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Yesterday Seattle City Council Member Mike O’Brien sponsored a meeting about some changes he is interested in proposing to the rules about backyard cottages. There were some news articles about the meeting, in case you didn’t go or read about it.
Crosscut reported here
KPLU reported here.
Councilmember O’Brien to Develop Regulations to Encourage More Backyard Cottages, Meeting Tomorrow
Seattle – Councilmember Mike O’Brien will host a special lunchtime meeting tomorrow, as he explores ways to make it easier for more homeowners to build backyard cottages and mother-in-law units. Councilmembers will review a report, “Removing Barriers to Backyard Cottages,” and hear testimony from homeowners who have faced challenges when constructing the new units.
The meeting is a first step toward developing new policies to encourage more backyard cottages, which could produce thousands of new housing units. In January, two public meetings will be held to solicit feedback on potential legislative changes.
Backyard cottages, also called detached accessory dwelling units, are separate living spaces on the same property as an existing single-family house. Council adopted legislation in 2009 allowing construction of backyard cottages on eligible lots in single-family zones throughout the City. Fewer than 200 have been constructed to date.
WHAT:
Backyard Cottage Discussion at the Council’s Planning, Land Use & Sustainability Committee
WHEN:
Wednesday, December 9
12 p.m.
WHERE:
Seattle City Hall
Council Chambers, Second Floor
600 4th Ave., Seattle 98104
WHO:
Backyard Cottage owners
Nick Welch, Seattle Department of Planning and Development
Councilmember Mike O’Brien
Council President Tim Burgess
Councilmember Nick Licata
Sorry this notice did not give a lot of time to make plans to attend. If you are interested in this subject one of the best way for you to follow along tomorrow is by phone, the one-way Listen Line: 206.684-8566 or watch live.
Seattle City Council meetings are cablecast live on Seattle Channel 21, HD Channels 321 Comcast, 721 Wave and on the City Council’s website. Copies of legislation, Council meeting calendar, and archives of news releases can be found on the City Council website.
This week Mayor Murray signed the finalized 2016 City budget. The total budget is $5.1 billion including just over 1billion of General Fund spending. Hopefully our newly elected District 5 Councilwoman, Debora Juarez will direct some of the funds to our neighborhood.
Here is the link to the budget: 2016 Proposed Budget
The Broadview Co-Op Preschool has some openings for its Pre3 class for winter.
More information is available on their blog. Click on poster for larger view.
The PTA at Broadview-Thomson K-8 is again having a tree sale this year. Below is their announcement.
The Holiday Tree Farm is celebrating it’s Fourth Anniversary with NEW DATES and NEW TIMES! Due to overwhelming demand, we will be open Thanksgiving weekend on November 28 & 29 and again on December 5 & 6. In addition, we will have our very first FRIDAY NIGHT sale on December 4th from 4:00 – 8:00. Come see all of our Noble Firs. We will have even a bigger assortment than last year. Including some Very Big Trees. To make way for all those Noble Firs we will only have 6 -7 foot Douglas Firs for sale this year.
A proposal to build a 6 story residential structure on the south side of N 135th St. at Linden Ave. N will have an Early Design Guidance Review Meeting on December 7 at 6:30 PM at the Ballard Community Center, 6020 28th Ave. NW. The Department of Planning and Development notice of the meeting is located here . The design documents are located here, in a large (25 mb) file that takes some time to download. The design includes a sidewalk along the south side of N 135th St. adjacent to the building, where there is none now.
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Recently a message by Joey Shyloski appeared in Nextdoor Broadview that nicely made some points about safe driving, that is copied below.
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This is a thank-you note to all the good drivers in Broadview!
While much of Seattle is choked with parked cars and narrow lanes, we’re lucky to have wide streets and plenty of places to park. But we also have many hills, curves, gravelly and overgrown corners, and blind intersections. And to those who respect those many quiet dangers, we want to say “Thanks!”
THANK YOU because you NEVER DRIVE FASTER THAN 20 MPH — and you ALWAYS SLOW DOWN for walkers and runners, cyclists, people walking their dogs, kids playing, or other approaching vehicles!
THANK YOU because you ALWAYS GO AROUND OUR TRAFFIC CIRCLES the legal and safe way —staying to the right and then continuing around. When your neighbors see you do that, they smile!
THANK YOU for NOT having a NEEDLESS “T-BONE” COLLISION like we’ve been seeing since summer. And THANK YOU for not adding to NEAR-MISSES and the need for SUDDEN BRAKING.
A HUGE THANK YOU for always SIGNALING YOUR INTENTIONS — it helps so much to know what you’ve got in your mind, whether we’re walking or driving. BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS SIGNAL, we always know what to do next!
THANK YOU TO PARENTS — who remind their sons and daughters that CRASHES COST MONEY, disable or destroy their cars, flatten their budgets, drive their insurance sky-high, and wreck their freedoms.
THANKS TO SPOUSES who gently remind their spouses that WE ALL NOTICE SPEEDING NEIGHBORS — and will remember them at the next Night Out block party!!
And finally, THANK YOU to every Broadview driver who ALWAYS DRIVES WITH THIS IN MIND:
ANYONE — ANY TIME — could be walking around that corner, driving too fast towards you, walking an elderly dog, running or biking with their kids, or just pulling out of their driveway behind that big beautiful Broadview shrub.
By continuing to set a high driver’s bar for this great neighborhood, we can put a stop to ESCALATING AND NEEDLESS RISKS. Thanks, Broadview Good Drivers — we’re pretty sure you know who you are!
Tuesday, November 17
7:00 to 8:30 pm
Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, 13047 Greenwood Ave N., Doors open at 6:30 pm
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness are the themes for the November 17 Broadview Community Council meeting:
911 Operations
If there is one thing we all know to do, it is to call 911 for emergencies. We rely on them to be there when we need them. But what is an “emergency” and how do operators assess calls? How are they trained to get the information they need from you? Have you ever tried to call the non-emergency phone number or go online to make a report? Was it a good experience? 911 data (the most-accessed data at data.seattle.gov) shows that we all use this service. But we don’t always get the service we expect. What should we expect? Seattle Police 911 First Watch Supervisor, Robert Montague will give insights about the inner workings of the 911 call center, including how operators are trained and calls prioritized. Come learn about this valuable service and share your questions and experiences.
Broadview Prepares
But how would you get help in a disaster like a major earthquake when you couldn’t call 911 because phones, cell phones and internet didn’t work? Most of us read or heard about the recent New Yorker magazine article predicting dire results to our community from a massive earthquake. Are you ready for “the big one?” Or for that matter a smaller emergency? At the meeting our Broadview Prepares volunteers will demonstrate how the Broadview emergency communication hubs will be a place where neighbors can connect to meet needs and share resources when police and fire departments may not be able to respond. Knowing where the hubs will be located and how they will operate will be valuable to you in a disaster.
Date: November 12, 2015 Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Place: Luther Memorial Lutheran Church 13047 Greenwood Ave N. Seattle, WA
This special evening learn about Mareen Schultz Kruckeberg, a Horticultural Legacy. Vicki Stiles, executive director of the Shoreline Historical Museum, will talk about the important work of Mareen Kruckeberg and some of her relationships in the northwest world of horticulture.
Reception to follow
Membership dues are $15.00 a year and your first meeting is on us. If you are interested in joining come to our meeting or email: broadview.gardenclub@gmail.com
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is seeking input on what the public would like to see on its website when it is redesigned. Below is their notice.
Help us redesign SDOT’s website to work better for you!
We know it’s not always easy to find what you’re looking for on our site. With your help, we’re aiming to fully redesign it to make it more user-friendly, accessible, and easy to use.
Here’s how you can help:
Take our online survey. It should take you about 10 minutes. It’ll be up for the next two weeks.
With your input, we’ll start reworking the way the site’s organized, as well as the content. We’ll do some additional testing and aim to have a new site up and running in Spring 2016.
We look forward to hearing your ideas!
Please contact Allison Schwartz (allison.schwartz@seattle.gov or 386-4654) with any questions.
