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Legislation approved by the Seattle City Council on February 18, 2014, and filed with the City Clerk

PDF copies of the signed legislation are available in the database records linked below: Ord. 124424 C.B. 118020 AN ORDINANCE relating to historic preservation, imposing controls upon Alexander Hall, a landmark designated by the Landmarks Preservation Board under Chapter 25.12 of the Seattle Municipal Code, and adding it to the Table of Historical Landmarks contained […]

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Legislation approved by the Seattle City Council on February 10, 2014, and filed with the City Clerk

PDF copies of the signed legislation are available in the database records linked below: Ord. 124421 C.B. 118029 AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain audited claims and ordering the payment thereof. Res. 31502 A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Seattle, Washington, calling for the annexation, by election, of contiguous unincorporated […]

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Legislation approved February 3, 2014, by the Seattle City Council, and filed with the City Clerk

PDF copies of the signed legislation are available in the database records linked below: Ord. 124422 C.B. 118007 AN ORDINANCE relating to the Seattle Music Commission; allowing for the continuation of the Commission; allowing commissioners to serve additional terms; superseding Resolution 31173; and creating a new Chapter 3.74 consisting of new Sections 3.74.010, 3.74.020, 3.74.030, […]

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Online City Charter updated

The Seattle City Charter has been updated online to reflect the changes made by Charter Amendment 19 (district elections), approved by Seattle voters at the general election of November 5, 2013. http://clerk.seattle.gov/~public/charter/charter.htm

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Archives Find of the Month: Repealing the “Cutlet Curfew,” 1965

In 1965, the Seattle Junior Chamber of Commerce led the charge to amend a decades-old law that prohibited the sale of packaged meat after 6:00 pm in Seattle stores. The ordinance stated that a “licensed meat salesman” (i.e., a butcher) must be on hand for customers to make a purchase. Since butchers did not work […]

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Legislation approved by the Seattle City Council on January 27, 2014, and filed with the City Clerk

Scanned copies of the signed legislation are available in the database records linked below: Ord. 124408 C.B. 117990 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor of the City of Seattle to execute an Interlocal Agreement to establish the Washington Multi-City Business License and Tax Portal Agency; authorizing payment of costs associated with the City’s share of the […]

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Legislation approved by the Seattle City Council on January 21, 2014, and filed with the City CLerk

Scanned copies of the signed legislation are available in the database records linked below: Legislation passed by the Seattle City Council  1/21/14 Ord. 124411 C.B. 117899 AN ORDINANCE vacating a portion of an alley in Block 9, Plat of Holly Park Phase III, on the petition of the Seattle Housing Authority, a Washington public body, […]

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Online Seattle Municipal Code updated

The current online code incorporates ordinances passed through 09 December 2013. The most recent codified ordinance is Ordinance 124367. Ordinance No. SMC sections affected 124326 Amended   §§ 23.42.058, 23.40.012, 23.84A.012, 23.84A.018 and 23.84A.025 124342 Amended   § 22.602.090 124344 Amended   § 18.28.010 124346 Amended   § 5.81.010 124347 Amended   §§ 22.900A.010—22.900A.030, 22.900A.050, […]

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Archives Find of the Month: Unsanitary Board of Health Headquarters, 1904

In 1904, the following article appeared in the Seattle Times: CONDEMNS OWN QUARTERS Health Office Complains of Unsanitary Condition of Yesler Way Site Asks to Have City Houses Vacated – Board’s Headquarters Unsanitary Worse than many private houses condemned by the health department, is the judgment of the city health officer, regarding the Board of […]

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Legislation approved by the Seattle City Council on January 13, 2014, and filed with the City Clerk

PDF copies of the signed legislation are available in the database records linked below: Ord. 124408 C.B. 117990 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor of the City of Seattle to execute an Interlocal Agreement to establish the Washington Multi-City Business License and Tax Portal Agency; authorizing payment of costs associated with the City’s share of the […]