Current Amendments

Background

As described on the “Background and Process” page, City Council approved interim zoning bill CB 120969. It was passed by Council on May 27, 2025, and approved by Mayor Harrell on May 28, as Ordinance 127219. This was done to ensure that State law HB 1110 had adequate coverage in the Seattle Municipal Code in time for the state-mandated deadline of June 30, 2025.

Seattle then had to create permanent zoning legislation (which replaces the interim legislation), and this is done in CB 120993. The One Seattle Plan also needed to be codified, and this is done in CB 120985. These were presented to Council in June, 2025 for review, modification and approval.

The amendments

In early August, 2025, City Council introduced 110 amendments that modify CB 120993 and 120985. Council accepted written input from the public on the amendments until September 5, and a Public Hearing on the amendments is scheduled for September 12, 2025. Some changes were made to the original amendments based on public feedback and Council negotiations, and voting on the amendments is scheduled for September 17 through 19. A final vote on CB 120993 and 120985, as modified by the amendments, will happen in late September. With that vote, Phase 1 of the rezoning process will be complete.

Feedback to Council on the amendments

On August 19, members of the Montlake Rezoning Task Force (MRTF) met with our District 3 Council Representative and Select Committee Chair, Joy Hollingsworth, and her staff to discuss the amendments. Chair Hollingsworth requested input by August 29 or earlier. On August 28, the MRTF provided input to Council on the amendment package, based on extensive feedback received from the Montlake community. Emails were sent to each Councilmember, along with a list of recommended modifications to some of the amendments.


The following contains links to all the information described above:

  • Interim zoning legislation for HB 1110 (CB 120969 and Ordinance 127219)

  • Permanent zoning legislation for HB 1110 (CB 120993)

  • One Seattle Plan legislation (CB 120985)

  • The original 110 amendments to CB 120993 and 120985 (released on 8/8/2025)

  • MRTF input on the amendments sent to Joy Hollingsworth and her staff (versions of this email went to all 9 Councilmember)

  • MRTF recommended modifications to several of the amendments (this was attached to the email linked above)

Updated amendments (these will be linked as soon as they are available in early September)