ORDINANCE _________________

AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; amending Section 23.41.010 of the Seattle Municipal Code, approving and adopting the Wallingford Neighborhood Design Guidelines.

WHEREAS, the City's Design Review Program was approved for implementation in 1993, at which time it was contemplated that a neighborhood could develop design guidelines specific to a neighborhood's individual character, augmenting the City's Design Guidelines for Multifamily and Commercial Buildings; and

WHEREAS, neighborhood-specific design guidelines have been developed for the Wallingford neighborhood to carry out specific design goals identified by the neighborhood; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Section 23.41.010 of the Seattle Municipal Code, which Section was last amended by Council Bill 114668, is amended as follows:

23.41.010 Design review guidelines.

A. The "Guidelines for Multifamily and Commercial Buildings, 1998" and neighborhood design guidelines approved by the City Council and identified in subsection B of this section, provide the basis for Design Review Board recommendations and City design review decisions, except in Downtown, where the "Guidelines for Downtown Development, 1999" apply. Neighborhood design guidelines are intended to augment and make more specific the "Guidelines for Multifamily and Commercial Buildings, 1998" and the "Guidelines for Downtown Development, 1999." To the extent there are conflicts between neighborhood design guidelines and the "Guidelines for Multifamily and Commercial Buildings, 1998" or "Guidelines for Downtown Development, 1999," the neighborhood design guidelines shall prevail.

B. The following Neighborhood design guidelines are approved:

1. "University Community Design Guidelines, 2000;"

2. "Pike/Pine Urban Center Village Design Guidelines, 2000;"

3. "Roosevelt Urban Village Design Guidelines, 2000;"

4. "Ballard Municipal Center Master Plan Area Design Guidelines, 2000;"

5. "West Seattle Junction Urban Village Design Guidelines, 2001;"

6. "Green Lake Neighborhood Design Guidelines, 2001;"

7. "Admiral Residential Urban Village Design Guidelines, 2002;"

8. "South Lake Union Urban Village Design Guidelines, 2003;

9. "Northgate Urban Center and Overlay District Design Guidelines, 2003;"

10. Belltown Neighborhood Design Guidelines, 2004; and

11. Wallingford Neighborhood Design Guidelines, 2005.

Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten (10) days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.

Passed by the City Council the ____ day of _________, 2005, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of __________, 2005.

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President __________of the City Council

Approved by me this ____ day of _________, 2005.

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Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor

Filed by me this ____ day of _________, 2005.

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City Clerk

(Seal)

Attachment 1: Wallingford Neighborhood Design Guidelines

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Attachment 1: Wallingford Neighborhood Design Guidelines

Attachment 1 (Wallingford Neighborhood Design Guidelines) Note: the City Clerk's Office received this document as an Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file.

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