Land Use and Sustainability Committee
TL;DR
The Land Use and Sustainability Committee passed updated floodplain regulations to align with federal FEMA standards and allow residents to maintain flood insurance coverage. The committee also discussed but did not finalize an ordinance that would eliminate residential use permissions in the Stadium Transition Area Overlay District.
Key Decisions
- Floodplain Regulations Update Passed as amended
- Adoption of February 2020 National Flood Insurance Rate Maps Passed as amended
- Stadium Transition Area Overlay District Residential Use Restrictions Discussed (no final action)
Agenda
- This meeting also constitutes a meeting of the City Council, provided that the meeting shall be conducted as a committee meeting under the Council Rules and Procedures, and Council action shall be limited to committee business.
- Please Note: Times listed are estimated
- Call To Order
- Approval of the Agenda
- Public Comment
- Items of Business
- 1. AN ORDINANCE relating to floodplains; adopting permanent regulations consistent with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regulations; adopting the February 2020 updated National Flood Insurance Rate Maps to allow individuals to continue to obtain flood insurance through FEMA’s Flood Insurance Program; repealing Ordinances 126113 and 126536; and amending Chapter 25.06 and Section 25.09.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code.Council Bill (CB)Action: pass as amended Passed
The Committee recommends that City Council pass as amended the Council Bill (CB).
- 2. AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; repealing Ordinance 127191, which allowed residential use within the Stadium Transition Area Overlay District under Chapter 23.74 of the Seattle Municipal Code.Council Bill (CB)Action: discussed
The Council Bill (CB) was discussed.
- Adjournment