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Land Use Committee opens public hearing and debates amendment on light-rail permitting ordinance; vote delayed to next meeting
Summary
Committee members debated a walk-on amendment requiring Sound Transit to submit pre-submittal community outreach plans for large light-rail permits tied to council bill 120975; departments will review the amendment and the committee agreed to postpone a final committee vote to June 4, 2025.
The Special Land Use Committee opened a public hearing on May 29 for Council Bill 120975, an ordinance that would amend Seattle’s land-use code to streamline permitting for light-rail transit facilities and support construction of the West Seattle Link Extension and the Ballard–Lincoln section.
The bill, described by committee staff as updating both substantive development standards and procedural permitting standards for essential public facilities, was presented by central staff and representatives from the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI) and Sound Transit. Committee members and staff noted two recent developments that frame the proposal: the Federal Transit Administration’s publication of a Record of Decision for the West Seattle Link Extension and a change in state law reinforcing light rail’s status as an essential public facility under the…
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