Local Services and Land Use Committee, June 17, 2026
Recommends approval: Countywide Planning Policies amendment redistributing housing capacity from Black Diamond PAA, 4-0
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The County Council approved 96% of 122 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Reagan Dunn (9 of 114 recorded votes).
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On June 17, 2026, the Local Services and Land Use Committee recommended approval of Countywide Planning Policies amendment redistributing housing capacity from Black Diamond PAA (4-0).
The King County Local Services and Land Use Committee took substantive action on two items: it recommended approval (4-0) of proposed ordinance 2026-0023 amending the 2021 Countywide Planning Policies to redistribute 128 housing units of capacity from the Black Diamond Potential…
- Jurisdiction
- King County, WA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- June 17, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, 4-0
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Building, energy, and fire code update (Striking Amendment S-1)
Discussion-only briefing (no vote) on proposed ordinance 2025-0321 adopting 2021 state building/energy/fire codes with county-specific amendments to King County Code Titles 16 and 17 for unincorporated areas. Council Member Perry's Striking Amendment S-1 reduces EV charging requirements for multifamily (EV-ready/EV-capable from 40%/25% to 25%/10%), assembly/education/mercantile (10% to 5%), hotels/motels (to 30%/15%), exempts short-term emergency housing, retains 1-year mechanical permit expiration, restores component performance alternative, reduces renewable energy sizing from 0.75 to 0.5 watts/sq ft, reduces added energy credits from 10% to 5% over state law, and declines to adopt optional construction/demolition waste appendices. Potential vote next month.
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Key Decisions (4)
Building, energy, and fire code update (Striking Amendment S-1)
Countywide Planning Policies amendment redistributing housing capacity from Black Diamond PAA
Renaming Skyway Park parcel as Black Panther Park
Consent agenda items 5-8 (sewer district withdrawal, water plans, right-of-way correction)
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Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
King County officials cited severe shortages of both market-rate and…
Commercial Demand
New EV charging infrastructure mandates for larger commercial and multifamily…
Infrastructure
Retrofitting EV charging infrastructure into existing buildings costs roughly eight…
Who spoke
11 distinct speakers; 6 identified names.
All speaker roles: 4 Staff, 2 Public, 2 Clerk, 1 Chair, 2 Councilmember.
Identified name roles: 4 Staff, 1 Chair, 1 Councilmember.
Speaker sample: Aaron Osens, Staff.
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Zoning terms (7)
22 recorded timestamps
- land use (1 timestamps)
- commercial (6 timestamps)
- zoning (6 timestamps)
- residential (2 timestamps)
- approved (1 timestamps)
- annexation (3 timestamps)
Decision moments (4)
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