Rules for specific Council land use decisions
Seattle Mun. Code § 23.76.058
in effectA. Shoreline Decisions. For shoreline environment reclassifications, a copy of the Council's findings, conclusions and decision shall also be filed with the Department of Ecology. Shoreline environment reclassifications shall not become effective until approved by the Department of Ecology. B. Contract Rezones. 1. Within 30 days after adoption of the ordinance approving a contract rezone, the City Clerk shall record the executed property use and development agreement (PUDA) with the King County Recorder. 2. The zoning designation established by the contract rezone shall not take effect until the later of: a. the effective date of the ordinance approving the contract rezone and accepting the PUDA, as specified in the ordinance or pursuant to Section 1.04.020 , or b. the recording by the City Clerk with the King County Recorder of the PUDA executed by the legal and beneficial owners. C. Amendment of PUDAs for Title 23 zones. Property use and development agreements recorded as a condition of a contract rezone may be amended by agreement between the owner and the City, if the amendment is approved by the Council. 1. Applications to amend a PUDA shall meet the requirements of Section 23.76.040 . 2. Applications to amend a PUDA are subject to a 14 day comment period. 3. In addition to the notice required pursuant to Section 23.76.012 , the Director shall provide notice of an application to amend a PUDA and the 14-day comment period on the application to the parties of record in the original rezone decision and to those persons who were provided written notice of the Hearing Examiner's recommendation in the original rezone decision, to the extent reasonably practicable. 4. The Director shall determine whether the amendment is major or minor. This determination is a Type I decision. a. Minor amendments. A minor amendment to a PUDA is one that is within the spirit and general purpose of the prior decision of the Council, is generally consistent with the uses and development standards approved in the prior decision of the Council, would not result in significant adverse impacts that were not anticipated in the prior decision of the Council, and does not request any additional waivers or changes in the waivers of bulk or off-street parking and loading requirements other than those approved in the prior decision of the Council. If the Director determines that a proposed amendment is minor, the Director shall transmit to Council the application to amend, the Director's determination that the proposed amendment is minor, any comments received by the Director on the proposed amendment, and the Director's recommendation on the proposed amendment. An application to amend that is minor and that complies with the rezone criteria of Chapter 23.34 may be approved by the Council by ordinance after receiving any additional advice that it deems necessary. b. Major Amendments. Applications to amend a PUDA that are not minor are major. Major amendments to a PUDA shall follow the procedures for Type IV Council land use decisions in Sections 23.76.052 , 23.76.054 , and 23.76.056 . D. Public Projects Not Meeting Development Standards. The City Council may waive or modify applicable developments standards, accessory use requirements, special use requirements, and conditional use criteria for public projects. (Ord. 123913, § 32, 2012; Ord. 123046, § 58, 2009; Ord. 122497 , § 12, 2007; Ord. 122054 § 86, 2006; Ord. 118672 § 28, 1997; Ord. 118012 § 50, 1996; Ord. 117242 , § 27, 1994; Ord. 112522 § 2(part), 1985)
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