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Bellevue Council directs staff to finalize land use code amendments to meet state design-review law
Summary
The Bellevue City Council on Feb. 4 directed staff to prepare an ordinance to adopt land use code changes that replace subjective design language with clear, objective standards under House Bill 1293 and to bring the ordinance back on a future consent calendar for final action.
The Bellevue City Council on Feb. 4 voted to direct staff to finalize a Land Use Code Amendment (LUCA) that tightens design-review rules to conform with state law and to prepare the ordinance for adoption on a future consent calendar.
City staff told the council the package responds to House Bill 1293 and amendments to the Growth Management Act and seeks to replace subjective language such as "visually interesting" with clear, objective standards. Assistant Director Nick Whipple said staff were asking the council "to direct staff to prepare the LUCA ordinance for adoption at a future date on the consent calendar." Senior planner Kirsten Matt summarized the drafting principle: "The main objective was to only include standards that were objective."
The Planning Commission unanimously recommended the LUCA after public hearings and review. Louisa Collot, vice chair of the Planning Commission, told the council the…
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