AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning plan amendment
Case CB 121171
Approved 5-0
freeApproved 5-0moved by Eddie Lin
Seattle Meetings
Land Use and Sustainability Committee, May 6, 2026
Recommends approval: Repeal of residential use in Stadium Transition Area Overlay District, 5-0
2h 5m18,041 words
63 mentionsrezoneland useindustrialapprovedresidentialzoningdensitysubdivisionoverlay districtconditional usepublic hearingcommercialSeattle, WA
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The City Council approved 99% of 123 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Alexis Rinck (22 of 250 recorded votes).
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On May 6, 2026, the Land Use and Sustainability Committee recommended approval of Repeal of residential use in Stadium Transition Area Overlay District (5-0).
The Seattle Land Use and Sustainability Committee voted 5-0 to recommend passage of Council Bill 121171, repealing Ordinance 127191 (which had allowed residential use in the Stadium Transition Area Overlay District east of First Avenue) to comply with a Growth Management Hearings…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Seattle, WA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- May 6, 2026
- Decisions
- 8 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, 5-0
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearingsContract
Recommended 4-05201 Rainier Avenue South, Columbia City · Eagle Rock Ventures
4 conditions of approval
Free sample: decision 1 of 8
Repeal of residential use in Stadium Transition Area Overlay District
Council Bill 121171 repeals Ordinance 127191 (originally Council Bill 120933), which had allowed residential use as a conditional use east of First Avenue in the Stadium Transition Area Overlay District. Repeal responds to a Growth Management Hearings Board finding that the ordinance was invalid due to procedural errors; the Port petitioned for review. Committee recommended passage 5-0; goes to May 12, 2026 council meeting.
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Key Decisions (8)
Approved
Repeal of residential use in Stadium Transition Area Overlay District
Vote: 5-0Moved by Eddie Lin
Approved
Interim provisions expanding transitional encampment capacity (CB 121195)
Vote: 5-0Moved by Eddie Lin
Amended
Amendment 1 v2 - public safety plan requirement
Vote: 4-0-1Moved by Foster
Amended
Amendment 2 v3 - good neighbor agreements
Vote: 5-0Moved by Hollingsworth
Amended
Amendment 3 v2 - 24/7 staffing requirement
Vote: 5-0Moved by Alexis Rink
Amended
Amendment 4 v2 - case management ratio goal
Vote: 5-0Moved by Alexis Rink
Continued
Amendment 5 - dividing large encampments into neighborhoods
Other
Contract rezone extension at 5201 Rainier Avenue South
2 conditions attached
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Development Activity (3)
Columbia City Place
Residential
Stadium Makers District
Mixed-Use
100-unit residential project in core Seattle
Residential
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
New multifamily permit applications in Seattle have reportedly dropped nearly…
Housing Demand
Approximately 6,500 new housing units (including ~2,000 affordable) were delivered…
Sentiment
Strong stakeholder support exists for converting the stadium-area Makers District…
Infrastructure
Providers warned that subdividing tiny house villages into smaller neighborhoods…
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded vote5201 Rainier Avenue rezone
Case CF 314549
Other
freeOther2 conditions of approval
Who spoke
19 distinct speakers; 7 identified names.
All speaker roles: 11 Public, 1 Chair, 4 Councilmember, 2 Staff, 1 Clerk.
Identified name roles: 1 Chair, 4 Councilmember, 2 Staff.
Speaker sample: Ketel Freeman, Staff.
6 more identified names in Pro: 1 Chair, 4 Councilmember, 1 Staff.
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Zoning terms (12)
63 recorded timestamps
- rezone (9 timestamps)
- land use (20 timestamps)
- industrial (7 timestamps)
- approved (7 timestamps)
- residential (5 timestamps)
- zoning (6 timestamps)
Decision moments (8)
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