1920 25 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER. I'M THE CHAIR OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] NINE MEMBERS PRESENT. >> WE WILL CONSIDER THE GENDER IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING AND SEEING ON THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. TODAY PUBLIC COMMENT WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTING WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT. PLEASE DROP OFF YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS IN THE CHAMBERS OR SEND YOUR THOUGHTS AT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COUNSEL AT SEATTLE.GOV . I JUST WANT TO GO OVER A COUPLE HOUSEKEEPING THINGS WITH THE REST OF MY COLLEAGUES. TODAY, OUR ITEMS OF BUSINESS, WE ARE REQUIRED TO PASS HOUSE BILL 1110 THROUGH INTERIM LEGISLATION WHICH THE EXECUTIVE WILL BE BRIEFING US ON AT OUR NEXT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MEETING WHICH WILL BE MARCH 28th, A FRIDAY. WE WILL FULLY IMPLEMENT HOUSE BILL 1110 DURING THE REMAINING REVIEWS. WE HAVE MADE THIS PIVOT BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN SIX APPEALS MADE TO THE CONFERENCE A PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND WE CANNOT VOTE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UNTIL THE HEARING EXAMINER RESOLVES THESE CHALLENGES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT. THE INTENT OF TODAY'S BRIEFING IS TO REVIEW ZONING REQUIREMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS OF COUNSEL FOR HOUSE BILL 1110. OVER THE NEXT FEW MEETINGS UNTIL MAY 30th WE WILL LEARN ABOUT THE INTERIM LEGISLATION . WE HAVE TO IMPLEMENT BY JUNE 30th AND COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH STATE MANDATE. HOUSE BILL 1110 IS STATE-MANDATED, LEGISLATION TO CREATE MISSING LITTLE HOUSING. THIS IS WHY WE HAVE OUR PHENOMENAL , IT'S IS WONDERFUL BUT I WILL GO A STEP HIGHER THAN THAT AND GO PHENOMENAL CENTRAL STAFF IS HERE TO DISCUSS. THIS WILL BE IN PLACE UNTIL WE PASS A COMPETENCY PLAN AND CAN WORK ON PERMANENT LEGISLATION FOR HOUSE BILL 1110. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING TO THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT ENDED A LITTLE EARLY ON FEBRUARY 5th DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER. OUR OFFICE MADE A PROMISE TO HONOR THE SPEAKING ORDER OF THOSE WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO SPEAK AT THE END OF THAT MEETING. IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT CAME LETTER WERE ALSO YOUNG FOLKS AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE YOUNG FOLKS ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND YOU'RE ABLE TO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL ANNOUNCE A NEW PUBLIC HEARING DATE AFTER THE MAYOR TRANSMITS INTERIM LEGISLATION. PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE PRIOR TO MAY 30th. WE HAVE YOUR NAMES IN THE ORDER YOU SIGNED UP SO I WANT TO INVITE THOSE PEOPLE WHO SIGNED UP DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK COME DOWN AND SPEAK AND YOU WILL BE PRIORITIZED. WE HAVE ALPHABETICAL ORDER, OUR OFFICE WENT THROUGH ONE BY ONE READING THROUGH EVERYONE'S NAMES AND PUTTING IT IN AN EXCEL FILE. WE HAVE THOSE READY FOR YOU WHEN YOU COME SO WE CAN PRIORITIZE YOU. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM ONE INTO THE AGENDA? >> AGENDA ITEM ONE, MISSING MIDDLE ZONING REQUIREMENTS FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION. PRESENTING TODAY WILL BE LISH WHITSON AND KETIL FREEMAN FROM COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF . >> I WANT TO THANK -- I MIXED UP YOUR NAME. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I THINK YOU ALL CAN START A REALLY COOL PODCAST ON ZONING IN SEATTLE. IT WOULD BE WELL RECEIVED BECAUSE YOU ALL ARE VERY SMART . PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD AND YOU CAN GO AND JUMP INTO YOUR PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU. LISH WHITSON, COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF. AS THE CHAIR MENTIONED, YOU WILL HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IN THIS COMMITTEE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS DECISION TO IMPLEMENT HOUSE BILL 1110 . THE BRIEFING TODAY IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A FOUNDATION FOR YOUR DECISION-MAKING. WE ARE GOING TO BRIEFLY DESCRIBE WHAT MISSING LITTLE HOUSING IS, TALK THROUGH SEATTLE'S CURRENT REGULATIONS FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL AREAS WHICH ARE WHERE THE IMPLICATION OF HOUSE BILL 1110 WILL BE MOST FELT, TALK THROUGH WHAT THE STATE IS GOING TO REQUIRE THE CITY TO ADOPT AND THEN TALK ABOUT SOME WAYS HOUSE BILL 1110 HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED BOTH THROUGH ESTATE CODE AND THROUGH OTHER CITIES RESPONSES TO HOUSE BILL 1110. THERE'S A LOT OF DETAIL IN THE PRESENTATION THAT WE HAVE. WE ARE NOT GOING TO TOUCH ON EVERY SINGLE BULLET POINT. WE WERE ALL HERE LATE LAST NIGHT, SO WE ARE GOING TO SKIM THROUGH IT, BUT WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. AS DETAILED AS THIS IS , THE LAND-USE CODE IS MUCH MORE DETAILED. WE ARE NOT GOING TO DIVE INTO THE DETAILS, BUT WE WILL TRY AND GIVE A GOOD FOUNDATION FOR YOUR DECISIONS. STARTING OUT, JUST TO GROUND YOU IN WHAT MISSING LITTLE HOUSING IS, IT IS MULTIFAMILY HOUSING OF A SIMILAR SCALE AND FORM AS DETACHED SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES. THESE WERE ALLOWED UNDER OLDER ZONING CODES IN SEATTLE BUT NOT CURRENTLY ALLOWED IN SEATTLE'S NEIGHBORHOOD CENTRAL ZONES. UNITS AND MISSING METAL HOUSING ARE GENERALLY LESS EXPENSIVE THAN SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES WHICH IS WHY THE STATE IS MANDATING ALL CITIES ALLOW FOR IT IN THEIR ZONES TO ALLOW SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES. THESE PICTURES ARE, FOR EXAMPLE, MISSING LITTLE HOUSES IN CURRENT EVER HAD CENTRAL ZONES WHERE THEY OTHERWISE WOULD BE ALLOWED. I USED TO LIVE IN ONE. ANOTHER IS DIRECTLY BEHIND MY HOUSE . THEY ARE ALL BASICALLY SINGLE-FAMILY SIZED HOUSES HAVE MULTIPLE UNITS. KETIL WILL JUMP INTO OUR REGULATION. >> I WILL TALK ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES, WHAT THEY ARE, WHERE THEY ARE, WHAT IS ALLOWED, WITH THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS CURRENTLY ARE THAT ARE APPLICABLE IN THOSE ZONES , NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES RELATIVELY RECENTLY RENAMED FROM SINGLE-FAMILY ZONES. YOU MAY HEAR SINGLE-FAMILY ZONES. THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES. WHERE ARE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES? THERE ARE FOUR FLAVORS. THEY OCCUPY ABOUT 65% OF THE CITY . AT THE LEAST INTENSE THEY ARE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ONE AND AT THE MOST INTENSE THEY ARE RESIDENTIAL SMALL LOT ZONES. ON THIS MAP THE LEAST INTENSE ZONES ARE SHOWN IN THAT ORANGE COLOR AND MOST INTENSE ARE SHOWN IN THE BROWN COLOR. WHERE THEY ARE AND THEIR LEVEL OF INTENSITY IS A RELIC OF WHEN THE CITY ANNEXED AS THOSE AREAS AND THE STRATEGY TO DATE. FOR EXAMPLE AT THE NORTH END OF THE CITY YOU'LL NOTICE THERE ARE LESS INTENSE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES THAT USED TO BE UNINCORPORATED KING COUNTY BUT IN MOST OF THE CITY THERE ARE ZONES THAT ARE MODERATE RESIDENTIAL ZONES . WE WILL TALK ABOUT THOSE LATER. THAT IS THE MAJORITY OF THE YELLOW THAT IS SHOWN ON THIS MAP . FINALLY THE RESIDENTIAL SMALL LOT ZONES YOU'LL NOTICE MANY ARE ON THE EDGES OF EXISTING URBAN VILLAGES . FORMALLY SINGLE-FAMILY ZONED AREAS WERE OF ZONED TO RSL AS PART OF MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IMPLEMENTATION. WHAT TYPES OF RESIDENTIAL USES ARE ALLOWED IN NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES AND ALL OF THE NR ZONES SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES ARE LOUD, ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS BOTH DETACHED AND ATTACHED ARE LOUD, FLOATING HOMES ARE ALLOWED, THOSE REGULATE THE MASTER PROGRAM, YOU WOULD FIND THEM ON DRY LAND. WITHIN THE RSL ZONE , WHERE INTENSE USES ARE PERMITTED INCLUDING APARTMENTS, CARRIAGE HOUSES , COTTAGE HOUSES, ROAD HOUSES AND TOWNHOUSES. THE RSL ZONE IS INTENDED TO SORT OF ALLOW A BROADER RANGE OF MORE INTENSE APPROACHING OF LOWRISE RESIDENTIAL USES . THE DENSITY CURRENTLY PERMITTED IN NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES FROM THE LEAST INTENSE, ONE UNIT PER 9600 SQUARE FEET . ON THOSE AND THOSE NR ONE ZONES YOU CAN HAVE TWO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AS WELL AS A PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE. THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE IS 7200 SQUARE FEET SO YOU CAN HAVE A HOUSE UNDER THE SQUARE FOOT LOT . OUR THREE ZONES FOR THE MOST COMMON NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE IN THE CITY AND 5000 SQUARE FEET UNITS THERE. RSL IS SOMEWHAT MORE INTENSE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE. IT ALLOWS ONLY 180 YOU BUT THERE'S OTHER USES THAT CAN BE ALLOWED INCLUDING APARTMENTS. THE MINIMUM LOT SIZES WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN THE ZONES MAY NOT BEAR ANY RELATIONSHIP TO THE LOTS IN THOSE ZONES NOW. JUST THINK ABOUT THAT . OLDER PARTS OF THE CITY THAT WERE ONE RECENTLY THAN WHAT USED TO BE UNINCORPORATED KING COUNTY THERE ARE LOT SIZES THAT ARE 3000 SQUARE FEET OR LESS. THOSE PLACES ARE MOSTLY ZONED SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. SO, WHAT CAN YOU BUILD ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL LOT? GENERALLY THE WHOLE AREA RATIO, THE AMOUNT AND VOLUME YOU CAN BUILD OF DIFFERENT RESIDENTIAL'S LOT IS ABOUT .5. YOU CAN BUILD THE 2500 SQUARE FOOT HOUSE. YOU CAN HAVE AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT OF A 2000 SQUARE FEET AND OTHER STRUCTURES ON A NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL LOT. THAT INCLUDES ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND RSL ZONES . THE SIZE OF EACH UNIT OR SMALLER UNITS IS ABOUT 2200 SQUARE FEET. SO, WHERE CAN YOU BUILD AN EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE? YOU MAY HEAR PEOPLE TALK ABOUT SETBACKS. SETBACKS ARE THE SAME AS YARDS IN THE CURRENT NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE. IT'S A DIFFERENT WORD USED FOR SPACES YOU CANNOT BUILD OR ONLY BUILD UP TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT. THERE ARE GENERALLY 20 FOOT SETBACK IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES FOR THE FRONT YARD OF 25 FOOT SETBACK AND FIVE FOOT SETBACKS FOR THE SITE YARDS. THE STRUCTURE CAN COVER UP TO 35% OF THE LOT. THERE IS A VOLUME OF SPACE AS DESCRIBED BY THE LOT COVERAGE AND ALL OF THE YARD REQUIREMENTS THAT TELLS A PERSON WHERE THEY CAN BUILD ON THEIR SITE. I DON'T KNOW WE COVERED HERE, BUT THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT LIMIT FOR NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES IS TO DEFEAT. THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY DON'T THINK OF IT AS THE HEIGHT TO THE PEAK OF THE ROOF, THAT IS THE HEIGHT TO THE TOP OF THE PLATE ESSENTIALLY AND PITCH GROUPS AND OTHER ROOFTOP FEATURES CAN EXTEND ABOVE THAT. PARKING AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. OKAY. PARKING AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING , GENERALLY ONE SPACE PER UNIT IS REQUIRED. WE DON'T REQUIRE PARKING FOR ACCESSORY UNITS. WE CAN'T BE LOCATED IN THE FRONT YARD ESSENTIALLY. THE CODE PREFERS ACCESS WHEN THERE IS AN IMPROVED ALLEY WITH A PIECE OF PROPERTY. THERE IS NOT CURRENTLY AN INCLUSIONARY ZONING PROGRAM BUT IT APPLIES NEIGHBORHOOD ONE, TWO, AND THREE ZONES BUT THERE IS INCLUSIONARY ZONING AFFORDABILITY PROGRAMMING THAT DOES APPLY RESIDENTIAL SMALL LOT ZONES THE AMOUNT ONE HAS TO PROVIDE THEIR TO PERFORM THEORIES DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE IN THE CITY , BUT THE PERCENT SATISFIES .5 AND 7% . THE PAYMENT AMOUNT THERE CURRENTLY ALSO DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU ARE IN THE CITY. THE RENTAL AREA CAN RANGE BETWEEN 10 AND $30 SQUARE FOOT ON THE CURRENT IMAGE. TREES. NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES, THERE ARE TREE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS ALSO REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL TREES AS PART OF DEVELOPMENT . IF THE LOT IS OVER 3000 SQUARE FEET IT NEEDS THESE TREE FOR EVERY 1000 SQUARE FEET OF LOT AREA. IT MAY BE MET THROUGH PRESERVING EXISTING TREES OR PLANTING NEW TREES. THERE IS A REQUIREMENT STREET TREES BE PLANTED WHEN UNITS ARE ADDED. RSL ZONES , THERE'S ALSO A LITTLE BIT OF A REGULATORY REGIME WHEN IT COMES TO PROVIDING TREES WITH NEW DEVELOPMENT. YOU HAVE TO MEET A CERTAIN NUMBER OF TREE POINTS . YOU CAN DO THAT THROUGH A COMBINATION OF PRESERVING EXISTING TREES AND PROVIDING SMALLER TREES AND YOU GET A DIFFERENT AMOUNT OF POINTS DEPENDING WHETHER IT IS DECIDUOUS. STREET KEYS ARE REQUIRED WHEN ADDED AS RSL ZONES AS WELL. THAT'S THE CURRENT STANDARDS THAT APPLY TO NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL AND RSL ZONES WHEN THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO HOUSE BILL 1110 . BEFORE I MOVE ON TO A HOUSE BILL 1110 REQUIRES THEY REQUIRE ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU. I DO SEE WE DO HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER . >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND SHARING THESE INSIGHTS WITH US. A COUPLE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS . THE FIRST COMPONENT IS VERY TECHNICAL. I SUPPOSE THAT MAKES SENSE. STARTING ON SLIDE FIVE AND IF YOU AFTER THAT YOU KIND OF BROKE DOWN THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL 133 DESIGNATION , COMPARE THAT AGAINST RSL'S AND YOU DESCRIBED AND ARE ONE AS THE LEAST INTENSE AND AND ARE THREE AS MOST INTENSE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THE TERM INTENSE IN THIS CONTEXT? DEEMING DENSITY WISE ? >> THERE ARE CURRENTLY MINIMUM LOT SIZE REQUIREMENTS. IF YOU WERE TO DEVELOP A BRAND-NEW LOT IS A RESIDENTIAL ONE ZONE THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE 9600 SQUARE FEET. A FAIRLY LARGE LOT . THE LOT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT BIG. IT CAN BE MUCH SMALLER. IT'S ESSENTIALLY DENSITY THEM TALKING ABOUT THEIR. >> THAT'S WHAT I EXPECTED AND THE FOLLOW-UP HELPFUL SLIDES BUT I APPRECIATE THE CONFIRMATION AND CLARITY . JUST SO I'M CLEAR, WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW OUR CURRENT LAW STANDARDS IS THAT CORRECT? EVENTUALLY WE GO INTO PROPOSED CHANGES AND THESE RIGHT? >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON AND THEN WE JUMP INTO COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> THANK YOU. TECHNICAL STUFF LOOKING AT SLIDE EIGHT. IT SAYS BASICALLY NO MORE THAN 50% OF THE LOT CAN BE COVERED. IN THIS CASE IT'S FAR DIFFERENT THAN LOT AREA COVERAGE OR ARE YOU USING IT THE SAME WAY? >> A LOT COVERAGE STANDARD LIMITS HOW MUCH OF A LOT YOU CAN COVER WITH EACH STRUCTURE. THE BASIC LOT COVERAGE STANDARD FOR MOST IN OUR ZONES IS 35%. YOU CAN ONLY COVER A 35% LOT. THE FLOOR AREA RATIO IS A MEASURE OF HOW MUCH YOU CAN ACTUALLY BUILD. IF YOU HAVE A 5000 SQUARE-FOOT LOT YOU COULD BUILD 2500 SQUARE FOOT HOUSE, SO YOU MULTIPLY THE LOT BY THE FA ARE. IF YOU HAVE YOU CAN BUILD A MUCH LARGER HOUSE BECAUSE THE LOT SIZE IS LARGER. THE IT DOESN'T ITSELF LIMIT AND DESCRIBES WHERE YOU CAN PUT THAT AREA ON YOUR LOT. >> BASICALLY SAYING A 5000 SQUARE-FOOT LOT, IF I PUT UP A TWO-STORY STRUCTURE WITHIN EACH STORY OR EACH LEVEL COULD NOT EXCEED 1250. OKAY. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE LIVABLE SPACE, NOT JUST HOW MUCH OF THE FOOTPRINT OF THE STRUCTURE . >> THESE ARE THE REGULATIONS AND A LOT OF DETAIL AND EXCEPTIONS. WE AREN'T GOING INTO EXCEPTIONS HERE TODAY, BUT PORTIONS OF DEVELOPMENT COULD BE EXEMPT FROM CALCULATIONS OR IF IT'S NOT USABLE SPACE OR IF IT'S A GARDEN WINDOW OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS IN THE CODE. >> THE LAST QUESTION REGARDS PAGE 11 REGARDING TREES. WHEN YOU SAY STREET TREES ARE REQUIRED TO BE PLANTED WHO ACTUALLY PLANTS THOSE TREES? >> THE PROPERTY OWNER OR DEVELOPER DOES. IT HAS TO BE APPROVED AND THEY HAVE A SCHEDULE FOR THE TYPE OF TREES. >> ONE OF THE REASONS I WANT TO BRING THIS UP IS ONE OF THE HOT ISSUES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD ARE THE TREES ON THE BEACON MEDIAN THAT THE REIT SYSTEMS HAVE BASICALLY DISTURBED THE WALKING PATH SO IT IS MAKING 88 ACCESS VERY CHALLENGING AND THE SOLUTION IS TO PULL THE TREES OUT, REPAVE, RELOCATE THE TREES , PLACE OTHER TREES ELSEWHERE AND THAT'S WHY I'M CONCERNED IF IT IS THE PROPER -- PROPERTY OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY TO PLACE THE TREES IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S ALSO THE RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN THE TREES AND DO WHATEVER REPAIRS THAT THE REIT SYSTEMS MAY CAUSE. WITH THAT BE THE CASE AS WELL? >> THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES. THERE IS A REASON THAT S.HAS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO TRY TO AVOID THE REIT SITUATION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF IF THERE IS SOME IMPROVEMENT HAPPENING I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT . THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS THERE ARE GOING TO BE REQUIRED TREES WHEN IT'S THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY. >> I JUST WANTED CLARITY ON THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> CAN WE GO BACK TO THE SLIDE, THE ONE WITH THE MAP? THANK YOU BOTH . APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND YOUR BACKGROUND WHICH IS KEY OBVIOUSLY WALKING THROUGH THIS. I WANTED TO BRING THIS SLIDE BACK UP. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WHEN WE HAVE DISCUSSIONS BECAUSE THERE'S FACT AND THEN STEREOTYPES AND THE LIKE. ONE THING I WANTED TO NOTE HERE IS DISTRICT 7 , PARTICULARLY ANY NORTHERN PART IS OFTEN THOUGHT OF AS SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES . THEY DO HAVE THAT. AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL'S IN ANY DISTRICT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE HOW THEY ARE WORKING AS OPPOSED TO STEREOTYPES IN THE LIGHT . OFTEN TIMES PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW MANY RENTERS WE HAVE AND THE NORTHERN PART OF DISTRICT SEVEN . IN TERMS OF HOW WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IT IS ALSO AN OLDER NEIGHBORHOOD AND I REALLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN SOME WAYS BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT OF MIDDLE HOUSING FROM THE EARLIER GENERATION OF ZONING . THEY WILL BE STACKED . THERE IS TRIPLEXES. MY LAST APARTMENT WAS A TRIPLEX AND THEY WILL GO IN DIFFERENT AREAS AND THERE IS A STACK FLAT. I THINK IT'S HELPFUL TO DRIVE AROUND JUST TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT MAY BE BECAUSE THERE STEREOTYPES ON THAT FRONT IN TERMS OF SIZE AND SO FORTH. THESE ARE IMPORTANT TO GO THROUGH. ONE OTHER OBSERVATION RELATED TO TREES . THIS IS IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF MAINTAINING WHAT WE HAVE. THE SLIDE TALKS ABOUT TWO OR THREE PER INCHES AND IN THESE AREAS WE HAVE TWO OR THREE CALIBER FEET. TALKING ABOUT REIT SYSTEMS, I'VE DONE THIS WITH THE BOULEVARD PARK IT'S TALKING TO EACH OTHER. THAT'S HOW IMPORTANT THIS IDEA AND VERY IMPORTANT COMMUNITY ASSET , YOU NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THOSE PIECES. ONE QUESTION AFTER THOSE THREE, ONE QUESTION I HAD IS ALLEYS . THROUGHOUT THE CITY, PARTICULARLY D7 ALLIE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE. HOW IS IT BROUGHT UP INTO THE DISCUSSION IN TERMS OF NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL , THIS FIRST SEGMENT OF THE BRIEFING? >> IT COMES UP IN A FEW DIFFERENT CONTEXTS. ONE HAS TO DO WITH ACCESS TO PARKING. IF THERE IS AN IMPROVED ALLIE GENERALLY THE CODE PREFERS PEOPLE TAKE ACCESS TO PARKING OFF OF THAT APPROVED ALLIE. WE WILL TALK IN A MINUTE ABOUT SOME STATE LAW REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT AND WHAT I WANT TO POINT OUT IN THE SLIDE IS THERE ARE REQUIRED YARD. THE REQUIRED YARD , THE CODE ALLOWS HALF OF THE WIDTH OF AN ALLEY TO BE USED BETWEEN SOME DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND THAT'S TRUE -- THAT AFFECTS WHERE A.D.A. USE CAN BE PLACED. ONE OF THE REQUIRED CHANGES IN STATE LAW IS WHERE THERE IS AN IMPROVED ALLIE THAT THEY HAVE A LOT LINE DEVELOPMENT ALLOWED SO THAT IS ONE WAY. >> CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT POINT? >> I THINK IT'S HOUSE BILL 1337 ALLOWS OR REQUIRES JURISDICTION AND IS REQUIRED TO HAVE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS TO BE LOCATED AT THE ALLIE LOT LINE. THAT IS IF YOU MAY KNOW JUST WALKING THROUGH THE ALLEYS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE EXTENT YOU WILL FIND MANY OF THEM ON THOSE REAR ALLEYS USUALLY ON TOP OF EXISTING PARKING STRUCTURES. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT. I ALSO UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE CAN DRIVE INTO THAT PARKING SPOT IF IT'S UNDERNEATH AND SOLVING ONE PROBLEM THAT MAY BE CREATING OTHERS IN TERMS OF WRITE ON THE LINE. I SEE IT IN MY OWN ALLIE THE CHANGES . OTHERWISE IT IS A SCENE OUT OF AUSTIN POWERS READOUT THREE POINT TURN BUT A 300 POINT TURN IN ORDER TO IN AND OUT. I'M VERY HAPPY THE CHAIR PICKED UP ON MY CULTURAL REFERENCE SO I WILL END ON THAT POINT. >> GREAT JOKES. AND REFERENCES. YEAH. WE ARE READY TO JUMP IN TO THE NEXT PIECE. >> ALL RIGHT. SHIFTING GEARS HERE TO WHAT'S REQUIRED BY HOUSE BILL 1110 . NOT PROPOSED BUT WHAT'S REQUIRED WHAT IS REQUIRED BY OTHER STATE LAWS THAT WERE PASSED IN 2023 AND 2024. SO IT'S A PRETTY BUSY SECTION. THERE ARE SIX LAWS THAT THE CITY HAS TO IMPLEMENT. SOME THE CITY IMPLEMENTED ALREADY. THERE ARE SOME THAT ESSENTIALLY SELF IMPLEMENTING THE WILL SEE LATER . STARTING HERE WITH HOUSE BILL 1110 THERE IS THAT IN ISOLATION . THAT MODIFIES HOUSE BILL 1110 AND MADE SOME CHANGES TO WHAT IS IMPLEMENTED. WHAT IS A LEGISLATIVE INTENT FOR HOUSE BILL 1110? THE WORDS YOU SEE HERE ON THE SLIDE ARE WORDS FROM HOUSE BILL 1110. THESE ARE THE STATEMENTS AMONG OTHER THINGS OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT FROM HOUSE BILL . IT NOTED THE STATE IS UNDERGOING A HOUSING CRISIS , THE STATE AT THE TIME THE BILL WAS ADOPTED HAD A GOAL OF ADDING 1 MILLION ADDITIONAL UNITS STATEWIDE BY 2044. INCREASING HOUSING OPTIONS THAT ARE MORE PORTABLE TO VARIOUS INCOME LEVELS IS ONE OF THE INTENTS OF HOUSE BILL 1110 . HIGHER DENSITY HOMES ARE MORE PORTABLE IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND REDUCES HOUSEHOLD ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS. FINDING THE HOUSING SHORTAGE REQUIREMENT BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE . THAT IS THE INTENT OF HOUSE BILL 1110. IT REQUIRES JURISDICTION ALLOWED FOR AT LEAST SIX OF NINE DIFFERENT TYPES OF METAL HOUSING AND THE NINE TYPES SHOWN HERE , DUPLEXES, TRIPLEXES, COURTYARD APARTMENTS , COTTAGE HOUSING , TOWNHOUSES AND STACK FLATS WHICH IS JUST A NEW WORD FOR APARTMENTS. HOUSE BILL 1110 HAS DENSITY REQUIREMENTS. ON ALL RESIDENTIALLY ZONED LOTS WE HAVE AT LEAST FOUR UNITS PER LOT. WE CAN ALLOW UP TO SIX UNITS PER LOT IF AT LEAST TWO ARE AFFORDABLE AND I'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT AFFORDABLE MEANS IN A MINUTE. WE HAVE SIX UNITS PER LOT WITHIN A QUARTER-MILE OF A MAJOR TRANSIT STOP AND A MAJOR TRANSIT SPOT IS A DEFINED TERM THAT INCLUDES THINGS LIKE LIGHT RAIL, COMMUTER RAIL, SOUND TRANSIT BUS STOPS, AMTRAK , STREETCAR STOPS, MONORAIL STOPS, THESE ARE CITY OF SEATTLE SPECIFIC, BUS RAPID TRANSIT AND TROLLEY BUS STOPS. TROLLEYS ARE CONTROLLED BY AN OVERHEAD . UNDER THE DEFINITION OF HOUSE BILL 1110. WHAT DOES AFFORDABILITY MEAN FOR HOUSE BILL 11 10 FOR THE AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENTS THERE? WHERE SIX UNITS ARE ALLOWED AND TWO OF THOSE UNITS CAN BE PROVIDED AS PORTABLE UNITS OR HAVE TO BE PROVIDED THOSE UNITS HAVE TO BE AFFORDABLE TO HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOMES AT 60% BELOW THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME FROM RENTAL UNITS AND 80% FOR OWN UNITS. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IT VARIES BY HOUSEHOLD SIZE FOR A TWO-PERSON HOUSEHOLD THAT IS A RENTER HOUSEHOLD , 60% OF AMI IS $72,300 A YEAR AND THIS YEAR FOR A TWO UNIT AFFORDABLE $2000 A MONTH. 80% OF AMI FOR A FOUR PERSON HOUSEHOLD IS ABOUT 120,000 A YEAR UNDER THE 2024 STANDARDS . AFFORDABLE UNITS WOULD HAVE TO AFFORDABLE FOR AT LEAST 50 YEARS AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE RESTRICTION WITH THOSE UNITS SO WHEN THEY WOULD TRANSFER TO SOMEBODY ELSE THEY COULD BE TRANSFERRED TO A QUALIFIED HOUSE OWNER. AS WITH OTHER REQUIREMENTS IN THE CITY CODE THE UNITS CAN'T JUST BE SMALL UNITS, THEY HAVE TO BE COMPARABLE IN SIZE. THE NUMBER OF BEDROOMS TO THE REST OF THE UNITS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND HAVE TO BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT. THEY CAN'T BE FOR SQUARE UNITS. THEY HAVE TO BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. HB 1110 AUTHORIZES THE CITY TO EXTEND EXISTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS AND WE HAVE ONE AT THE MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM WHICH IS CODIFIED IN 2358. THERE IS A CHOICE FOR THE COUNCIL OF WHETHER OR NOT TO EXTEND . OTHER STANDARDS FROM HOUSE BILL 1110, DEVELOPMENT REGULATION CANNOT BE MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN THOSE THAT APPLY TO SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING. WE CAN EXEMPT PARKING WITHIN HALF A MILE OF MAJOR TRANSIT STOPS AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR HOUSE BILL 1110 DON'T APPLY CAN BE EXCLUDED FROM LOTS OR PORTIONS OF LOTS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL AREA REGULATIONS. ECA IS NOT SHOWN ON THIS MAP BUT THE AREA IS APPROXIMATELY A HALF-MILE IS SHOWN . THESE ARE THE AREAS WHERE THE CITY CAN CONTEMPLATE PARKING SO THOSE AREAS ARE SHOWN IN PURPLE. THAT IS HOUSE BILL 1110. I CAN MOVE TO 1337 WHICH IS THE REFORM BILL. THERE ARE THESE OTHER BILLS THAT NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED AS WELL. >> WE WILL PAUSE IF THERE'S ANY QUICK QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE. I SEE COUNCILMEMBER KENDALL BUT THAT MIGHT BE OLD. IS THAT OLD OR NEW? IT'S A NEW HAND. >> IT'S OLD BUT I WILL USE IT AS ANYONE. YES. MY ONLY OBSERVATION IS ECA WHEN THE LAW IS PUT IN PLACE IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY ACCOUNT FOR LOCAL FACTORS AND ECA IS PART OF THAT AND OFTEN TIMES AT LEAST IN OUR CONTEXT SLOPES . THAT IS A MAJOR FACTOR. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR A BIT AND TO ENSURE WE DON'T HAVE SLIDES AND ALL OTHER THINGS AND SLOPES ARE NOT FLAT. HALF-MILE WALK IS ACTUALLY A HALF-MILE CLIMB AND WORK CONTEXT. I JUST BRING THAT UP WE SHOULD ACCOUNT FOR LOCAL FACTORS THAT IS JUST A GENERAL POINT OF WOULD LIKE TO MAKE. NO MAJOR OPPOSITION BUT I THINK AT THE SAME TIME IT IS INTERESTING HOW THE STATE GOVERNMENT IS BECOMING LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE STATE LEVEL DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR THESE KIND OF LOCAL FACTORS. I THINK IT'S MORE BROAD AND THAT IS A BIT OF A CHALLENGE WE NEED TO ADDRESS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I SEE COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. >> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TO ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS AND PRESENTING THIS. I JUST WANT TO CHECK MY UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT YOU JUST PRESENTED. IT SEEMS CURRENTLY 65% OF THE CITY IS ZONED WITH AN R DESIGNATION BUT IT LOOKS LIKE MOST OF THE DESIGNATION IS THE 5000 SQUARE FOOT +2 ADUs. I HAVE THAT RIGHT. SO WHAT HB 1110 IS SAYING IS AND ALL NR BUT GIVEN WE ARE MOSTLY NR THREE AND EITHER THE 5000 SQUARE FOOT RANGE WE CAN ALLOW FOR EITHER FOUR OR SIX UNITS IF TWO ARE AFFORDABLE ON THE 5000 SQUARE LOT. ON THE RESIDENTIAL SMALL LOT ALSO THE FOUR IF TWO ARE AFFORDABLE ALSO APPLIES? THAT'S A RESIDENTIAL RESIDENT NATION AS WELL OR IS THAT DIFFERENT? >> IT IS RSL. IT'S A FORMALLY SINGLE-FAMILY ZONE WE ARE SHIFTING GEARS AND HOW WE IMPLEMENT HOUSE BILL 1110. I WILL SPEAK BRIEFLY OF WHAT WAS PROPOSED . FOR THE RESIDENTIAL SMALL ZONE THE RESIDENTIAL WOULD GO AWAY ENTIRELY. AS IT STANDS NOW IN MOST OF THE AREAS THAT ARE CURRENTLY RESIDENTIAL SMALL LOT OF FAMILIES ON WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOUTH PARK TO A NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL FOR THE INTERIM REGULATIONS THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO GRAPPLE WITH WHAT TO DO AND THE REASON THE COUNCIL WHAT IS REQUIRED BY HOUSE BILL 1110 EVEN ALLOW IN OUR EXISTING ZONES AND PRETTY CLOSE TO WHAT IS CONTEMPLATED BUT THERE IS THAT REQUIREMENT AND SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING CAN'T BE MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO FOR HB 1110 IMPLEMENTATION . AT LEAST IN THE SHORT TERM THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO CONSIDER WITH WHAT TO DO WITH RSL ZONES. >> IS THIS PRESENTATION GOING TO HAVE SOMETHING LATER ON ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT AS WE PASS EACH BILL 1110 OR NOT? >> WE WILL GET THAT WITH THE PRESENTATION ABOUT INTERIM REGULATIONS . YEAH. >> GIVEN WE HAVE TO PASS 1110 NOW WHAT DOES THAT DO FOR THESE RESIDENTIAL SMALL LOTS? ARE WE ALLOWING 4 TO 6 UNITS IN THAT 2000 SQUARE-FOOT LOT? >> IT'S A RELATIVELY RECENT ZONE DESIGNATION APPLIED. IT'S NOT AS IF THE UNDERLYING ZONING HAS 2200 SQUARE FOOT LOTS. MOST OF THEM WERE FORMALLY SINGLE-FAMILY 5000 ZONE AREAS. THE LOT SIZES THERE COULD BE 5000 SQUARE FEET. IT DEPENDS ON THE PART OF TOWN I AM FAMILIAR WITH IS NORTH BEACON HILL AND PLATTED A LONG TIME AGO. LOT SIZES TEND TO BE A LOT SMALLER BUT PRESUMABLY IN THAT AREA THE COUNCIL COULD APPLY SOME NEW MULTIFAMILY ZONE DESIGNATION OR AT LEAST ON AN INTERIM BASIS HAVE WHATEVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD REGULATIONS ARE THAT APPLY TO THEM. >> IF I MAY INTERJECT, MY UNDERSTANDING IF I CAN HAVE SOME CLARITY, ON THE 28th OF THIS MONTH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS GOING TO DO A PRESENTATION ABOUT THEIR PROPOSED LEGISLATION WHICH IS THE INTERIM OF HOUSE BILL 1110 WHICH MIGHT ADDRESS RESIDENTIAL SMALL LOTS? WE CAN UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN MOVE FORWARD FROM THAT. >> THAT'S THE CLARITY OF THE SEEKING. THANK YOU. THIS ISN'T LIKE WE ARE LOOKING AT A PIECE OF LEGISLATION NOW, WE ARE LOOKING WHAT HB 1110 DOES AND HOW IT IMPACTS THE CITY AND WHEN THE MAYOR TRANSMITS THE HB 1110 LEGISLATION THEY WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH A PROPOSAL. >> WE WILL GET OP CD IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO PRESENT THEIR INTERIM LEGISLATION. >> THANK YOU FOR THE CLARITY. AS IT STANDS THAT IS WHAT HB 1110 DOES, NOTWITHSTANDING HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS VERY UNIQUE SRL RESIGNATION WE HAVE TO HAVE AT THE CITY. IT STILL STANDS ON NR 3 FOR THE 5000 SQUARE FOOT YOU CAN NOW HAVE UP TO SIX WHEREFORE , OKAY, GREAT. THANKS FOR THE CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. >> THANK YOU. THE QUESTION I HAD IS REGARDING APPLICATION OF HB 1110 TO NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD HISTORICAL DESIGNATION IN PARTICULAR . WITH THOSE AREAS ACTUALLY BE EXEMPT FROM HB 1110 OR HOW WOULD THAT WORK WITH THOSE HISTORICAL DISTRICTS? >> HB 1110 DOES NOT MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR HISTORIC DISTRICTS. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA . YOU HAVE A FOLLOW-UP? OKAY. THEN WE WILL GO TO COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. >> THANK YOU. I HAVE COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON DOWN THERE ON THIS HISTORIC DESIGNATION. CAN THE CITY DO SOMETHING AS PART OF LEGISLATION THAT WE DO TO EXEMPT HISTORIC DISTRICTS TO COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON'S POINT DOWN THERE OR NOT? THE MAC THE STATE LAW DOES NOT PROVIDE EXEMPTION. HOUSE BILL 11/10 REQUIREMENTS FOR FOUR UNITS WILL APPLY IN ALL OF THOSE . >> WE CAN GO STRONGER THAN THE STATE BUT NOT LESS. I WANTED FOR THE RECORD HAVE THAT CLARITY FOR WHOEVER IS WATCHING. TAKE YOU. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. THE MAC THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I'M LOOKING AT SLIDE 23 HOUSING AFFORDABILITY TERMS . I'M JUST A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED OR MAYBE IT IS 18. THERE WE GO. MY UNDERSTANDING IS TO GET THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BONUS WHICH WOULD ALLOW SIX UNITS PER LOT TWO OF THOSE HAVE TO BE AFFORDABLE AND THE AFFORDABILITY , YOU ARE BASICALLY MANDATING AFFORDABILITY WITHIN THE PROJECT BUT THEN IT SAYS THE CITY CAN USE ITS PROGRAM LIKE MHA BUT MHA GIVES THE DEVELOPER THE OPTION OF EITHER ON-SITE PERFORMANCE IN LIEU OF PAYMENT. I GUESS I AM A LITTLE CONFUSED. IT SEEMS LIKE THE STATE LAW ALLOWS FOR US TO MANDATE ON-SITE PERFORMANCE . >> I THINK THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT AUTHORITIES. ONE IS HOUSE BILL 1110 THAT ALLOWS US TO MANDATE ON-SITE PERFORMANCE. THE OTHER IS THE AUTHORITY FOR MHA AND THAT REQUIRES THERE BE A PAYMENT OPTION. >> I WOULD CLARIFY THAT THE PROVISIONS YOU SEE HERE ARE NOT A MANDATE. THEY ARE WHAT IS CALLED A BONUS. A PROJECT THAT COMPLIES WITH THESE AFFORDABILITY LEVELS IS ALLOWED TO HAVE MORE UNITS THAN IT OTHERWISE WOULD. IT'S ALLOWED TO HAVE TWO MORE UNITS BUT THIS IS NOT A MANDATE ALL PROJECTS COMPLY WITH. >> OKAY. SO IF THE CITY WERE TO USE MHA FOR FOUR UNITS WE WOULD STILL HAVE TO PROVIDE AN OPTION? >> THE DISTINCTION HERE THE WAY I THINK ABOUT IT IS AN INCENTIVE AND REQUIREMENT. HB 1110 PROVIDES AN INCENTIVE . THERE'S AN AFFORDABILITY PROGRAM BASED ON HAS A REQUIREMENT. IF THE CITY WERE TO EXTEND THE AFFORDABILITY PROGRAM UNITS THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED UNDER THAT PROGRAM WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A PAYMENT OPTION ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. >> OKAY. WHAT IF WE WERE TO OFFER, COULD WE OFFER SOME SORT OF DENSITY BONUS FOR AN ON-SITE PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT? FOR THE FOUR UNITS? >> THEORETICALLY I THINK WE COULD. IT WOULD COME DOWN TO THERE WOULD BE WHATEVER THE PROGRAMMATIC REQUIREMENTS ARE UNDER MANDATORY PROGRAMS AND THE BONUS WOULD HAVE TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH SOME TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT ADVANTAGE . SOME ADDITIONAL FA ARE PERHAPS FOR SOME HEIGHT OR OTHER DEVELOPMENT THAT SOMEBODY COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TO REVIVE THOSE UNITS. >> OKAY. GREAT, THANK YOU. >> AWESOME. READY FOR THE NEXT SECTION. >> OKAY. MOVING ONTO ANOTHER REQUIREMENT. HOUSE BILL 1337 WAS AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT BILL. THIS WAS ANOTHER STATE LAW WE HAVE TO IMPLEMENT IN THE SAME TIMEFRAME WITH HOUSE BILL 11 10 WHICH IS TO SAY IT NEEDS TO BE AFFECTED BY JUNE 30th SO COUNCIL ACTION WOULD NEED TO HAPPEN BY ABOUT THE END OF MAY. THE INTENT OF THE ADU REFORM BILL IS TO OPEN SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS TO A WIDER RANGE OF HOUSEHOLDS BY ALLOWING FOR SMALLER UNITS PROVIDING ACTIONS FOR SENIORS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. THERE ARE SOME REQUIRED CHANGES THE CITY WILL NEED TO MAKE UNDER STATE LAW. A BIG REQUIREMENT OF HOUSE BILL 37 IS SOMETHING THE CITY ALREADY DOES AND THAT IS THE CITY ALLOWS UP TO TWO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS THAT IS CURRENTLY THE CASE IN NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES CAN HAVE AN ATTACHED ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND DETACHED. THAT BIG CHANGE IS SOMETHING THE CITY ARTIE DOES BUT THERE ARE THINGS WE WILL NEED TO DO WHICH IS TO ALLOW TWO DETACHED DWELLING UNITS, ALLOW THE ZONES TO BE 1000 SQUARE FEET SO THERE IS A LIMITATION ON THE SIZE OF ADUs AND ALLOW CONVERSION OF EXISTING STRUCTURES INTO ADUs. THIS IS SOMETHING WE DO ALREADY BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO ACCOMMODATE AS WELL. >> I WILL NOTE THIS LEGISLATION THAT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTING HOUSE BILL 1337. >> I SEE COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> WHAT IS THE CURRENT ALLOWANCE FOR THE ADU? >> WE CURRENTLY ALLOW UP TO TWO. 1000 SQUARE FEET. LARGELY. THAT'S NOT REALLY A CHANGE. >> SOME OF OUR MULTIFAMILY ZONES I THINK IN THE RSL ZONE THERE MAY BE A SIZE LIMIT. IT'S TINKERING AROUND THE EDGES MORE. >> THANK YOU. >> THAT MIGHT'VE ARTIE ANSWERED MY QUESTION. I WANTED TO KNOW ON PAGE 20 SAYS ALLOWING FOR SMALLER UNITS WAS ALREADY WONDERING WHAT IS THE MINIMUM SIZE SO YOU SAID 1000 OKAY. THERE IS NO EXISTING FLOOR TO THE SIZE OF UNIT IS THERE? >> THERE PROBABLY IS. THERE IS NOT A ZONING CODE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. QUICK QUESTION GOING BACK TO STEREOTYPES PARTICULARLY RELATED I DO BELIEVE IN ADU . OFTEN TIMES PEOPLE DON'T. MY QUESTION , THIS WAS AN ISSUE 10 YEARS AGO. IT COMES BACK TODAY IN THE SENSE OF ANTI-DISPLACEMENT IN TERMS OF ENCOURAGING FAMILIES TO BE ABLE TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES OR ON THEIR PROPERTIES AND THAT GOES TO THE OWNERSHIP PIECE PARAMETER . IS THERE ANYTHING SPECIFIC ON THAT THAT IS EITHER REQUIRED OR ENCOURAGED PARTICULARLY IF ANTI-DISPLACEMENT ? >> THERE ARE THINGS PROHIBITED THAT PROBABLY GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. 1337 , A BUNCH OF THINGS IN 1337 MANY OF WHICH DON'T HAVE TO DO WITH ZONING IN OTHER CONTEXTS. ONE IS 1337 PROHIBITS JURISDICTION FROM ACQUIRING ONE OF THE UNITS TO BE OCCUPIED. IT'S NOT CURRENTLY A REQUIREMENT UNDER CITY LAW. >> SAY THAT LAST PART AGAIN? >> 1337 PRECLUDES JURISDICTIONS FROM ACQUIRING ONE OF THE UNITS EITHER PRINCIPAL OR ACCESSORY BE OCCUPIED BY AN OWNER. THAT'S NOT CURRENTLY A REQUIREMENT OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE NOR IS IT ONE THEY CAN IMPLEMENT BECAUSE OF 1337. >> THERE'S NO WAY TO ENCOURAGE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT IN TERMS OF ENCOURAGING AN OWNER IN ONE OF THE THREE OPTIONS OR OPTION ? >> NOT THROUGH REGULATORY MEETINGS. THE OWNERSHIP LIMITATION HERE IS PRECLUDED BY 1337 IS WE CAN'T REGULATE CONVERSION OF ADUs . THAT IS PROSCRIBED. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION . I HAD A SIMILAR ONE ABOUT ANTI-DISPLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES. CAN YOU HELP ME BETTER UNDERSTAND A PRIORITY OF MINE TO HELP MAKE SURE MORE FOLKS CAN AGE IN PLACE AS PART OF THIS PROCESS. BEYOND DADUS WHAT ARE SOME STRATEGIES IN THIS CONTEXT I GUESS THAT COULD BE DONE TO POTENTIALLY HELP ENABLE THAT MAKING SURE MORE FOLKS CAN AGE IN PLACE? I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER MOORE ASKED A QUESTION EARLIER ABOUT STACK FLATS AND I HAD A SIMILAR QUESTION AROUND WHETHER THAT BONUS COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED ON LOTS SMALLER THAN THE CURRENT AMOUNT OR 6000 SQUARE FEET FOR EXAMPLE . >> TACKLING THE LAST PART THE STACK FLAT BONUS WAS PART OF THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL THIS PAST FALL . IT GOES BEYOND WHAT IS REQUIRED OF THE CITY UNDER HOUSE BILL 11 10 SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE CAN BE PART OF THE INTERIM LEGISLATION WHICH IS GOING TO STICK PROBABLY PRETTY CLOSELY TO WHAT HOUSE BILL 1110 REQUIRES OF US. THAT QUESTION CAN BE TAKEN UP WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT PERMANENT LEGISLATION AND WHAT THE APPROPRIATE MINIMUM WAS. >> I DON'T HAVE A GREAT RESPONSE TO AGING IN PLACE. I BROUGHT THIS UP BECAUSE IT SHOWS DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSING THAT COULD BE ALLOWED UNDER HOUSE BILL 11 10 AND THEORETICALLY THESE ARE TYPES OF HOUSING CONDUCIVE TO AGING IN PLACE. A LOT IS CROWNED RELATED SO YOU COULD GET IN AND OUT YOUR FRONT DOOR. WHETHER OR NOT SOMETHING IS CONDUCIVE DEPENDS ON DESIGN BUT IT DEPENDS ON ACCESS TO CAPITAL I THINK. IF SOMEBODY HAS A PIECE OF PROPERTY THEY CAN USE AS CAPITAL TO DEVELOP SOMETHING THERE MAY BE A SOLUTION BUT THAT'S NOT A REGULATORY SOLUTION AND REALLY A FINANCIAL SECURITY SORT OF QUESTION. PEOPLE WHO MAY BENEFIT . >> THESE WILL ALLOW SOMETHING WE ALREADY SEE IN SOME MULTIFAMILY ZONE WHICH IS SOMEONE PRESERVING SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSE AND BUILDING MULTIPLE UNITS IN THE BACKYARD SO THAT COULD BE APPLIED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE . THOSE ARE COSTLY TO BUILD. >> THANK YOU. >> MOVING ON FROM 1337 TO 1293, DESIGN REVIEW REFORM. HOUSE BILL 1293 WILL ALSO HAVE TO IMPLEMENT THE SAME TIMEFRAME IS HOUSE BILL 1110 AND HOUSE BILL 1337 IS DESIGNED TO BE REFORM THE CITY WILL HAVE TO SIGNIFICANTLY REVISE THE DESIGN PROGRAM TO COMPLY WITH THIS REQUIRE THE DESIGN GUIDELINES AND CLEARING THE OBJECTIVE . APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER OR NOT THERE WILL BE DESIGN GUIDELINES WITHOUT HAVING TO GO IN THE BOARD TO GET SOME DETERMINATION . A PROGRAM CAN RESULT SCALE AND THERE IS A LIMITATION ON THE MEETINGS THAT CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAM. IT HAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT FLAVORS TO IT AND CAN BE FOR BIGGER PROJECTS OR MORE COMPLEX MULTIPLE MEETINGS. THERE IS A STREAMLINED OPTION CLOSER TO THE HOUSE BILL . WE COULD AS EARLY AS TOMORROW BE PROPOSED TO MEET HOUSE BILL 1293 AND PUBLISHED POSSIBLY TOMORROW IN THE UPCOMING WEEKS. THE COUNCIL MAY NEED TO PUT TOGETHER SOME KIND OF TEMPORARY SOLUTION . THAT LEGISLATION WOULD GO THROUGH THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE . >> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. ALL THESE ARE GOING INTO THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE I JUST WANT Y'ALL TO KNOW. THANK YOU. YOUR GOOD. >> THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE BEEN HAVING , WOULD THIS HAVE AN IMPACT ON 1293? >> HOW THE CITY COMPLIES REMAINS TO BE SEEN BUT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY WHEN IT COMES TO OBJECTIVE STANDARDS TO INCORPORATE SOME SUBJECT PRINCIPLES. THAT IS ONE PLACE WHERE IT COULD FIND AND IT COULD BE A MULTIFAMILY COMMERCIAL. >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE. >> THAT'S A GOOD REMINDER FOR MY COLLEAGUE . I WILL BE UP FRONT I ALREADY HAVE AN AMENDMENT IN THE WORKS REGARDING THE PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENT AND COULD DEFINITELY BE PART OF THAT AMENDMENT AND SOMETHING TO LOOK AT. I WILL ENGAGE STAFF IF I NEED TO FOR YOUR COLLEAGUES AND I WILL LOOK TO THAT PROCESS THERE. >> THANK YOU. >> NO FURTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT DESIGN REVIEW REFORM WE WILL GO TO 1042 . THE NEWS IS THIS IS DONE. HOUSE BILL 1042 WOULD REQUIRE THE CITY TO ALLOW FOR THE CONVERSION OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS INTO RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS . LAST WINTER THE COUNCIL PASSED 127054 THAT PREVENTED THE STATE REQUIREMENT AND ALSO PASSED A BILL THAT ALLOWS FOR SALES TAX EXCEPTIONS . THAT ONE IS DONE. TAKE THAT OFF YOUR LIST. 5290. PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS. THESE ARE CHANGES THAT ARE LARGELY PROCEDURAL CHANGES THE CITY HAS ALREADY COMPLIED WITH. BY THIS PAST JANUARY THE CITY NEEDED TO COME IN COMPLIANCE WITH NEW DEADLINES FOR PERMANENT REVIEW TIMES THAT INCLUDES 65 DAYS TO REVIEW PROJECTS WITH NO REQUIREMENT, 100 DAYS TO REVIEW PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE PUBLIC NOTICE WITH NO HEARING AND 170 DAYS REVIEW PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE BOTH NOTICE AND PUBLIC HEARING. WHETHER OR NOT NOTICE IS REQUIRED DEPENDS ON THE DECISION BEING MADE BY THE DIRECTOR . THERE IS THE POTENTIAL HERE . SO FOLKS ARE SORT OF AWARE IT'S MORE OR LESS LIKE A CHESS CLOCK. THESE ARE NOT THE ENTIRE DAYS. THESE ARE ESSENTIALLY WHEN IT IS IN THE CITY'S COURT. THESE ARE REQUIREMENTS AS TCI IS ALREADY REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH. IT CODIFIES THESE REQUIREMENTS . ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT 50 TO 90? ALL RIGHT. RESIDENTIAL PARKING BILL. I THINK THERE MAY BE AN ERROR . I WILL POINTED OUT IN THE SECOND. THIS IS A BILL THAT REQUIRES THE CITY REGULATE PARKING IN CERTAIN WAYS. THE FIRST NOTE RELIVING WORKING REQUIREMENTS FROM THE ONE HALF MILE OF A MAJOR TRANSIT SPOT IS STATE BILL 6015. THE TYPE OF HOUSING WE REQUIRE , BUT IT LOOKS LIKE, WHERE IT'S SITUATED IS LIMITED BY STATE BILL 6015. THE CITY CAN NO LONGER REQUIRE GARAGES OR CARPORTS AS THE ONLY WAY TO MEET OFFSTREET WORKING REQUIREMENTS. WE HAVE TO ALLOW TENDON PARKING, THAT'S WHEN ONE VEHICLE IS A SINGLE ACCESS POINT TO A PARKING SPACE BUT MULTIPLE CAN PARK IN THE PARKING SPACE . THINK ONE CAR BEHIND ANOTHER . WE HAVE TO ALLOW CERTAIN TYPES OF SURFACE MATERIAL FROM REQUIRED PARKING SPACES INCLUDING GRASS AND BLOCK PAVERS. >> IN ORDER TO MEET THE DEADLINE IT MIGHT BE WRAP UP INTO THE INTERIM LEGISLATION BECAUSE IT'S NOT REALLY BIG ENOUGH TO HAVE ITS OWN BILL AT THIS POINT. GIVEN ALL OF OUR TIME CONSTRAINTS. >> THOSE ARE THE CODES. THOSE ARE THE STATE LAWS WE HAVE TO MEET WE HAD NO FURTHER QUESTIONS WE WILL TURN HERE TO THE MODEL CODE AND DESCRIBE WHAT THAT IS AND HOW IT WILL INFORM DECISION-MAKING HERE . >> I THINK COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON HAS A QUESTION. >> REGARDING THE IDEA ABOUT PARKING I BELIEVE THERE IS AN EXISTING CODE FOR HOW MANY VEHICLES CAN BE PARKED ON THE PROPERTY THIS COULD BE IN CONFLICT WITH THAT CODE. IT'S LIKE A JUNK STORAGE ARE NO MORE THAN THREE VEHICLES PARKED ON A PARCEL. I WOULD ACTUALLY NEED TO CHECK . IF THERE WERE ANY LIMITATIONS ABOUT THAT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY PARKING AS MUCH AS IT IS FOR STORING VEHICLES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I CAN CONFIRM THAT. >> I THINK IT IS REGARDING MORE THE VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY IN OPERATIVE VEHICLES. THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THIS WOULD NOT INTERFERE WITH THE CITY'S ABILITY TO ENFORCE EXISTING CODE. >> WE WILL CONFIRM. >> I THINK IT IS CALLED THE SANFORD AND SON CODE. JUST KIDDING. OLD REFERENCE. THANK YOU. STATE MODEL CODE. THANK YOU. >> THE STATE LEGISLATURE IN ADOPTING HOUSE BILL 1110 MANDATED THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUT OUT A MODEL CODE THAT WILL GO IN EFFECT IF THE CITY DOESN'T ADOPT ITS OWN CODE IN RESPONSE TO HOUSE BILL 1110. ON ALL THESE SLIDES THE LANGUAGE IN BOLD IS DIRECTLY REQUIRED BY HOUSE BILL 1110 . LANGUAGE NOT IN BOLD IS NOT REQUIRED BY HOUSE BILL 1110. IT WOULD GO EFFECT IN THE CITY IF WE DON'T GET SOMETHING CL SPECIFIC. AS MENTIONED, IT APPLIES TO LOTS PREDOMINANTLY EXCEPT FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY CRIPPLING AREAS. THE CITY CANNOT REQUIRE STRICT REQUIREMENTS TO SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING AND MAY -- NEXT SLIDE. ON LOTS GREATER THAN 1000 SQUARE FEET THE MODEL CODE ALLOWS FOR UNITS PER LOT, SIX UNITS PER LOT WITHIN A QUARTER MILE OF A MAJOR TRANSIT STOP AND SIX UNITS AT LEAST TWO UNITS ARE AFFORDABLE. SOMETHING WILL COME UP IN THE DELIBERATION OF THE INTERIM LEGISLATION IS HOW ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS ARE COUNTED TOWARDS THESE FOUR AND SIX LIMITS IN THE STATE MODEL CODE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS ARE ALLOWED ON TOP OF FOUR OR SIX UNITS. THE STATE MODEL CODE WOULD ALLOW ALL NINE MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING TYPE . IT WOULD STATE THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS . AS LONG AS THEY ARE UNIFORM ACROSS ALL BUILDING TYPES , THIS INCLUDES BUILDING HEIGHT, SETBACK, LOT COVERAGE, ET CETERA. YOU WOULD NEED TO ADOPT LEGISLATION TO RECONCILE THE MODEL CODE WITH OUR CURRENT STANDARDS. BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT IS 35 FEET . SEATTLE'S CURRENT MAXIMUM HEIGHT LIMIT IS 30 FEET WITH A FIVE FOOT FOR A PEAKED ROOF. THE FLOOR RATIO , SO THE AMOUNT OF FLOOR SPACE WITHIN A BUILDING UNDER THE MODEL CODE VARIES DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF UNITS ON A LOT. IF YOU HAVE SIX UNITS, YOU CAN HAVE A BIGGER BUILDING THAN IF YOU ONLY HAD ONE UNIT ON THE LOT . SETBACKS ALSO VARY AND LOT COVERAGE ALSO VARIES BASED ON THE NUMBER OF UNITS ON A LOT. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A THREE UNIT LOT ON OUR CURRENT 5000 SQUARE-FOOT -- THREE UNIT PROJECT ON OUR CURRENT 5000 SQUARE-FOOT LOT WITH 15 FOOT FRONT REAR YARDS AND 45% MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE . IF A PROJECT HAS SIX UNITS THERE'S A 55% MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE . BIGGER PROJECTS WITH MORE UNITS TO COVER MORE OF THE LOT IN THE FRONT YARD AND REAR YARD SHRINK . THERE ARE DESIGN STANDARDS INCLUDED IN THE STATE MODEL CODE . THE MODEL CODE SAYS THERE SHOULD ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS TO REVIEW COMPLIANCE WITH THESE STANDARDS . THEY REQUIRE, FOR EXAMPLE, A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE STREET AND RESIDENTIAL DOORWAYS . THE VEHICLE ACCESS IS FROM IMPROVED ALLEYS IF AVAILABLE. THERE'S COLLEGE DESIGN STANDARDS AND COURTYARD APARTMENT STANDARDS. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, BUT THEY ARE PRETTY DETAILED. WHEN IT COMES TO PARKING , AGAIN, CONSISTENT HOUSE BILL 1110 KNOW-HOW STREET PARKING WOULD BE REQUIRED WITHIN A HALF-MILE OF A MAJOR TRANSIT STOP AND IN THE MODEL CODE AT LEAST ONE PARKING SPACE IS REQUIRED PER UNIT ON SMALL LOTS. AT LEAST TWO PER UNIT ON LOTS GREATER THAN 6000 SQUARE FEET AND THE CODE CURRENTLY SAYS ONE PARKING SPACE PER UNIT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES. QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MODEL CODE? >> I WILL PAUSE TO LOOK. INITIAL COMMENTS I'M EXCITED ABOUT HOUSE BILL 1110 BECAUSE IT'S THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING. WHEN I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOCK MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND SEE STUFF YOU SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEIR AGING IN PLACE AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER HANDS. WE CAN JUMP RIGHT INTO THE RESPONSES. LOVE TO SEE WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING. I LIED. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> THANK YOU. WITH RESPECT TO THE STATE MODEL CODE , ONE OF THE EARLIER SLIDES , SLIDES 26, IT MENTIONS THE MODEL CODE IMPLEMENTS THIS HOUSE BILL, BUT ALSO INCLUDES ZONING REQUIREMENTS OUTSIDE OF THE PROVISIONS. THAT WOULD APPLY IF THE CITY DOES NOT ACT. WHAT ARE THOSE PROVISIONS THAT -- WHAT ARE THOSE ZONING REQUIREMENT OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE BILL PROVISIONS? >> SO, FOR EXAMPLE , UNDER HOUSE BILL 1110 IT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT MINIMUM BUILDING HEIGHTS BUT THE MODEL CODE HAS A MINIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT OF 35 FEET. SO, THE CITY ISN'T REQUIRED TO ALLOW BUILDINGS THAT ARE 35 FEET OR HIGHER. IF THE MODEL CODE GOES INTO EFFECT THEN THAT WILL BE THE MINIMUM HEIGHT MET SEATTLE. THINGS THAT ARE NOT IN BOLD IN THESE SLIDES ARE THINGS INCLUDED IN THE MODEL CODE BUT NOT REQUIRED UNDER HOUSE BILL 1110 . >> THANK YOU. >> OTHER CITIES. >> I LOOKED AT THE 10 LARGEST CITIES IN THE STATE. A COUPLE AREN'T REQUIRED YET TO IMPLEMENT HOUSE BILL 1110. MOSTLY OTHERS ARE ABOUT THE SAME PLACE THAT SEATTLE IS IN TERMS OF RIGHT NOW TAKING INTO WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO TO IMPLEMENT HOUSE BILL 1110 , BUT TWO CITIES HAVE ADOPTED REGULATIONS IN RESPONSE TO THE HOUSE BILL. SPOKANE AND TACOMA HAVE REGULATIONS THAT IMPLEMENT HOUSE BILL 1110 AND GO BEYOND WHAT HOUSE BILL 1110 REQUIRES. JUMPING TO SPOKANE , SPOKANE HAS GOTTEN RID FOR MOST RESIDENTIAL LOTS. RATHER THAN ONE UNIT PER LOT, FOUR UNITS PER LOT, SPOKANE INCLUDES AS MANY UNITS AS YOU FEEL APPROPRIATE IN YOUR PROJECT. THERE ARE ALSO NOT FLOOR RATIO LIMITS. BUILDINGS CAN BE AS BIG AS THEY WANT TO BE AS LONG AS THEY MEET THE OTHER DESIGN STANDARDS. ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS ARE NOT COUNTED AS SEPARATE UNITS. SPOKANE ALLOWS BUILDINGS UP TO 40 FEET . AND HAS LOT COVERAGE LIMITS THAT VARY BY ZONE. THEY ARE HIGHER THAN THE LOT COVERAGE LIMITS AND 65% FOR THE RESIDENTIAL ONE ZONE AND 80% FOR THE RESIDENTIAL 2 ZONE. THEY ALSO HAVE 15 FOOT FRONT HANGING REAR YARD REQUIREMENTS AND 3 TO 5 FEET FOR SIDE YARDS. SPOKANE DOES NOT REQUIRE PARKING IN ITS RESIDENTIAL AREAS . IT PROHIBITS PARKING WITHIN 20 FEET. THE ON THAT FRONT YARD AREA AND LIMITS THE AMOUNT OF FRONT YARD SPACE THAT CAN BE PAVED. IT HAS HIGHER LOT COVERAGE LIMITS. BEYOND THE 65 OR 80% IT CAN GO UP TO 90% IN SOME AREAS WITHIN A HALF-MILE OF A MAJOR TRANSIT STOP AND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING . TACOMA IN MANY WAYS GOES BEYOND WHAT THE STATE MODEL CODE REQUIRES . THEY INCLUDE A NUMBER OF BONUSES AND THOSE WILL PLAY OUT IN THE NEXT FEW SLIDES. I THOUGHT I WOULD TALK ABOUT WHAT GETS A BONUS IN TACOMA . THERE ARE TWO TIERS. PROJECTS WITH AT LEAST TWO AFFORDABLE UNITS OR WITH 20% OF THEIR UNITS BEING AFFORDABLE OR A DEVELOPMENT GIVING THAT AGING IN PLACE QUESTION . GIVEN A TIER ONE BONUS . 100% AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS GET A TIER TWO BONUS. IN ADDITION THEY HAVE INCENTIVES FOR PROJECTS TO RETAIN EXISTING TREES, TO ADD ADUs OR PROVIDE OWNERSHIP HOUSING. THEIR DENSITIES GO BEYOND WHAT SEATTLE WOULD HAVE IN MOST CASES IF WE JUST ALLOW FOR UNITS PER LOT. THEY ALLOW ONE UNIT PER 1500 SQUARE FEET UP TO ONE UNIT PER 375 SQUARE FEET FOR A PROJECT IN THEIR URBAN RESIDENTIAL ZONE THAT ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE TIER TWO BONUSES. THEY HAVE FRONT AND REAR GUARD REQUIREMENTS OF 10 TO 15 FEET , A MINIMUM 25 FOOT LOT WITH REQUIREMENT AND MINIMUM LOT SIZE REQUIREMENT OF 2500 SQUARE FEET. HEIGHT LIMITS IN TACOMA ARE 35 FEET WITH LOWER HEIGHTS IN THE REAR YARDS. THEY DO REQUIRE PARKING AS YOU GET INTO THE HIGHER DENSITY ZONES. PARKING REQUIREMENT GOES DOWN. ACCESS TO PARKING SHOULD BE FROM AN ALLEY IF IT EXISTS AND THEY HAVE LIMITS ON THE NUMBER OF DRIVEWAYS PER UNIT. THEY HAVE TREE REQUIREMENTS . THEY CALL THEM TREE CREDIT. IT'S A PERCENTAGE OF THE LOT THAT HAS TREE COVERAGE AND CREDITS ARE DETERMINED BY THE TRUNK DIAMETER FOR EXISTING TREES AND THE TYPE OF TREE SPECIES. THAT IS WHAT THOSE TWO CITIES ARE DOING . >> THANK YOU. IT WAS SUPER HELPFUL TO SEE WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING. I SEE A QUESTION. >> THANK YOU. QUICKLY ON THE TREE CREDIT, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? >> SO , FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE UR ZONE IT SHOULD BE COVERED IN TREE CANOPY THAT THEY MEASURE THAT BASED ON THE TRUNK DIAMETER FOR IN EXISTING TREE. THEY HAVE A COMPLEX TABLE THAT YOU ADD UP EXISTING TREES AND NEW TREES ARE PROPOSED TO BE PLANTED AND YOU NEED TO REACH 30% OF THE LOT AREA OR EQUIVALENT OF THAT. >> IS IT LESS THAN A CREDIT THAN A REQUIREMENT? >> YOU ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE TREE CREDITS AT THESE PERCENTAGE LEVELS. >> WHEN I THINK OF CREDIT I THINK OF GIVING SOMETHING SO THIS IS MORE YOU ARE REQUIRED TO DO THIS AND YOU CAN ADD UP AND AT THE END ASH OKAY. THANK YOU. >> NEXT STEPS. >> AS MENTIONED , THE COUNCIL WILL BE CONSIDERING INTERIM ZONING REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT HOUSE BILL 1110. YOU SHOULD GET A FLAVOR OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AN UP COMING WEEKS. THERE'S A FEW FORMAL REQUIREMENTS THAT GO ALONG WITH ANY KIND OF INTERIM REGULATION ZONING CONTROL . THOSE REQUIREMENTS ARE SET OUT RCW 36.70 8.3090. ANY KIND OF INTERIM CONTROL THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS OR APPROVES CAN ONLY BE IN EFFECT FOR UP TO ONE YEAR. THE BASELINE AND SIX MONTH. THEY CAN LAST FOR UP TO ONE YEAR AS LONG AS THEY ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A PROGRAM AND SCHEDULE FOR PERMANENT REGULATIONS. THAT CAN BE EXTENDED BUT THE BASELINE IS SIX MONTHS AND THE NEXT UP ABOVE THAT IS ONE YEAR. THE COUNCIL HAS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON ZONING AND REGULATIONS SO THERE WILL BE A REQUIREMENT ON WHAT THE MAYOR SENDS DOWN. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN FOR PERMANENT REGULATION IN PLACE AND THAT HAS TO BE SPELLED OUT IF THE REGULATION IS LASTING FOR LONG. >> I WANT TO RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER RING . >> THANK YOU. TO TAKE US BACK FOR A MOMENT LOOKING TO THE SLIDES ON WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING, I'M INTRIGUED WITH SPOKANE STEPS ON PARKING. IT'S NOTABLE. I'M WONDERING IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN SOME UNDERPINNING ARGUMENTS WAS HAVING NO PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND WHAT SOME RATIONALE THEY PROVIDED. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE TAKEN A LOOK INTO JUSTIFY MAKING THOSE POSITIONS AND IF WE HAVE A SENSE OF RESULTS THEY ARE SEEKING FROM MAKING THOSE POLICY CHANGES. >> I WILL NEED TO DO MORE WORK ON PARTS OF THOSE. THE CITY OF SEATTLE ITSELF HAS BEEN IN TERMS OF REMOVING PARKING REQUIREMENTS SO I CAN TELL YOU WHAT OUR ARGUMENTS WERE AND REMOVING PARKING REQUIREMENT. WE SEE THAT , WELL, FIRST THERE'S A LARGE CHAIR FOR INNER HOUSEHOLD THAT DON'T OWN CARS . BUILDING IN PARKING SPACE CAUSES BETWEEN 30 AND $50,000 , THE COST OF DOING THAT HAS TO SORT OF ACCRUE THE COST OF THE UNITS BEING BUILT. WE HAVE SEEN THE DEVELOPERS ARE FAIRLY SAVVY IN MATCHING THE AMOUNT OF PARKING THEY ARE PROVIDING TO THEIR EXPECTED TENANTS . A PROJECT THAT IS INTENDED TO BE LEASED OR SOLD TO HIGH INCOME HOUSEHOLDS OR FAMILIES WILL GENERALLY HAVE PARKING. PROJECTS THAT ARE INTENDED FOR LOWER INCOME OR MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE MORE LIKELY TO OWN CARS TEND TO HAVE FEWER PARKING SPACES UNDER PROVISIONS WHERE WE DON'T REQUIRE PARKING. WE ARE REDUCING DEVELOPMENT COSTS BY NOT REQUIRING PARKING AND ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE TO A WIDER RANGE OF HOUSEHOLD. >> BEEN ABLE TO REDUCE DEVELOPMENT COST KNOWING THE COST OF DEVELOPMENT SEEMS TO BE GROWING DAY BY DAY IT SEEMS LIKE THAT KIND OF JUSTIFICATION FOR REDUCING DEVELOPMENT COSTS SEEMS TO BE YIELDING RESULTS FOR SPOKANE. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. IN TERMS OF COMMITTEE , NEXT WEEK AT THE END OF NEXT WEEK YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THE EXECUTIVES PROPOSED INTERIM LEGISLATION OR PRESENTATION OF WHAT THAT WILL INCLUDE WILL BE DIVING INTO THAT LEGISLATION DETAIL . WE HAVE GOT SOME TIME SET ASIDE TO DISCUSS KEY ISSUES THAT ARE COMING UP . POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS WILL BE ON THE AGENDA IN EARLY MAY WITH PUBLIC HEARING MID-MAY AND COMMITTEE VOTE NEEDS TO HAPPEN BY MAY 21st IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE COUNCIL TO VOTE BY MAY 27 TO GET ADOPTED BY JUNE 30th . >> A TIGHT TIMELINE. WE CAN DO IT WITH LISH AND KETIL RUNNING POINT GUARD. COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> SO WHAT WILL BE THE ORDER? WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEETING THE DEADLINES OF HB 1110 AND THE AUDIT LEGISLATION? >> SO, THE LEGISLATION WILL BE GOING THROUGH THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE . THE FIRST THING IS APRIL 2nd WITH PUBLIC HEARING IN MID APRIL. HOPEFULLY HAVING A VOTE FIRST MEETING IN MAY WITH THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE OR RIGHT AROUND THERE . SO WE WILL KNOW WHAT THAT LEGISLATION LOOKS LIKE AND IT WILL IN PART FORM A BASE FOR THE HOUSE BILL 1110 LEGISLATION AND I'M CERTAIN WE WILL HAVE SOME AMENDMENT COMING TO THIS COMMITTEE TO RECONCILE THE TWO BILLS . BEFORE MAY 21st. >> I'M GLAD TO KNOW THERE ARE PRETTY MUCH SORT OF ON THE SAME TIMEFRAME BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE BOTH SO CLOSE AND WE DON'T WANT TO PRECLUDE ACTIONS IN ONE BILL BASED ON WHAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE IN ANOTHER. >> THE KEY DECISION WILL BE MADE THROUGH THAT PERMANENT DISTILLATION GOING THROUGH THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE. >> THANK YOU. >> IS THAT AN OLD HAND OR NEW HAND? YOUR GOOD. DOES WANT TO MAKE SURE. >> WE ALSO, OUR OFFICE SENT OUT AN INTERNAL MEMO REGARDING TIMELINES AND DEADLINES FOR CENTRAL STAFF REGARDING AMENDMENTS. FOR THE RECORD SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS, OUR AMENDMENTS HAVE TO BE POSTED PUBLICLY FOR 30 DAYS . DID I SAY THAT CORRECTLY? THEY HAVE TO BE POSTED FOR 30 DAYS . DURING THAT TIME THAT IS WHEN WE WILL HOST IN BETWEEN THE 30 DAY POSTING REALLY HAVE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE INTERIM LEGISLATION WHERE PEOPLE CAN GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT THE AMENDMENT AND THEN WE TRANSITION INTO MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PROCESS. SO, I KNOW IT'S A TIGHT TIMELINE, BUT I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR PIVOTING AND CREATING INTERIM LEGISLATION FOR HOUSE BILL 11 10 AND SO WE CAN MEET THE DEADLINE AS WELL. I KNOW THEY BEEN WORKING HARD BEHIND THE SCENES. I DON'T KNOW WHY I MESS UP , LISH AND KETIL , IT IS A PODCAST. ANYWAYS, I APOLOGIZE. DEFINITELY WANT TO THINK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. WE ARE MOVING AS FAST AS WE CAN VERY QUICKLY AND THE LEGISLATION HAS TO GO THROUGH LAW. THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT STEPS HOW IT'S TRANSMITTED TO COUNSEL AND ONCE WE GET IT WE ARE ABLE TO THEN MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR AMENDMENTS , ANALYZING IT, READING IT, HEARING BACK FROM SOME OF OUR CONSTITUENTS, NEIGHBORS, ALL THAT SO WE CAN PUT FORWARD REALLY GREAT LEGISLATION. WITH HOUSE BILL 1110 WE HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY WHERE PEOPLE CAN BE ABLE TO AGE IN PLACE, BUILD ON THE PROPERTY, CREATE DUPLEXES, STACK FLATS, ALL THESE REALLY COOL OPPORTUNITIES, COTTAGES, THERE SO MANY GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO STAY IN SEATTLE. PERSONALLY, MY PARENTS HAVE A LOT OF OLDER FRIENDS WHO WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THEIR AFFORDABILITY AND FIGURE HOW TO STAY IN THEIR HOME AND THEY ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH HOUSE BILL 1110 TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I DON'T KNOW WE HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS ON THE DAIS. I KNOW SOME OF YOU SAY DAIS, BUT DAIS MY MOTHER REMINDS ME CONSTANTLY. OKAY. AWESOME. LISH AND KETIL, THANK YOU. I SAID IT RIGHT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. THERE WILL BE MORE INFORMATION COMING IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS. JUST KNOW OUR NEXT MEETING IS GOING TO BE THE 28th AT 9:30 A.M.. DURING THAT TIME FOR THE PROPOSED INTERIM LEGISLATION, WE WILL BE DOING BRITAIN PUBLIC COMMENT SO WE CAN GET THROUGH THE MEETING AND THEN WE WILL REOPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME AND DO THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT . JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS, ON THE 28th SO WE CAN GET THROUGH THE PROPOSED INTERIM LEGISLATION AND ALL DIGEST THAT AS A COUNSELOR AT 9:30 A.M. ON A FRIDAY WE ARE ONLY ACCEPTING WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MOVING FORWARD WE WILL BE OPENING IT UP TO PUBLIC COMMENTS, SO JUST SO PEOPLE KNOW AND THEY ARE AWARE. THANK YOU ALL. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS -- THERE IS NONE. NEXT MEETING IS MARCH 29th -- EXCUSE ME, THAT'S A SATURDAY. FRIDAY, MARCH 28th AT 9:30 . SEEN ON THIS CONCLUDES OUR MARCH 19th MEETING ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IT IS 3:31. YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT REST OF YOUR WEDNESDAY.