Land Use & Sustainability Committee (Mar 4, 2026): Public hearing on floodplain regulations; discussion of Stadium Transition Area zoning
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Committee convened March 4, 2026 (Meeting Start Time: 9:33 a.m.; Meeting Adjournment Time: 10:12 p.m.). Members present: Eddie Lin, Dan Strauss, Dionne Foster, Joy Hollingsworth, Alexis Mercedes Rinck. Agenda items: CB 121152 (floodplain ordinance) — public hearing held and bill discussed; CB 121171 (repeal permitting residential use in the Stadium Transition Area Overlay District) — discussed. Minutes do not record a committee vote or final action on either bill.
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- Public hearing was held for CB 121152 (ordinance adopting updated FEMA-consistent floodplain regulations and the February 2020 NFIP maps).
- CB 121152 (floodplain ordinance) was discussed by the committee.
- CB 121171 (repeal of Ordinance 127191 allowing residential use within the Stadium Transition Area Overlay District) was discussed by the committee.
- No committee vote or final action is recorded in the meeting minutes for either bill.
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Land Use and Sustainability Committee
Public Hearing
Agenda
- 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
- Call To Order
- Approval of the Agenda
- Public Comment
- Items of Business
- AN ORDINANCE relating to floodplains; adopting permanent regulations consistent with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regulations; adopting the February 2020 updated National Flood Insurance Rate Maps to allow individuals to continue to obtain flood insurance through FEMA’s Flood Insurance Program; repealing Ordinances 126113 and 126536; and amending Chapter 25.06 and Section 25.09.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
- AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; repealing Ordinance 127191, which allowed residential use within the Stadium Transition Area Overlay District under Chapter 23.74 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
- Adjournment
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