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Land Use and Sustainability Committee

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 · 9:30 AM AM · Council Chamber, City Hall 600 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104

TL;DR

The Seattle Land Use and Sustainability Committee discussed two major ordinances focused on expanding housing capacity and addressing homelessness. The first would create interim provisions for transitional encampments, while the second would rezone multiple neighborhoods (University District, Fremont, Rainier Beach, Downtown, and Madison/Miller) to increase housing supply and remove barriers to construction of affordable and sustainable housing types.

Key Decisions

  • Ordinance to expand transitional encampment capacity Discussed
  • Multi-neighborhood rezoning to increase housing supply Discussed
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Agenda

  1. 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.
  2. Please Note: Times listed are estimated
  3. Call To Order
  4. Approval of the Agenda
  5. Public Comment
  6. Items of Business
  7. 1. An ordinance relating to land use and zoning; adopting interim provisions to expand the capacity of transitional encampments; and amending Sections 23.42.054 and 23.42.056 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
    Council Bill (CB)
    Action: discussed

    The Council Bill (CB) was discussed.

  8. 2. An ordinance relating to land use and zoning; rezoning certain land in the University District, the Fremont neighborhood, the Madison/Miller neighborhood, the Rainier Beach neighborhood, and the Downtown neighborhood; rezoning land and amending development standards to increase housing supply, support multi-purpose redevelopment on certain sites with community-based uses, remove code barriers to passive house, modular, and mass timber construction and to conversion from commercial space to housing in more zones, and incentivize community-serving uses along with the construction of more housing in certain areas; amending Sections 23.40.080, 23.47A.009, 23.49.008, 23.49.011, 23.49.036, 23.49.058, and 23.49.158 of the Seattle Municipal Code; adding a new Section 23.40.090 to the Seattle Municipal Code; adding a new Map 1L to Chapter 23.49 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending Chapter 23.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code at pages 60, 76, 109, 112, and 188 of the Official Land Use Map.
    Council Bill (CB)
    Action: discussed

    The Council Bill (CB) was discussed.

  9. Adjournment