23.04.040

Major Institution transition rule.

Seattle Municipal Code · Seattle Mun. Code § 23.04.040

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The following transition rules shall apply only to Major Institution master plans and Major Institution projects: A. The development program component, as described in subsections D and E of Section 23.69.030 , of a master plan which was adopted before the effective date of the 1996 Major Institutions Ordinance, or for which an application was filed before the effective date of the 1996 Major Institutions Ordinance and which was subsequently adopted, shall remain effective through its adopted expiration date. If no expiration date was adopted for a development program that was adopted before the effective date of the 1996 Major Institutions Ordinance, it shall expire on May 2, 2000. Amendments to a development program component shall be subject to the provisions of Section 23.69.035 . The institution may choose to update the entire development program component, as described in subsections D and E of Section 23.69.030 , by applying for an amendment pursuant to Section 23.69.035 . The Director may require new or changed development standards as part of this process, and any prior expiration date would be eliminated. B. The development standards component, as described in subsections B and C of Section 23.69.030 , of a master plan which was adopted before the effective date of the 1996 Major Institutions Ordinance, or for which an application was filed before the effective date of the 1996 Major Institutions Ordinance and which was subsequently adopted, shall remain in effect unless amended. Amendments to a development standard component shall be subject to the provisions of Section 23.69.035 . C. A transportation management program, as described in subsection F of Section 23.69.030 , which was approved before the effective date of the 1996 Major Institutions Ordinance shall remain in effect unless amended. Amendment of such a transportation management program shall be subject to the provisions of Section 23.69.035 . D. Master Plan Proceeding Under Code in Effect at Time of Filing. When an application and applicable fees have been filed for a master plan prior to the effective date of the 1996 Major Institutions Ordinance [2] , the master plan shall be subject either to the procedures and provisions in effect at the time of filing or to the newly adopted procedures and provisions, at the discretion of the applicant, provided that: 1. The applicant may elect only one (1) set of procedures and provisions which shall apply throughout the process; and 2. The election of applicable procedures and provisions shall be made within sixty (60) days following the effective date of the 1996 Major Institutions Ordinance; and 3. The election shall be irrevocable and shall be made in writing on a form provided by the Director; and 4. If no election is made, the master plan shall be subject to the procedures and provisions in effect at the time of filing. (Ord. 118362, § 1, 1996; Ord. 116744 , § 1, 1993; Ord. 115002 , § 2, 1990.)