A RESOLUTION identifying proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments to be considered for possible adoption in 2011, and requesting that the Department of Planning and Development and Seattle Planning Commission review and make recommendations about the amendments to the Council.

WHEREAS, the City of Seattle adopted a Comprehensive Plan through Ordinance 117221 in 1994; and

WHEREAS, the City of Seattle last amended the Comprehensive Plan through Ordinance 123267 on March 29, 2010; and

WHEREAS, the City Council adopted procedures for amending the Comprehensive Plan in Resolution 31117, consistent with the requirements for amendment prescribed by the Growth Management Act, RCW 36.70A; and

WHEREAS, various parties proposed amendments for consideration during 2010 -2011; and

WHEREAS, the Planning Commission and the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) have provided their views as to which proposals to further consider and review during 2010 2011; and

WHEREAS, the Council's Committee on the Built Environment held a public hearing on July 8, 2010, to take public testimony on the amendments proposed for consideration; and

WHEREAS, the Council's Committee on the Built Environment met on July 28, 2010 to consider the proposed amendments; NOW THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE THAT:

Section 1. Guidelines for Amendment Selection. The City Council considers a variety of factors in determining whether a proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment will be placed on the amendment docket for a given year. Among those factors are the following:

A. The amendment is appropriate for the Comprehensive Plan:

1. The amendment is consistent with the role of the Comprehensive Plan under the State Growth Management Act;

2. The amendment is consistent with the Countywide Planning Policies;

3. The intent of the amendment cannot be accomplished by a change in regulations only;

4. The amendment is not better addressed as a budgetary or programmatic decision; or

5. The amendment is not better addressed through another process, such as neighborhood planning.

B. The amendment is legal the amendment meets existing state and local laws.

C. It is practical to consider the amendment:

1. The timing of the amendment is appropriate and Council will have sufficient information necessary to make an informed decision.

2. Within the time available City staff will be able to develop the text for the amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and, if necessary, the Municipal Code, and conduct sufficient analysis and public review.

3. The proposed amendment is consistent with the overall vision of the Comprehensive Plan and well-established Comprehensive Plan policy, or the Mayor or Council is interested in significantly changing existing policy.

4. The amendment has not been recently rejected by the City Council.

D. There has been a neighborhood review process to develop any proposed change to a neighborhood plan, or a neighborhood review process can be conducted prior to final Council consideration of the amendment.

Section 2. Amendments to be Considered in 2011. The following proposed amendments should be further developed for review and consideration by the Executive and Council as possible amendments to the Comprehensive Plan in 2011. The full text of each proposed amendment is contained in Clerk File 310951. Amendments to be considered:

A. Container Port Element Placeholder

As required by R.C.W. section 36.70A.085, add goals and policies that define core port areas and areas of port-related industrial use, provide for efficient freight mobility, and address land use conflicts on the edges of port-related land uses.

B. Vehicle Miles Traveled Reduction Targets Placeholder

Establish a numerical target for reduction in vehicle miles traveled.

C. Shoreline Master Program Placeholder Amend goals and policies to increase emphasis on ecological protection and restoration, address the requirement to complete a shoreline restoration plan, prohibit new overwater structures that are not water dependent, and include more details on when non-wateroriented uses could be allowed on waterfront lots.

D. Master Planned Community Placeholder

Add policies authorizing a new land use regulatory tool for master planned communities.

E. North Beacon Hill Neighborhood Plan Update

Add goals and policies proposed by the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) that update the North Beacon Hill neighborhood plan.

F. North Rainier Neighborhood Plan Update

Add goals and policies proposed by DPD that update the North Rainier neighborhood plan.

G. MLK @Holly (Othello) Neighborhood Plan Update

Add goals and policies proposed by DPD that update the MLK@Holly (Othello) neighborhood plan.

H. Vehicle Miles Traveled Reduction Goals

Add numerical goals for reduction in vehicle miles traveled as proposed by Chris Leman. Council requests that DPD conduct environmental review sufficient to allow Council consideration of Mr. Leman's proposed amendment in 2011.

I. Boundary Expansion for the 23rd@Jackson Residential Urban Village

Amend the FLUM to expand the boundary of the 23rd@Jackson Residential Urban Village along Martin Luther King Junior Way between E. Cherry Street and E. Columbia St.

Section 3. Amendments Not to be Considered in 2011. The following proposed amendments should not be considered further as Comprehensive Plan amendments. The full text of each proposed amendment is contained in Clerk File 310951. Amendments not to be considered in 2011:

J. Discouraging Extra-Heavy Transit Buses and Solid Waste Trucks Add a policy to minimize damage to Seattle's road network caused by extra-heavy

vehicles, especially those owned by public agencies and their contractors.

K. Open and Participatory Government Create a new "Open and Participatory Government" element or appendix to the Comprehensive Plan.

L. Community Engagement Prior to Accepting Residential and Employment Growth Targets

Add new policies or amend existing policies related to conducting community outreach prior to ratifying residential and employment growth targets in the Countywide Planning Policies, as proposed by Irene Wall and the Seattle Displacement Coalition.

M. Adequate Public Facilities Prior to Growth

Amend existing goals and policies to establish that adequate public facilities be in place prior to allocating residential or employment growth targets to neighborhoods.

N. Ensuring No Net Loss of Affordable Housing

Add an additional goal and amend existing goals and policies to ensure one-for-one replacement of lowincome and affordable housing lost through redevelopment.

O. North Beacon Hill Community Planning Team's North Beacon Hill Neighborhood Plan Update

Modify DPD's proposed updates to neighborhood plan goals and policies for North Beacon Hill and add additional goals and policies as proposed by the North Beacon Hill Community Planning Team.

P. Roosevelt Residential Urban Village Policy Changes

Amend various goals and policies from the Roosevelt neighborhood plan, amend Land Use Policy 59, and amend the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) to support future redevelopment in the vicinity of 15th Avenue N.E. and N.E 65th Street.

Q. Wider Array of Uses in the SODO Subarea of the Duwamish Manufacturing / Industrial Center

Add a new policy to the Greater Duwamish neighborhood plan that promotes research and development uses, high technology office uses, and greater concentration of commercial and retail uses in the SODO subarea of the Duwamish Manufacturing / Industrial Center.

Section 4. Request for Review and Recommendation. Consistent with the City's adopted procedure for considering Comprehensive Plan amendments in Resolution 31117, DPD is requested to review the amendments identified in Section 2 of this resolution, conduct analysis and public review as appropriate, and present an analysis and the Mayor's recommendations to the City Council by November 20, 2010.

Adopted by the City Council the ____ day of _________, 2010, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its adoption this _____ day of __________, 2010.

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President __________of the City Council

Filed by me this ____ day of _________, 2010.

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City Clerk

(Seal)

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