AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; renaming Single-Family zones to Neighborhood Residential zones; amending Chapter 23.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) at pages 1 through 107, 111 through 114, 117 through 126, 131 through 140, 142 through 214, and 216 through 221 of the Official Land Use Map; renaming Chapter 23.44 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending Sections 6.600.080, 11.16.240, 15.16.040, 15.17.100, 15.17.120, 15.17.150, 15.32.200, 15.32.300, 22.801.200, 22.900C.010, 23.04.010, 23.30.010, 23.30.030, 23.34.006, 23.34.010, 23.34.011, 23.34.012, 23.34.013, 23.34.014, 23.34.018, 23.34.072, 23.34.089, 23.40.006, 23.41.004, 23.41.008, 23.42.052, 23.42.056, 23.42.058, 23.42.106, 23.42.108, 23.42.110, 23.42.112, 23.42.122, 23.42.124, 23.42.130, 23.44.002, 23.44.006, 23.44.008, 23.44.010, 23.44.011, 23.44.012, 23.44.013, 23.44.014, 23.44.016, 23.44.017, 23.44.019, 23.44.020, 23.44.021, 23.44.022, 23.44.024, 23.44.028, 23.44.034, 23.44.035, 23.44.036, 23.44.041, 23.44.046, 23.44.060, 23.45.514, 23.45.518, 23.45.527, 23.45.536, 23.45.550, 23.45.578, 23.47A.014, 23.47
Agenda Item 21 Council Bill 120214 An ordinance relating to land use and zoning renaming single family zones two neighborhood residential zones. The committee recommends the bill pass. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Councilmember Strauss, back to you. Thank you. Council President. In September, the city council passed an amendment to the sale, a comprehensive plan to change the name of single family zones to neighborhood residential zones to better reflect the reality of these zones, which already include many backyard cottages, detached houses that are home to multiple families and legacy duplexes and triplexes that pre-date our existing zoning laws. The name change was also a long standing request of both the Seattle Planning Commission, as well as the City Council from the mandatory housing affordability process. In September, we adopted that comprehensive plan amendment. The legislation before us today would implement that comprehensive plan amendment by amending the municipal code to effectuate the name change. Again, there are no changes to zoning within this bill. We are required to amend the comprehensive plan before we can change the land use code. So just like in September, the legislation does change the underlying. It does change the zoning name. It does not change what is allowed to be constructed in that zone. It just changes the name to neighborhood residential. I have to like I have to call out and shout out the leadership. Councilmember Mosqueda. Councilmember Mosqueda has led on this issue before I came to office as well as to Aaron House for her work and outreach and Alicia Whitson for his amazing work on all of these land use policies. Nor on my committee director has had an integral role. And thank you to Noah Councilmember Strauss. Appreciate it. Colleagues, any additional comments on this council? Bill Agenda Item 21 Council Bill 120214 Councilman Mosquito, please. Thank you very much. Council President. Thank you. Chair of Land Use of Members Trials. Thank you for sponsoring this follow up legislation to the legislation we co-sponsored this summer amending the Comprehensive Plan. I am very excited about this follow up. I think that, as you said, this will help us lay the ground, make sure that our language and code, as well as in a comprehensive plan, is reflective to the true character of South Africa's. As we embark on the much awaited and deeply engaging comprehensive plan, major updates that will start with community engagement next year and will hopefully work to address the exclusionary zoning still embedded in our statute. I really appreciate that the more inclusive, accurate names such as Negative Neighborhood Residential recognizes these neighborhoods are already home to that diversity that you outlined and helps to make sure that folks know how that diversity adds to our thriving neighborhoods across Seattle. And the name Single Family Designation solely does not yield the truly diverse nature of what our neighborhoods are as we seek to have robust discussion with community members going forward. I want to also thank Erin House and I know you did a tremendous amount of work. And as I mentioned in your committee last week, I want to extend our appreciation as well to our state legislative champions, who have also been embarking on similar efforts at the state level to try to create more inclusive and diverse cities across our state. And I want to thank our very own representative to represent Mary Fitzgibbon, Representative Chopp, along with community organizations such as the Housing Development Construction, South Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Sierra Club. 350 Seattle Share the Cities and API a Seattle chapter. I think this is a really exciting day. From a purely technical perspective, the term single family has been a misnomer since 1994, when the ADU legislation was passed so long overdue and greatly appreciated. Councilmembers very excited to vote for this. You so much. Councilor Mesquita, are there any additional comments on comfortable 120214. Agenda item 21 Hearing None. Will the clerk please call the roll on the passage of Council Bill 120214. Agenda Item 21. Lewis. Yes. Morales. Let's get up. Hi. Peterson. Hi. Strauss. Yes. For Bill? Yes. Whereas I council President Gonzalez I eight in favor and unopposed. The bill passes and the chair will sign it. Will the clerk please affix my signature to the legislation on my behalf? Please read item 22 into the record.