Form revised December 9, 2004

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Department:	Contact Person/Phone:	DOF Analyst/Phone:
Planning and Development	Mark Troxel /615-1739	Amanda Allen/684-8894

Legislation Title:

An ordinance amending the Seattle Comprehensive Plan to incorporate changes proposed as part of the 2005 Comprehensive Plan annual amendment process.

Summary of the Legislation:

• The Land Use Element is amended to reflect desired changes in development regulations for Commercial zones.
• The Neighborhood Planning Element is amended to add goals and policies for South Wallingford.
• The Neighborhood Planning Element is amended to add goals and policies for Downtown resulting from a review of potential changes to the Chapter 23.49 SMC.
• The Urban Village Element and Urban Village Figure 1 are amended to incorporate areas surrounding the Henderson Street Sound Transit station into the Rainier Beach residential Urban Village.
• The Urban Village Element is amended to incorporate objective criteria from Council Resolution 29232 for evaluating urban village designations.
• The Transportation Element is amended to clarify the relationship of the Transportation Strategic Plan to the Comprehensive Plan, and to describe street types and street classifications
• The Environmental Element is amended to add new language regarding litter and graffiti
• Appendix A to the Urban Village Element is amended to correct minor errors.
• Appendix B to the Urban Village Element is amended to establish open space goals related to employment in Urban Centers.

Background: (Include brief description of the purpose and context of legislation and include record of previous legislation and funding history, if applicable):

This legislation is part of the annual Comprehensive Plan amendment process for 2005.  On May 2, 2005, the Council directed DPD to study proposed amendments and make a recommendation for their inclusion in the Seattle Comprehensive Plan by August 1, 2005.

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