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Unreinforced Masonry Buildings (URMs)
Public Involvement - Policy Committee
The URM Policy Committee will meet on the fourth Thursday of every month through October 2012. Meetings will be held at the Seattle Municipal Tower from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.
 
Committee Members:
 
Lynda CareyBellwether
Bob FrietagUW Institute for Hazard Mitigation Planning  Research
David GonzalezDegenkolb Engineers
Bruce Helm Property Owner
Mark HuppertPreservation Green Lab
Edlira Kuka   Solid Ground
Terry Lundeen    Coughlin Porter Lundeen
Paul Mar   SCID Preservation and Development Authority 
Sean MartinRental Housing Association of Puget Sound
Rachel Minnery Environmental Works/AIA Disaster Response Committee
Steve ModdemeyerCollins Woerman
Mark PierepiekarzMRP Engineering
Michale RobinsonA.I.D. Development Group
Leslie SmithThe Alliance for Pioneer Square
Ryan SmithMartin Smith Inc.
Craig WeaverUSGS
Eugenia WooHistoric Seattle
                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                 
Meeting Schedule:
 
March 8, 2012 SMT 4080  Agenda |  Meeting Summary
 
March 22nd  SMT 1610  Agenda |  Meeting Summary
April 26th   SMT 4050  Agenda |  Meeting Summary
May 24th SMT 4050  Agenda | Meeting Summary
June 28th  SMT 4050  Agenda | Meeting Summary
July 26th SMT 4050  Agenda | Meeting Summary
August 23rd SMT 1610  Agenda | Meeting Summary
September 27th  SMT 4050  Agenda | Meeting Summary
Seattle URM Committee Enforcement Matrix
October 25thSMT 4050 Agenda | Meeting Summary
                                                                                   

Public Comments

The URM Policy Committee meetings are open to the public. Public comment on the policy discussion may be provided via email. There will be opportunity to provide public comment on the recommendations when the committee report is presented to City Council. If you would like to provide comments to the URM Policy Committee, you may contact us at: DPD_URM_Policy_Committee_Comments@seattle.gov.
 

Summary of Public Comment

  

Supporting Materials

Reports and information for the policy committee available here.

For questions about the current 2012 URM Policy Committee or former 2009 committee meetings, please contact: 

Sandy Howard
URM Policy Project Manager
206.233.7194
sandy.howard@seattle.gov
 

 

Last Updated:

January 18, 2013

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Quick Reference

Draft Recommendations from the URM Policy Committee

DPD Comments on URM Policy Committee Draft Recommendations

URM Policy Committee

URM Survey Report

URM Technical Standard Report

List of Potential URMs Identified by DPD

Procedure to Challenge URM Designation

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