Summary
From all appearances, the answer is: not many. * Nickels says the law needs more time to work. * The Seattle City Council is divided about whether the downzone was a good idea, and whether more changes to land use policies are needed. * Critics of the law say that market forces are squeezing industrial users - and no city can zone those away. * Meanwhile, the city and the Port of Seattle still haven't inked a deal about the future of 57 vacant acres at North Bay, an area near Magnolia that's the largest empty industrial site in the city. Acting on recommendations from the city's planning commission, the City Council passed an ordinance capping stand-alone retail and office uses at 10,000 square feet in areas with the strictest industrial zoning and 25,000 square feet in other industrial areas.
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Seattle Torn Over How to Save Industry
In December, Seattle's City Council passed a controversial law to protect more than 5,000 acres of industrial land by limiting the incursion of offices and retail. The massive downzone - some call it the largest in city history - was supposed to keep industry from being uprooted.
The law sent "a strong message that Seattle wants to keep industrial jobs," sa...See the full content of this document
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