Land Use and Sustainability Committee
TL;DR
The Land Use and Sustainability Committee considered temporary zoning regulations to streamline housing development by exempting certain affordable housing projects from Design Review requirements. The ordinance would allow housing projects meeting Mandatory Housing Affordability standards to proceed without design review if using on-site affordable units, while also offering other housing developers the option of simplified administrative design review instead of full design review.
Key Decisions
- Temporary exemption from Design Review for affordable housing projects meeting MHA requirements Under consideration
- Alternative administrative design review option for housing projects subject to full design review Under consideration
- Amendment to Seattle Municipal Code Sections 23.41.002 and 23.41.004 regarding design review procedures Under consideration
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 land use and zoning; adopting temporary regulations previously in Ordinance 127309 for six months to exempt housing projects that meet Mandatory Housing Affordability requirements using on-site performance units from Design Review, and allowing permit applicants for all housing subject to Full Design Review the option of complying with Design Review pursuant to Administrative Design review; temporarily suspending mandatory, and allowing voluntary, design review of proposed development in Titles 23 and 25 of the Seattle Municipal Code, consistent with Chapter 333, Laws of 2023 and previously in Ordinance 127309; and amending Sections 23.41.002 and 23.41.004 of the Seattle Municipal Code.Council Bill (CB)
- Adjournment