Land Use and Sustainability Committee - Regular Meeting

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

About this meeting

Government Body
Land Use and Sustainability Committee
Meeting Type
Land Use And Sustainability Committee
Location
Seattle, WA
Meeting Date
May 20, 2026

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Wednesday, May 20, 2026

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Call To OrderItem A

Call To Order

Approval of the AgendaItem B

Approval of the Agenda

Public CommentItem C

Public Comment

Members of the public may address items on the agenda and matters within the purview of the committee. Please register in advance to be recognized by the Chair.

Items of BusinessItem 1

CB 121196

An ordinance relating to land use and zoning; rezoning certain land in the University District, the Fremont neighborhood, the Madison/Miller neighborhood, the Rainier Beach neighborhood, and the Downtown neighborhood; rezoning land and amending development standards to increase housing supply, support multi-purpose redevelopment on certain sites with community-based uses, remove code barriers to passive house, modular, and mass timber construction and to conversion from commercial space to housing in more zones, and incentivize community-serving uses along with the construction of more housing in certain areas; amending Sections 23.40.080, 23.47A.009, 23.49.008, 23.49.011, 23.49.036, 23.49.058, and 23.49.158 of the Seattle Municipal Code; adding a new Section 23.40.090 to the Seattle Municipal Code; adding a new Map 1L to Chapter 23.49 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending Chapter 23.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code at pages 60, 76, 109, 112, and 188 of the Official Land Use Map.

Items of BusinessItem 2

CB 121214

An ordinance relating to land use and zoning; introducing a new definition for data centers; adopting a moratorium on the filing, acceptance, processing, or approval of applications for the establishment or expansion of, or change of use to, data centers; amending Section 23.84A.008 of the Seattle Municipal Code; approving a work plan; declaring an emergency; and establishing an immediate effective date; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.

Items of BusinessItem 3

CB 121215

An ordinance relating to Council land use decisions; amending Sections 23.76.050, 23.76.062, and 25.05.680 of the Seattle Municipal Code to clarify processes for Council land use decisions.

AdjournmentItem E

Adjournment