WestwoodHighland Park

DRAFT ZONING CHANGES

to implement Mandatory
Housing Affordability (MHA)

Residential Urban Village

Solid areas have a
typical increase in zoning
(usually one story)

SW KENYON ST

Hatched areas have a

larger increase in zoning
or a change in zone type.

(M1)

24TH AVE SW

Lowrise (LR)

8% of homes must be affordable or

a payment of $11.25 per sq. ft

Lowrise 1 (LR1) max height 30 ft.

Lowrise 2 (LR2) max height 40 ft.
Lowrise 3 (LR3) max height 50 ft.

9% of homes must be affordable or

a payment of $12.50 per sq. ft

Neighborhood Commercial (NC)

Existing
boundary

Highrise (HR)

Commercial (C)

Proposed
boundary

mixed-use buildings with 4-9 stories

apartments with heights

of 240-300 ft.

townhouses, rowhouses, or apartments

Denny
International

areas designated for growth in our Comprehensive Plan

Midrise (MR)

apartments with 7-8 stories

cottages, townhouses, duplexes/triplexes

similar in scale to single family zones

28TH AVE SW

(M2)

Residential Small Lot (RSL)

5% of homes must be affordable or

a payment of $7.00 per sq. ft

urban villages

follow the links below to see examples of how buildings could look under MHA

26TH AVE SW

(M)

27TH AVE SW

existing zone | draft MHA zone

29TH AVE SW

zone categories

vary based on scale of zoning change

(residential proposal shown)

E.C. HUGHES PLAYGROUND

auto-oriented commercial buildings

SW KENYON ST

(SM)
Seattle Mixed

MHA applies only to commercial uses

Public school
Light rail
Bus stop

LR1 | LR1 (M)

27TH AVE SW

SW ELMGROVE ST
LONGFELLOW CREEK GREENSPACE

SW ELMGROVE ST

Chief Sealth
High School

SW THISTLE ST

20TH AVE SW

24TH AVE SW

25TH AVE SW

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

Park

SW CLOVERDALE ST

LR2 | LR2 (M)

SW CLOVERDALE ST

MHA area
WestwoodHighland
SW SULLIVA
N ST

22ND AVE SW

LR2 | LR2 (M)

Single Family | Residential Small Lot (M)

S.W. COMMUNITY
CENTER AND POOL

14TH AVE SW

SW THISTLE ST

Seattle 2035

10-minute walkshed

Industrial Commercial (IC)

buildings with a mix of

offices, retail, and homes

Open space

14TH AVE SW

MHA requirements

white labels identify changes:

October 19, 2016

seattle.gov/HALA

15TH AVE SW

proposed zoning

HALA.Consider.it

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

SW DONOVAN ST

LR3 | LR3 (M)

Single Family | LR2 (M1)

14TH AVE SW

15TH AVE SW

17TH AVE SW

18TH AVE SW

Single Family | LR1 (M1)

25TH AVE SW

NC3-40 | NC3-55 (M)

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

16TH AVE SW

SW TRENTON ST

Single Family |
Residential Small Lot (M)

28TH AVE SW

Single Family |
Residential Small Lot (M)

Single Family | NC3-55 (M2)

SW TRENTON ST

C1-40 | NC3-55 (M)

LR2 | LR2 (M)

Single Family | LR1 (M1)

NC2P-40 | NC2P-55 (M)

17TH AVE SW

Single Family | LR1 (M1)

Single Family | LR2 (M1)

21ST AVE SW

KELSEY LN SW

22ND AVE SW

23RD AVE SW

24TH AVE SW

25TH AVE SW

Single Family | LR1 (M1)

Single Family | LR2 (M1)

LR2 | LR2 (M)

27TH AVE SW

NC2-65 |
NC2-75 (M)

SW CAMBRIDGE ST

SW
AY
EW

Single Family |
NC2P-55 (M2)

G
ID
LR

Single Family | Residential Small Lot (M)

DE

Roxhill

26TH AVE SW

LR3 | LR3 (M)

29TH AVE SW

MR | MR (M)

SW BARTON ST

LR3 |
LR3 (M)

SW CAMBRIDGE ST

LR3 RC | LR3 RC (M)

C1-40 | NC3-55 (M)

ROXHILL PARK

Single Family | Residential Small Lot (M)

Single Family | LR1 (M1)

BA

LR3 | LR3 (M)

Single Family | LR3 (M2)

SW

SW BARTON ST

RT
O
N

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

0.25

0.5
mi