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Land Use and Sustainability Committee - 2026-07-15

Votes on Public hearing on data center moratorium (Ordinance 127447)

1h 40m14,145 words
58 mentionsland usepublic hearingcommercialdeniedenvironmental reviewcomprehensive planresidentialindustrialapprovedSeattle, WA
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What happened

The Land Use and Sustainability Committee held public hearings on the data center moratorium (Ordinance 127447) and transitional encampment expansion (Ordinance 127436) — both public-hearing-only with no vote — and voted 3-0 (with 2 abstentions) to recommend passage of Council Bi…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Seattle, WA
Governing body
Advisory (makes a recommendation)
Date
July 15, 2026
Decisions
4 zoning decisions
Outcome
Voted

Meeting Summary

The Land Use and Sustainability Committee held public hearings on the data center moratorium (Ordinance 127447) and transitional encampment expansion (Ordinance 127436) — both public-hearing-only with no vote — and voted 3-0 (with 2 abstentions) to recommend passage of Council Bi…

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Key Decisions (4)

Other

Public hearing on data center moratorium (Ordinance 127447)

Other

Public hearing on transitional encampment expansion (Ordinance 127436)

Amended

Amendment 1 to Council Bill 121215

Vote: 5-0
Approved

Council Bill 121215 - removing administrative SEPA appeals for legislative land use decisions

Vote: 3-0 with 2 abstentions

Development Activity (1)

301 Virginia data center

Industrial

Market Signals (4)

Commercial Demand

Public commenter claimed there are 13,000 available apartments in the…

Infrastructure

Data center growth is raising concerns about Seattle City Light…

Housing Demand

Development and housing advocates argue administrative SEPA appeals add 5…

Infrastructure

Commenters noted recurring sewage overflows into waterways from development outpacing…

Who Spoke (20)

ChairPublic · 7

On the record: the chair and 7 members of the public.

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