1920 25 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
SELECT COMMITTEE WILL COME TO
ORDER. I'M THE CHAIR OF THE
SELECT COMMITTEE. CLERK, WILL
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
NINE MEMBERS PRESENT.
>> WE WILL CONSIDER THE GENDER
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING
AND SEEING ON THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. TODAY PUBLIC COMMENT
WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTING WRITTEN
PUBLIC COMMENT. PLEASE DROP OFF
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS IN THE
CHAMBERS OR SEND YOUR THOUGHTS
AT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COUNSEL AT
SEATTLE.GOV . I JUST WANT TO GO
OVER A COUPLE HOUSEKEEPING
THINGS WITH THE REST OF MY
COLLEAGUES. TODAY, OUR ITEMS OF
BUSINESS, WE ARE REQUIRED TO
PASS HOUSE BILL 1110 THROUGH
INTERIM LEGISLATION WHICH THE
EXECUTIVE WILL BE BRIEFING US ON
AT OUR NEXT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
MEETING WHICH WILL BE MARCH
28th, A FRIDAY. WE WILL FULLY
IMPLEMENT HOUSE BILL 1110 DURING
THE REMAINING REVIEWS. WE HAVE
MADE THIS PIVOT BECAUSE THERE'S
BEEN SIX APPEALS MADE TO THE
CONFERENCE A PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENT AND WE CANNOT
VOTE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
UNTIL THE HEARING EXAMINER
RESOLVES THESE CHALLENGES OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.
THE INTENT OF TODAY'S BRIEFING
IS TO REVIEW ZONING REQUIREMENTS
AND REQUIREMENTS OF COUNSEL FOR
HOUSE BILL 1110. OVER THE NEXT
FEW MEETINGS UNTIL MAY 30th WE
WILL LEARN ABOUT THE INTERIM
LEGISLATION . WE HAVE TO
IMPLEMENT BY JUNE 30th AND COME
INTO COMPLIANCE WITH STATE
MANDATE. HOUSE BILL 1110 IS
STATE-MANDATED, LEGISLATION TO
CREATE MISSING LITTLE HOUSING.
THIS IS WHY WE HAVE OUR
PHENOMENAL , IT'S IS WONDERFUL
BUT I WILL GO A STEP HIGHER THAN
THAT AND GO PHENOMENAL CENTRAL
STAFF IS HERE TO DISCUSS. THIS
WILL BE IN PLACE UNTIL WE PASS A
COMPETENCY PLAN AND CAN WORK ON
PERMANENT LEGISLATION FOR HOUSE
BILL 1110. I WANT TO THANK
EVERYONE FOR COMING TO THE
PUBLIC HEARING THAT ENDED A
LITTLE EARLY ON FEBRUARY 5th DUE
TO SEVERE WEATHER. OUR OFFICE
MADE A PROMISE TO HONOR THE
SPEAKING ORDER OF THOSE WHO WERE
NOT ABLE TO SPEAK AT THE END OF
THAT MEETING. IT'S IMPORTANT
BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE
THAT CAME LETTER WERE ALSO YOUNG
FOLKS AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THE YOUNG FOLKS ARE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN AND YOU'RE ABLE TO HAVE
PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL ANNOUNCE
A NEW PUBLIC HEARING DATE AFTER
THE MAYOR TRANSMITS INTERIM
LEGISLATION. PUBLIC HEARING WILL
BE PRIOR TO MAY 30th. WE HAVE
YOUR NAMES IN THE ORDER YOU
SIGNED UP SO I WANT TO INVITE
THOSE PEOPLE WHO SIGNED UP DID
NOT GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK COME
DOWN AND SPEAK AND YOU WILL BE
PRIORITIZED. WE HAVE
ALPHABETICAL ORDER, OUR OFFICE
WENT THROUGH ONE BY ONE READING
THROUGH EVERYONE'S NAMES AND
PUTTING IT IN AN EXCEL FILE. WE
HAVE THOSE READY FOR YOU WHEN
YOU COME SO WE CAN PRIORITIZE
YOU. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM ONE INTO THE AGENDA?
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE, MISSING
MIDDLE ZONING REQUIREMENTS FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
PRESENTING TODAY WILL BE LISH
WHITSON AND KETIL FREEMAN FROM
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF .
>> I WANT TO THANK -- I MIXED UP
YOUR NAME. THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE. I THINK YOU ALL CAN START
A REALLY COOL PODCAST ON ZONING
IN SEATTLE. IT WOULD BE WELL
RECEIVED BECAUSE YOU ALL ARE
VERY SMART . PLEASE INTRODUCE
YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD AND YOU
CAN GO AND JUMP INTO YOUR
PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU. LISH WHITSON,
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF. AS THE
CHAIR MENTIONED, YOU WILL HAVE
IN FRONT OF YOU IN THIS
COMMITTEE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
MONTHS DECISION TO IMPLEMENT
HOUSE BILL 1110 . THE BRIEFING
TODAY IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE YOU
WITH A FOUNDATION FOR YOUR
DECISION-MAKING.
WE ARE GOING TO BRIEFLY DESCRIBE
WHAT MISSING LITTLE HOUSING IS,
TALK THROUGH SEATTLE'S CURRENT
REGULATIONS FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL AREAS WHICH ARE
WHERE THE IMPLICATION OF HOUSE
BILL 1110 WILL BE MOST FELT,
TALK THROUGH WHAT THE STATE IS
GOING TO REQUIRE THE CITY TO
ADOPT AND THEN TALK ABOUT SOME
WAYS HOUSE BILL 1110 HAS BEEN
IMPLEMENTED BOTH THROUGH ESTATE
CODE AND THROUGH OTHER CITIES
RESPONSES TO HOUSE BILL 1110.
THERE'S A LOT OF DETAIL IN THE
PRESENTATION THAT WE HAVE. WE
ARE NOT GOING TO TOUCH ON EVERY
SINGLE BULLET POINT. WE WERE ALL
HERE LATE LAST NIGHT, SO WE ARE
GOING TO SKIM THROUGH IT, BUT WE
ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
YOU HAVE. AS DETAILED AS THIS IS
, THE LAND-USE CODE IS MUCH MORE
DETAILED. WE ARE NOT GOING TO
DIVE INTO THE DETAILS, BUT WE
WILL TRY AND GIVE A GOOD
FOUNDATION FOR YOUR DECISIONS.
STARTING OUT, JUST TO GROUND YOU
IN WHAT MISSING LITTLE HOUSING
IS, IT IS MULTIFAMILY HOUSING OF
A SIMILAR SCALE AND FORM AS
DETACHED SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES.
THESE WERE ALLOWED UNDER OLDER
ZONING CODES IN SEATTLE BUT NOT
CURRENTLY ALLOWED IN SEATTLE'S
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTRAL ZONES.
UNITS AND MISSING METAL HOUSING
ARE GENERALLY LESS EXPENSIVE
THAN SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES WHICH
IS WHY THE STATE IS MANDATING
ALL CITIES ALLOW FOR IT IN THEIR
ZONES TO ALLOW SINGLE-FAMILY
HOMES. THESE PICTURES ARE, FOR
EXAMPLE, MISSING LITTLE HOUSES
IN CURRENT EVER HAD CENTRAL
ZONES WHERE THEY OTHERWISE WOULD
BE ALLOWED. I USED TO LIVE IN
ONE. ANOTHER IS DIRECTLY BEHIND
MY HOUSE . THEY ARE ALL
BASICALLY SINGLE-FAMILY SIZED
HOUSES HAVE MULTIPLE UNITS.
KETIL WILL JUMP INTO OUR
REGULATION.
>> I WILL TALK ABOUT
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES,
WHAT THEY ARE, WHERE THEY ARE,
WHAT IS ALLOWED, WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS CURRENTLY
ARE THAT ARE APPLICABLE IN THOSE
ZONES , NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL
ZONES RELATIVELY RECENTLY
RENAMED FROM SINGLE-FAMILY
ZONES. YOU MAY HEAR
SINGLE-FAMILY ZONES. THEY ARE
TALKING ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL ZONES. WHERE ARE
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES?
THERE ARE FOUR FLAVORS. THEY
OCCUPY ABOUT 65% OF THE CITY .
AT THE LEAST INTENSE THEY ARE
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ONE AND
AT THE MOST INTENSE THEY ARE
RESIDENTIAL SMALL LOT ZONES. ON
THIS MAP THE LEAST INTENSE ZONES
ARE SHOWN IN THAT ORANGE COLOR
AND MOST INTENSE ARE SHOWN IN
THE BROWN COLOR. WHERE THEY ARE
AND THEIR LEVEL OF INTENSITY IS
A RELIC OF WHEN THE CITY ANNEXED
AS THOSE AREAS AND THE STRATEGY
TO DATE. FOR EXAMPLE AT THE
NORTH END OF THE CITY YOU'LL
NOTICE THERE ARE LESS INTENSE
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES
THAT USED TO BE UNINCORPORATED
KING COUNTY BUT IN MOST OF THE
CITY THERE ARE ZONES THAT ARE
MODERATE RESIDENTIAL ZONES . WE
WILL TALK ABOUT THOSE LATER.
THAT IS THE MAJORITY OF THE
YELLOW THAT IS SHOWN ON THIS MAP
. FINALLY THE RESIDENTIAL SMALL
LOT ZONES YOU'LL NOTICE MANY
ARE ON THE EDGES OF EXISTING
URBAN VILLAGES . FORMALLY
SINGLE-FAMILY ZONED AREAS WERE
OF ZONED TO RSL AS PART OF
MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
IMPLEMENTATION. WHAT TYPES OF
RESIDENTIAL USES ARE ALLOWED IN
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES
AND ALL OF THE NR ZONES
SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES ARE LOUD,
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS BOTH
DETACHED AND ATTACHED ARE LOUD,
FLOATING HOMES ARE ALLOWED,
THOSE REGULATE THE MASTER
PROGRAM, YOU WOULD FIND THEM ON
DRY LAND. WITHIN THE RSL ZONE ,
WHERE INTENSE USES ARE PERMITTED
INCLUDING APARTMENTS, CARRIAGE
HOUSES , COTTAGE HOUSES, ROAD
HOUSES AND TOWNHOUSES. THE RSL
ZONE IS INTENDED TO SORT OF
ALLOW A BROADER RANGE OF MORE
INTENSE APPROACHING OF LOWRISE
RESIDENTIAL USES . THE DENSITY
CURRENTLY PERMITTED IN
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES
FROM THE LEAST INTENSE, ONE UNIT
PER 9600 SQUARE FEET . ON THOSE
AND THOSE NR ONE ZONES YOU CAN
HAVE TWO ACCESSORY DWELLING
UNITS AS WELL AS A PRINCIPAL
STRUCTURE. THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE
IS 7200 SQUARE FEET SO YOU CAN
HAVE A HOUSE UNDER THE SQUARE
FOOT LOT . OUR THREE ZONES FOR
THE MOST COMMON NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL ZONE IN THE CITY AND
5000 SQUARE FEET UNITS THERE.
RSL IS SOMEWHAT MORE INTENSE
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE.
IT ALLOWS ONLY 180 YOU BUT
THERE'S OTHER USES THAT CAN BE
ALLOWED INCLUDING APARTMENTS.
THE MINIMUM LOT SIZES WE
CURRENTLY HAVE IN THE ZONES MAY
NOT BEAR ANY RELATIONSHIP TO THE
LOTS IN THOSE ZONES NOW. JUST
THINK ABOUT THAT . OLDER PARTS
OF THE CITY THAT WERE ONE
RECENTLY THAN WHAT USED TO BE
UNINCORPORATED KING COUNTY THERE
ARE LOT SIZES THAT ARE 3000
SQUARE FEET OR LESS. THOSE
PLACES ARE MOSTLY ZONED
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. SO,
WHAT CAN YOU BUILD ON THE
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL LOT?
GENERALLY THE WHOLE AREA RATIO,
THE AMOUNT AND VOLUME YOU CAN
BUILD OF DIFFERENT
RESIDENTIAL'S LOT IS ABOUT .5.
YOU CAN BUILD THE 2500 SQUARE
FOOT HOUSE. YOU CAN HAVE AN
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT OF A
2000 SQUARE FEET AND OTHER
STRUCTURES ON A NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL LOT. THAT INCLUDES
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND RSL
ZONES . THE SIZE OF EACH UNIT OR
SMALLER UNITS IS ABOUT 2200
SQUARE FEET. SO, WHERE CAN YOU
BUILD AN EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL ZONE? YOU MAY HEAR
PEOPLE TALK ABOUT SETBACKS.
SETBACKS ARE THE SAME AS YARDS
IN THE CURRENT NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL ZONE. IT'S A
DIFFERENT WORD USED FOR SPACES
YOU CANNOT BUILD OR ONLY BUILD
UP TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT. THERE
ARE GENERALLY 20 FOOT SETBACK IN
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL
ZONES FOR THE FRONT YARD OF 25
FOOT SETBACK AND FIVE FOOT
SETBACKS FOR THE SITE YARDS. THE
STRUCTURE CAN COVER UP TO 35% OF
THE LOT. THERE IS A VOLUME OF
SPACE AS DESCRIBED BY THE LOT
COVERAGE AND ALL OF THE YARD
REQUIREMENTS THAT TELLS A PERSON
WHERE THEY CAN BUILD ON THEIR
SITE. I DON'T KNOW WE COVERED
HERE, BUT THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT
LIMIT FOR NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL ZONES IS TO DEFEAT.
THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY DON'T
THINK OF IT AS THE HEIGHT TO THE
PEAK OF THE ROOF, THAT IS THE
HEIGHT TO THE TOP OF THE PLATE
ESSENTIALLY AND PITCH GROUPS AND
OTHER ROOFTOP FEATURES CAN
EXTEND ABOVE THAT. PARKING AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. OKAY.
PARKING AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING ,
GENERALLY ONE SPACE PER UNIT IS
REQUIRED. WE DON'T REQUIRE
PARKING FOR ACCESSORY UNITS. WE
CAN'T BE LOCATED IN THE FRONT
YARD ESSENTIALLY. THE CODE
PREFERS ACCESS WHEN THERE IS AN
IMPROVED ALLEY WITH A PIECE OF
PROPERTY. THERE IS NOT CURRENTLY
AN INCLUSIONARY ZONING PROGRAM
BUT IT APPLIES NEIGHBORHOOD ONE,
TWO, AND THREE ZONES BUT THERE
IS INCLUSIONARY ZONING
AFFORDABILITY PROGRAMMING THAT
DOES APPLY RESIDENTIAL SMALL LOT
ZONES THE AMOUNT ONE HAS TO
PROVIDE THEIR TO PERFORM
THEORIES DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU
ARE IN THE CITY , BUT THE
PERCENT SATISFIES .5 AND 7% .
THE PAYMENT AMOUNT THERE
CURRENTLY ALSO DEPENDS ON WHERE
YOU ARE IN THE CITY. THE RENTAL
AREA CAN RANGE BETWEEN 10 AND
$30 SQUARE FOOT ON THE CURRENT
IMAGE. TREES. NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL ZONES, THERE ARE
TREE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS
ALSO REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVIDING
ADDITIONAL TREES AS PART OF
DEVELOPMENT . IF THE LOT IS OVER
3000 SQUARE FEET IT NEEDS THESE
TREE FOR EVERY 1000 SQUARE FEET
OF LOT AREA. IT MAY BE MET
THROUGH PRESERVING EXISTING
TREES OR PLANTING NEW TREES.
THERE IS A REQUIREMENT STREET
TREES BE PLANTED WHEN UNITS ARE
ADDED. RSL ZONES , THERE'S ALSO
A LITTLE BIT OF A REGULATORY
REGIME WHEN IT COMES TO
PROVIDING TREES WITH NEW
DEVELOPMENT. YOU HAVE TO MEET A
CERTAIN NUMBER OF TREE POINTS .
YOU CAN DO THAT THROUGH A
COMBINATION OF PRESERVING
EXISTING TREES AND PROVIDING
SMALLER TREES AND YOU GET A
DIFFERENT AMOUNT OF POINTS
DEPENDING WHETHER IT IS
DECIDUOUS. STREET KEYS ARE
REQUIRED WHEN ADDED AS RSL ZONES
AS WELL. THAT'S THE CURRENT
STANDARDS THAT APPLY TO
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL AND RSL
ZONES WHEN THE CITY IS REQUIRED
TO HOUSE BILL 1110 . BEFORE I
MOVE ON TO A HOUSE BILL 1110
REQUIRES THEY REQUIRE ANY
QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU. I DO SEE WE DO
HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. I WANT
TO RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER .
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
TODAY AND SHARING THESE INSIGHTS
WITH US. A COUPLE TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS . THE FIRST COMPONENT
IS VERY TECHNICAL. I SUPPOSE
THAT MAKES SENSE. STARTING ON
SLIDE FIVE AND IF YOU AFTER THAT
YOU KIND OF BROKE DOWN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL 133
DESIGNATION , COMPARE THAT
AGAINST RSL'S AND YOU DESCRIBED
AND ARE ONE AS THE LEAST INTENSE
AND AND ARE THREE AS MOST
INTENSE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THE
TERM INTENSE IN THIS CONTEXT?
DEEMING DENSITY WISE ?
>> THERE ARE CURRENTLY MINIMUM
LOT SIZE REQUIREMENTS. IF YOU
WERE TO DEVELOP A BRAND-NEW LOT
IS A RESIDENTIAL ONE ZONE THAT
WOULD HAVE TO BE 9600 SQUARE
FEET. A FAIRLY LARGE LOT . THE
LOT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT
BIG. IT CAN BE MUCH SMALLER.
IT'S ESSENTIALLY DENSITY THEM
TALKING ABOUT THEIR.
>> THAT'S WHAT I EXPECTED AND
THE FOLLOW-UP HELPFUL SLIDES BUT
I APPRECIATE THE CONFIRMATION
AND CLARITY . JUST SO I'M CLEAR,
WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT
NOW OUR CURRENT LAW STANDARDS IS
THAT CORRECT? EVENTUALLY WE GO
INTO PROPOSED CHANGES AND THESE
RIGHT?
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON AND THEN WE JUMP INTO
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU. TECHNICAL STUFF
LOOKING AT SLIDE EIGHT. IT SAYS
BASICALLY NO MORE THAN 50% OF
THE LOT CAN BE COVERED. IN THIS
CASE IT'S FAR DIFFERENT THAN
LOT AREA COVERAGE OR ARE YOU
USING IT THE SAME WAY?
>> A LOT COVERAGE STANDARD
LIMITS HOW MUCH OF A LOT YOU CAN
COVER WITH EACH STRUCTURE. THE
BASIC LOT COVERAGE STANDARD FOR
MOST IN OUR ZONES IS 35%. YOU
CAN ONLY COVER A 35% LOT. THE
FLOOR AREA RATIO IS A MEASURE OF
HOW MUCH YOU CAN ACTUALLY BUILD.
IF YOU HAVE A 5000 SQUARE-FOOT
LOT YOU COULD BUILD 2500 SQUARE
FOOT HOUSE, SO YOU MULTIPLY THE
LOT BY THE FA ARE. IF YOU HAVE
YOU CAN BUILD A MUCH LARGER
HOUSE BECAUSE THE LOT SIZE IS
LARGER. THE IT DOESN'T ITSELF
LIMIT AND DESCRIBES WHERE YOU
CAN PUT THAT AREA ON YOUR LOT.
>> BASICALLY SAYING A 5000
SQUARE-FOOT LOT, IF I PUT UP A
TWO-STORY STRUCTURE WITHIN EACH
STORY OR EACH LEVEL COULD NOT
EXCEED 1250. OKAY. JUST WANTED
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT THE LIVABLE SPACE, NOT
JUST HOW MUCH OF THE FOOTPRINT
OF THE STRUCTURE .
>> THESE ARE THE REGULATIONS AND
A LOT OF DETAIL AND EXCEPTIONS.
WE AREN'T GOING INTO EXCEPTIONS
HERE TODAY, BUT PORTIONS OF
DEVELOPMENT COULD BE EXEMPT FROM
CALCULATIONS OR IF IT'S NOT
USABLE SPACE OR IF IT'S A
GARDEN WINDOW OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT. THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS IN
THE CODE.
>> THE LAST QUESTION REGARDS
PAGE 11 REGARDING TREES. WHEN
YOU SAY STREET TREES ARE
REQUIRED TO BE PLANTED WHO
ACTUALLY PLANTS THOSE TREES?
>> THE PROPERTY OWNER OR
DEVELOPER DOES. IT HAS TO BE
APPROVED AND THEY HAVE A
SCHEDULE FOR THE TYPE OF TREES.
>> ONE OF THE REASONS I WANT TO
BRING THIS UP IS ONE OF THE HOT
ISSUES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD ARE
THE TREES ON THE BEACON MEDIAN
THAT THE REIT SYSTEMS HAVE
BASICALLY DISTURBED THE WALKING
PATH SO IT IS MAKING 88 ACCESS
VERY CHALLENGING AND THE
SOLUTION IS TO PULL THE TREES
OUT, REPAVE, RELOCATE THE TREES
, PLACE OTHER TREES ELSEWHERE
AND THAT'S WHY I'M CONCERNED
IF IT IS THE PROPER -- PROPERTY
OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY TO PLACE
THE TREES IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S
ALSO THE RESPONSIBILITY TO
MAINTAIN THE TREES AND DO
WHATEVER REPAIRS THAT THE REIT
SYSTEMS MAY CAUSE. WITH THAT BE
THE CASE AS WELL?
>> THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES.
THERE IS A REASON THAT S.HAS
BECAUSE THEY WANT TO TRY TO
AVOID THE REIT SITUATION. FOR
THE PURPOSES OF IF THERE IS SOME
IMPROVEMENT HAPPENING I KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT . THE
ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS THERE
ARE GOING TO BE REQUIRED TREES
WHEN IT'S THE CITY'S
RESPONSIBILITY.
>> I JUST WANTED CLARITY ON
THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> CAN WE GO BACK TO THE SLIDE,
THE ONE WITH THE MAP? THANK YOU
BOTH . APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE
AND YOUR BACKGROUND WHICH IS KEY
OBVIOUSLY WALKING THROUGH THIS.
I WANTED TO BRING THIS SLIDE
BACK UP. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
WHEN WE HAVE DISCUSSIONS BECAUSE
THERE'S FACT AND THEN
STEREOTYPES AND THE LIKE. ONE
THING I WANTED TO NOTE HERE IS
DISTRICT 7 , PARTICULARLY ANY
NORTHERN PART IS OFTEN THOUGHT
OF AS SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES . THEY
DO HAVE THAT. AS YOU CAN SEE WE
HAVE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL'S IN
ANY DISTRICT. I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO NOTE HOW THEY ARE
WORKING AS OPPOSED TO
STEREOTYPES IN THE LIGHT . OFTEN
TIMES PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW
MANY RENTERS WE HAVE AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF DISTRICT SEVEN
. IN TERMS OF HOW WE MOVE
FORWARD WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN IT IS ALSO AN OLDER
NEIGHBORHOOD AND I REALLY
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO THROUGH
THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN SOME WAYS
BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT OF MIDDLE
HOUSING FROM THE EARLIER
GENERATION OF ZONING . THEY WILL
BE STACKED . THERE IS TRIPLEXES.
MY LAST APARTMENT WAS A TRIPLEX
AND THEY WILL GO IN DIFFERENT
AREAS AND THERE IS A STACK FLAT.
I THINK IT'S HELPFUL TO DRIVE
AROUND JUST TO GET A SENSE OF
WHAT MAY BE BECAUSE THERE
STEREOTYPES ON THAT FRONT IN
TERMS OF SIZE AND SO FORTH.
THESE ARE IMPORTANT TO GO
THROUGH. ONE OTHER OBSERVATION
RELATED TO TREES . THIS IS
IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF
MAINTAINING WHAT WE HAVE. THE
SLIDE TALKS ABOUT TWO OR THREE
PER INCHES AND IN THESE AREAS WE
HAVE TWO OR THREE CALIBER FEET.
TALKING ABOUT REIT SYSTEMS, I'VE
DONE THIS WITH THE BOULEVARD
PARK IT'S TALKING TO EACH
OTHER. THAT'S HOW IMPORTANT
THIS IDEA AND VERY IMPORTANT
COMMUNITY ASSET , YOU NEED TO BE
MINDFUL OF THOSE PIECES. ONE
QUESTION AFTER THOSE THREE, ONE
QUESTION I HAD IS ALLEYS .
THROUGHOUT THE CITY,
PARTICULARLY D7 ALLIE PLAYED AN
IMPORTANT ROLE. HOW IS IT
BROUGHT UP INTO THE DISCUSSION
IN TERMS OF NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL , THIS FIRST SEGMENT
OF THE BRIEFING?
>> IT COMES UP IN A FEW
DIFFERENT CONTEXTS. ONE HAS TO
DO WITH ACCESS TO PARKING. IF
THERE IS AN IMPROVED ALLIE
GENERALLY THE CODE PREFERS
PEOPLE TAKE ACCESS TO PARKING
OFF OF THAT APPROVED ALLIE. WE
WILL TALK IN A MINUTE ABOUT SOME
STATE LAW REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING
REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESSORY
DWELLING UNITS AND OTHER THINGS
LIKE THAT AND WHAT I WANT TO
POINT OUT IN THE SLIDE IS THERE
ARE REQUIRED YARD. THE REQUIRED
YARD , THE CODE ALLOWS HALF OF
THE WIDTH OF AN ALLEY TO BE USED
BETWEEN SOME DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS AND THAT'S TRUE --
THAT AFFECTS WHERE A.D.A. USE
CAN BE PLACED. ONE OF THE
REQUIRED CHANGES IN STATE LAW IS
WHERE THERE IS AN IMPROVED ALLIE
THAT THEY HAVE A LOT LINE
DEVELOPMENT ALLOWED SO THAT IS
ONE WAY.
>> CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT POINT?
>> I THINK IT'S HOUSE BILL 1337
ALLOWS OR REQUIRES JURISDICTION
AND IS REQUIRED TO HAVE
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS TO BE
LOCATED AT THE ALLIE LOT LINE.
THAT IS IF YOU MAY KNOW JUST
WALKING THROUGH THE ALLEYS IN
YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE EXTENT
YOU WILL FIND MANY OF THEM ON
THOSE REAR ALLEYS USUALLY ON TOP
OF EXISTING PARKING STRUCTURES.
>> I UNDERSTAND THAT. I ALSO
UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE CAN DRIVE
INTO THAT PARKING SPOT IF IT'S
UNDERNEATH AND SOLVING ONE
PROBLEM THAT MAY BE CREATING
OTHERS IN TERMS OF WRITE ON THE
LINE. I SEE IT IN MY OWN ALLIE
THE CHANGES . OTHERWISE IT IS A
SCENE OUT OF AUSTIN POWERS
READOUT THREE POINT TURN BUT A
300 POINT TURN IN ORDER TO IN
AND OUT. I'M VERY HAPPY THE
CHAIR PICKED UP ON MY CULTURAL
REFERENCE SO I WILL END ON THAT
POINT.
>> GREAT JOKES. AND REFERENCES.
YEAH. WE ARE READY TO JUMP IN TO
THE NEXT PIECE.
>> ALL RIGHT. SHIFTING GEARS
HERE TO WHAT'S REQUIRED BY
HOUSE BILL 1110 . NOT PROPOSED
BUT WHAT'S REQUIRED WHAT IS
REQUIRED BY OTHER STATE LAWS
THAT WERE PASSED IN 2023 AND
2024. SO IT'S A PRETTY BUSY
SECTION. THERE ARE SIX LAWS THAT
THE CITY HAS TO IMPLEMENT. SOME
THE CITY IMPLEMENTED ALREADY.
THERE ARE SOME THAT ESSENTIALLY
SELF IMPLEMENTING THE WILL SEE
LATER . STARTING HERE WITH HOUSE
BILL 1110 THERE IS THAT IN
ISOLATION . THAT MODIFIES HOUSE
BILL 1110 AND MADE SOME CHANGES
TO WHAT IS IMPLEMENTED. WHAT IS
A LEGISLATIVE INTENT FOR HOUSE
BILL 1110? THE WORDS YOU SEE
HERE ON THE SLIDE ARE WORDS FROM
HOUSE BILL 1110. THESE ARE THE
STATEMENTS AMONG OTHER THINGS OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT FROM HOUSE
BILL . IT NOTED THE STATE IS
UNDERGOING A HOUSING CRISIS ,
THE STATE AT THE TIME THE BILL
WAS ADOPTED HAD A GOAL OF ADDING
1 MILLION ADDITIONAL UNITS
STATEWIDE BY 2044. INCREASING
HOUSING OPTIONS THAT ARE MORE
PORTABLE TO VARIOUS INCOME
LEVELS IS ONE OF THE INTENTS OF
HOUSE BILL 1110 . HIGHER DENSITY
HOMES ARE MORE PORTABLE IN
CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND REDUCES
HOUSEHOLD ENERGY AND
TRANSPORTATION COSTS. FINDING
THE HOUSING SHORTAGE REQUIREMENT
BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE . THAT
IS THE INTENT OF HOUSE BILL
1110. IT REQUIRES JURISDICTION
ALLOWED FOR AT LEAST SIX OF NINE
DIFFERENT TYPES OF METAL HOUSING
AND THE NINE TYPES SHOWN HERE ,
DUPLEXES, TRIPLEXES, COURTYARD
APARTMENTS , COTTAGE HOUSING ,
TOWNHOUSES AND STACK FLATS WHICH
IS JUST A NEW WORD FOR
APARTMENTS. HOUSE BILL 1110 HAS
DENSITY REQUIREMENTS. ON ALL
RESIDENTIALLY ZONED LOTS WE HAVE
AT LEAST FOUR UNITS PER LOT. WE
CAN ALLOW UP TO SIX UNITS PER
LOT IF AT LEAST TWO ARE
AFFORDABLE AND I'LL TALK ABOUT
WHAT AFFORDABLE MEANS IN A
MINUTE. WE HAVE SIX UNITS PER
LOT WITHIN A QUARTER-MILE OF A
MAJOR TRANSIT STOP AND A MAJOR
TRANSIT SPOT IS A DEFINED TERM
THAT INCLUDES THINGS LIKE LIGHT
RAIL, COMMUTER RAIL, SOUND
TRANSIT BUS STOPS, AMTRAK ,
STREETCAR STOPS, MONORAIL STOPS,
THESE ARE CITY OF SEATTLE
SPECIFIC, BUS RAPID TRANSIT AND
TROLLEY BUS STOPS. TROLLEYS ARE
CONTROLLED BY AN OVERHEAD .
UNDER THE DEFINITION OF HOUSE
BILL 1110. WHAT DOES
AFFORDABILITY MEAN FOR HOUSE
BILL 11 10 FOR THE AFFORDABILITY
REQUIREMENTS THERE? WHERE SIX
UNITS ARE ALLOWED AND TWO OF
THOSE UNITS CAN BE PROVIDED AS
PORTABLE UNITS OR HAVE TO BE
PROVIDED THOSE UNITS HAVE TO BE
AFFORDABLE TO HOUSEHOLDS WITH
INCOMES AT 60% BELOW THE AREA
MEDIAN INCOME FROM RENTAL UNITS
AND 80% FOR OWN UNITS. WHAT DOES
THAT MEAN? IT VARIES BY
HOUSEHOLD SIZE FOR A TWO-PERSON
HOUSEHOLD THAT IS A RENTER
HOUSEHOLD , 60% OF AMI IS
$72,300 A YEAR AND THIS YEAR FOR
A TWO UNIT AFFORDABLE $2000 A
MONTH. 80% OF AMI FOR A FOUR
PERSON HOUSEHOLD IS ABOUT
120,000 A YEAR UNDER THE 2024
STANDARDS . AFFORDABLE UNITS
WOULD HAVE TO AFFORDABLE FOR AT
LEAST 50 YEARS AND THEY WOULD
HAVE TO HAVE RESTRICTION WITH
THOSE UNITS SO WHEN THEY WOULD
TRANSFER TO SOMEBODY ELSE THEY
COULD BE TRANSFERRED TO A
QUALIFIED HOUSE OWNER. AS WITH
OTHER REQUIREMENTS IN THE CITY
CODE THE UNITS CAN'T JUST BE
SMALL UNITS, THEY HAVE TO BE
COMPARABLE IN SIZE. THE NUMBER
OF BEDROOMS TO THE REST OF THE
UNITS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND
HAVE TO BE DISTRIBUTED
THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT. THEY
CAN'T BE FOR SQUARE UNITS. THEY
HAVE TO BE DISTRIBUTED
THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. HB 1110
AUTHORIZES THE CITY TO EXTEND
EXISTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROGRAMS AND WE HAVE ONE AT THE
MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM WHICH IS
CODIFIED IN 2358. THERE IS A
CHOICE FOR THE COUNCIL OF
WHETHER OR NOT TO EXTEND . OTHER
STANDARDS FROM HOUSE BILL 1110,
DEVELOPMENT REGULATION CANNOT BE
MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN THOSE THAT
APPLY TO SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING.
WE CAN EXEMPT PARKING WITHIN
HALF A MILE OF MAJOR TRANSIT
STOPS AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
HOUSE BILL 1110 DON'T APPLY CAN
BE EXCLUDED FROM LOTS OR
PORTIONS OF LOTS THAT ARE
SUBJECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL AREA
REGULATIONS. ECA IS NOT SHOWN ON
THIS MAP BUT THE AREA IS
APPROXIMATELY A HALF-MILE IS
SHOWN . THESE ARE THE AREAS
WHERE THE CITY CAN CONTEMPLATE
PARKING SO THOSE AREAS ARE SHOWN
IN PURPLE. THAT IS HOUSE BILL
1110. I CAN MOVE TO 1337 WHICH
IS THE REFORM BILL. THERE ARE
THESE OTHER BILLS THAT NEED TO
BE IMPLEMENTED AS WELL.
>> WE WILL PAUSE IF THERE'S ANY
QUICK QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE. I
SEE COUNCILMEMBER KENDALL BUT
THAT MIGHT BE OLD. IS THAT OLD
OR NEW? IT'S A NEW HAND.
>> IT'S OLD BUT I WILL USE IT
AS ANYONE. YES. MY ONLY
OBSERVATION IS ECA WHEN THE LAW
IS PUT IN PLACE IT DOESN'T
NECESSARILY ACCOUNT FOR LOCAL
FACTORS AND ECA IS PART OF THAT
AND OFTEN TIMES AT LEAST IN OUR
CONTEXT SLOPES . THAT IS A MAJOR
FACTOR. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT
NEEDS TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR A BIT
AND TO ENSURE WE DON'T HAVE
SLIDES AND ALL OTHER THINGS AND
SLOPES ARE NOT FLAT. HALF-MILE
WALK IS ACTUALLY A HALF-MILE
CLIMB AND WORK CONTEXT. I JUST
BRING THAT UP WE SHOULD ACCOUNT
FOR LOCAL FACTORS THAT IS JUST A
GENERAL POINT OF WOULD LIKE TO
MAKE. NO MAJOR OPPOSITION BUT I
THINK AT THE SAME TIME IT IS
INTERESTING HOW THE STATE
GOVERNMENT IS BECOMING LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AND THE STATE LEVEL
DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR THESE KIND
OF LOCAL FACTORS. I THINK IT'S
MORE BROAD AND THAT IS A BIT OF
A CHALLENGE WE NEED TO ADDRESS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON.
>> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE TO ANSWER OUR
QUESTIONS AND PRESENTING THIS. I
JUST WANT TO CHECK MY
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT YOU JUST
PRESENTED. IT SEEMS CURRENTLY
65% OF THE CITY IS ZONED WITH AN
R DESIGNATION BUT IT LOOKS LIKE
MOST OF THE DESIGNATION IS THE
5000 SQUARE FOOT +2 ADUs. I HAVE
THAT RIGHT. SO WHAT HB 1110 IS
SAYING IS AND ALL NR BUT GIVEN
WE ARE MOSTLY NR THREE AND
EITHER THE 5000 SQUARE FOOT
RANGE WE CAN ALLOW FOR EITHER
FOUR OR SIX UNITS IF TWO ARE
AFFORDABLE ON THE 5000 SQUARE
LOT. ON THE RESIDENTIAL SMALL
LOT ALSO THE FOUR IF TWO ARE
AFFORDABLE ALSO APPLIES? THAT'S
A RESIDENTIAL RESIDENT NATION AS
WELL OR IS THAT DIFFERENT?
>> IT IS RSL. IT'S A FORMALLY
SINGLE-FAMILY ZONE WE ARE
SHIFTING GEARS AND HOW WE
IMPLEMENT HOUSE BILL 1110. I
WILL SPEAK BRIEFLY OF WHAT WAS
PROPOSED . FOR THE RESIDENTIAL
SMALL ZONE THE RESIDENTIAL WOULD
GO AWAY ENTIRELY. AS IT STANDS
NOW IN MOST OF THE AREAS THAT
ARE CURRENTLY RESIDENTIAL SMALL
LOT OF FAMILIES ON WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF SOUTH PARK TO A
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL FOR THE
INTERIM REGULATIONS THE COUNCIL
WILL HAVE TO GRAPPLE WITH WHAT
TO DO AND THE REASON THE COUNCIL
WHAT IS REQUIRED BY HOUSE BILL
1110 EVEN ALLOW IN OUR EXISTING
ZONES AND PRETTY CLOSE TO WHAT
IS CONTEMPLATED BUT THERE IS
THAT REQUIREMENT AND
SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING CAN'T BE
MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN WHATEVER
WE NEED TO DO FOR HB 1110
IMPLEMENTATION . AT LEAST IN THE
SHORT TERM THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE
TO CONSIDER WITH WHAT TO DO WITH
RSL ZONES.
>> IS THIS PRESENTATION GOING TO
HAVE SOMETHING LATER ON ABOUT
WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT AS WE
PASS EACH BILL 1110 OR NOT?
>> WE WILL GET THAT WITH THE
PRESENTATION ABOUT INTERIM
REGULATIONS . YEAH.
>> GIVEN WE HAVE TO PASS 1110
NOW WHAT DOES THAT DO FOR THESE
RESIDENTIAL SMALL LOTS? ARE WE
ALLOWING 4 TO 6 UNITS IN THAT
2000 SQUARE-FOOT LOT?
>> IT'S A RELATIVELY RECENT
ZONE DESIGNATION APPLIED. IT'S
NOT AS IF THE UNDERLYING ZONING
HAS 2200 SQUARE FOOT LOTS. MOST
OF THEM WERE FORMALLY
SINGLE-FAMILY 5000 ZONE AREAS.
THE LOT SIZES THERE COULD BE
5000 SQUARE FEET. IT DEPENDS ON
THE PART OF TOWN I AM FAMILIAR
WITH IS NORTH BEACON HILL AND
PLATTED A LONG TIME AGO. LOT
SIZES TEND TO BE A LOT SMALLER
BUT PRESUMABLY IN THAT AREA THE
COUNCIL COULD APPLY SOME NEW
MULTIFAMILY ZONE DESIGNATION OR
AT LEAST ON AN INTERIM BASIS
HAVE WHATEVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD
REGULATIONS ARE THAT APPLY TO
THEM.
>> IF I MAY INTERJECT, MY
UNDERSTANDING IF I CAN HAVE SOME
CLARITY, ON THE 28th OF THIS
MONTH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS
GOING TO DO A PRESENTATION ABOUT
THEIR PROPOSED LEGISLATION WHICH
IS THE INTERIM OF HOUSE BILL
1110 WHICH MIGHT ADDRESS
RESIDENTIAL SMALL LOTS? WE CAN
UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN MOVE
FORWARD FROM THAT.
>> THAT'S THE CLARITY OF THE
SEEKING. THANK YOU. THIS ISN'T
LIKE WE ARE LOOKING AT A PIECE
OF LEGISLATION NOW, WE ARE
LOOKING WHAT HB 1110 DOES AND
HOW IT IMPACTS THE CITY AND WHEN
THE MAYOR TRANSMITS THE HB 1110
LEGISLATION THEY WILL HAVE TO
DEAL WITH A PROPOSAL.
>> WE WILL GET OP CD IN THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE TO PRESENT THEIR
INTERIM LEGISLATION.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE CLARITY. AS
IT STANDS THAT IS WHAT HB 1110
DOES, NOTWITHSTANDING HAVING TO
DEAL WITH THIS VERY UNIQUE SRL
RESIGNATION WE HAVE TO HAVE AT
THE CITY. IT STILL STANDS ON NR
3 FOR THE 5000 SQUARE FOOT YOU
CAN NOW HAVE UP TO SIX WHEREFORE
, OKAY, GREAT. THANKS FOR THE
CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON.
>> THANK YOU. THE QUESTION I HAD
IS REGARDING APPLICATION OF HB
1110 TO NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE
A NEIGHBORHOOD HISTORICAL
DESIGNATION IN PARTICULAR . WITH
THOSE AREAS ACTUALLY BE EXEMPT
FROM HB 1110 OR HOW WOULD THAT
WORK WITH THOSE HISTORICAL
DISTRICTS?
>> HB 1110 DOES NOT MAKE AN
EXCEPTION FOR HISTORIC
DISTRICTS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA . YOU
HAVE A FOLLOW-UP? OKAY. THEN WE
WILL GO TO COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON DOWN THERE
ON THIS HISTORIC DESIGNATION.
CAN THE CITY DO SOMETHING AS
PART OF LEGISLATION THAT WE DO
TO EXEMPT HISTORIC DISTRICTS TO
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON'S POINT
DOWN THERE OR NOT? THE MAC THE
STATE LAW DOES NOT PROVIDE
EXEMPTION. HOUSE BILL 11/10
REQUIREMENTS FOR FOUR UNITS WILL
APPLY IN ALL OF THOSE .
>> WE CAN GO STRONGER THAN THE
STATE BUT NOT LESS. I WANTED FOR
THE RECORD HAVE THAT CLARITY FOR
WHOEVER IS WATCHING. TAKE YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE. THE MAC THANK YOU FOR THE
PRESENTATION. I'M LOOKING AT
SLIDE 23 HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
TERMS . I'M JUST A LITTLE BIT
CONFUSED OR MAYBE IT IS 18.
THERE WE GO. MY UNDERSTANDING IS
TO GET THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
BONUS WHICH WOULD ALLOW SIX
UNITS PER LOT TWO OF THOSE HAVE
TO BE AFFORDABLE AND THE
AFFORDABILITY , YOU ARE
BASICALLY MANDATING
AFFORDABILITY WITHIN THE PROJECT
BUT THEN IT SAYS THE CITY CAN
USE ITS PROGRAM LIKE MHA BUT MHA
GIVES THE DEVELOPER THE OPTION
OF EITHER ON-SITE PERFORMANCE IN
LIEU OF PAYMENT. I GUESS I AM A
LITTLE CONFUSED. IT SEEMS LIKE
THE STATE LAW ALLOWS FOR US TO
MANDATE ON-SITE PERFORMANCE .
>> I THINK THERE ARE TWO
DIFFERENT AUTHORITIES. ONE IS
HOUSE BILL 1110 THAT ALLOWS US
TO MANDATE ON-SITE PERFORMANCE.
THE OTHER IS THE AUTHORITY FOR
MHA AND THAT REQUIRES THERE BE A
PAYMENT OPTION.
>> I WOULD CLARIFY THAT THE
PROVISIONS YOU SEE HERE ARE NOT
A MANDATE. THEY ARE WHAT IS
CALLED A BONUS. A PROJECT THAT
COMPLIES WITH THESE
AFFORDABILITY LEVELS IS ALLOWED
TO HAVE MORE UNITS THAN IT
OTHERWISE WOULD. IT'S ALLOWED
TO HAVE TWO MORE UNITS BUT THIS
IS NOT A MANDATE ALL PROJECTS
COMPLY WITH.
>> OKAY. SO IF THE CITY WERE TO
USE MHA FOR FOUR UNITS WE WOULD
STILL HAVE TO PROVIDE AN OPTION?
>> THE DISTINCTION HERE THE WAY
I THINK ABOUT IT IS AN INCENTIVE
AND REQUIREMENT. HB 1110
PROVIDES AN INCENTIVE . THERE'S
AN AFFORDABILITY PROGRAM BASED
ON HAS A REQUIREMENT. IF THE
CITY WERE TO EXTEND THE
AFFORDABILITY PROGRAM UNITS THAT
WOULD BE REQUIRED UNDER THAT
PROGRAM WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A
PAYMENT OPTION ASSOCIATED WITH
THEM.
>> OKAY. WHAT IF WE WERE TO
OFFER, COULD WE OFFER SOME SORT
OF DENSITY BONUS FOR AN ON-SITE
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT? FOR THE
FOUR UNITS?
>> THEORETICALLY I THINK WE
COULD. IT WOULD COME DOWN TO
THERE WOULD BE WHATEVER THE
PROGRAMMATIC REQUIREMENTS ARE
UNDER MANDATORY PROGRAMS AND THE
BONUS WOULD HAVE TO BE
ASSOCIATED WITH SOME TYPE OF
DEVELOPMENT ADVANTAGE . SOME
ADDITIONAL FA ARE PERHAPS FOR
SOME HEIGHT OR OTHER DEVELOPMENT
THAT SOMEBODY COULD TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF TO REVIVE THOSE
UNITS.
>> OKAY. GREAT, THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. READY FOR THE NEXT
SECTION.
>> OKAY. MOVING ONTO ANOTHER
REQUIREMENT. HOUSE BILL 1337 WAS
AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT BILL.
THIS WAS ANOTHER STATE LAW WE
HAVE TO IMPLEMENT IN THE SAME
TIMEFRAME WITH HOUSE BILL 11 10
WHICH IS TO SAY IT NEEDS TO BE
AFFECTED BY JUNE 30th SO COUNCIL
ACTION WOULD NEED TO HAPPEN BY
ABOUT THE END OF MAY. THE INTENT
OF THE ADU REFORM BILL IS TO
OPEN SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS
TO A WIDER RANGE OF HOUSEHOLDS
BY ALLOWING FOR SMALLER UNITS
PROVIDING ACTIONS FOR SENIORS
AND FAMILY MEMBERS. THERE ARE
SOME REQUIRED CHANGES THE CITY
WILL NEED TO MAKE UNDER STATE
LAW. A BIG REQUIREMENT OF HOUSE
BILL 37 IS SOMETHING THE CITY
ALREADY DOES AND THAT IS THE
CITY ALLOWS UP TO TWO ACCESSORY
DWELLING UNITS THAT IS CURRENTLY
THE CASE IN NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL ZONES CAN HAVE AN
ATTACHED ACCESSORY DWELLING
UNITS AND DETACHED. THAT BIG
CHANGE IS SOMETHING THE CITY
ARTIE DOES BUT THERE ARE THINGS
WE WILL NEED TO DO WHICH IS TO
ALLOW TWO DETACHED DWELLING
UNITS, ALLOW THE ZONES TO BE
1000 SQUARE FEET SO THERE IS A
LIMITATION ON THE SIZE OF ADUs
AND ALLOW CONVERSION OF EXISTING
STRUCTURES INTO ADUs. THIS IS
SOMETHING WE DO ALREADY BUT WE
NEED TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO
ACCOMMODATE AS WELL.
>> I WILL NOTE THIS LEGISLATION
THAT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTING HOUSE
BILL 1337.
>> I SEE COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> WHAT IS THE CURRENT ALLOWANCE
FOR THE ADU?
>> WE CURRENTLY ALLOW UP TO TWO.
1000 SQUARE FEET. LARGELY.
THAT'S NOT REALLY A CHANGE.
>> SOME OF OUR MULTIFAMILY ZONES
I THINK IN THE RSL ZONE THERE
MAY BE A SIZE LIMIT. IT'S
TINKERING AROUND THE EDGES MORE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THAT MIGHT'VE ARTIE ANSWERED
MY QUESTION. I WANTED TO KNOW ON
PAGE 20 SAYS ALLOWING FOR
SMALLER UNITS WAS ALREADY
WONDERING WHAT IS THE MINIMUM
SIZE SO YOU SAID 1000 OKAY.
THERE IS NO EXISTING FLOOR TO
THE SIZE OF UNIT IS THERE?
>> THERE PROBABLY IS. THERE IS
NOT A ZONING CODE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. QUICK QUESTION
GOING BACK TO STEREOTYPES
PARTICULARLY RELATED I DO
BELIEVE IN ADU . OFTEN TIMES
PEOPLE DON'T. MY QUESTION ,
THIS WAS AN ISSUE 10 YEARS AGO.
IT COMES BACK TODAY IN THE SENSE
OF ANTI-DISPLACEMENT IN TERMS OF
ENCOURAGING FAMILIES TO BE ABLE
TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES OR ON
THEIR PROPERTIES AND THAT GOES
TO THE OWNERSHIP PIECE PARAMETER
. IS THERE ANYTHING SPECIFIC ON
THAT THAT IS EITHER REQUIRED OR
ENCOURAGED PARTICULARLY IF
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT ?
>> THERE ARE THINGS PROHIBITED
THAT PROBABLY GO IN A DIFFERENT
DIRECTION. 1337 , A BUNCH OF
THINGS IN 1337 MANY OF WHICH
DON'T HAVE TO DO WITH ZONING IN
OTHER CONTEXTS. ONE IS 1337
PROHIBITS JURISDICTION FROM
ACQUIRING ONE OF THE UNITS TO BE
OCCUPIED. IT'S NOT CURRENTLY A
REQUIREMENT UNDER CITY LAW.
>> SAY THAT LAST PART AGAIN?
>> 1337 PRECLUDES JURISDICTIONS
FROM ACQUIRING ONE OF THE UNITS
EITHER PRINCIPAL OR ACCESSORY BE
OCCUPIED BY AN OWNER. THAT'S NOT
CURRENTLY A REQUIREMENT OF THE
CITY OF SEATTLE NOR IS IT ONE
THEY CAN IMPLEMENT BECAUSE OF
1337.
>> THERE'S NO WAY TO ENCOURAGE
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT IN TERMS OF
ENCOURAGING AN OWNER IN ONE OF
THE THREE OPTIONS OR OPTION ?
>> NOT THROUGH REGULATORY
MEETINGS. THE OWNERSHIP
LIMITATION HERE IS PRECLUDED BY
1337 IS WE CAN'T REGULATE
CONVERSION OF ADUs . THAT IS
PROSCRIBED.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
ASKING THAT QUESTION . I HAD A
SIMILAR ONE ABOUT
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
CAN YOU HELP ME BETTER
UNDERSTAND A PRIORITY OF MINE TO
HELP MAKE SURE MORE FOLKS CAN
AGE IN PLACE AS PART OF THIS
PROCESS. BEYOND DADUS WHAT ARE
SOME STRATEGIES IN THIS CONTEXT
I GUESS THAT COULD BE DONE TO
POTENTIALLY HELP ENABLE THAT
MAKING SURE MORE FOLKS CAN AGE
IN PLACE? I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE ASKED A QUESTION EARLIER
ABOUT STACK FLATS AND I HAD A
SIMILAR QUESTION AROUND WHETHER
THAT BONUS COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED
ON LOTS SMALLER THAN THE CURRENT
AMOUNT OR 6000 SQUARE FEET FOR
EXAMPLE .
>> TACKLING THE LAST PART THE
STACK FLAT BONUS WAS PART OF THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSAL THIS PAST FALL
. IT GOES BEYOND WHAT IS
REQUIRED OF THE CITY UNDER HOUSE
BILL 11 10 SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE
CAN BE PART OF THE INTERIM
LEGISLATION WHICH IS GOING TO
STICK PROBABLY PRETTY CLOSELY TO
WHAT HOUSE BILL 1110 REQUIRES OF
US. THAT QUESTION CAN BE TAKEN
UP WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT
PERMANENT LEGISLATION AND WHAT
THE APPROPRIATE MINIMUM WAS.
>> I DON'T HAVE A GREAT
RESPONSE TO AGING IN PLACE. I
BROUGHT THIS UP BECAUSE IT SHOWS
DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSING THAT
COULD BE ALLOWED UNDER HOUSE
BILL 11 10 AND THEORETICALLY
THESE ARE TYPES OF HOUSING
CONDUCIVE TO AGING IN PLACE. A
LOT IS CROWNED RELATED SO YOU
COULD GET IN AND OUT YOUR FRONT
DOOR. WHETHER OR NOT SOMETHING
IS CONDUCIVE DEPENDS ON DESIGN
BUT IT DEPENDS ON ACCESS TO
CAPITAL I THINK. IF SOMEBODY HAS
A PIECE OF PROPERTY THEY CAN USE
AS CAPITAL TO DEVELOP SOMETHING
THERE MAY BE A SOLUTION BUT
THAT'S NOT A REGULATORY
SOLUTION AND REALLY A FINANCIAL
SECURITY SORT OF QUESTION.
PEOPLE WHO MAY BENEFIT .
>> THESE WILL ALLOW SOMETHING WE
ALREADY SEE IN SOME MULTIFAMILY
ZONE WHICH IS SOMEONE PRESERVING
SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSE AND BUILDING
MULTIPLE UNITS IN THE BACKYARD
SO THAT COULD BE APPLIED IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE .
THOSE ARE COSTLY TO BUILD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MOVING ON FROM 1337 TO 1293,
DESIGN REVIEW REFORM. HOUSE BILL
1293 WILL ALSO HAVE TO IMPLEMENT
THE SAME TIMEFRAME IS HOUSE BILL
1110 AND HOUSE BILL 1337 IS
DESIGNED TO BE REFORM THE CITY
WILL HAVE TO SIGNIFICANTLY
REVISE THE DESIGN PROGRAM TO
COMPLY WITH THIS REQUIRE THE
DESIGN GUIDELINES AND CLEARING
THE OBJECTIVE . APPLICANTS MUST
BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER OR
NOT THERE WILL BE DESIGN
GUIDELINES WITHOUT HAVING TO GO
IN THE BOARD TO GET SOME
DETERMINATION . A PROGRAM CAN
RESULT SCALE AND THERE IS A
LIMITATION ON THE MEETINGS THAT
CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
PROGRAM. IT HAS A LOT OF
DIFFERENT FLAVORS TO IT AND CAN
BE FOR BIGGER PROJECTS OR MORE
COMPLEX MULTIPLE MEETINGS. THERE
IS A STREAMLINED OPTION CLOSER
TO THE HOUSE BILL . WE COULD AS
EARLY AS TOMORROW BE PROPOSED TO
MEET HOUSE BILL 1293 AND
PUBLISHED POSSIBLY TOMORROW IN
THE UPCOMING WEEKS. THE COUNCIL
MAY NEED TO PUT TOGETHER SOME
KIND OF TEMPORARY SOLUTION .
THAT LEGISLATION WOULD GO
THROUGH THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE .
>> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING
THAT. ALL THESE ARE GOING INTO
THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE I JUST
WANT Y'ALL TO KNOW. THANK YOU.
YOUR GOOD.
>> THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE BEEN
HAVING , WOULD THIS HAVE AN
IMPACT ON 1293?
>> HOW THE CITY COMPLIES REMAINS
TO BE SEEN BUT THERE IS AN
OPPORTUNITY WHEN IT COMES TO
OBJECTIVE STANDARDS TO
INCORPORATE SOME SUBJECT
PRINCIPLES. THAT IS ONE PLACE
WHERE IT COULD FIND AND IT COULD
BE A MULTIFAMILY COMMERCIAL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE.
>> THAT'S A GOOD REMINDER FOR
MY COLLEAGUE . I WILL BE UP
FRONT I ALREADY HAVE AN
AMENDMENT IN THE WORKS REGARDING
THE PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENT AND
COULD DEFINITELY BE PART OF THAT
AMENDMENT AND SOMETHING TO LOOK
AT. I WILL ENGAGE STAFF IF I
NEED TO FOR YOUR COLLEAGUES AND
I WILL LOOK TO THAT PROCESS
THERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NO FURTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT
DESIGN REVIEW REFORM WE WILL GO
TO 1042 . THE NEWS IS THIS IS
DONE. HOUSE BILL 1042 WOULD
REQUIRE THE CITY TO ALLOW FOR
THE CONVERSION OF COMMERCIAL
BUILDINGS INTO RESIDENTIAL
BUILDINGS . LAST WINTER THE
COUNCIL PASSED 127054 THAT
PREVENTED THE STATE REQUIREMENT
AND ALSO PASSED A BILL THAT
ALLOWS FOR SALES TAX EXCEPTIONS
. THAT ONE IS DONE. TAKE THAT
OFF YOUR LIST. 5290. PERMITTING
REQUIREMENTS. THESE ARE CHANGES
THAT ARE LARGELY PROCEDURAL
CHANGES THE CITY HAS ALREADY
COMPLIED WITH. BY THIS PAST
JANUARY THE CITY NEEDED TO COME
IN COMPLIANCE WITH NEW DEADLINES
FOR PERMANENT REVIEW TIMES THAT
INCLUDES 65 DAYS TO REVIEW
PROJECTS WITH NO REQUIREMENT,
100 DAYS TO REVIEW PROJECTS THAT
REQUIRE PUBLIC NOTICE WITH NO
HEARING AND 170 DAYS REVIEW
PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE BOTH
NOTICE AND PUBLIC HEARING.
WHETHER OR NOT NOTICE IS
REQUIRED DEPENDS ON THE DECISION
BEING MADE BY THE DIRECTOR .
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL HERE . SO
FOLKS ARE SORT OF AWARE IT'S
MORE OR LESS LIKE A CHESS CLOCK.
THESE ARE NOT THE ENTIRE DAYS.
THESE ARE ESSENTIALLY WHEN IT IS
IN THE CITY'S COURT. THESE ARE
REQUIREMENTS AS TCI IS ALREADY
REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH. IT
CODIFIES THESE REQUIREMENTS .
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT 50 TO 90?
ALL RIGHT. RESIDENTIAL PARKING
BILL. I THINK THERE MAY BE AN
ERROR . I WILL POINTED OUT IN
THE SECOND. THIS IS A BILL THAT
REQUIRES THE CITY REGULATE
PARKING IN CERTAIN WAYS. THE
FIRST NOTE RELIVING WORKING
REQUIREMENTS FROM THE ONE HALF
MILE OF A MAJOR TRANSIT SPOT IS
STATE BILL 6015. THE TYPE OF
HOUSING WE REQUIRE , BUT IT
LOOKS LIKE, WHERE IT'S SITUATED
IS LIMITED BY STATE BILL 6015.
THE CITY CAN NO LONGER REQUIRE
GARAGES OR CARPORTS AS THE ONLY
WAY TO MEET OFFSTREET WORKING
REQUIREMENTS. WE HAVE TO ALLOW
TENDON PARKING, THAT'S WHEN ONE
VEHICLE IS A SINGLE ACCESS POINT
TO A PARKING SPACE BUT MULTIPLE
CAN PARK IN THE PARKING SPACE .
THINK ONE CAR BEHIND ANOTHER .
WE HAVE TO ALLOW CERTAIN TYPES
OF SURFACE MATERIAL FROM
REQUIRED PARKING SPACES
INCLUDING GRASS AND BLOCK
PAVERS.
>> IN ORDER TO MEET THE DEADLINE
IT MIGHT BE WRAP UP INTO THE
INTERIM LEGISLATION BECAUSE
IT'S NOT REALLY BIG ENOUGH TO
HAVE ITS OWN BILL AT THIS POINT.
GIVEN ALL OF OUR TIME
CONSTRAINTS.
>> THOSE ARE THE CODES. THOSE
ARE THE STATE LAWS WE HAVE TO
MEET WE HAD NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
WE WILL TURN HERE TO THE MODEL
CODE AND DESCRIBE WHAT THAT IS
AND HOW IT WILL INFORM
DECISION-MAKING HERE .
>> I THINK COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON
HAS A QUESTION.
>> REGARDING THE IDEA ABOUT
PARKING I BELIEVE THERE IS AN
EXISTING CODE FOR HOW MANY
VEHICLES CAN BE PARKED ON THE
PROPERTY THIS COULD BE IN
CONFLICT WITH THAT CODE. IT'S
LIKE A JUNK STORAGE ARE NO MORE
THAN THREE VEHICLES PARKED ON A
PARCEL. I WOULD ACTUALLY NEED TO
CHECK . IF THERE WERE ANY
LIMITATIONS ABOUT THAT IT'S NOT
NECESSARILY PARKING AS MUCH AS
IT IS FOR STORING VEHICLES OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I CAN
CONFIRM THAT.
>> I THINK IT IS REGARDING MORE
THE VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY IN
OPERATIVE VEHICLES. THAT'S WHY
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THIS WOULD
NOT INTERFERE WITH THE CITY'S
ABILITY TO ENFORCE EXISTING
CODE.
>> WE WILL CONFIRM.
>> I THINK IT IS CALLED THE
SANFORD AND SON CODE. JUST
KIDDING. OLD REFERENCE. THANK
YOU. STATE MODEL CODE. THANK
YOU.
>> THE STATE LEGISLATURE IN
ADOPTING HOUSE BILL 1110
MANDATED THE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE PUT OUT A MODEL CODE
THAT WILL GO IN EFFECT IF THE
CITY DOESN'T ADOPT ITS OWN CODE
IN RESPONSE TO HOUSE BILL 1110.
ON ALL THESE SLIDES THE LANGUAGE
IN BOLD IS DIRECTLY REQUIRED BY
HOUSE BILL 1110 . LANGUAGE NOT
IN BOLD IS NOT REQUIRED BY HOUSE
BILL 1110. IT WOULD GO EFFECT IN
THE CITY IF WE DON'T GET
SOMETHING CL SPECIFIC. AS
MENTIONED, IT APPLIES TO LOTS
PREDOMINANTLY EXCEPT FOR
ENVIRONMENTALLY CRIPPLING AREAS.
THE CITY CANNOT REQUIRE STRICT
REQUIREMENTS TO SINGLE-FAMILY
HOUSING AND MAY -- NEXT SLIDE.
ON LOTS GREATER THAN 1000 SQUARE
FEET THE MODEL CODE ALLOWS FOR
UNITS PER LOT, SIX UNITS PER LOT
WITHIN A QUARTER MILE OF A MAJOR
TRANSIT STOP AND SIX UNITS AT
LEAST TWO UNITS ARE AFFORDABLE.
SOMETHING WILL COME UP IN THE
DELIBERATION OF THE INTERIM
LEGISLATION IS HOW ACCESSORY
DWELLING UNITS ARE COUNTED
TOWARDS THESE FOUR AND SIX
LIMITS IN THE STATE MODEL CODE
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS ARE
ALLOWED ON TOP OF FOUR OR SIX
UNITS. THE STATE MODEL CODE
WOULD ALLOW ALL NINE MISSING
MIDDLE HOUSING TYPE . IT WOULD
STATE THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
. AS LONG AS THEY ARE UNIFORM
ACROSS ALL BUILDING TYPES , THIS
INCLUDES BUILDING HEIGHT,
SETBACK, LOT COVERAGE, ET
CETERA. YOU WOULD NEED TO ADOPT
LEGISLATION TO RECONCILE THE
MODEL CODE WITH OUR CURRENT
STANDARDS. BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT
IS 35 FEET . SEATTLE'S CURRENT
MAXIMUM HEIGHT LIMIT IS 30 FEET
WITH A FIVE FOOT FOR A PEAKED
ROOF. THE FLOOR RATIO , SO THE
AMOUNT OF FLOOR SPACE WITHIN A
BUILDING UNDER THE MODEL CODE
VARIES DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER
OF UNITS ON A LOT. IF YOU HAVE
SIX UNITS, YOU CAN HAVE A BIGGER
BUILDING THAN IF YOU ONLY HAD
ONE UNIT ON THE LOT . SETBACKS
ALSO VARY AND LOT COVERAGE ALSO
VARIES BASED ON THE NUMBER OF
UNITS ON A LOT. THIS IS AN
EXAMPLE OF A THREE UNIT LOT ON
OUR CURRENT 5000 SQUARE-FOOT --
THREE UNIT PROJECT ON OUR
CURRENT 5000 SQUARE-FOOT LOT
WITH 15 FOOT FRONT REAR YARDS
AND 45% MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE .
IF A PROJECT HAS SIX UNITS
THERE'S A 55% MAXIMUM LOT
COVERAGE . BIGGER PROJECTS WITH
MORE UNITS TO COVER MORE OF THE
LOT IN THE FRONT YARD AND REAR
YARD SHRINK . THERE ARE DESIGN
STANDARDS INCLUDED IN THE STATE
MODEL CODE . THE MODEL CODE SAYS
THERE SHOULD ADMINISTRATIVE
DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS TO REVIEW
COMPLIANCE WITH THESE STANDARDS
. THEY REQUIRE, FOR EXAMPLE, A
CONNECTION BETWEEN THE STREET
AND RESIDENTIAL DOORWAYS . THE
VEHICLE ACCESS IS FROM IMPROVED
ALLEYS IF AVAILABLE. THERE'S
COLLEGE DESIGN STANDARDS AND
COURTYARD APARTMENT STANDARDS.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS,
BUT THEY ARE PRETTY DETAILED.
WHEN IT COMES TO PARKING ,
AGAIN, CONSISTENT HOUSE BILL
1110 KNOW-HOW STREET PARKING
WOULD BE REQUIRED WITHIN A
HALF-MILE OF A MAJOR TRANSIT
STOP AND IN THE MODEL CODE AT
LEAST ONE PARKING SPACE IS
REQUIRED PER UNIT ON SMALL LOTS.
AT LEAST TWO PER UNIT ON LOTS
GREATER THAN 6000 SQUARE FEET
AND THE CODE CURRENTLY SAYS ONE
PARKING SPACE PER UNIT IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES.
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MODEL CODE?
>> I WILL PAUSE TO LOOK. INITIAL
COMMENTS I'M EXCITED ABOUT
HOUSE BILL 1110 BECAUSE IT'S
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MISSING
MIDDLE HOUSING. WHEN I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO LOCK MY
NEIGHBORHOOD AND SEE STUFF YOU
SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT HOW THEIR AGING IN
PLACE AND CREATING
OPPORTUNITIES. I DON'T SEE ANY
OTHER HANDS. WE CAN JUMP RIGHT
INTO THE RESPONSES. LOVE TO SEE
WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING. I
LIED. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU. WITH RESPECT TO
THE STATE MODEL CODE , ONE OF
THE EARLIER SLIDES , SLIDES 26,
IT MENTIONS THE MODEL CODE
IMPLEMENTS THIS HOUSE BILL, BUT
ALSO INCLUDES ZONING
REQUIREMENTS OUTSIDE OF THE
PROVISIONS. THAT WOULD APPLY IF
THE CITY DOES NOT ACT. WHAT ARE
THOSE PROVISIONS THAT -- WHAT
ARE THOSE ZONING REQUIREMENT
OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE BILL
PROVISIONS?
>> SO, FOR EXAMPLE , UNDER HOUSE
BILL 1110 IT DOESN'T SAY
ANYTHING ABOUT MINIMUM BUILDING
HEIGHTS BUT THE MODEL CODE HAS A
MINIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT OF 35
FEET. SO, THE CITY ISN'T
REQUIRED TO ALLOW BUILDINGS THAT
ARE 35 FEET OR HIGHER. IF THE
MODEL CODE GOES INTO EFFECT THEN
THAT WILL BE THE MINIMUM HEIGHT
MET SEATTLE. THINGS THAT ARE NOT
IN BOLD IN THESE SLIDES ARE
THINGS INCLUDED IN THE MODEL
CODE BUT NOT REQUIRED UNDER
HOUSE BILL 1110 .
>> THANK YOU.
>> OTHER CITIES.
>> I LOOKED AT THE 10 LARGEST
CITIES IN THE STATE. A COUPLE
AREN'T REQUIRED YET TO
IMPLEMENT HOUSE BILL 1110.
MOSTLY OTHERS ARE ABOUT THE SAME
PLACE THAT SEATTLE IS IN TERMS
OF RIGHT NOW TAKING INTO WHAT
THEY ARE GOING TO DO TO
IMPLEMENT HOUSE BILL 1110 , BUT
TWO CITIES HAVE ADOPTED
REGULATIONS IN RESPONSE TO THE
HOUSE BILL. SPOKANE AND TACOMA
HAVE REGULATIONS THAT IMPLEMENT
HOUSE BILL 1110 AND GO BEYOND
WHAT HOUSE BILL 1110 REQUIRES.
JUMPING TO SPOKANE , SPOKANE HAS
GOTTEN RID FOR MOST RESIDENTIAL
LOTS. RATHER THAN ONE UNIT PER
LOT, FOUR UNITS PER LOT, SPOKANE
INCLUDES AS MANY UNITS AS YOU
FEEL APPROPRIATE IN YOUR
PROJECT. THERE ARE ALSO NOT
FLOOR RATIO LIMITS. BUILDINGS
CAN BE AS BIG AS THEY WANT TO BE
AS LONG AS THEY MEET THE OTHER
DESIGN STANDARDS. ACCESSORY
DWELLING UNITS ARE NOT COUNTED
AS SEPARATE UNITS. SPOKANE
ALLOWS BUILDINGS UP TO 40 FEET .
AND HAS LOT COVERAGE LIMITS THAT
VARY BY ZONE. THEY ARE HIGHER
THAN THE LOT COVERAGE LIMITS AND
65% FOR THE RESIDENTIAL ONE ZONE
AND 80% FOR THE RESIDENTIAL 2
ZONE. THEY ALSO HAVE 15 FOOT
FRONT HANGING REAR YARD
REQUIREMENTS AND 3 TO 5 FEET FOR
SIDE YARDS. SPOKANE DOES NOT
REQUIRE PARKING IN ITS
RESIDENTIAL AREAS . IT PROHIBITS
PARKING WITHIN 20 FEET. THE ON
THAT FRONT YARD AREA AND LIMITS
THE AMOUNT OF FRONT YARD SPACE
THAT CAN BE PAVED. IT HAS HIGHER
LOT COVERAGE LIMITS. BEYOND THE
65 OR 80% IT CAN GO UP TO 90% IN
SOME AREAS WITHIN A HALF-MILE OF
A MAJOR TRANSIT STOP AND FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING . TACOMA IN
MANY WAYS GOES BEYOND WHAT THE
STATE MODEL CODE REQUIRES . THEY
INCLUDE A NUMBER OF BONUSES AND
THOSE WILL PLAY OUT IN THE NEXT
FEW SLIDES. I THOUGHT I WOULD
TALK ABOUT WHAT GETS A BONUS IN
TACOMA . THERE ARE TWO TIERS.
PROJECTS WITH AT LEAST TWO
AFFORDABLE UNITS OR WITH 20% OF
THEIR UNITS BEING AFFORDABLE OR
A DEVELOPMENT GIVING THAT AGING
IN PLACE QUESTION . GIVEN A TIER
ONE BONUS . 100% AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECTS GET A TIER TWO
BONUS. IN ADDITION THEY HAVE
INCENTIVES FOR PROJECTS TO
RETAIN EXISTING TREES, TO ADD
ADUs OR PROVIDE OWNERSHIP
HOUSING. THEIR DENSITIES GO
BEYOND WHAT SEATTLE WOULD HAVE
IN MOST CASES IF WE JUST ALLOW
FOR UNITS PER LOT. THEY ALLOW
ONE UNIT PER 1500 SQUARE FEET UP
TO ONE UNIT PER 375 SQUARE FEET
FOR A PROJECT IN THEIR URBAN
RESIDENTIAL ZONE THAT ARE TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF THE TIER TWO
BONUSES. THEY HAVE FRONT AND
REAR GUARD REQUIREMENTS OF 10 TO
15 FEET , A MINIMUM 25 FOOT LOT
WITH REQUIREMENT AND MINIMUM LOT
SIZE REQUIREMENT OF 2500 SQUARE
FEET. HEIGHT LIMITS IN TACOMA
ARE 35 FEET WITH LOWER HEIGHTS
IN THE REAR YARDS. THEY DO
REQUIRE PARKING AS YOU GET INTO
THE HIGHER DENSITY ZONES.
PARKING REQUIREMENT GOES DOWN.
ACCESS TO PARKING SHOULD BE FROM
AN ALLEY IF IT EXISTS AND THEY
HAVE LIMITS ON THE NUMBER OF
DRIVEWAYS PER UNIT. THEY HAVE
TREE REQUIREMENTS . THEY CALL
THEM TREE CREDIT. IT'S A
PERCENTAGE OF THE LOT THAT HAS
TREE COVERAGE AND CREDITS ARE
DETERMINED BY THE TRUNK DIAMETER
FOR EXISTING TREES AND THE TYPE
OF TREE SPECIES. THAT IS WHAT
THOSE TWO CITIES ARE DOING .
>> THANK YOU. IT WAS SUPER
HELPFUL TO SEE WHAT OTHER CITIES
ARE DOING. I SEE A QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU. QUICKLY ON THE
TREE CREDIT, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK
LIKE?
>> SO , FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE UR
ZONE IT SHOULD BE COVERED IN
TREE CANOPY THAT THEY MEASURE
THAT BASED ON THE TRUNK DIAMETER
FOR IN EXISTING TREE. THEY HAVE
A COMPLEX TABLE THAT YOU ADD UP
EXISTING TREES AND NEW TREES ARE
PROPOSED TO BE PLANTED AND YOU
NEED TO REACH 30% OF THE LOT
AREA OR EQUIVALENT OF THAT.
>> IS IT LESS THAN A CREDIT THAN
A REQUIREMENT?
>> YOU ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE TREE
CREDITS AT THESE PERCENTAGE
LEVELS.
>> WHEN I THINK OF CREDIT I
THINK OF GIVING SOMETHING SO
THIS IS MORE YOU ARE REQUIRED TO
DO THIS AND YOU CAN ADD UP AND
AT THE END ASH OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT STEPS.
>> AS MENTIONED , THE COUNCIL
WILL BE CONSIDERING INTERIM
ZONING REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT
HOUSE BILL 1110. YOU SHOULD GET
A FLAVOR OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE
AN UP COMING WEEKS. THERE'S A
FEW FORMAL REQUIREMENTS THAT GO
ALONG WITH ANY KIND OF INTERIM
REGULATION ZONING CONTROL .
THOSE REQUIREMENTS ARE SET OUT
RCW 36.70 8.3090. ANY KIND OF
INTERIM CONTROL THE CITY COUNCIL
ADOPTS OR APPROVES CAN ONLY BE
IN EFFECT FOR UP TO ONE YEAR.
THE BASELINE AND SIX MONTH. THEY
CAN LAST FOR UP TO ONE YEAR AS
LONG AS THEY ARE ACCOMPANIED BY
A PROGRAM AND SCHEDULE FOR
PERMANENT REGULATIONS. THAT CAN
BE EXTENDED BUT THE BASELINE IS
SIX MONTHS AND THE NEXT UP ABOVE
THAT IS ONE YEAR. THE COUNCIL
HAS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON
ZONING AND REGULATIONS SO THERE
WILL BE A REQUIREMENT ON WHAT
THE MAYOR SENDS DOWN. YOU HAVE
TO HAVE A PLAN FOR PERMANENT
REGULATION IN PLACE AND THAT HAS
TO BE SPELLED OUT IF THE
REGULATION IS LASTING FOR LONG.
>> I WANT TO RECOGNIZE
COUNCILMEMBER RING .
>> THANK YOU. TO TAKE US BACK
FOR A MOMENT LOOKING TO THE
SLIDES ON WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE
DOING, I'M INTRIGUED WITH
SPOKANE STEPS ON PARKING. IT'S
NOTABLE. I'M WONDERING IF YOU
CAN EXPLAIN SOME UNDERPINNING
ARGUMENTS WAS HAVING NO PARKING
REQUIREMENTS AND WHAT SOME
RATIONALE THEY PROVIDED. I
DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE TAKEN A
LOOK INTO JUSTIFY MAKING THOSE
POSITIONS AND IF WE HAVE A SENSE
OF RESULTS THEY ARE SEEKING FROM
MAKING THOSE POLICY CHANGES.
>> I WILL NEED TO DO MORE WORK
ON PARTS OF THOSE. THE CITY OF
SEATTLE ITSELF HAS BEEN IN TERMS
OF REMOVING PARKING REQUIREMENTS
SO I CAN TELL YOU WHAT OUR
ARGUMENTS WERE AND REMOVING
PARKING REQUIREMENT. WE SEE THAT
, WELL, FIRST THERE'S A LARGE
CHAIR FOR INNER HOUSEHOLD THAT
DON'T OWN CARS . BUILDING IN
PARKING SPACE CAUSES BETWEEN 30
AND $50,000 , THE COST OF DOING
THAT HAS TO SORT OF ACCRUE THE
COST OF THE UNITS BEING BUILT.
WE HAVE SEEN THE DEVELOPERS ARE
FAIRLY SAVVY IN MATCHING THE
AMOUNT OF PARKING THEY ARE
PROVIDING TO THEIR EXPECTED
TENANTS . A PROJECT THAT IS
INTENDED TO BE LEASED OR SOLD TO
HIGH INCOME HOUSEHOLDS OR
FAMILIES WILL GENERALLY HAVE
PARKING. PROJECTS THAT ARE
INTENDED FOR LOWER INCOME OR
MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WHO
ARE MORE LIKELY TO OWN CARS TEND
TO HAVE FEWER PARKING SPACES
UNDER PROVISIONS WHERE WE DON'T
REQUIRE PARKING. WE ARE REDUCING
DEVELOPMENT COSTS BY NOT
REQUIRING PARKING AND
ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF
HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE TO A
WIDER RANGE OF HOUSEHOLD.
>> BEEN ABLE TO REDUCE
DEVELOPMENT COST KNOWING THE
COST OF DEVELOPMENT SEEMS TO BE
GROWING DAY BY DAY IT SEEMS LIKE
THAT KIND OF JUSTIFICATION FOR
REDUCING DEVELOPMENT COSTS SEEMS
TO BE YIELDING RESULTS FOR
SPOKANE. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. IN TERMS OF
COMMITTEE , NEXT WEEK AT THE END
OF NEXT WEEK YOU SHOULD BE
LOOKING AT THE EXECUTIVES
PROPOSED INTERIM LEGISLATION OR
PRESENTATION OF WHAT THAT WILL
INCLUDE WILL BE DIVING INTO THAT
LEGISLATION DETAIL . WE HAVE GOT
SOME TIME SET ASIDE TO DISCUSS
KEY ISSUES THAT ARE COMING UP .
POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS WILL BE ON
THE AGENDA IN EARLY MAY WITH
PUBLIC HEARING MID-MAY AND
COMMITTEE VOTE NEEDS TO HAPPEN
BY MAY 21st IN ORDER TO ALLOW
THE COUNCIL TO VOTE BY MAY 27 TO
GET ADOPTED BY JUNE 30th .
>> A TIGHT TIMELINE. WE CAN DO
IT WITH LISH AND KETIL RUNNING
POINT GUARD. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON.
>> SO WHAT WILL BE THE ORDER?
WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
MEETING THE DEADLINES OF HB 1110
AND THE AUDIT LEGISLATION?
>> SO, THE LEGISLATION WILL BE
GOING THROUGH THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE . THE FIRST THING IS
APRIL 2nd WITH PUBLIC HEARING IN
MID APRIL. HOPEFULLY HAVING A
VOTE FIRST MEETING IN MAY WITH
THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE OR RIGHT
AROUND THERE . SO WE WILL KNOW
WHAT THAT LEGISLATION LOOKS LIKE
AND IT WILL IN PART FORM A BASE
FOR THE HOUSE BILL 1110
LEGISLATION AND I'M CERTAIN WE
WILL HAVE SOME AMENDMENT COMING
TO THIS COMMITTEE TO RECONCILE
THE TWO BILLS . BEFORE MAY 21st.
>> I'M GLAD TO KNOW THERE ARE
PRETTY MUCH SORT OF ON THE SAME
TIMEFRAME BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE
THEY'RE BOTH SO CLOSE AND WE
DON'T WANT TO PRECLUDE ACTIONS
IN ONE BILL BASED ON WHAT WE'VE
ALREADY DONE IN ANOTHER.
>> THE KEY DECISION WILL BE MADE
THROUGH THAT PERMANENT
DISTILLATION GOING THROUGH THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IS THAT AN OLD HAND OR NEW
HAND? YOUR GOOD. DOES WANT TO
MAKE SURE.
>> WE ALSO, OUR OFFICE SENT OUT
AN INTERNAL MEMO REGARDING
TIMELINES AND DEADLINES FOR
CENTRAL STAFF REGARDING
AMENDMENTS. FOR THE RECORD SO
THE PUBLIC KNOWS, OUR AMENDMENTS
HAVE TO BE POSTED PUBLICLY FOR
30 DAYS . DID I SAY THAT
CORRECTLY? THEY HAVE TO BE
POSTED FOR 30 DAYS . DURING THAT
TIME THAT IS WHEN WE WILL HOST
IN BETWEEN THE 30 DAY POSTING
REALLY HAVE PUBLIC HEARING
REGARDING THE INTERIM
LEGISLATION WHERE PEOPLE CAN
GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT THE
AMENDMENT AND THEN WE TRANSITION
INTO MOVING FORWARD WITH THE
PROCESS. SO, I KNOW IT'S A
TIGHT TIMELINE, BUT I WANT TO
THANK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR
PIVOTING AND CREATING INTERIM
LEGISLATION FOR HOUSE BILL 11 10
AND SO WE CAN MEET THE DEADLINE
AS WELL. I KNOW THEY BEEN
WORKING HARD BEHIND THE SCENES.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I MESS UP ,
LISH AND KETIL , IT IS A
PODCAST. ANYWAYS, I APOLOGIZE.
DEFINITELY WANT TO THINK THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE. WE ARE MOVING
AS FAST AS WE CAN VERY QUICKLY
AND THE LEGISLATION HAS TO GO
THROUGH LAW. THERE'S A LOT OF
DIFFERENT STEPS HOW IT'S
TRANSMITTED TO COUNSEL AND ONCE
WE GET IT WE ARE ABLE TO THEN
MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR AMENDMENTS
, ANALYZING IT, READING IT,
HEARING BACK FROM SOME OF OUR
CONSTITUENTS, NEIGHBORS, ALL
THAT SO WE CAN PUT FORWARD
REALLY GREAT LEGISLATION. WITH
HOUSE BILL 1110 WE HAVE A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY WHERE PEOPLE CAN BE
ABLE TO AGE IN PLACE, BUILD ON
THE PROPERTY, CREATE DUPLEXES,
STACK FLATS, ALL THESE REALLY
COOL OPPORTUNITIES, COTTAGES,
THERE SO MANY GREAT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR MISSING MIDDLE
HOUSING FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO
STAY IN SEATTLE. PERSONALLY, MY
PARENTS HAVE A LOT OF OLDER
FRIENDS WHO WERE TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT THEIR AFFORDABILITY
AND FIGURE HOW TO STAY IN THEIR
HOME AND THEY ARE EXCITED ABOUT
THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH HOUSE BILL
1110 TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I
DON'T KNOW WE HAVE ANY MORE
QUESTIONS ON THE DAIS. I KNOW
SOME OF YOU SAY DAIS, BUT DAIS
MY MOTHER REMINDS ME CONSTANTLY.
OKAY. AWESOME. LISH AND KETIL,
THANK YOU. I SAID IT RIGHT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU. THERE WILL BE
MORE INFORMATION COMING IN THE
NEXT COUPLE WEEKS. JUST KNOW OUR
NEXT MEETING IS GOING TO BE THE
28th AT 9:30 A.M.. DURING THAT
TIME FOR THE PROPOSED INTERIM
LEGISLATION, WE WILL BE DOING
BRITAIN PUBLIC COMMENT SO WE CAN
GET THROUGH THE MEETING AND THEN
WE WILL REOPEN THE PUBLIC
COMMENT WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME
AND DO THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT
. JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS, ON THE
28th SO WE CAN GET THROUGH THE
PROPOSED INTERIM LEGISLATION AND
ALL DIGEST THAT AS A COUNSELOR
AT 9:30 A.M. ON A FRIDAY WE ARE
ONLY ACCEPTING WRITTEN PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND MOVING FORWARD WE
WILL BE OPENING IT UP TO PUBLIC
COMMENTS, SO JUST SO PEOPLE KNOW
AND THEY ARE AWARE. THANK YOU
ALL. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER
BUSINESS -- THERE IS NONE. NEXT
MEETING IS MARCH 29th -- EXCUSE
ME, THAT'S A SATURDAY. FRIDAY,
MARCH 28th AT 9:30 . SEEN ON
THIS CONCLUDES OUR MARCH 19th
MEETING ON THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN. IT IS 3:31. YOU ALL HAVE A
GREAT REST OF YOUR WEDNESDAY.