On May 22, 2003 the Department of Design, Construction and Land Use issued two environmental decisions related to actions to amend Land Use Code requirements in the Northgate Overlay District and to approve a development agreement between the City of Seattle and Simon Properties, owners of the Northgate Mall.

Both actions were determined to be not significant and appropriate Declaration's of Non-significance (DNS - no Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) required) were filed with the City's SEPA Public Information Center. Notice was provided in the City's official newspaper, the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, and the Department's Land Use Information Bulletin (May 22, 2003). The SEPA determinations are appealable to the City's Hearing Examiner until Thursday June 12, 2003.

The Seattle City Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed amendments and development agreement on June 10, 2003 at 6:00 p.m. at Nathan Hale High School, 10750-30th Avenue NE.

The following documents are available for your review:

• Proposed Legislation (Council Bill 114552)
• Director's Report and Recommendations on proposed Land Use Code Amendments
• Proposed Development Agreement
• Environmental Documents:
  - SEPA Determination on Amendments to Northgate Overlay District
  - SEPA Determination on Northgate Development Agreement (between City of Seattle and Simon Properties)