23.48.630

Adoption of vulnerable masonry structures rules

Seattle Municipal Code · Seattle Mun. Code § 23.48.630

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A. The Director shall promulgate a rule listing the structures that meet the following eligibility criteria as a "vulnerable masonry structure" (VMS) TDR or TDP sending site under subsection 23.58A.042.F and that, as a vulnerable masonry structure, are exempt from the calculations for chargeable FAR under subsection 23.48.620.C.6: 1. The structure is included in the Department of Neighborhoods Historic Resource Survey and has an assigned status classification as either Yes-Inventory or Yes-Hold; and 2. The structure has unreinforced masonry bearing walls and is included in the list of unreinforced masonry structures (URMs) identified by the Department in April 2016, or any subsequent list pursuant to subsection 23.48.630.B. with a classification of Critical Risk (C), High Risk (H), or Medium Risk (M). B. The Director shall periodically update the list to respond to changed conditions and remove or add structures to the list to maintain consistency with the criteria specified in subsection 23.48.630.A. (Ord. 125267 , § 26, 2017.)