Residential Urban

Village

SW KENYON ST

SW KENYON ST

Denny
International

27TH AVE SW

15TH AVE SW

LR1 | LR1 (M)

SW ELMGROVE ST
LONGFELLOW CREEK GREENSPACE

SW ELMGROVE ST

Chief Sealth
High School

SW THISTLE ST

14TH AVE SW

28TH AVE SW

29TH AVE SW

DRAFT ZONING CHANGES

to implement Mandatory
Housing Affordability
(MHA)

24TH AVE SW

26TH AVE SW

27TH AVE SW

WestwoodHighland Park
E.C. HUGHES PLAYGROUND

SW THISTLE ST

S.W. COMMUNITY
CENTER AND POOL

SW SULLIVAN ST

MHA zoning changes

WestwoodHighland Park
LR2 | LR2 (M)

LR2 | LR2 (M)

20TH AVE SW

SW CLOVERDALE ST

22ND AVE SW

24TH AVE SW

25TH AVE SW

Principle 8a:
Neighborhood Commercial
zoning encourages more
pedestrian-friendly design if
Westwood VIllage redevelops.

SF 5000 | RSL (M)

14TH AVE SW

SW CLOVERDALE ST

Principle 8a:
Neighborhood Commercial
zoning encourages more
pedestrian-friendly buildings.

SW DONOVAN ST

LR3 | LR3 (M)

Principle 3b:
Provide transitions
in scale between
higher- and lowerintensity zones.

SW TRENTON ST

SF 5000 | LR2 (M1)

14TH AVE SW

15TH AVE SW

16TH AVE SW

18TH AVE SW

17TH AVE SW

SF 5000 | LR1 (M1)

25TH AVE SW

NC3-40 | NC3-55 (M)

SF 5000 | RSL (M)

SF 5000 | NC3-55 (M2)

SW TRENTON ST

28TH AVE SW

SF 5000 | RSL (M)

C1-40 | NC3-55 (M)

SF 5000 | LR1 (M1)

LR2 | LR2 (M)

SF 5000 | LR1 (M1)

NC2P-40 | NC2P-55 (M)

17TH AVE SW

SF 5000 | LR1 (M1)

SF 5000 | LR2 (M1)

21ST AVE SW

KELSEY LN SW

22ND AVE SW

23RD AVE SW

24TH AVE SW

25TH AVE SW

SF 5000 | LR2 (M1)

26TH AVE SW

27TH AVE SW

NC2-65 |
NC2-75 (M)

SW CAMBRIDGE ST

SW
AY
EW

DG

SF 5000 |
NC2P-55 (M2)

I
LR

Roxhill

SF 5000 | RSL (M)

DE

LR2 | LR2 (M)

MR | MR (M)

SF 5000 | LR1 (M1)

LR3 | LR3 (M)

29TH AVE SW

LR3 |
LR3 (M)

SW CAMBRIDGE ST

SW BARTON ST

SF 5000 | RSL (M)

C1-40 | NC3-55 (M)

ROXHILL PARK

LR3 RC | LR3 RC (M)

RT
O
BA

LR3 | LR3 (M)

SF 5000 | LR3 (M2)

SW BARTON ST

SW

LR3 | LR3 (M)

PL

Principle 1b:
Encourage small-scale,
family-friendly housing
options like cottages,
triplexes, and rowhouses.

Principle 3b:
Consider Lowrise
(LR) zones to help
transition between
commercial and
single-family areas.

White Center
potential

annexation area

zoning changes
Solid areas indicate
a typical increase
in zoning (usually
one story)
Hatched areas
indicate a larger
increase in zoning
or a change in
zone type.

MHA requirements

zone categories

residential proposal shown

(M)
(M1)
(M2)

zoning
change

affordable
homes

paymentin-lieu

typical zoning
increases

5-7%

$7-21

larger
increases
largest
increases

8-10%
9-11%

$11-30
$12-33

Residential Small Lot (RSL)

Multifamily (LR/MR/HR)
Seattle Mixed (SM)

MHA does not apply

Historic Preservation
Districts

Existing
boundary

Major Institutions

Proposed
boundary

Neighborhood Commercial (NC)

MHA applies only to noninstitutional uses

Commercial (C)

Industrial zones

Industrial Commercial (IC)

urban villages

MHA applies only to commercial

uses in IC zones

Seattle 2035
10-minute walkshed

Open space

Public school
Light rail

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
AND LIVABILITY AGENDA

Bus stop

October 19, 2016