPOSED BILL.
NEXT UP, AS COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS MENTIONED, THERE WOULD
BE AN ADDITIONAL HEARING AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON JUNE 14.
ASSUMING THAT HAPPENS, THE
EARLIEST THIS COULD BE AT FULL
COUNSEL WOULD BE JUNE 20. ANY
QUESTIONS FOR ME ABOUT COUNSEL
BILL 120520?
>> THANK YOU . I WILL PASSES
OVER TO MY COLLEAGUES. I CAN
TELL YOU THAT THESE MODEST
MODIFICATIONS THAT WERE MADE
DURING THE PANDEMIC DID RESULT
IN BUSINESSES BEING INCUBATED
IN THEIR HOMES THAT WERE THEN
ABLE TO TAKE ON BRICK-AND-MORTA
SPACES. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED
MANY COMPLAINTS. OR I DON'T
THINK ANYONE HAS REALLY NOTICED
I WILL CHECK IN WITH
COLLEAGUES. COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSON.
>> THANK YOU. A COUPLE QUESTION
FOR CENTRAL STAFF . THE TWO
PUBLIC COMMENTERS WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT, I BELIEVE AUTOMOTIVE
SALES ON THE PUBLIC STREETS ,
COULD YOU EXPLAIN WHAT WOULD BE
CHANGING HERE? I THINK I HEARD
YOU SAY THAT CURRENTLY PEOPLE
ARE ALLOWED TO SELL TWO CARS,
AND NOW THEY CAN SELL THREE?
MAYBE I MISUNDERSTOOD. I DIDN'T
THINK THE INTENT OF THIS WAS
REALLY TO ENCOURAGE CAR SALES
ON PUBLIC STREETS. I'M TRYING T
UNDERSTAND HOW IT WOULD
ACTUALLY WORK.
>> SURE. THE NUMBER OF CARS
ASSOCIATED WITH A HOME
OCCUPATION WAS PRIMARILY
INTENDED TO GOVERN THINGS LIKE
FLEET VEHICLES OR SOMETHING LIK
THAT. SO IF YOU HAVE A VAN
ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR HOME
OCCUPATION, YOU COULD ONLY HAVE
TWO UNDER THE BILL. THERE ARE
LIMITATIONS ON THE AMOUNT OF O
STREET PARKING THAT COULD BEEN
ASSOCIATED WITH A HOME
OCCUPATION. CURRENT REGULATIONS
SAY THERE CAN'T BE AN INCREASE
IN OFFSTREET PARKING DEMAND.
AUTOMOTIVE RETAIL SALES AND
SERVICE USES, SOMEBODY OPERATIN
A GARAGE OUT OF THEIR GARAGE,
FOR EXAMPLE, BEING A MECHANIC,
THEY MAY STORE VEHICLES IN THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR CUSTOMERS WHOS
VEHICLES ARE BEING SERVICED AT
THAT HOME OCCUPATION. THE
PROPOSED BILL WOULD RELAX SOME
LIMITATIONS ON THE OFFSTREET
PARKING ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE
TYPES OF BUSINESSES. BUT THEY
WOULD NOT CHANGE THE OTHER
LIMITATIONS THAT MIGHT BE
ASSOCIATED WITH SOMETHING LIKE
MECHANIC USING HIS OR HER GARAG
AS A HOME-BASED BUSINESS. THERE
WOULD STILL BE LIMITATIONS ON
NOISE, GLARE, ODORS, AND THING
LIKE THAT.
>> THANK YOU. IN YOUR MEMO,
YOU SHOW THE CURRENT REGULATION
AND PROPOSED REGULATIONS. I'M
INTERESTED IN KNOWING IF THERE
ARE ANY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
INTERIM REGULATIONS AND WHAT IS
BEING PROPOSED TO BE PERMANENT
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE ABLE TO
SPEAK TO THAT OR ADD AN EXTRA
COLUMN TO THE MEMO.
>> I WOULD BE HAPPY TO MAKE THA
CLARIFICATION IN ADVANCE OF THE
MEETING ON JUNE 14. GENERALLY,
THEY ARE THE SAME REGULATIONS.
THERE ARE A FEW PLACES WHERE
THEY DIFFER. I HESITATE TO
IDENTIFY THOSE ON THE FLY LIKE
THIS, BECAUSE I AM AFRAID I
MIGHT GET THE WRONG. BUT AS A
GENERAL PROPOSITION, MOST OF TH
REGULATIONS AND THE PROPOSED
BILL ARE SIMILAR TO, OR ABOUT
THE SAME, AS THE REGULATIONS
THAT WERE IN EFFECT ON AN
INTERIM BASIS.
>> SO THE TRACK CHANGES THAT AR
ONLINE WHEN THE VIEWING PUBLIC
GOES TO THE SYSTEM AND LOOKS UP
COUNSEL BILL 120520, IT SHOWS
TEXT BEING ALTON ADDED. IS THA
DUE TO THE ORIGINAL PRE-PANDEMI
REGULATION?
>> CORRECT. THAT IS NOT TO THE
REGULATIONS.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. I WILL
FOLLOW UP LATER.
>> THAT'S A REALLY GOOD
QUESTION. IT WAS MY INTENT THAT
WE WOULD NOT BE MAKING
ADDITIONAL CHANGES FROM THE
INTERIM REGULATIONS. IT WILL B
IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT.
KETIL, YOU BRIEFLY MENTIONED
THAT THE RESTRICTIONS ON
AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESSES. COULD
YOU DIG INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT
DEEPER?
>> AS OF NOW, I THINK I TOUCHE
ON MOST OF WHAT THEY ARE. ONE O
THE WAYS HOME-BASED BUSINESS
CODE MITIGATES AGAINST THE
IMPACTS OF SOMEBODY HAVING A
USE LIKE AUTOMATED RETAIL SALES
AND SERVICE. REPAIRING CARS IN
THEIR GARAGE FOR SALE OR JUST
AS A MECHANIC TO REPAIR
VEHICLES, IS TO LIMIT THE
AMOUNT OF ON STREET PARKING THE
COMMITTEE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT
USE. SO SOMEBODY IS NOT STORING
THE VEHICLES AND RIGHT-OF-WAY
FOR VERY LONG. WE ENCOURAGE THE
TO TURN THE VEHICLES OVER SO
CUSTOMERS DON'T PARK THEM THERE
FOR MORE THAN THE TIME THAT IS
NEEDED FOR THEM TO BE REPAIRED.
THAT LIMITATION IS IN THE
CURRENT CODE. THAT LIMITATION
IS SOMEWHAT RELAXED IN THE
PROPOSED REGULATIONS. THE OTHER
PRIMARY PERFORMANCE STANDARD
FOR GETTING NOISE AND ORDERS
AND EXTERNALITIES THAT MIGHT B
ASSOCIATED WITH SOMETHING LIKE
AUTOMOTIVE RETAIL SALES AND
SERVICES, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED B
ABLE TO HEAR THINGS, SMELL
THINGS, SEE THINGS BEYOND WHAT
IS OTHERWISE ALLOWED BY CODE BE
ON THE PROPERTY LINE. THAT IS A
CURRENT LIMITATION THAT WOULD
CONTINUE TO APPLY . ONE THING T
NOTE HERE ABOUT THE REGULATORY
REGIME IS THAT WE DON'T REQUIRE
A PERMIT FOR HOME OCCUPATION. W
DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW WHERE
HOME OCCUPATIONS ARE . WE RELY
ON A COMPLAINT BASED SYSTEM FOR
UNDERSTANDING WHEN THERE MAY BE
SOMEBODY WHO IS OPERATING A HOM
OCCUPATION OUTSIDE OF THE FOUR
CORNERS OF THE CITY REGULATIONS
THERE ARE PLUSES AND MINUSES TO
THAT, BUT ONE MINUS IS THAT WE
DON'T REALLY KNOW WHERE HOME
OCCUPATIONS ARE. A PLUS IS THAT
YOU KNOW, IT IS SORT OF DASHES
EASIER TO ESTABLISH A HOME
OCCUPATION, AND IT IS IN SOME
WAYS EASIER FOR THE CITY TO
BRING IT HOME OCCUPATION INTO
COMPLIANCE BECAUSE IT IS NOT -
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT
UP. I PUSHED VERY HARD TO HAVE
A SPECIFIC PERMIT FOR THESE
TYPES OF BUSINESSES. S TCI
NOTED FOR ME THAT BY SEARCHING
THE BUSINESS PERMIT THAT WE
WOULD BE ABLE TO FIND WHERE
CORRECT UNDERSTANDING?
>> NO. IT GIVES YOU -- YOU CAN
LOOK AT A BUSINESS LICENSE
REGISTRATION TO GET A SENSE
ABOUT WHERE HOME-BASED
BUSINESSES MAY BE, BUT SOMEBODY
COULD HAVE -- YOU KNOW,
SOMEBODY CAN HAVE A BUSINESS
REGISTER TO THEIR HOME, BUT NOT
BE CONDUCTING THE BUSINESS
OUTSIDE THEIR HOME. THAT IS ONE
LIMITATION ON THE INFORMATION W
HAVE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE
BUSINESS LICENSING DATABASE. I
GIVES A FLAVOR FOR WHERE THINGS
MIGHT BE, BUT IT DOESN'T
ACTUALLY GIVE YOU AN ACCURATE
PICTURE OF WHERE THINGS ACTUALL
ARE. THE TYPES OF BUSINESS THAT
ARE REGISTERED TO HOMES, MOST O
THING ARE NOW THINGS LIKE
AUTOMOTIVE RETAIL -- ARE NOT
AUTOMOTIVE RETAIL, MOST OF THEM
ARE THINGS LIKE A REAL ESTATE
SERVICE. A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO AR
REAL ESTATE AGENTS OPERATE OUT
OF THEIR HOMES. THINGS LIKE
PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES.
ATTORNEYS AND ACCOUNTANTS WHO
MAY BE OPERATING THEIR PRACTICE
OUT OF THEIR HOME.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW?
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> REFREEZING A LITTLE BIT THE
QUESTION THAT COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSON ASKED. PAGE 2 OF THE
SLIDES THAT YOU PUT UP , CURREN
REGULATIONS, AND THEN PROPOSED
REGULATIONS. CURRENT REGULATION
REFER TO THE INTERIM
REGULATIONS THAT WERE PASSED IN
MARCH, WHICH I VOTED FOR. BUT
THAT LASTED 2022. IS THAT
CORRECT?
>> NO. CURRENT REGULATIONS ARE
THE PRE-PANDEMIC REGULATIONS.
THE INTERIM REGULATIONS HAVE NO
BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE NOVEMBER.
SO THE BILL WE HAVE IN FRONT OF
US MODIFIES THE CURRENT
REGULATIONS TO PUT IN PLACE FOR
REGULATORY REGIME SIMILAR TO
WHAT IT WAS IN PLACE BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC.
>> WILL I SUPPORT THREE COLUMNS
THANKS.
>> HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT TO THE
COMMITTEE.
>> PERFECT.
>> WONDERFUL. COLLEAGUES, ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE.
THIS LEGISLATION WILL BE BACK
BEFORE THE LAND USE COMMITTEE O
JUNE 14 FOR PUBLIC HEARING. IF
THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I WILL
SUSPEND THE RULES TO VOTE ON
THIS LEGISLATION THAT SAME
MEETING , BECAUSE OF THE
CONDENSED NATURE OF THE
SCHEDULE. IF YOU'RE NOT
COMFORTABLE WITH THAT, WE WILL
BRING IT BACK FOR A THIRD TIME
WITHOUT EVERYTHING. WE CAN CROS
THAT BRIDGE WHEN WE GET TO IT.
WITH NO FURTHER ADO, AND BEFORE
YOU CONCLUDE THIS MONDAY, MAY
15 SPECIAL LAND USE COMMITTEE
MEETING, I JUST CAME FROM A
LUNCH REGARDING GUN VIOLENCE
PREVENTION. THAT IS WHY I AM
WEARING ORANGE TODAY. ONE OF TH
PEOPLE SPEAKING MADE A STATEMEN
ABOUT THEIR CHILD, SPEAKING TO
THEIR CHILD ABOUT , THE FATHER
SENT TO THE DAUGHTER THAT THE
DAUGHTER'S GENERATION WOULD
REALLY NEED TO TAKE THIS UP, GU
VIOLENCE PREVENTION. AND GET I
ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. YOUR
RESPONSE TO HIM WAS, WELL, YOU
ARE STILL ALIVE. THERE'S A LOT
WE NEED TO DO TODAY. BECAUSE
GUN VIOLENCE IS PREVENTABLE. WE
KNOW IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY
CHANGE CRIMINAL ACTS THAT MAY
STILL OCCUR WITH OR WITHOUT A
GUN. AN IMPULSE WILL STILL
OCCUR WITH OR WITHOUT AGO. THE
DIFFERENCE IS THAT IMPULSE AND
THAT MOMENT WITH A GUN MAKES A
LIFE ALTERING MOMENT RATHER THA
A MOMENT THAT WE COULD COME BAC
FROM. SO THANK YOU FOR LETTING
ME SHARE THOSE THOUGHTS AND
FEELINGS WITH YOU TODAY.
SHARING THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS
WITH ALL OF YOU. THIS DOES
CONCLUDE THE MONDAY, MAY 15,
2023 SPECIAL LAND USE COMMITTEE
THE NEXT LAND USE COMMITTEE
MEETING IS A REGULARLY SCHEDULE
MEETING ON MAY 24, 2023 AT 2:00
P.M. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING. W