Land Use and Sustainability Committee

Seattle Council Committee Report Land Use and Sustainability Committee Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 9:30 AM Council Chamber, City Hall 600 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104 This meeting also constitutes a meeting of the City Council, provided that the meeting shall be conducted as a committee meeting under the Council Rules and Procedures, and Council action shall be limited to committee business. Please Note: Times listed are estimated A. Call To Order Meeting Start Time: 9:35 a.m. Presiding Officer: Councilmember Lin Eddie Lin, Dan Strauss, Dionne Foster, Joy Hollingsworth,Alexis Mercedes RinckPresent: 5 - B. Approval of the Agenda C. Public Comment D. Items of Business 1. CB 121196 An ordinance relating to land use and zoning; rezoning certain land in the University District, the Fremont neighborhood, the Madison/Miller neighborhood, the Rainier Beach neighborhood, and the Downtown neighborhood; rezoning land and amending development standards to increase housing supply, support multi-purpose redevelopment on certain sites with community-based uses, remove code barriers to passive house, modular, and mass timber construction and to conversion from commercial space to housing in more zones, and incentivize community-serving uses along with the construction of more housing in certain areas; amending Sections 23.40.080, 23.47A.009, 23.49.008, 23.49.011, 23.49.036, 23.49.058, and 23.49.158 of the Seattle Municipal Code; adding a new Section 23.40.090 to the Seattle Municipal Code; adding a new Map 1L to Chapter 23.49 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending Chapter 23.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code at pages 60, 76, 109, 112, and 188 of the Official Land Use Map. A Public Hearing was held. The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: Lin, Strauss, Foster,Rinck4 - Opposed: None Abstain: Hollingsworth1 - Page 1

5/20/2026Land Use and Sustainability Committee Meeting Minutes 2. CB 121214 An ordinance relating to land use and zoning; introducing a new definition for data centers; adopting a moratorium on the filing, acceptance, processing, or approval of applications for the establishment or expansion of, or change of use to, data centers; amending Section 23.84A.008 of the Seattle Municipal Code; approving a work plan; declaring an emergency; and establishing an immediate effective date; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council. The Council Bill (CB) was discussed. 3. CB 121215 An ordinance relating to Council land use decisions; amending Sections 23.76.050, 23.76.062, and 25.05.680 of the Seattle Municipal Code to clarify processes for Council land use decisions. The Council Bill (CB) was discussed. E. Adjournment Meeting Adjournment Time: 11:44 a.m. Prepared by: Thaddaeus Gregory Page 2