§ 12A.21.050 — Creation, evaluation, modification, and termination of SODA zone

12A.21.050 - Creation, evaluation, modification, and termination of SODA zone

A. SODA zones may be created, modified, or terminated by ordinance. B. The geographic boundaries of SODA zones shall be narrowly tailored to encompass areas of significant illegal drug activity. Unless otherwise specified, SODA zones shall include both sides of the streets, including sidewalks, that demarcate the geographic perimeter of a particular SODA zone. C. This Chapter 12A.21 and the effect of its application shall be reviewed at least every two years by the City Council. 1. For each year, the Seattle Police Department, with input from the City Attorney's Office, shall publish a report no later than the end of the first quarter of the following year that provides the following information: a. How many SODA orders were issued for each SODA zone; b. How many arrests were made for violating the orders in each SODA zone; c. Demographic information on those receiving orders and/or violating orders; d. Analysis of illegal drug trafficking and drug use in SODA zones, including year-over-year statistics of drug-related crimes and whether dispersion of illegal drug trafficking and public use occurred in surrounding areas; e. The number of individuals who were referred to diversion services; f. Analysis of the degree to which individuals with active SODA orders are believed to violate or to have violated them; g. For the initial report, analysis of the prevalence of charges and convictions for crimes listed in Section 12A.21.020 for each SODA zone compared to the prevalence before October 23, 2024; h. For subsequent reports, analysis of the prevalence of charges and convictions for crimes listed in Section 12A.21.020 for each SODA zone compared to the prevalence as reflected in the previous report; and i. Analysis of the extent to which charges and convictions for crimes listed in Section 12A.21.020 may have been dispersed from each SODA zone into other areas of the city. 2. This review shall include a presentation by the Seattle Police Department, with input from the City Attorney's Office, to the City Council Public Safety Committee, or successor committee, that re-evaluates each SODA zone and makes a recommendation for its continuance with existing borders, for its continuance with adjusted borders, or for its discontinuation as a SODA zone. Such recommendations shall have basis in the factors set forth in subsection 12A.21.050.C.1, in addition to other relevant data collected by the Seattle Police Department and City Attorney's Office, including quarterly crime trends (1) within each SODA zone and (2) in the several blocks surrounding each SODA zone compared to the same trends (1) within other areas of open-air drug activity that are not SODA zones and (2) citywide. This report shall be provided to the City Clerk and the City Council and published on the Seattle Police Department website. D. SODA Zone 1 Due to high levels of significant drug activity, SODA Zone 1 (illustrated by Map A for 12A.21.050) is established as the area of Downtown bordered on the north by Stewart Street, on the south by University Street, on the east by 6th Avenue, and on the west by 1st Avenue. Map A for 12A.21.050 SODA Zone 1 [image omitted; see the official code] E. SODA Zone 2 Due to high levels of significant drug activity, SODA Zone 2 (illustrated by Map B for 12A.21.050) is established as the area of the International District bordered on the north by S. Main Street, on the south by S. Dearborn Street, on the east by Boren Avenue continuing to Rainier Avenue S., and on the West by 7th Avenue South, including all off-ramps and areas underneath Interstate 5 and sidewalks immediately adjacent to Interstate 5. Map B for 12A.21.050 SODA Zone 2 [image omitted; see the official code] F. SODA Zone 3 Due to high levels of significant drug activity, SODA Zone 3 (illustrated by Map C for 12A.21.050) is established as the area of the Belltown District bordered on the north by Battery Street, on the south by Blanchard Street, on the east by 4th Avenue, and on the west by 2nd Avenue. Map C for 12A.21.050 SODA Zone 3 [image omitted; see the official code] G. SODA Zone 4 Due to high levels of significant drug activity, SODA Zone 4 (illustrated by Map D for 12A.21.050) is established as the area of the Capitol Hill neighborhood bordered on the north by East Thomas Street, on the south by East Union Street, on the east by 11th Avenue, and on the west by Harvard Avenue. Map D for 12A.21.050 SODA Zone 4 [image omitted; see the official code] H. SODA Zone 5 Due to high levels of significant drug activity, SODA Zone 5 (illustrated by Map E for 12A.21.050) is established as the area of the Pioneer Square area bordered on the north by Cherry Street, on the south by Yesler Way, on the east by 3rd Avenue, and on the west by 1st Avenue. Map E for 12A.21.050 SODA Zone 5 [image omitted; see the official code] I. SODA Zone 6 Due to high levels of significant drug activity, SODA Zone 6 (illustrated by Map F for 12A.21.050) is established as the area of the University District bordered on the north by Northeast 52nd Street, on the south by Northeast 43rd Street, on the east by 15th Avenue Northeast, and on the west by Brooklyn Avenue Northeast. Map F for 12A.21.050 SODA Zone 6 [image omitted; see the official code]

([Renumbered from 12A.21.040]; Ord. 127085, § 1, 2024)