Speaker 0: Bill passed in the Cheryl Senate Report of the Planning Land Use and Zoning Committee.
Speaker 8: The Report of the Planning Land Use and Zoning Committee. Agenda Item 12 Council Bill 118674 Relating to land use and zoning. Amending the official land use map at pages three and 13 to rezone land in the Bitter Lake Village Hub, Urban Village and amending sections to 3.478.005.009.014 and 23.86.012 of the Seattle and is municipal code to change regulations for street level uses designate Lyndon Avenue North as a principal pedestrian street and adopt development standards for certain properties in the Bitter Lake Village hub urban village. The committee recommends that council bill pass.
Speaker 0: Councilmember Johnson.
Speaker 3: All right, get ready. This is the part that I know everybody's been waiting for. Planning lenders and zoning changes. So Council Bill 11864674 and acts land use and zoning changes in the Bill Oak Harbor and Village neighborhood of Seattle. The Office of Planning and Community Development has been working with that community since 2010 to identify ways to create a more pedestrian and mixed use village in the area. For those folks who aren't familiar, this is about a block off of Aurora Avenue, north of 1/30. This proposal doesn't actually change any heights in the neighborhood. What it does is it allows for encouragement of development that creates a more walkable, pedestrian friendly environment, which I'm really excited by. The proposal would rezone some areas from commercial to to commercial. One would allow street level residential and commercial zones north of 135th. Without a pedestrian designation on Linden Avenue between North 1/30 and North 1/35 would rezone one section of Aurora Avenue on 1/30 to encourage more pedestrian connections to Aurora. It would include some new design standards to encourage Mid-Block connections to Aurora, in particular in this neck of the woods. There's some very long block faces that we want to make sure to encourage mid-block crossings and includes a small change on Aurora, south of 1/30, which allows for a little more flexibility and commercial development down there. It includes a building on a lot of new investments that have happened in the neighborhood, including new sidewalks, bike lanes, rapid transit investments, a really great new patch and fitness zone next to the Bitter Lake Reservoir Park. I mean, in general, we've heard nothing but very positive comments about the zoning changes in no small part thanks to the five years of planning that the Office of Planning and Community Development has done in the neighborhood. So we've heard a lot of really positive changes, and I'm excited to bring this forward to my colleagues today.
Speaker 0: Thank you. Councilman Johnson, any comments from any other colleagues?
Speaker 7: Yes, I have some comments.
Speaker 0: President Councilmember. Worse? Okay. Must be in your district.
Speaker 7: It is, of course. I would like to thank Councilmember Johnson for his leadership on this bill. I also want to thank Councilmember Herbold and O'Brien for their support on this bill. I believe this legislation represents the importance of community based planning. This has been a long process to change zoning in this community, to increase connectivity and walkability. Do you ever been along Aurora, in north Seattle? You know how hard it is to be a pedestrian near that road. The changes made in this bill will help this community grow into an urban village. This community greatly wants to be. It was mentioned in the committee that this city would benefit from a broader look at zoning on and on and around Aurora, and I would greatly support that effort. Urban villages like Bitter Lake. Aurora looked and springs were drawn in such a way that Aurora cuts them in half, limiting their connectivity and walkability. The very things meant to make the hallmarks of an urban village. I'm happy to vote for this today and look forward to voting for changes like this for all communities in D5 and across our great City Council members.
Speaker 0: Any of the comments from any of my colleagues? If not, please call the role on the passage of the Bill O'Brien.
Speaker 1: So on. Burgess, I. Gonzales. I. Johnson. Juarez. I. Herbold, i. President Harrell. All right. Aden. Favor and unopposed.
Speaker 0: The bill passed and the chair of the Senate sign it reported the Sustainability and Transportation Committee.
AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; amending the Official Land Use Map at pages 3 and 13 to rezone land in the Bitter Lake Village Hub Urban Village; and amending Sections 23.47A.005, 23.47A.009, 23.47A.014 and 23.86.012 of the Seattle Municipal Code to change regulations for street-level uses, designate Linden Avenue North as a principal pedestrian street, and adopt development standards for certain properties in the Bitter Lake Village Hub Urban Village.