The Seattle Department of Planning and Development (DPD) released its biweekly land use information bulletin yesterday. The following list provides the highlights. For more detailed information, click here.
DPD has determined that a series of land use code text amendments relating to the Living Building Pilot Program will not have any significant adverse environmental impact and that no environmental impact statement will be required. (The Living Building Pilot Program is intended to assist projects in meeting the Living Building Challenge, which is a green building rating system created by the International Living Building Institute to recognize buildings meeting the highest level of sustainability.) The DPD will be accepting comments on this environmental determination through November 19, 2009. Any appeal of this determination must be filed with the hearings officer no later than November 30, 2009. For more information, click here.
The Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation has petitioned the City to vacate a portion of Terry Avenue North and Westlake Avenue North in order to facilitate development of the second phase of Lake Union Park. The Transportation Committee will hold a public hearing on the petition on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. For more information, click here.
The City has announced a public participation program relating to the 2011-2031 Comp Plan Update
The City has released a document providing the general schedule for citizens to understand and participate in the 2011-2031 Comp Plan Update. For more information on the City's Comp Plan, click here. To see the schedule, click here.
DPD has conditionally granted Sound Transit's technical noise variance application, thereby easing the standards for nighttime construction noise for above-ground construction activities relating to underground tunneling at the University of Washington Station site. Any appeal of this determination must be filed with the hearings officer no later than November 16, 2009. For more information, click here.
The DPD has conditionally approved a new mixed-use structure at 2206 E. Madison Street
The DPD has conditionally approved a new 6-story, mixed-use building at the corner of East Madison Street and 22nd Avenue (see photo above). The DPD's decision can be viewed here. Appeals of this decision must be received by the Hearing Examiner no later than November 19, 2009.
West Seattle Development Scheduled for Design Review
A five-story building containing ground-level retail and 150 residential units above is being proposed at 4435 35th Avenue SW in West Seattle. The project applicant will be presenting the project to the design review board for the early design guidance meeting on November 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the West Seattle Senior Center (Hattan Hall), 4217 SW Oregon Street. For more information, click here.
