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February 8, 2008

Enviro review may hit fewer projects in city

  • DPD says higher thresholds would exempt about 40 of the 1,000 projects now subject to review annually.
    • By SHAWNA GAMACHE
    Journal Staff Reporter

    Seattle could raise the bar for when new construction projects need an environmental review.

    Under a proposal before the city council, thresholds for single-family residential lots and for industrial areas would stay the same. Thresholds would be raised for higher density projects in urban centers, urban villages and areas near light rail stations.


     
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