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Inclusionary Zoning

Seattle City Council Approves Uptown Rezone and Design Review Improvements

On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved a slate of land use changes spanning improvements to the design review process to rezoning large swaths...

Council Moves Spruce Street Rezone, Demolition Ordinance

On Tuesday, the Seattle City Council voted on legislation to rezone a site across from the King County Juvenile Detention Center on Squire Park....

City Council Passes Central Area Rezones

On Monday, the Seattle City Council had a full agenda of rezones cross the dais. These included three separate district rezones in the Central...

Zoning Changes Proposed Along 23rd Avenue, Cultural Heart Of The Central District

The Seattle City Council got its first glimpse this week at proposed rezones for three urban village nodes on 23rd Avenue in the Central...

Four Exciting Urbanist Data Points From Seattle’s MHA Study

The City released a large study about implementing Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) in all of the city’s urban villages, some urban centers, and many...

Draft Environmental Impact Statement Shows Big Possibilities for MHA Rezones

The Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the zoning changes its proposing in urban...

Predictable Disagreement And Surprising Agreements Where Single-Family Zoning Meets Multi-Family

If you take the Route 44 bus all the way to the end of the line in Ballard, you'll find yourself at the intersection...

Chinatown-International District Rezone May Get Committee Vote

An ordinance to rezone and revise development regulations for Chinatown-International District could move out of committee today. The Planning, Land Use, and Zoning (PLUZ) Committee...