Land Use and Sustainability Committee

The Seattle Land Use and Sustainability Committee held a brief 12-minute meeting Wednesday morning, taking final action on floodplain regulations that have been six years in development. Chair Eddie Lin led the committee through the approval of permanent floodplain development regulations required by FEMA, adopting new flood maps that became effective in 2020. The committee unanimously voted to recommend passage of Council Bill 121152 with a technical amendment, sending the legislation to the full City Council for final consideration on March 24th. The bill establishes permanent regulations to replace interim measures the city has used since FEMA updated Seattle's flood maps. Committee members praised the thorough stakeholder engagement process, particularly after pier owners raised concerns at the previous meeting. SDCI staff met with concerned property owners to address questions about how the new regulations would affect future development projects on waterfront piers. The committee also briefly discussed CB 121171, which would repeal a law allowing residential use in the Stadium Transition Area Overlay District, scheduling a public hearing for April 1st.