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Land Use Committee

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 · 2:00 PM AM · Council Chamber, City Hall 600 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104

TL;DR

The Land Use Committee approved a zoning change for a property on Fremont Avenue N, allowing for a more dense residential development with affordable housing requirements. They also approved a new master plan for the University of Washington Medical Center - Northwest Hospital site, which includes rezoning and height limit modifications.

Key Decisions

  • Rezoning of 8601 Fremont Ave N from Single Family to Low-Rise Residential Passed
  • University of Washington Medical Center - Northwest Hospital Master Plan Passed
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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. 6. Application of Encore Architects, PLLC, to rezone an approximately 34, 654 square foot site located at 8601 Fremont Ave. N. from Single Family (SF5000) to Lowrise 2 with a (M) Mandatory Housing Affordability suffix (LR2 (M)) (Project No. 3036119-LU; Type IV).
    Clerk File (CF)
    Action: grant as conditioned Passed

    The Committee recommends that City Council grant as conditioned the Clerk File (CF).

  8. 7. AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; amending Chapter 23.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code at page 26 of the Official Land Use Map to rezone the property at 8601 Fremont Avenue N from Neighborhood Residential 3 to Lowrise 2 with a M1 Mandatory Housing Affordability Suffix (LR2 (M1)); and accepting a Property Use and Development Agreement as a condition of rezone approval. (Application of Blair Stone/Encore Architects, C.F. 314491, SDCI Project 3036119-LU)
    Ordinance (Ord)
    Action: pass as amended Passed

    The Committee recommends that City Council pass as amended the Council Bill (CB).

  9. 9. AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; adopting a new Major Institution Master Plan for the University of Washington Medical Center - Northwest Hospital; and amending Chapter 23.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code at Page 14 of the Official Land Use Map, to modify height limits and rezone property within the Major Institution Overlay (Project Number 3040282-LU, Clerk File 314511).
    Ordinance (Ord)
    Action: pass Passed

    The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council Bill (CB).

  10. Adjournment