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Summary of Proposed Amendments
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Proponent

1

Lids Over I-5 to Connect First Hill and Capitol Hill to Downtown
Add a policy to the Neighborhood Planning Element related to constructing lids over I-5 to connect First Hill and Capitol Hill to Downtown.

DPD

2

Sand Point Policies
Remove the Sand Point policies from the Comprehensive Plan.  Policy language would be incorporated into another planning document.

DPD

3

Redesignation of Areas within the Livable South Downtown Study Aarea
Amend the FLUM to redesignate areas within the Livable South Downtown study area from Industrial to Commercial / Mixed Use and remove some areas from the Duwamish / Manufacturing Industrial Center (MIC).

DPD

4

Redesignation of the South Lake Union Urban Center
Amend the FLUM to redesignate a portion of the South Lake Union Urban Center from Industrial to Commercial / Mixed Use.

DPD

5

Redesignation of a One Block Area, Bounded by 15th Av. NW, NW 50th St., 17th Av. NW, and NW 49th St.
Amend the FLUM to redesignate a one block area, bounded by 15th Av. NW to the east, NW 50th St. to the north, 17th Av. NW to the west and NW 49th St. to the south, from Industrial to Commercial / Mixed Use.

Urban Commercial Properties, L.L.C., represented by
Ronald Sudderth

6

Harbor Avenue Corridor Property
Amend the FLUM to redesignate an area east of Harbor Av. SW and North of SW Spokane St., known as the Harbor Avenue Corridor Property, from Industrial to Commercial / Mixed Use and remove the area from the Duwamish MIC.

John C. McCullough

7

Redesignation of the Stadium East Property
Amend the FLUM to redesignate an area bounded by Airport Way S. to the north and east and interstate access ramps to the south and west, known as the Stadium East Property, from Industrial to a downtown designation.

Urban Visions, L.L.C., represented by
John C. McCullough

8

Solar Energy Infrastructure Goals
Add new goals and policies to the Utilities Element related to development of solar energy infrastructure.

Kurt Zumdiek

9

Preservation of Existing Trees and Increasing Seattle’s Tree Canopy
Add new goals and policies and consider adding a new element to the Comprehensive Plan related to preservation of existing trees and increasing Seattle’s tree canopy.

Kit O’Neil, Cheryl Trivison and Ilze Jones

Alternative Amendment - Tree Related Amendment for Resolution 31049

Clark, Conlin, Licata

10

Prohibition of Bicycle Trails Within 100’ of an Existing Short Line Railroad
Add a new policy prohibiting location of bicycle trails within 100’ of an existing short line railroad within the Ballard Interbay Northend MIC.

North Seattle Industrial Assn., represented by Eugene Wasserman

11

Designation change to property on the east side of Nesbit Ave. N and south of N 90th St.
Change the designation of approximately 2500 Square feet of property on the east side of Nesbit Ave. N, adjacent to and south of N 90th St. from multifamily to Commercial/Mixed use.

Richard Min

12

Prohibition of New Surface Parking
Prohibit new surface parking in the Downtown Mixed Residential zone with both a comprehensive plan amendment and implementing code amendment.

Belltown Housing & Land Use Subcommittee (contact Thomas Eanes )

13

Signaled Crosswalks at Transit Stops - Definition Expansion
Add the following wording: "Expand the definition of accessible transit stops to include the design and engineering of crosswalks at transit stops.  Insure that all transit stops have signaled crosswalks (ped signal or full signal, whichever is appropriate), when located on a roadway with vehicles traveling on more than one lane in any particular direction."

Kate Martin

14

Open and Participatory Government
Create a new element of the Comprehensive Plan entitled "Open and Participatory Government."

Chris Leman

15

Neighborhood Planning Policy N-3
Amend neighborhood planning policy N-3 to include the statement: For those neighborhoods that wish to, the City is receptive to continuing the model of the 1990s under which it funds neighborhoods to conduct their neighborhood planning process under City contract and according to City guidelines.

Chris Leman

16

Neighborhood Planning Goal NG-3
Amend neighborhood planning goal NG-3 to call for neighborhood planning for all areas of the City, not just those that are expected to take significant amounts of growth.

Chris Leman

17

Shoreline Policies - Aerial Viaduct Replacement Structure
Amend Shoreline Policies in the Land Use Element to be more favorable to consideration of an aerial structure for replacement of the viaduct.

Elizabeth A. Campbell

18

Interbay Area
Z proposal to remove land in the Interbay area from the BINMIC (north of Dravis to Emerson, approximately between 15th on the East, and west of 17th on the West).

Interbay Neighborhood Association (contact: Jessica Vets)

19

Discouraging Extra-Heavy Transit Buses and Solid Waste Trucks
Add a policy discouraging extra-heavy transit buses and solid waste trucks that unacceptably damage Seattle’s roads and bridges.

Chris Leman (Sponsored for docket consideration by Councilmembers Clark and Drago)

20

Reduction in Vehicle Miles Traveled
Add a goal requiring a reduction in vehicle miles raveled in and through the city, and a policy favoring highway projects that produce little or no such increase.

Chris Leman (Sponsored for docket consideration by Councilmember Rasmussen)

21

Placeholder for Consideration of Comprehensive Plan Amendments Proposed by the Seattle Planning Commission
Establish a placeholder for consideration of Comprehensive Plan amendments proposed by the Seattle Planning Commission from its Affordable Housing Action Agenda (February 2008), to the extent they become ready for action in 2008.

Councilmember Clark

22

Councilmember Conlin

23

Councilmember Licata

24

Councilmember Rasmussen

25

Councilmember Rasmussen

26

Councilmember Conlin