Reports for Type IV and V Council land use decisions
Seattle Mun. Code § 23.76.050
in effectA. Except for Type V Council land use decisions that are proposed by the Director of the Office of Planning and Community Development, the Director shall prepare a written report on Type IV and V decisions and any associated Type II decisions listed in subsections 23.76.006.C.2.c, 23.76.006.C.2.d, 23.76.006.C.2.f, and 23.76.006.C.2.g and SEPA decisions integrated with such Type II decisions as set forth in subsection 23.76.006.C.2.l. For Type V Council land use decisions proposed by the Director of the Office of Planning and Community Development, the Director of the Office of Planning and Community Development shall prepare the report required under Section 23.76.050 . For purposes of this Section 23.76.050 the word "Director" refers to the Director of the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections or the Director of the Office of Planning and Community Development that is responsible for preparation of the report required by this section. B. The Director's report for Type IV and V Council land use decisions other than those listed in subsection 23.76.050.C shall include: 1. The written recommendations or comments of any affected City departments and other governmental agencies having an interest in the application or request; 2. Responses to written comments from the public; 3. An evaluation of the proposal based on the standards and criteria for the approval sought and consistency with applicable City policies; 4. All environmental documentation, including any checklist, EIS or DNS; and 5. The Director's recommendation to approve, approve with conditions, or deny a proposal. C. For Land Use Code amendments, area-wide amendments to the Official Land Use Map, and Planned Action Ordinances, the Director's report shall include: 1. An evaluation of the proposal based on the standards and criteria for the approval sought and consistency with applicable City policies; 2. a summary of the public notice and outreach efforts undertaken to evaluate the proposal; and 3. The Director's recommendation to approve or reject a proposal. D. A DNS or the Director's determination that an EIS is adequate shall be subject to appeal pursuant to the procedures in subsection C of Section 23.76.022 . E. For Type IV Decisions, the Director's report shall be submitted to the Hearing Examiner and filed with the City Clerk on the same date the notice of availability of the Director's report is given pursuant to Section 23.76.052 . The Director's report shall be made available for public inspection at least 21 days prior to the Hearing Examiner's open record predecision public hearing described in Section 23.76.052 . F. For Type V Council land use decisions, the Director's report shall be submitted to the Council and shall be made available to the public at least 15 days before the Council hearing described in Section 23.76.062 . (Ord. 124919 , § 163, 2015; Ord. 124378 , § 84, 2013; Ord. 123913, § 28, 2012; Ord. 122497 , § 8, 2007; Ord. 121476 § 22, 2004; Ord. 120691 , § 30, 2001; Ord. 118012 § 46, 1996; Ord. 117929 § 9, 1995; Ord. 112522 § 2(part), 1985.) Part 2 Quasi-judicial Decisions (Type IV)
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