Council advances code changes to classify OMF and light-rail infrastructure; Sound Transit operations framed as industrial use

Oct 22, 2025

Council advanced amendments to zoning and use tables to treat Sound Transit’s operations-and-maintenance facility (OMF) and light-rail infrastructure as industrial/public-transportation uses in appropriate zones. City staff said edits reflect the facility’s industrial character and include draft notes on noise, emissions and landscaping.

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The council advanced two interrelated ordinance proposals affecting Sound Transit infrastructure during the Oct. 21 meeting.

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