Seattle mayor to sign downtown empty storefront legislation into law

File photo of downtown Seattle in 2020. (KIRO Radio, Hanna Scott)

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan says she will sign legislation that allows more flexibility in permitted uses for empty downtown storefronts into law.

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The legislation passed Seattle City Council unanimously, providing flexibility for businesses, artists, and other organizations to activate empty storefronts by allowing art installations, museums, and a variety of businesses, among other new options like food processing, horticultural operations, and crafts manufacturing.

In the past, businesses downtown on certain streets had to abide by a narrower set of permitted pedestrian-friendly uses for

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