King County Council Notice: Proposed Motion 81-322 Rescinding Motion 4668, Building and Land Development File 224-78-R (Port Of Seattle Reclassification)

In December 1979, the King County Council passed Motion 4668 approving a rezone request by the Port of Seattle (Building and Land Development File No. 224-78-R), subject to conditions including the Port providing 5 acres for a neighborhood park and agreeing not to develop a 55-acre Westside Greenbelt buffer area for ten years. In May 1981, the Council proposed Motion 81-322 to rescind and replace Motion 4668, with key differences in the conditions outlined on page 2 of each motion. The matter, which had been appealed by both the applicant and neighboring property owners, required a separate public hearing in affected communities as part of the site plan approval process.

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Memo dated May 13, 1981 from Laura Pharr, King County Council Staff, to Parties of Record for Building and Land Development File 224-78-R, notifying them that Proposed Motion 81-322 will be considered by the King County Council on May 26, 1981 at 9:30 a.m. The motion rescinds Motion 4668, which concurred with the Zoning and Subdivision Examiner’s July 26, 1979 recommendation approving a reclassification petitioned by Port Of Seattle. Attachments include the full text of Motion 4668 (introduced by Gary Grant, passed December 21, 1979), which established pre-ordinance conditions including a 5-acre neighborhood park adjacent to 12th Avenue South, a 10-year development moratorium on the 55-acre Westside Greenbelt, and post-ordinance condition No. 5-B-7 relating to access roads and RS 7200 zone classification in the Highline Area Zoning. Differences between the two motions are on Motion 4668 page 2, lines 8–10 and Proposed Motion 81-322 page 2, lines 14–31. Council Chairman Paul Barden; file identifier 224-78-R.

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