West Seattle Junction

DRAFT ZONING CHANGES

to implement Mandatory
Housing Affordability (MHA)

Hub Urban Village

zone categories

Commercial (C)

Proposed
boundary

Industrial Commercial (IC)

Seattle 2035
10-minute walkshed

36TH AVE SW

Highrise (HR)

Seattle Mixed (SM)

buildings with a mix of
offices, retail, and homes

auto-oriented commercial buildings

MHA applies only to commercial uses

N ST

STOW
CHARLE

SEAT
TLE B

33RD AVE SW

34TH AVE SW

LR3 RC | LR3 RC (M)

SW BRADFORD ST

Open space

ST

RIDG
E

SW

SW MANNING

Public school

30TH AVE SW

SW ANDOVER ST

DAKOTA
PLACE PARK

36TH AVE SW

37TH AVE SW

38TH AVE SW

39TH AVE SW

40TH AVE SW

41ST AVE SW

42ND AVE SW

SW ANDO
VER ST

44TH AVE SW

SW YANCY ST

SW DAKOTA ST

LR2 | LR2 (M)

Principle 5:
Increase housing options
near infrastructure like
transit.

MR | MR (M)

32N
D

Single Family | LR1 (M1)

NC1-40 | NC1-55 (M)

Single Family |
LR1 (M1)

LR3 | LR3 (M)

SW GENESEE ST

SW NEVADA ST

NC2-40 | NC2-55 (M)

NC2-65 | NC2-75 (M)

LR3 | LR3 (M)

NC3-85 | NC3-95 (M)

NC3-65 | NC3-75 (M)

NC3P-65 | NC3P-75 (M)

JUNCTION
PLAZA PARK

LR2 | LR2 (M)

LR2 RC |
LR2 RC (M)

SW HUDSON ST

SW DA
WSON
ST

LR2 | LR2 (M)

Single Family | LR1 (M1)

WEST SEATTLE
GOLF COURSE

SW EDMUNDS ST

SW EDMUNDS ST

38TH AVE SW

LR3 | LR3 (M)

Single Family | LR2 (M1)

SW HUDSON ST

Single Family | LR1 (M1)

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

SW DAWSON ST

SW DAWSON ST

CAMP LONG

LR2 | LR2 (M)

46TH AVE SW

Principle 6b:
Implement urban village
expansions recommended in
Seattle 2035 but considering
natural boundaries, like 35th
Ave SW.

LR3 | LR3 (M)

SW HUDSON ST

LR1 | LR1 (M)

SW

NC3-40 |
NC3-55 (M)

NC3-40 | NC3-55 (M)

NC2-65 | NC2-75 (M)

PL

CALIFORNIA AVE SW

IS

NC3-85 | NC3-95 (M)

NC3-40 |
NC3-65 |
NC3-55 (M) NC3-75 (M)

NC3-40 | NC3-55 (M)

NC3-85 (4.75) |
NC3-95 (M)

NC3P-40 | NC3P-55 (M)

NC3P-85 (4.75) | NC3P-95 (M)

W
LE

NC3P-65 |
NC3P-75 (M)

NC3-65 |
NC3-75 (M)

SW SNOQUALMIE ST

SW ALASKA ST

SW EDMUNDS ST

NC3-65 | NC3-75 (M)

LR2 | LR2 (M)

LR2 | LR2 (M)

WEST SEATTLE
STADIUM

NC3-65 |
NC3-75 (M)

LR2 |
LR2 (M)

NC3P-65 | NC3P-75 (M)

NC3-85 | NC3-95 (M)

LR3 RC |
LR3 RC (M)

M)

5(

2-5

NC3P-85 | NC3P-95 (M)

NC

NC2-65 | NC2-75 (M)

0|

2-4

NC

SW AVALON WAY

LR3 |
LR3 (M)

SW OREGON ST

GENESEE ST
SW

Single Family | LR2 (M1)

35TH AVE SW

W
YS
WA

LR3 | LR3 (M)

N
EN
GL

LR2 | LR2 (M)

Single Family | LR3 (M2)

SW GENESEE ST

31ST AVE SW

Single Family |
LR3 (M2)

LR2 | LR2 (M)

LR1 | LR1 (M)

AV
ES
W

45TH AVE SW

46TH AVE SW

NC2-30 | NC2-40 (M)

Single Family | Residential Small Lot (M)

SW BRANDON ST

FAIRMOUNT PLAYGROUND

SW BRANDON ST

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

Principle 6a:
Implement urban village expansions
using 10-minute walksheds from
frequent transit.

Fairmount Park

SW FINDLAY ST

MHA area
West Seattle Junction

29TH AVE SW

30TH AVE SW

31ST AVE SW

32ND AVE SW

36TH AVE SW

37TH AVE SW

38TH AVE SW

41ST AVE SW

42ND AVE SW

LR3 RC | LR3 RC (M)

44TH AVE SW

45TH AVE SW

FAUNTLEROY WAY SW

34TH AVE SW

Light rail
Bus stop

WEST

SW
mixed-use
buildings
MANN
ING STwith 4-9 stories

30TH AVE SW

10% of homes must be affordable

or a payment of $22.25 per sq. ft

(M2)

apartments with 7-8 stories

37TH AVE SW

Lowrise 1 (LR1) max height 30 ft.

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

Existing
boundary

Neighborhood Commercial (NC)

apartments with heights

of 240-300 ft.

townhouses, rowhouses, or apartments

NC1-30 | NC1-40 (M)

Hatched areas have a

larger increase in zoning
or a change in zone type.

WALNUT AVE SW

9% of homes must be affordable or

a payment
of $20.00 per sq. ft

(M1)

SW CHARLESTOWN ST

Lowrise (LR)

areas designated for growth in our Comprehensive

C1-40 | C1-55 (M)Plan

Midrise (MR)

cottages, townhouses, duplexes/triplexes

similar in scale to single family zones

6% of homes must be affordable or

a payment of $13.25 per sq. ft

(M)

Solid areas have a

typical increase in zoning
(usually one story)

Residential Small Lot (RSL)

41ST AVE SW

LR3 RC |
LR3 RC (M)

existing zone | draft MHA zone

urban villages

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

C2-40 | C2-55 (M)

| LR2 (M)
vary based on scale LR2
of zoning
change
(residential proposal shown)

October 19, 2016

seattle.gov/HALA

C1-40 | C1-55 (M)

MHA requirements

white labels identify changes:

40TH AVE SW

proposed zoning

HALA.Consider.it