SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 120153

• Record No: CB 120153
• Version: 2
• Council Bill No: CB 120153
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 9/27/2021
• Ordinance No: Ord 126448
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; adding a new Section 23.49.167 to the Seattle Municipal Code to provide alternative development standards for small lots located in Downtown Mixed Residential zones.
• Sponsors: Dan Strauss
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Director's Report, 3. Presentation (8/11/21), 4. Presentation (9/22/21), 5. Central Staff Memo, 6. Proposed Amendment 1 (added; 9/27/21), 7. Signed Ordinance 126448, 8. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/4/2021	2	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
10/4/2021	2	Mayor	returned
10/4/2021	2	Mayor	Signed
10/1/2021	2	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
9/27/2021	1	City Council	passed as amended	Pass
9/22/2021	1	Land Use and Neighborhoods Committee	pass	Pass
8/11/2021	1	Land Use and Neighborhoods Committee	discussed
8/9/2021	1	City Council	referred
6/23/2021	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
6/15/2021	1	City Clerk	sent for review
6/15/2021	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; adding a new Section 23.49.167 to the Seattle Municipal Code to provide alternative development standards for small lots located in Downtown Mixed Residential zones.
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WHEREAS, existing development standards in Downtown Mixed Residential (DMR) zones make development on small lots difficult because the standards require small upper-story floor plates, challenging floor layouts, and complicated construction; and
WHEREAS, modular and panelized construction is making small lot development more feasible, but they require consistent floor plates to be feasible; and
WHEREAS, allowing alternative development standards for small lots located in the DMR zones of Belltown could increase the supply of market-rate and rent-restricted housing; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. A new Section 23.49.167 of the Seattle Municipal Code is added to Subchapter IV of Chapter 23.49 as follows:
23.49.167 Downtown Mixed Residential, alternative standards for small lots
In lieu of meeting development standards contained in subsections 23.49.158.A (lot coverage), 23.49.164.A (structure width and depth), and 23.49.166.B (green street setbacks), a proposed development that meets the eligibility requirements of subsection 23.49.167.A may elect to meet the alternative development standards of subsections 23.49.167.B, 23.49.167.C, and 23.49.167.D. A proposed development that elects to meet the alternative development standards must meet the development standards contained in subsections 23.49.167.B, 23.49.167.C, and 23.49.167.D and may not elect to comply with some but not other of those standards.
A. Eligibility requirements. The alternative development standards in subsections 23.49.167.B, 23.49.167.C, and 23.49.167.D are only applicable to development that meets the following standards:
1. The lo...