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Seattle committee advances comprehensive-plan code changes, resends bill to full council
Summary
A Seattle City Council select committee approved amendments to council bill 120933 and voted to send the bill to full council, rescinding several ADU amendments, adopting parking and tree-retention changes, and noting additional environmental review is required before implementation.
The Seattle City Council's select committee on the comprehensive plan voted Thursday to advance council bill 120933 to full council after adopting and rescinding a series of amendments and directing additional environmental review. The committee chair, Joy Hollingsworth, said the committee voted 9-0 to send the amended bill to the full council.
The action follows debate and several procedural moves, including Council member Rinkmoving to rescind amendments 54, 56 and 58, which the committee approved by roll call. "Upon additional legal analysis, I've determined it is in our best interest to keep these amendments in the docket resolution rather than pass them in the legislation now," Rink said when explaining the rescission; he told colleagues the ADU topics could return after further environmental review next year.
Why it matters: the bill contains multiple land-use and zoning changes that would alter parking, tree-protection incentives, and other development standards across the city. Committee members repeatedly said some provisions require more study…
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