1200 King County  
Courthouse  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
King County  
Meeting Minutes  
Local Services and Land Use  
Committee  
Councilmembers:  
Reagan Dunn, Chair;  
Rhonda Lewis, Vice Chair;  
Teresa Mosqueda, Sarah Perry  
Lead Staff: Jenny Ngo (206-263-2115)  
Committee Clerk: Marka Steadman (206-477-0887)  
9:30 AM  
1.  
Wednesday, March 18, 2026  
Hybrid Meeting  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Dunn called the meeting to order at 9:32 a.m.  
2.  
3 - Dunn, Lewis and Perry  
1 - Mosqueda  
Present:  
Excused:  
3.  
4.  
Public Comment  
The were no individuals wishing to provided public comment.  
Approval of Minutes  
Vice Chair Lewis moved approval of the February 18, 2026, meeting minutes. There  
being no objections, the minutes were approved.  
Briefing  
5.  
Briefing No. 2026-B0039  
Department Director Report  
Leon Richardson, Director, Department of Local Services, briefed the committee and  
answered questions from the members.  
This matter was Presented  
Local Services and Land Use  
Committee  
Meeting Minutes  
March 18, 2026  
Discussion Only  
6.  
Proposed Ordinance No. 2025-0321  
AN ORDINANCE relating to building and construction standards; amending Ordinance 14111, Section  
4, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.02.110, Ordinance 14914, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C.  
16.02.150, Ordinance 15802, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.02.152, Ordinance 12560,  
Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.02.190, Ordinance 12560, Section 10, as amended, and K.C.C.  
16.02.240, Ordinance 12560, Section 17, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.02.280, Ordinance 12560,  
Section 18, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.02.290, Ordinance 12560, Section 22, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 16.02.340, Ordinance 14914, Section 57, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.02.440, Ordinance  
12560, Section 30, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.02.470, Ordinance 12560, Section 36, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 16.02.540, Ordinance 14914, Section 90, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.03.020, Ordinance  
19485, Section 31, and K.C.C. 16.03.280, Ordinance 12560, Section 72, as amended, and K.C.C.  
16.04.440, Ordinance 19485, Section 48, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.04.600, Ordinance 12560,  
Section 72, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.04.620, Ordinance 12560, Section 75, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 16.04.630, Ordinance 12560, Section 84, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.04.720, Ordinance  
12560, Section 85, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.04.730, Ordinance 12560, Section 86, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 16.04.740, Ordinance 12560, Section 87, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.04.750, Ordinance  
12560, Section 88, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.04.760, Ordinance 12560, Section 86, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 16.04.770, Ordinance 12560, Section 90, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.04.780, Ordinance  
12560, Section 92, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.04.800, Ordinance 12560, Section 94, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 16.04.820, Ordinance 12560, Section 95, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.04.830, Ordinance  
12560, Section 96, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.04.840, Ordinance 12560, Section 97, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 16.04.850, Ordinance 12560, Section 98, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.04.860, Ordinance  
14914, Section 272, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.05.040, Ordinance 15802, Section 78, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 16.05.065, Ordinance 19485, Section 72, and K.C.C. 16.07.040, Ordinance 19485, Section  
74, and K.C.C. 16.07.060, Ordinance 19485, Section 78, and K.C.C. 16.07.100, Ordinance 19485,  
Section 79, and K.C.C. 16.07.110, Ordinance 19485, Section 81, and K.C.C. 16.07.130, Ordinance  
19485, Section 82, and K.C.C. 16.07.140, Ordinance 19485, Section 86, and K.C.C.16.07.180,  
Ordinance 19485, Section 90, and K.C.C. 16.07.220, Ordinance 19485, Section 99, and K.C.C.  
16.07.310, Ordinance 19485, Section 100, and K.C.C. 16.07.320, Ordinance 19485, Section 117, and  
K.C.C. 16.07.490, Ordinance 8766, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.08.050, Ordinance 12560,  
Section 109, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.14.090, Ordinance 12560, Section 112, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 16.14.100, Ordinance 12560, Section 110, as amended and K.C.C. 16.14.110, Ordinance  
14914, Section 359, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.14.200, Ordinance 14914, Section 360, and K.C.C.  
16.14.210, Ordinance 12560, Section 120, and K.C.C. 16.14.220, Ordinance 14914, Section 370, and  
K.C.C. 16.14.280, Ordinance 14914, Section 370, and K.C.C. 16.14.290, Ordinance 12560, Section  
121, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.14.430, Ordinance 14111, Section 131, as amended, and K.C.C.  
16.14.450, Ordinance 14111, Section 131, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.14.460, Ordinance 14914,  
Section 408, and K.C.C. 16.14.490, Ordinance 12560, Section 115, as amended, and K.C.C.  
16.14.540, Ordinance 14914, Section 416, and K.C.C. 16.14.550, Ordinance 6746, Section 5, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 16.32.030, Ordinance 6746, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.32.050,  
Ordinance 6746, Section 10, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.32.080, Ordinance 15802, Section 122, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 16.32.195, Ordinance 15802, Section 124, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.32.215,  
Ordinance 15802, Section 126, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.32.235, Ordinance 15802, Section 131, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 16.32.285, Ordinance 19485, Section 146, and K.C.C. 16.32.292, Ordinance  
15802, Section 132, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.32.295, Ordinance 15802, Section 133, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 16.32.306, Ordinance 19485, Section 151, and K.C.C. 16.32.338, Ordinance 19485,  
Section 153, and K.C.C. 16.32.340, Ordinance 19485, Section 136, and K.C.C. 16.32.341, Ordinance  
19485, Section 154, and K.C.C. 16.32.342, Ordinance 19485, Section 155, and K.C.C. 16.32.343,  
Ordinance 19485, Section 156, and K.C.C. 16.32.344, Ordinance 15802, Section 137, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 16.32.345, Ordinance 1488, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.82.130, Ordinance  
9614, Section 103, and K.C.C. 17.04.010, Ordinance 12560, Section 148, as amended, and K.C.C.  
17.04.200, Ordinance 2910, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 17.04.210, Ordinance 12560, Section  
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153, as amended, and K.C.C. 17.04.220, Ordinance 12560, Section 149, as amended, and K.C.C.  
17.04.280, Ordinance 12560, Section 156, as amended, and K.C.C. 17.04.290, Ordinance 17837,  
Section 75, as amended, and K.C.C. 17.04.295, Ordinance 14915, Section 25, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 17.04.310, Ordinance 14915, Section 26, and K.C.C. 17.04.320, Ordinance 19485, Section  
166, as amended, and K.C.C. 17.04.330, Ordinance 19485, Section 178, and K.C.C. 17.04.341,  
Ordinance 19485, Section 169, and K.C.C. 17.04.375, Ordinance 19485, Section 170, and K.C.C.  
17.04.377, Ordinance 12560, Section 165, and K.C.C. 17.04.380, Ordinance 12560, Section 166, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 17.04.390, Ordinance 14915, Section 45, as amended, and K.C.C. 17.04.400,  
Ordinance 7980, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 17.04.420, Ordinance 19485, Section 173, and  
K.C.C. 17.04.425, Ordinance 19485, Section 174, and K.C.C. 17.04.445, Ordinance 19485, Section  
175, as amended, and K.C.C. 17.04.447, Ordinance 19485, Section 178, and K.C.C. 17.04.462,  
Ordinance 19485, Section 180, and K.C.C. 17.04.467, Ordinance 19485, Section 184, and K.C.C.  
17.04.476, Ordinance 19485, Section 192, and K.C.C. 17.04.489, Ordinance 12560, Section 171, and  
K.C.C. 17.04.520, Ordinance 12560, Section 174, as amended, and K.C.C. 17.04.560, Ordinance  
19485, Section 196, as amended, and K.C.C. 17.04.563, Ordinance 19485, Section 7, and K.C.C.  
17.04.572, Ordinance 19485, Section 198, as amended, and K.C.C. 17.04.574, Ordinance 19485,  
Section 200, as amended, and K.C.C. 17.04.582, Ordinance 19485, Section 201, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 17.04.590, Ordinance 5828, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 17.08.030, Ordinance 5828,  
Section 10, as amended, and K.C.C. 17.08.090, Ordinance 3316, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C.  
17.08.100, Ordinance 14915, Section 125, as amended, and K.C.C. 17.08.140, Ordinance 19276,  
Section 7, and K.C.C. 17.11.040, Ordinance 19276, Section 9, and K.C.C. 17.11.060, adding new  
sections to K.C.C. chapter 16.04, adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 16.05, adding new sections  
to K.C.C. chapter 16.07, adding new sections to K.C.C. chapter 16.32, adding new sections to K.C.C.  
chapter 17.04, adding a new chapter to K.C.C. Title 17, repealing Ordinance 14914, Section 10, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 16.02.160, Ordinance 12560, Section 55, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.02.170,  
Ordinance 14914, Section 20, and K.C.C. 16.02.230, Ordinance 12560, Section 15, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 16.02.310, Ordinance 17837, Section 13, and K.C.C. 16.02.316, Ordinance 12560, Section 13,  
as amended, and K.C.C. 16.02.370, Ordinance 12560, Section 26, as amended, and K.C.C.  
16.02.410, Ordinance 12560, Section 30, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.02.470, Ordinance 12560,  
Section 31, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.02.480, Ordinance 12560, Section 32, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 16.02.490, Ordinance 12560, Section 33, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.02.500, Ordinance  
12560, Section 34, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.02.510, Ordinance 12560, Section 35, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 16.02.520, Ordinance 12560, Section 37, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.02.530, Ordinance  
14914, Section 78, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.02.550, Ordinance 19414, Section 85, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 16.02.600, Ordinance 19485; Section 29, and K.C.C. 16.03.057, Ordinance 14914, Section  
133, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.04.260, Ordinance 12560, Section 44, as amended, and K.C.C.  
16.04.270, Ordinance 14914, Section 141, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.04.290, Ordinance 12560,  
Section 47, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.04.310, Ordinance 14111, Section 55, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 16.04.330, Ordinance 15802, Section 23, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.04.344, Ordinance  
15802, Section 24, and K.C.C. 16.04.346, Ordinance 15802, Section 25, and K.C.C. 16.04.348,  
Ordinance 14914, Section 155, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.04.360, Ordinance 15802, Section 34, and  
K.C.C. 16.04.475, Ordinance 12560, Section 54, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.04.490, Ordinance  
11923, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.04.890, Ordinance 11923, Section 3, as amended, and  
K.C.C. 16.04.900, Ordinance 19485, Section 5, and K.C.C. 16.04.930, Ordinance 12380, Section 2, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 16.04.940, Ordinance 12380, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.04.950,  
Ordinance 12380, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.04.960, Ordinance 12380, Section 5, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 16.04.970, Ordinance 7853, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.04.980,  
Ordinance 14914, Section 276, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.05.080, Ordinance 19485, Section 73,  
and K.C.C. 16.07.050, Ordinance 19485, Section 75, and K.C.C. 16.07.070, Ordinance 19485, Section  
76, and K.C.C 16.07.080, Ordinance 19485, Section 76, and K.C.C 16.07.090, Ordinance 19485,  
Section 80, and K.C.C 16.07.120, Ordinance 19485, Section 81, and K.C.C 16.07.130, Ordinance  
19485 Section 83, and K.C.C 16.07.150, Ordinance 19485, Section 84, and K.C.C. 16.07.160,  
Ordinance 19485, Section 85, and K.C.C 16.07.170, Ordinance 19485, Section 86, and K.C.C  
16.07.180, Ordinance 19485, Section 87, and K.C.C 16.07.190, Ordinance 19485, Section 88, and  
K.C.C 16.07.200, Ordinance 19485, Section 89, and K.C.C. 16.07.210, Ordinance 19485, Section 91,  
and K.C.C 16.07.230, Ordinance 19485, Section 92, and K.C.C 16.07.240, Ordinance 19485, Section  
93, and K.C.C 16.07.250, Ordinance 19485, Section 94, and K.C.C 16.07.260, Ordinance 19485,  
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Section 95, and K.C.C 16.07.270, Ordinance 19485, Section 96, and K.C.C 16.07.280, Ordinance  
19485, Section 98, and K.C.C. 16.07.300, Ordinance 19485, Section 101, and K.C.C. 16.07.330,  
Ordinance 19485, Section 102, and K.C.C 16.07.340, Ordinance 19485, Section 103, and K.C.C  
16.07.350, Ordinance 19485, Section 104, and K.C.C 16.07.360, Ordinance 19485, Section 105, and  
K.C.C 16.07.370, Ordinance 19485, Section 106, and K.C.C 16.07.380, Ordinance 19485, Section  
108, and K.C.C 16.07.400, Ordinance 19485, Section 109, and K.C.C 16.07.410, Ordinance 19485,  
Section 110, and K.C.C 16.07.420, Ordinance 19485, Section 111, and K.C.C 16.07.430, Ordinance  
19485, Section 112, and K.C.C 16.07.440, Ordinance 19485, Section 113, and K.C.C 16.07.450,  
Ordinance 19485, Section 115, and K.C.C 16.07.470, Ordinance 19485, Section 116, and K.C.C.  
16.07.480, Ordinance 19485, Section 118, and K.C.C 16.07.500, Ordinance 19485, Section 119, and  
K.C.C 16.07.510, Ordinance 19485, Section 120, and K.C.C. 16.07.520, Ordinance 19485, Section  
121, and K.C.C. 16.07.530, Ordinance 19485, Section 122, and K.C.C. 16.07.540, Ordinance 19485,  
Section 123, and K.C.C. 16.07.550, Ordinance 14111, Section 73, and K.C.C. 16.10.010, Ordinance  
12560, Section 58, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.10.020, Ordinance 12560, Section 59, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 16.10.030, Ordinance 12560, Section 60, and as amended, K.C.C. 16.10.040, Ordinance  
12560, Section 61, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.10.050, Ordinance 12560, Section 62, as amended,  
and K.C.C. 16.10.060, Ordinance 12560, Section 63, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.10.070, Ordinance  
12560, Section 64, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.10.080, Ordinance 15802, Section 99, and K.C.C.  
16.10.100, Ordinance 15802, Section 100, and K.C.C. 16.10.110, Ordinance 15802, Section 101, as  
amended, and K.C.C. 16.10.120, Ordinance 12560, Section 127, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.14.020,  
Ordinance 14914, Section 337, and K.C.C. 16.14.040, Ordinance 14914, Section 338, and K.C.C.  
16.14.050, Ordinance 14914, Section 339, and K.C.C. 16.14.060, Ordinance 14914, Section 352, and  
K.C.C. 16.14.140, Ordinance 14914, Section 353, and K.C.C. 16.14.150, Ordinance 14914, Section  
367, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.14.250, Ordinance 14914, Section 407, and K.C.C. 16.14.480,  
Ordinance 14914, Section 410, and K.C.C. 16.14.510, Ordinance 14914, Section 413, and K.C.C.  
16.14.530, Ordinance 14914, Section 418, and K.C.C. 16.14.570, Ordinance 14914, Section 419, and  
K.C.C. 16.14.580, Ordinance 14914, Section 420, and K.C.C. 16.14.590, Ordinance 19485, Section  
149, and K.C.C. 16.32.336, Ordinance 19485, Section 150, and K.C.C. 163.32.337, Ordinance 19485,  
Section 152, and K.C.C. 16.32.339, Ordinance 1283, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 16.78.010,  
Ordinance 1283, Section 2, and K.C.C. 16.78.020, Ordinance 1283, Section 3, and K.C.C. 16.78.030,  
Ordinance 1283, Section 4, and K.C.C. 16.78.040, Ordinance 1283, Section 5, and K.C.C. 16.78.050,  
Ordinance 1283 (part) and K.C.C. 16.78.060, Ordinance 19485, Section 174, and K.C.C. 17.04.445,  
Ordinance 19485, Section 175, and K.C.C. 17.04.447, Ordinance 19485, Section 179, and K.C.C.  
17.04.466, Ordinance 19485, Section 181, and K.C.C. 17.04.468, Ordinance 19485, Section 182, and  
K.C.C. 17.04.471, Ordinance 19485, Section 183, and K.C.C. 17.04.472, Ordinance 19485, Section  
185, and K.C.C. 17.04.477, Ordinance 19485, Section 186, and K.C.C. 17.04.478, Ordinance 19485,  
Section 187, and K.C.C. 17.04.479, Ordinance 19485, Section 188, and K.C.C. 17.04.481, Ordinance  
19485, Section 189, and K.C.C. 17.04.486, Ordinance 19485, Section 190, and K.C.C. 17.04.487,  
Ordinance 19485, Section 191, and K.C.C. 17.04.488, Ordinance 14111, Section 215, and K.C.C.  
17.04.540.  
Jenny Ngo and Jake Tracy, Council staff, briefed the committee and answered  
questions from the members.  
This matter was Deferred  
Other Business  
There was no further business to come before the committee.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 11:05 a.m.