Land Use Committee — Minutes 2023-09-18
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The Seattle Land Use Committee met on September 18, 2023, with Councilmembers Strauss, Morales, Nelson, and Pedersen present (Mosqueda excused). The Committee unanimously recommended confirmation of three appointments: Denise Perez Lally to the Equitable Development Initiative Advisory Board (term to February 28, 2025), Evelyn Thomas Allen to the same board (term to February 28, 2026), and Nathan Collins to the Urban Forestry Commission (term to March 31, 2026). The Committee unanimously recommended passage of CB 120622 (vacant building monitoring and nuisance abatement amendments) and CB 120631 (increased flexibility for lodging uses in the DMR/R 95/65 zone). CB 120632, relating to rezoning in the Downtown Retail Core and increasing housing capacity and downtown activation, passed 3–2 (Strauss, Mosqueda, Nelson in favor; Morales and Pedersen opposed).
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