DPD Land Use Information Bulletin

Land Use Information Bulletin
A Twice Weekly Bulletin Announcing Land Use Applications, Decisions, Hearings, and Appeals

February 7, 2005
Other Notices

Summary of Notices

Notices of Decisions

Area	Address	Zone	Project No
Northeast	9101 ROOSEVELT WY NE	L2, RC, NG	2400133
Magnolia/Queen Anne	316 W OLYMPIC PL	L3	2404679

Other Land Use Notices

Action	Address	Zone	Project No
Notice of Proposed Rezone, Land Use Code Text Amendment and City Council Public Hearing			Notice

Notice of Decision

The Director of the Department of Planning and Development has reviewed the Master Use Permit application(s) below and issued the following decisions. Interested parties may appeal these decisions.

Hearing Examiner Appeals

To appeal to the City’s Hearing Examiner, the appeal MUST be in writing, and be delivered to the Office of the Hearing Examiner, Room 1320, Alaska Building , 618 Second Avenue , Seattle , Washington 98104 . Appeals must be received prior to 5:00 P.M. of the appeal deadline indicated below and be accompanied by a $50.00 filing fee in a check payable to the City of Seattle. (The Hearing Examiner may waive the appeal fee if payment would cause financial hardship.) The appeal must identify all the specific Master Use Permit component(s) being appealed, specify exceptions or objections to the decision, and the relief sought. Appeals to the Hearing Examiner must conform in content and form to the Hearing Examiner’s rules governing appeals. (The Hearing Examiner’s Office has a form that can be used for land use appeals.) A copy of the Hearing Examiner Rules is available for $1.75 from DPD. The Hearing Examiner’s Office also provides a “Citizen Guide to the Office of the Hearing Examiner”. To be assured of a right to have your views heard, you must be party to an appeal. Do not assume that you will have an opportunity to be heard if someone else has filed an appeal from the decision.

Interpretations

Issues concerning the proper application of any development regulation in the Land Use and Zoning Code (Title 23) or regulations for Environmentally Critical Areas (Chapter 25.09) cannot be raised as part of this appeal. These issues can be considered in an interpretation, which may be appealed to the Hearing Examiner. Interpretations may be requested by any interested person. Requests for interpretations must be filed in writing prior to 5:00 P.M. on the appeal deadline indicated below and be accompanied by a $2,000.00 fee payable to the City of Seattle . (This fee covers the first eight hours of review. Additional hours will be billed at $250.00.) Requests must be submitted to the Department of Planning and Development, Code Interpretation and Implementation Section, 700 5^th Av Ste 2000, PO Box 34019, Seattle WA 98124-4019. Questions regarding how to apply for a formal interpretation may be asked by phone by calling (206) 684-8467.

Shoreline Decisions

An appeal from a shoreline decision is made to the State Shorelines Hearing Board. It is NOT made to the City Hearing Examiner. The appeal must be in writing and filed within 21 days of the date the DPD decision is received by the State Department of Ecology (DOE). The DPD decision will be sent to DOE by the close of business on the Friday of this week. If the Shoreline decision involves a shoreline variance or shoreline conditional use, the appeal must be filed within 21 days after DOE has made their decision. The information necessary for DOE to make their decision will be sent to them by the close of business on the Friday of this week. The beginning of the appeal period may also be provided to you by calling (206) 684-8467. The minimum requirements for the content of a shoreline appeal and all the parties who must be served within the appeal period cannot be summarized here but written instructions are available at the Department of Planning and Development (Client Assistance Memo 232), 700 5^th Av Ste 2000, PO Box 34019, Seattle, WA 98124-4019, (206) 684-8467 or contact the Shorelines Hearing Board at (360) 459-6327. Failure to properly file an appeal within the required time period will result in dismissal of the appeal. In cases where a shoreline and environmental decision are the only components, the appeal for both shall be filed with the State Shorelines Hearing Board. When a decision has been made on a shoreline application with environmental review and other appealable land use components, the appeal of the environmental review must be filed with both the State Shorelines Hearing Board and the City of Seattle Hearing Examiner .

Comments

When specified below written comments will be accepted. Comments should be addressed to: Department of Planning and Development, 700 5^th Av Ste 2000, PO Box 34019 , Seattle , WA 98124-4019 .

Information

For additional information, to obtain a copy of the decision or to learn if a decision has been appealed, contact the DPD Public Resource Center, Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2000 – 20^th Floor, (206) 684-8467. A copy fee will be charged. (The Public Resource Center is open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.)

Proj# 2400133	Area: Northeast		Date of Decision: 2/7/2005
View Decision Doc (Adobe)	Addr: 9101 Roosevelt Wy NE Zone: L2, RC, NG Applicant Contact: Julie LeDoux Applicant Phone: (425) 485-6222 Planner: Dawn Bern Planner Phone: (206) 684-5876		Master Use Permit to construct four duplex townhouses with eight parking spaces provided in attached garages. The existing buildings are to be demolished.
	The following appealable decisions have been made based on submitted plans: Declaration of Non-Significance with conditions (no environmental impact statement required). Environmental review completed and project conditioned as applicable. Conditions: Numerous conditions have been placed on this project. You may contact either the assigned planner whose name and phone number appears above, or the Public Resource Center (206-684-8467) or view the decision by clicking on the link in the left column. Appeals of this decision must be received by the Hearing Examiner no later than February 21, 2005 .
Proj# 2404679	Area: Magnolia/Queen Anne	Date of Decision: 2/7/2005
View Decision Doc (Adobe)	Addr: 316 W Olympic Pl Zone: L3 Applicant Contact: Andrew Russin Applicant Phone: (206) 523-6150 Planner: Christopher Ndifon Planner Phone: (206) 684-5046	Master Use Permit to establish use for future construction of a five unit townhouse in an Environmentally Critical Area. Parking for five vehicles to be provided within the structure.
	The following appealable decisions have been made based on submitted plans: Declaration of Non-Significance (No environmental impact statement required). Environmental review completed and project conditioned as applicable. Conditionally Grant – Design Review (Administrative) Conditions: Numerous conditions have been placed on this project. You may contact either the assigned planner whose name and phone number appears above, or the Public Resource Center (206-684-8467) or view the decision by clicking on the link in the left column. Appeals of this decision must be received by the Hearing Examiner no later than February 21, 2005 .

Other Land Use Notices

NOTICE OF PROPOSED REZONE, LAND USE CODE TEXT AMENDMENT AND CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING

The Department of Planning and Development (DPD) is proposing to rezone portions of the South Lake Union (SLU) neighborhood and an adjacent area to the Seattle Mixed zone. In addition, Land Use Code (Title 23) amendments are proposed, including the following:

Change the name of the current Seattle Cascade Mixed (SCM) zone to “Seattle Mixed” (SM) and amend rezone criteria to allow broader use of the SM zone in other areas, where appropriate;
Require Design Review for new development in the Industrial Commercial (IC) zone located between Mercer and John Streets and Fairview Ave. N. and the alley west of Terry Ave. N ;
Adopt revisions, to clarify the SLU neighborhood design guidelines;
Require pedestrian oriented design, such as transparency of street-level facades or upper-level setbacks along a mapped network of streets in SLU.

PUBLIC HEARING

The City Council’s Urban Development and Planning Committee will hold a public hearing to take comments on the proposal on March 9, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. at the Cascade People’s Center, located at 309 Pontius Avenue North , on the first floor. Childcare will be provided. Questions concerning the public hearing may be directed to Neil Powers in Councilmember Steinbrueck’s office, by calling 684-8804 or via e-mail at: neil.powers@seattle.gov.

Print and communications access is provided on prior request. Please contact Neil Powers at 684-8804 as soon as possible to request accommodations for a disability.

Written Comments

For those unable to attend the public hearing, comments will be accepted through March 9. Please send comments to Neil Powers or:

Councilmember Peter Steinbrueck
Legislative Department
600 Fourth Avenue Floor 2
PO Box 34025
Seattle, WA 98124-4025

INFORMATION AVAILABLE

Copies of the proposal are available from the DPD Public Resource Center , 700 5^th Avenue, Suite 2000 in the Seattle Municipal Tower , 684-8467. The Public Resource Center is open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Questions regarding the proposed legislation or requests for electronic copies may be directed to Roque Deherrera at (206) 615-0743 or via email at roque.deherrera@seattle.gov.