An ordinance relating to land use and zoning plan amendment
Case CB 121268
Amended 5-0
freeAmended 5-0moved by Eddie Lynn
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Land Use and Sustainability Committee, September 16, 2026
Recommends approval: Council Bill 121268 - 2026 comprehensive plan annual amendment (subarea plans), 4-0-1
1h 57m16,517 words
58 mentionsland usepublic hearingindustrialcomprehensive plancommercialresidentialzoningsetbackenvironmental reviewdensitySeattle, 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 September 16, 2026, the Land Use and Sustainability Committee recommended approval of Council Bill 121268 - 2026 comprehensive plan annual amendment (subarea plans) (4-0).
The Seattle Land Use and Sustainability Committee approved Council Bill 121276, amending Seattle Municipal Code development standards for institutions in multifamily zones (removing the 600-foot dispersion requirement and modifying setback/depth standards), with Amendment 1 stren…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Seattle, WA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- September 16, 2026
- Decisions
- 19 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, 4-0-1
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsCouncil Bill 121276 - development standards for institutions in multif
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Council Bill 121268 - 2026
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Confirmation of Green New Deal Oversight Board appointments
Committee recommended confirmation of appointments 3623 through 3626, 3628, and reappointment 3635 to the Green New Deal Oversight Board (George Farrell, Jasmine Hadassah, Nyrae Petty, Hannah Lindell-Smith, Nancy Huizar, Hannah Jungren, Hannah Lundgren). Appointment 3627 (Stephanie/Sarah Masterman) was removed. Passed 5-0.
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Key Decisions (19)
Approved
Confirmation of Green New Deal Oversight Board appointments
Vote: 5-0Moved by Eddie Lynn
Approved
Confirmation of Urban Forestry Commission appointments
Vote: 5-0Moved by Eddie Lynn
Approved
Amend agenda to consider Dan Torres appointment to Sweetened Beverage Tax CAB
Vote: 5-2Moved by Eddie Lynn
Approved
Confirmation of Sweetened Beverage Tax Community Advisory Board appointments
Vote: 5-0Moved by Eddie Lynn
Amended
Amendment 1 to CB 121276 - surface parking landscaping/tree standards
Vote: 5-0Moved by Eddie Lynn
Approved
Council Bill 121276 - development standards for institutions in multifamily zones
Vote: 5-0Moved by Eddie Lynn
Amended
Amendment 1 to CB 121268 - remove downtown subarea plan
Vote: 5-0Moved by Eddie Lynn
Amended
Amendment 2 to CB 121268 - rail corridor for light rail in BINMIC
Vote: 5-0Moved by Dan Strauss
Amended
Amendment 3 to CB 121268 - foot ferries in BINMIC
Vote: 5-0Moved by Dan Strauss
Amended
Amendment 4 to CB 121268 - Ballard Bridge pedestrian connections
Vote: 5-0Moved by Dan Strauss
Amended
Amendment 5 to CB 121268 - light industrial uses near planned light rail stations
Vote: 4-1Moved by Dan Strauss
Amended
Amendment 6 to CB 121268 - public water access
Vote: 5-0Moved by Dan Strauss
Amended
Amendment 7 to CB 121268 - Ballard Interbay Regional Transportation Study reference
Vote: 5-0Moved by Dan Strauss
Amended
Amendment 8 to CB 121268 - vocational training to career technical education
Vote: 4-0Moved by Dan Strauss
Amended
Amendment 9 to CB 121268 - sports and recreation facilities in urban industrial zone
Vote: 5-0Moved by Dan Strauss
Amended
Amendment 10 to CB 121268 - tribal trust lands exempt from land use regulation (BINMIC)
Vote: 5-0Moved by Dan Strauss
Amended
Amendment 13 to CB 121268 - strike 'inconsistent with zoning' language (Duwamish MIC)
Vote: 5-0Moved by Eddie Lynn
Amended
Amendment 14 to CB 121268 - tribal trust lands exempt from land use regulation (Duwamish MIC)
Vote: 5-0Moved by Dan Strauss
Approved
Council Bill 121268 - 2026 comprehensive plan annual amendment (subarea plans)
Vote: 4-0-1Moved by Eddie Lynn
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Development Activity (2)
African Cultural Arts Center
Other
Urban Family Empowerment Hub
Mixed-Use
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
Sound Industrial Alliance and Port of Seattle urged protecting industrial…
Infrastructure
The city continues to advance a data center moratorium, with…
Housing Demand
The institutions ordinance removes 600-foot dispersion, setback, and structure-depth barriers…
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Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded voteWho spoke
19 distinct speakers; 7 identified names.
All speaker roles: 9 Public, 4 Councilmember, 1 Chair, 4 Staff, 1 Clerk.
Identified name roles: 3 Councilmember, 1 Chair, 3 Staff.
Speaker sample: Marion Romero, Staff.
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Zoning terms (10)
58 recorded timestamps
- land use (12 timestamps)
- public hearing (6 timestamps)
- industrial (12 timestamps)
- comprehensive plan (13 timestamps)
- commercial (2 timestamps)
- residential (3 timestamps)
Decision moments (19)
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