Local Services and Land Use Committee, June 17, 2026
Approves Countywide Planning Policies amendment redistributing housing capacity from Black Diamond PAA, 4-0
How this board votes
The County Council approved 95% of 106 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Reagan Dunn (7 of 99 recorded votes).
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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
- Final authority
- Date
- June 17, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 4-0
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.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
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…
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)
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)
On the record: the chair, 2 councilmembers, 4 staff members, and 2 members of the public.
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