AN ORDINANCE amending the Seattle Comprehensive Plan to incorporate amendments proposed as part of the 2002 Comprehensive Plan annual amendment process.

WHEREAS, pursuant to Council Resolution 30412 establishing procedures for amendment of the Comprehensive Plan, a number of proposals for Plan amendments were submitted for Council consideration, both from within the City and from the public; and

WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 28969 identifying continuing efforts to augment the Comprehensive Plan through work on additional plan elements and amendments; and

WHEREAS, proposed amendments were submitted by individuals or citizen organizations and by the City for consideration during 2002; and

WHEREAS, in April 2002, the City Council considered these proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments and determined, pursuant to Council Resolution 30446, that eight amendments would be further reviewed and analyzed; and

WHEREAS, these proposed amendments have been reviewed and analyzed by the Department of Design, Construction and Land Use and considered by the Council; and

WHEREAS, the City has provided for public participation in the development and review of these proposed amendments; and

WHEREAS, the Council has reviewed and considered the executive staff's report and recommendation, and public testimony made at the public hearings and other pertinent material regarding the proposed amendments; and

WHEREAS, the Council finds that the amendments to be adopted are consistent with the Growth Management Act, and will protect and promote the health, safety and welfare of the general public; NOW THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The Seattle Comprehensive Plan, as adopted by Ordinance 117221 and subsequently amended, is hereby amended as follows:

A. The Land Use Element is amended as shown in Attachment 1 to this ordinance.

B. The Transportation Element is amended as shown in Attachment 2 to this ordinance.

C. The Housing Element is amended as shown in Attachment 3 to this ordinance.

D. The Capital Facilities Element is amended as shown in Attachment 4 to this ordinance.

E. The Environment Element is amended as shown in Attachment 5 to this ordinance.

F. Capital Facilities Appendix D is amended as shown in Attachment 6 to this ordinance.

Passed by the City Council the _____ day of _______________, 2002, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _______________, 2002. ___________________________________ President of the City Council

Approved by me this _____ day of _______________, 2002. ___________________________________ Mayor

Filed by me this _____ day of _______________, 2002. ___________________________________ City Clerk

ATTACHMENT LIST: Attachment 1: Land Use Element Amendments Attachment 2: Transportation Element Amendments Attachment 3: Housing Element Amendments Attachment 4: Capital Facilities Element Amendments Attachment 5: Environment Element Amendments Attachment 6: Capital Facilities Appendix D

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ATTACHMENT 1 Land Use Element

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L53 Use the Future Land Use Map and the goals and policies included in this plan to identify general locations where broad categories of land uses are preferred. Use the City's Official Land Use Map and rezone criteria included in the Land Use Code to identify the location of specific zones, which implement the goals and policies of this plan. Use zoning designations to establish the mix of uses and intensity of development desired within each of the general areas shown on the Future Land Use Map.

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L303 Include the following considerations in the design of trails:

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3. Seek to protect existing trails and publicly owned stairways from encroachment by private development, including motor vehicle crossings, especially in residential neighborhoods where safety and aesthetic issues are paramount.

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ATTACHMENT 2

Transportation Element

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T47a Recognize that stairways located within Seattle's public rightsof-way serve as a unique and valuable pedestrian resource in some areas of the City. Discourage the vacation of public rights-of-way occupied by stairways, and protect publicly-owned stairways from private encroachment.

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ATTACHMENT 3

Housing Element

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H37 Allocate Ppublic funds administered by the City to and used for the purposes of develop and preserve affordable rental housing for low-income, very low-income and extremely low-income households may be used only to serve income groups consistent with in conformity with applicable income limits in City ordinances, as in effect from time to time, that govern the use of each fund source. following criteria:

At least 50% of rental program funds shall be used for housing affordable to households with incomes at or below 30% of median income;

Remaining rental program funds shall be used for housing affordable to households earning between 31 and 50% of median income consistent with fund source program affordability requirements;

Renter households at or below 80% of median income may be served in the Central Area SOA, the Southeast SOA, the Southwest SOA, and the Pioneer Square and International District of the Downtown SOA for the purposes allowed in the SOA policies, or within half a mile of a light rail station or major transit center located outside downtown. CDBG and HOME funds may be used for this purpose.

The Rental Affordability Policy applies to all applicable Office of Housing administered capital fund sources combined and not to individual fund sources. The Policy applies to funding available in the City of Seattle biennial budget cycles (i.e. 2001-2002; 2003-2004

Funding that does not meet the Rental Affordability Policy in the first year of a biennium must be brought into compliance by the end of the second year. The Rental Affordability Policy does not apply to programs where the City leverages other funds through credit enhancement strategies; and Housing Levy rental production program, 50-65% of median set-aside.

H38 Help maintain the City's owner-occupancy rate and encourage Seek to promote home ownership in the City in a variety of housing types by:

a. Using a portion of local discretionary housing subsidy resources to provide home ownership opportunities to low-income householdsincomes below 80% of median income, in conformity with applicable income limits in City ordinances, as in effect from time to time, that govern the use of each fund source. Target funds primarily to neighborhoods with average household incomes below 80% of the City average; neighborhoods with high concentrations of assisted rental housing; and areas where upward pressure on prices may result in the displacement of existing residents.

b. Considering setting a set-aside of a substantialportion of any new-discretionary funding sources for assisted housingsuch as a new housing levy,( to) that would provide homeownership opportunities to for low-income households. with incomes below 80% of median income.Also, consider alternative approaches to increase the development of affordable homeownership housing, including but not limited to greater use of land trusts and limited equity cooperatives.

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ATTACHMENT 4

Capital Facilities Element

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CFG8 Incorporate sustainability principles and practices into the design and construction of City buildings and other types of capital facilities.

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CF13 Strive to use resource-efficient building materials and techniques in new and refurbished City facilities and encourage other public agencies to follow similar sustainable building practices.

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5. Sustainable Design and Construction

CF19 Assess the sustainability of choices in developing capital projects, including finance, planning, design, construction, management, renovation, maintenance, and decommissioning.

CF20 Consider environmental health in capital facilities development, including efficient use of energy, water, and materials; waste reduction; protection of environmental quality; and ecologically sensitive site selection and development.

CF21 Consider social and human health in capital facilities development, including protection of worker health, improved indoor environmental quality, and access to alternative transportation modes (e.g., public transit, bicycling, walking, etc.) and social services.

CF22 Consider economic health in capital facilities development, including purchase of products and services from locally owned businesses and support for local manufacture of sustainable products.

CF23 Consider life-cycle cost analysis as a method to better understand the relative costs and benefits over time of alternative approaches to the design and construction of City buildings and capital facilities.

CF24 Encourage the public and private-sector use of third-party sustainable building rating and certification systems, such as the Master Builder Association's BuiltGreen system and the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) system.

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ATTACHMENT 5 Environment Element

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H. Additional Resources

Longfellow Creek Watershed Action Plan Pipers Creek Watershed Action Plan

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Capital Facilities Appendix D:

Potential Future Discretionary Projects

Besides the facilities that are included in the City's Capital Improvement Program (CIP), there are a number of prospective capital projects that the City might undertake or fund in the future. They are listed below in alphabetical order to provide a broad view of the City's potential future capital spending. Projects are not listed in any priority order. Funding for these projects is not yet identified, and no decisions have been made to go forward with funding these projects.

* African-American Heritage Museum*

* Animal Control Shelter Expansion

* Aquarium Redevelopment

* Blue Spruce Site Redevelopment (Seattle Center)

* Bus Barn Site Soil Remediation (Seattle Center)

* Chinese Garden at South Seattle Community College*

* City projects included in a potential new Countywide Parks Bond Issue

* Citywide Training Campus

* Comorant Cove development

* Downtown Circulator

* Emergency Operations Center Replacement

* Fiber Optic Expansion

* Fire Station Upgrades and Expansions

* Gas Works Park Environmental Clean-up (will be 2000 supplemental)

* High Point*

* Holly Park Phase III*

* Homeless Day Center*

* Memorial Stadium Relocation*

* Memorial Stadium Site Development*

* Mercer Arena Renovation

* Monorail Expansion*

* Monorail Platform Expansion

* Museum of History and Industry*

* Neighborhood Planning Capital Projects

* Neighborhood Service Centers

* North Police Precinct Expansion

* Seattle Parks and Recreation Plan 2000 (will potentially be updated in 2005-2006)

* PC-1 Lot at Pike Place Market*

* Potlatch Trail

* Roy Street Shops Replacement (in CIP)

* Sand Point Redevelopment

* Sculpture Garden at Elliott and Broad

* Seattle Center 5th Avenue Parking Lot Development

* Seattle Center Bus Barn Clean-up (Next Phase)

* Seattle Center Master Plan Updates

* Seattle Transit Initiative

* South Downtown Study Area Improvements

* South Lake Union City property redevelopment

* South Lake Union Transportation Improvements

* Southwest Harbor Project *

* Telecommunications Improvements

* TransLake* (includes early action items)

* Urban Trails Plan Implementation

* West Seattle Stadium

* Zoo Improvements

* At the time of publication, projects with an * are not under the jurisdiction of the City, but are owned or sponsored by another government agency or private organization. The City might participate in funding these project

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