Tuesday, April 24, 2012
How will “Regulatory Reform” of the Land Use Code now before the City Council affect your Neighborhood and your Rights?
SEATTLE
COMMUNITY COUNCIL FEDERATION
Monthly
Meeting –Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 7 p.m.
Central
Area Senior Center, 500 30th Avenue South 98144
[This
beautiful facility with free parking and a grand view of Lake Washington is
just three blocks east of Martin Luther King, Jr. Way S. and one block south of
S. Jackson Street]
AGENDA
How will “Regulatory Reform” of the Land Use
Code now before the City Council affect your Neighborhood and your Rights?
featuring
Mike Podowski, Department of Planning and Development
Hear the latest from City officials and neighborhood
leaders about Land Use Code changes in Council Bill 117430, which a City
Council committee votes on in May. In the name of “regulatory reform,”
the Mayor, Department of Planning and Development, and development community
would sweep away long-cherished neighborhood protections and notice/appeal
rights.
The key changes: (1)
reduce or eliminate parking requirements; (2) exempt much bigger buildings from
SEPA notice and appeal; (3) allow commercial businesses in residential zones;
(4) release many existing buildings from currently required street-level
retail; (5) lengthen temporary use permits to 18 months (often used for parking
lots and construction storage) from the current 6 and eliminate the citizen
right to appeal them; and (6) expand accessory dwelling units.
How will these changes affect
your neighborhood or neighborhood plan? Why didn’t DPD engage the public
before presenting these proposals to the City Council? What can you do to
influence the City Council response? What position should SCCF take on
the proposals? Please come with your ideas and questions!
The April meeting also
includes our monthly Round Robin to share with others the recent issues and
projects in your neighborhood. If you have informational materials you
would like distributed at the meeting, please e-mail electronic copies or links
to jeannieh@serv.net.
7:00
Administration
2. Minutes /Treasurer’s Report / President’s
Report
7:10
Regulatory Reform:
Mike Podowski, DPD
7:40
Regulatory Reform:
Discussion
8:15
Round Robin of issues and projects in your neighborhood
9:00 Adjourn
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