Seattle Sun Newspaper - Vol. 8, Issue 4, April 2004
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North Seattle Land Use
Rick's parking appealed
An appeal hearing will be held on Tuesday, April 6 at 9 a.m. on the Department of Planning and Development's approval of future construction of 23 parking spaces at Rick's night club, 11332 Lake City Way NE. The hearing will be held in room 1320 of the Alaska Building, 618 2nd Ave. For more information, call land use planner Colin Vasquez at 684-5639.
Carter Motors expansion
An application has been filed for a two-story addition to an existing building (Carter Motors) at a 5202 Leary Way NW. The expanded building will contain 30,800 square feet of space. Parking for 12 vehicle will be provided on site. For more information, call land use planner Paul Janos at 233-7195.
Magnuson light pole permits
The City of Seattle has filed an application to allow the installation of light poles in Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way NE. The 78 poles will range in height from 65 feet to 85 feet. For more information, call land use planner Lucas DeHerrera at 615-0724.
Broadview short subdivision
An application has been filed to divide one parcel into eight unit lots at 13435 Greenwood Ave. N. An application to construct townhouses on the site has been approved under project #2306113. For more information, call land use planner Tamara Garrett at 684-0976.
Church sign approved
The DPD has approved the installation of two double-faced, changing-image signs at Calvary Temple, 6801 Roosevelt Way NE. One sign will be installed on Roosevelt Way, the other on 8th Avenue Northeast. While the application does not comply with city code requirements, it has been approved based on a state Supreme Court decision that cities may not apply land use regulations to church projects in the same manner it regulates other properties. For more information, call land use planner Lucas DeHerrera at 615-0724.
Laurelhurst cell antennas
T-Mobile has proposed the future installation of three panel antennas atop a 100-foot City Light pole at 2249 NE 46th St. A 100-square-foot electrical equipment cabinet pad will be located in the storage area of an adjacent apartment building. For more information, call land use specialist Tamara Garrett at 684-0976.
Lake City subdivision
The DPD has approved an application to divide one parcel into eight unit lots at 3001 NE 130th St. The construction of townhouses on this site is being reviewed under project #2302858. For more information, call land use specialist Paul Janos at 233-7195.
Northgate cellular facility
An administrative conditional use permit to allow a minor communications utility in a midrise zone has been approved at 11045 8th Ave. NE. The Cingular Wireless proposal would add six panel antennas to the roof of an existing apartment building. A Declaration of Non-Significance (no environmental impact statement required) has also been issued for this project. For more information, call land use planner Tamara Garrett at 684-0976.
Fremont short subdivision
An application to divide one parcel into four unit lots has been filed at 4220 Winslow Place N. The construction of townhouses on the site is being reviewed under project #2306445. For more information, call land use planner Leslie Clark at 684-3151.
Detached ADU proposal
The Seattle City Council will soon review a proposal to allow detached accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in single-family zones. An ADU, or mother-in-law apartment, is a separate dwelling unit attached to (or enclosed inside) a single-family home. This proposal would allow detached ADUs to be constructed throughout the city. Printed copies of the proposal are available from the DPD Public Resource Center, 20th Floor, Key Tower. For more information, call land use planner Jory Phillips at 386-9761.
Aurora townhouses approved
The DPD has granted an administrative conditional use and a variance to allow the construction of four, two-unit townhouses at 1125 N 94th St. Existing structures on the site will be demolished. The conditional use permit allows the construction of a single-purpose residential building on a commercially-zoned site; the variance is to allow less than the required floor-to-ceiling height in a commercial zone. For more information, call land use planner Lori Swallow.
One block, 16 townhouses
The DPD has approved each of four separate applications to subdivide one parcel into four unit lots at 8503, 8509, 8515, and 8521 Interlake Ave. N. Townhouse construction on each of the sites is being reviewed under a separate permit. For more information, cal land use planner Paul Janos at 233-7195.