23.60A.157

Essential public facilities

Seattle Municipal Code · Seattle Mun. Code § 23.60A.157

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A. Uses, accessory uses, temporary uses, and shoreline modifications comprising essential public facilities defined in Section 23.84A.010 may be located in the Shoreline District in compliance with this Chapter 23.60A . B. If a proposed essential public facility includes a use or shoreline modification that is prohibited in the shoreline environment where it is proposed, that use or shoreline modification is allowed if it is infeasible to locate it outside the Shoreline District. The use or shoreline modification shall comply with all applicable use and shoreline modification standards and with the development standards in this Chapter 23.60A , including standards in Section 23.60A.158 for mitigation sequencing, and shall mitigate all adverse impacts to water-dependent and water-related uses. If shoreline modification or use is nonwater-oriented, ecological restoration equivalent to the gross floor area of the new nonwater-oriented use shall be provided pursuant to Section 23.60A.159 . C. If an essential public facility is proposed that does not comply with the use and shoreline modification standards and with the development standards in this Chapter 23.60A as provided in subsections A and B of this Section 23.60A.157 and relief cannot be obtained through the procedures of this Chapter 23.60A , the applicant may seek relief under Chapter 23.80 . (Ord. 124750 , § 10, 2015; Ord. 124105 , § 3, 2013.)