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Notes:
"To wean people from their cars, encourage new small businesses and add greenery, the Seattle City Council told businesses and developers Monday [12/12/2006] they no longer need to provide parking in some areas but must plant more shrubs. The city will stop requiring that new and existing businesses supply oof-street parking in Capitol Hill, First Hill, Lower Queen Anne, the University District, Northgate and South Lake Union. Some businesses, depending on size and location, were already exempt. The council also passed the 'Seattle Green Factor' on Monday, which will require all new development in commercial zones outside of downtown to cover 30 per cent of the property with grass, trees, green roofs with vegetation, vine-covered walls or permeable paving. Steinbrueck believes Seattle would be the first city in the nation to impose such a requirement."