To address these burning issues the Wallingford Community Council meets from 7 to 9 in room 202 of the Good Shepherd Center tonight, 9/1. Our featured speaker is Lyle Bicknell from Seattle’s land use police force, the Department of Planning and Development. If you’ve ever applied for a building permit you know just how valuable his time is, so we very much appreciate having him visit with us.
One issue we’ll cover is zoning and land use changes impacting Wallingford. This is timely as 6 of 7 proposals from Seattle Public Utilities for Rebuilding Our Dump include rezoning or adjusting building codes so that the C2-40 lot SPU acquired can be used for transfer station operations. We’ll be looking at a City Council resolution to stop such a rezone:
Beyond the transfer station and any topics you bring, we’ll be chatting through…
- The Backyard Cottage program
- The multifamily zoning code update
- The Green Factor landscape requirement
- How the Design Review process works
- Incentivizing Kroger to deal with the pit on Stoneway
- Support for updating Wallingford’s neighborhood plan
Ok, so I’m being picky, but does it seem like whoever did this map doesn’t know the neighborhood all that well? That 35th St. N. and 34th St. N are actually N. 35th and 34th Sts., respectively.
Like I said . . .
any chance of getting a recap posted here? Thanks –
Yep- thanks for the ask! There’s a follow up email with Lyle that I want to process before posting. You can post here if you have a particular question you want answered.
Provide a green roof on the facility to create more open space for west Wallingford/Fremont. New ventilation can easily be designed to quietly make the transfer station less odorous and the rooftop green space a pleasant place to be. Noise from vehicles may be another issue, but only during the hours of operation. Cheers!