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Committee reviews ordinance to delegate final plat approvals to city departments

5124141 · July 2, 2025
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Summary

Central staff briefed the Land Use Committee on Council Bill 1210009, which would amend Title 23 to allow department directors to sign final plats rather than returning them to the City Council for ministerial approval.

City central staff briefed the Seattle City Council Land Use Committee on July 2 about Council Bill 1210009, an ordinance that would amend Title 23 of the Seattle Municipal Code to delegate decision-making authority on final plats to city departments.

H.B. Harper, an analyst with Council Central Staff, told the committee that Washington state law (chapter 58.17 RCW) governs subdivision in two phases:…

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