Form revised April 22, 2003

FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS

Department:	Contact Person/Phone:	DOF Analyst/Phone:
Dept. of Neighborhoods	Elizabeth Chave 684-0380	Sara Levin 684-8691

Legislation Title:

AN ORDINANCE relating to historic preservation, imposing controls upon the Queen Anne Water Tank #1, a Landmark designated by the Landmarks Preservation Board under Chapter 25.12 of the Seattle Municipal Code, and adding it to the Table of Historical Landmarks contained in Chapter 25.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

· Summary of the Legislation:

The attached ordinance acknowledges the designation of the Queen Anne Water Tank #1 as an historic landmark based upon a determination by the Landmarks Preservation Board; imposes controls on the features of the building and the site and adds the site to the Table of Historical Landmarks contained in SMC Chapter 25.32. The ordinance does not have a financial impact.

· Background:

The Queen Anne Water Tank #1 was designated as an historic landmark by the Landmarks Preservation Board. The nomination was prepared and submitted by the Seattle Public Utilities in anticipation of its tank upgrade project. In December 2002, a Certificate of Approval was issued by the Landmarks Preservation Board for the demolition of Water Tank #1.

A Controls and Incentives Agreement has been signed by Diana Gale, former director of Seattle Public Utilities, and has been approved by the Landmarks Preservation Board. Included in the landmark controls are the exterior of Water Tank #1, and that portion of the site within twenty-five (25) feet of the exterior walls of Water Tank #1. Excluded from the controls are the following existing structures: the radio tower, the substation, the tennis courts and the fire station.

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___x_ This legislation does not have any financial implications.