AN ORDINANCE relating to housing; amending Sections 14.08.020 and 14.08.050 of the Seattle Municipal Code to add definitions, describe exceptions, and provide a compliance deadline for the first in time provision.
Agenda. Marble. Agenda item five Constable 118881 really into housing amending sections 14.0 8.0 20 and point zero 57 Ms. for code to add definitions, describe exceptions and provide a compliance deadline for the first in time provision. Councilmember Herbold, Thank you. This legislation would enact two very limited technical amendments necessary to it to put into place the Council's original intent in passing this ordinance. There's been some confusion about this bill that it will delay the effective date. In fact, the first one time provisions. At that hour. Part of the source of income discrimination bill are still effective January 1st, but this amendment will allow Seattle Office for Civil Rights to employ a soft rollout, as we discussed both during the committee discussions and the full council discussions, and will give property owners 180 days to get into compliance with the legislation by July 1st. Another item that was important to council members during the discussion and passage of the bill was the desire to exempt accessory dwelling units or detached accessory dwelling dwelling units when the owner or person entitled to possession thereof maintains a permanent residence. We had included that intent as a recital, but did not in fact include it within the body of the bill. So the legislation in front of us is aimed to make the housing application process more objective as a tool to mitigate bias. And these technical amendments will ensure that the position, the legislation is fully implemented as originally intended. Just additional background. The Office of Civil Rights will be releasing its directors rules for the implementation of this ordinance next week. Director Powell, Patty Lolly, Brenda Barro and Jenny John have been leading this process. They've been working with both tenant advocates and property owners, including the Rental Housing Association, the Washington Multifamily Housing Association, the Urban League, solid ground, the tenants union. And they've held to open community public meetings to ensure that all stakeholders will have the resources necessary to comply with the law. Thank you, Councilman Herbold. Any further comments? I'll move to accounts bill 118881 second. Please call the role on the passage of the bill. Suarez O'Brian. Bagshaw, Burgess. Gonzalez, Purple Johnson. President Harrell. Eight in favor and unopposed. Thank you. The bill passed and Shaw will sign it. Now let's go to an item six and seven together. Agenda item six and seven, click for three one 4039 for lots of division application of Robert Hardy to subdivide one unit lot into two unit lots at 3811 Fremont Lane North. This is a division of one unit lot within one and excuse me within a nine unit lots of division creating total ten unit lots cancel 118 876