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Summary of Proposed Amendments

Proponent

1

Light Pollution
Establish a working group to recommend strategies to reduce light pollution

Jorgen Bader

2

Amend the Rainier Beach Neighborhood Plan
Adjust the boundary of the Rainier Beach Residential Urban Village to include the area south of S Henderson St between MLK Way S and the Chief Sealth Trail

Matt Wasse

3

Placeholder for possible North Beacon Hill Neighborhood Plan Update proposal
Establish a placeholder for consideration of Comprehensive Plan amendments proposed through the North Beacon Hill neighborhood plan update process, to the extent they become ready for action in 2010.

DPD

4

North Rainier Neighborhood Plan Update Placeholder
Establish a placeholder for consideration of Comprehensive Plan amendments proposed through the North Rainier neighborhood plan update process, to the extent they become ready for action in 2010.

DPD

5

MLK at Holly (Othello) Neighborhood Plan Update Placeholder
Establish a placeholder for consideration of Comprehensive Plan amendments proposed through the MLK at Holly (Othello) neighborhood plan update process, to the extent they become ready for action in 2010.

DPD

6

Roosevelt FLUM Amendment
Amend the FLUM in the Roosevelt Residential Urban Village in anticipation of zoning proposal developed by the Department of Planning and Development in consultation with the Roosevelt neighborhood plan.

DPD

7

Roosevelt FLUM Amendment
This application has been withdrawn at the request of the applicant.

Roosevelt Development Group, represented by Jessie Clawson

8

Shoreline Master Program
Amend goals and policies to increase emphasis on ecological protection and restoration, address the requirement to complete a shoreline restoration plan, prohibit new overwater structures that are not water dependent, and include more details on when non-water-oriented uses would be allowed on waterfront lots.

DPD

9

South Downtown FLUM Amendment
Amend the FLUM to redesignate areas east of Interstate 5 between S Main St and S Dearborn St; and west of I-5 between S Dearborn and the urban center’s southern boundary from Commercial/Mixed Use to Downtown Mixed Residential and Downtown Mixed Commercial.

DPD

10

Amend Northgate Neighborhood Planning Element
Amend the Northgate Neighborhood Planning Element to guide design through neighborhood-specific design guidelines.  Support to increase height and density and rezone from multifamily to mixed-use along NE Northgate Way, provided that impacts are mitigated by property owners or developers.

DPD

11

Precautionary Principle for Environmental Awareness
Adopt a policy to incorporate the precautionary principle to assess current and potential alternatives to city action.

Steven Gilbert

12

Interbay BINMIC Amendment
Amend the FLUM to remove land located north of Dravus in the Interbay area from the Ballard Interbay Manufacturing / Industrial Center (BINMIC)

Interbay Neighborhood Association, represented by Bruce Wynn

13

Open and Participatory Government
Create a new element of the Comprehensive Plan entitled "Open and Participatory Government."

Chris Leman

14

Reduction in Vehicle Miles Traveled
Add a goal requiring a reduction in vehicle miles traveled in and through the city.

Chris Leman

15

Discouraging Extra-Heavy Transit Buses and Solid Waste Trucks
Add a policy discouraging extra-heavy transit buses and city-owned or contracted trucks that disproportionately damage Seattle's roads and bridges.

Chris Leman

16

Harbor Avenue Corridor Property
This application has been withdrawn at the request of the applicant.

Jack McCullough

17

Amend Use of Building 9 at Sandpoint
Amend Sand Point amendments to allow housing and limited commercial use in Building 9 at the former Sand Point Naval Station.

Councilmember Richard J. McIver

18

Redesignation of a One Block Area, Bounded by 15th Ave NW, NW 50th St, 17th Ave NW, and NW 49th St
Amend the FLUM to redesignate a one block area, bounded by 15th Ave NW to the east, NW 50th St to the north, 17th Ave NW to the west and NW 49th St to the south, from Industrial to Commercial / Mixed Use.

Urban Commercial Properties, L.L.C., represented by
Ronald Sudderth

19

Yesler Terrace FLUM Amendment
Amend the FLUM to redesignate the Yesler Terrace site from Multifamily Residential to Commercial/Mixed Use.

Judith Kilgore, Seattle Housing Authority

20

Affordable Housing Action Agenda
Promote housing affordability in coordination with the Seattle Transit Plan, create a new policy to consider access to transit and transportation costs when developing affordable housing, and promote attached and detached accessory dwelling units.

Seattle Planning Commission

21

Cultural Overlay District Advisory Committee
Add new goals to encourage cultural districts, and to allow regulations and incentives to be adopted for them.

Fidelma McGinn and Randy Engstrom, Co-Chairs, Cultural Overlay District Advisory Committee  (Sponsored for docket consideration by Councilmember Nick Licata)

22

Greenwood FLUM amendment
Amend the Greenwood-Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Planning Element and the FLUM in the Greenwood-Phinney Ridge Residential Urban Village area in anticipation of zoning proposals recommended by the Greater Greenwood Design and Development Advisory Group for an area northwest of the intersection at N 85th St and Greenwood Ave N.

Councilmember Sally J. Clark

23

Ballard FLUM amendment
Consider FLUM amendments related to industrial land in the Ballard Hub Urban Village, in anticipation of the findings of the Department of Planning and Development’s Industrial Jobs Initiative, as called for in Resolution 31026.

Councilmember Sally J. Clark