Admiral

DRAFT ZONING CHANGES

to implement Mandatory
Housing Affordability (MHA)

Residential Urban Village

Residential Small Lot (RSL)

Seattle Mixed (SM)

48TH AVE SW

44TH AVE SW

SW

DUWAMISH HEAD
GREENBELT

SW WALKER ST

Single Family |
LR1 (M1)

Single Family |
LR1 (M1)

WA
Y

AVE

SW

LR2 |
LR2 (M)

LR2 RC |
LR2 RC (M)

41ST AVE SW

BELVEDERE PARK
LR3 | LR3 (M)

NC3P-40 | NC3P-55 (M)

Single Family | NC2-40 (M1)

SW LANDER ST

ER

SW GRAYSON ST

SW ADMIRAL WAY

Single Family | LR3 (M2)

Single Family | LR1 (M1)

49TH AVE SW

MN

PR

OTT
ESC

NC2P-30 |
NC2P-40 (M)

NC2P-40 | NC2P-55 (M)

LR2 | LR3 (M1)

42ND AVE SW

LR3 | LR3 (M)

SU

SW COLLEGE ST

SW

WALNUT AVE SW

Single Family | LR1 (M1)

Single Family |
Residential Small Lot (M)
Single Family | LR1 (M1)

46TH AVE SW

48TH AVE SW

49TH AVE SW

CALIFORNIA AVE SW

CA
L
PL IFO
AC RN
E IA

45TH AVE SW

47TH AVE SW

SW
E
AV
N
SE
T
SU

49TH AVE SW

SW HILL ST

37TH AVE SW

|L
3
LR

50TH AVE SW

LR3 | LR3 (M)

Principle 3b:
Consider Lowrise (LR)

zones to help transition

between commercial
and
single-family areas.

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50TH AVE SW

50TH AVE SW

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LR1 | LR1 (M)

C3

SW COLLEGE ST

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

RK
PA

SW WALKER ST

SW WAITE ST

NC

SW HILL ST

SW PRINCE ST

SW

SW HOLGATE ST

E
AV

SW HOLGATE ST

SW

A
N

BO

E
AV

SW

RIA
TO
VIC

IR

MHA applies only to commercial uses

Light rail

S
RE
AC

SW MASSACHUSETTS ST

Industrial Commercial (IC)

2035
Seattle
NC2-65 | NC2-75 (M)
Bus stop
10-minute walkshed

SE

SW OLGA ST

FAIRMOUNT
PARK

Lafayette

SW LANDER ST

SW HANFORD ST

SW HANFORD ST

SW HINDS ST

41ST AVE SW

WALNUT AVE SW

Single Family | LR2 (M1)

NC2-40 | NC2-55 (M)

44TH AVE SW

47TH AVE SW

48TH AVE SW

49TH AVE SW

39TH AVE SW

SW SPOKANE ST

42ND AVE SW

LR3 RC | LR3 RC (M)

SW HINDS ST

Madison

36TH AVE SW

West Seattle
High School

37TH AVE SW

SW STEVENS ST

SW STEVENS ST

BELVIDERE AVE SW

NC2P-40 | NC2P-55 (M)

37TH AVE SW

SW FOREST ST

HIAWATHA PLAYFIELD

38TH AVE SW

50TH AVE SW

Principle 5a:
Allow more housing options
near neighborhood assets like
parks and schools.

40TH AVE SW

buildings with a mix of

offices, retail, and homes

Public school

BROOK AVE SW

10% of homes must be affordable

or a payment of $22.25 per sq. ft

Proposed
boundary

auto-oriented commercial buildings

BELVIDERE AVE

Lowrise 1 (LR1) max height 30 ft.

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

R3

(M

townhouses, rowhouses, or apartments

Commercial (C)

R
O
RB
A

(M2)

9% of homes must be affordable or

a payment of $20.00 per sq. ft

apartments
with heights
of 240-300 ft.

Open space

Hatched areas have a

larger increase in zoning
or a change in zone type.

Highrise (HR)

Lowrise (LR)

Existing
boundary

mixed-use buildings with 4-9 stories

FE
RR
YA
VE
SW

AL
K

(M1)

apartments with 7-8 stories

similar in scale to single family zones

areas designated for growth in our Comprehensive Plan

HAMILTON
VIEWPOINT
PARK

Neighborhood Commercial (NC)

42ND AVE SW

IT
RA
IL

Solid areas have a

typical increase in zoning
(usually one story)

cottages,
townhouses, duplexes/triplexes
SW
SEATTL
E ST

6% of homes must be affordable or

a payment of $13.25 per sq. ft

PALM
AVE
SW

(M)

LR3 | LR3 (M)

|M

existing zone | draft MHA zone

Midrise (MR)

October 19, 2016

seattle.gov/HALA

urban villages

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

ARCH AVE SW

zone categories

(M

vary based on scale of zoning change

(residential proposal shown)

LR2 | LR2 (M)

MHA requirements

white labels identify changes:

LR1 | LR1 (M)

proposed zoning

HALA.Consider.it

MHA area
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