Morgan Junction

DRAFT ZONING CHANGES

to implement Mandatory
Housing Affordability (MHA)

Residential Urban Village

(M1)

9% of homes must be affordable or

a payment of $20.00 per sq. ft

Hatched areas have a

larger increase in zoning
or a change in zone type.

(M2)

10% of homes must be affordable

or a payment of $22.25 per sq. ft

Lowrise (LR)

Lowrise 1 (LR1) max height 30 ft.

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

Highrise (HR)

Commercial (C)

Proposed
boundary LR2 | LR2 (M)

Public
school
!
Light rail

SW (SM)
FINDLAY ST
Seattle Mixed

Industrial Commercial (IC)

Seattle 2035
10-minute walkshed

Bus stop

buildings with a mix of

offices, retail, and homes

44TH AVE SW

Existing
boundary

apartments with heights

of 240-300 ft.

townhouses, rowhouses, or apartments

45TH AVE SW

Neighborhood Commercial (NC)

mixed-use buildings with 4-9 stories

auto-oriented commercial buildings

MHA applies only to commercial uses

Open space

Fairmount Park

LR1 | LR1 (M)

Solid areas have a

typical increase in zoning
(usually one story)

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| NC2-40 (M)
NC2-30

6% of homes must be affordable or

a payment of $13.25 per sq. ft

SW JUNEAU ST

Single Family | Residential Small Lot (M)

LR3 RC | LR3 RC (M)

Principle 1b:
Encourage small-scale, familyfriendly housing, such as cottages,
duplexes, and rowhouses.

Single Family | Residential Small Lot (M)

SW RAYMOND ST

NC2-30 | NC2-40 (M)

LR2 | LR2 (M)

LR1 | LR1 (M)

Single Family | LR2 (M1)

Principle 8a:
Neighborhood Commercial
zoning encourages more
pedestrian-friendly
development to strengthen the
heart of the neighborhood.

SW GRAHAM ST
SW GRAHAM ST

MORGAN
JUNCTION
PARK

Single Family | LR3 (M2)

SW EDDY ST

GE PL

ID
EVER
SW B

Single Family |
Residential Small Lot (M)

The draft suggests

Residential Small Lot
(RSL) zoning in this area
with steep topography
rather than a higherscale zone.

Y SW
Y WA
LERO

NC3-30 | NC3-55 (M)

44TH AVE SW

NC2-30 |
NC2-40 (M)

SW

WA
R

LR2 | LR2 (M)

44TH AVE SW

40TH AVE SW
SW WILLOW ST

Principle 5:
Expand housing options
near neighborhood assets
like parks and schools.
SW
M

YRT

LE

ST

39TH AVE SW

Gatewood

PARSHALL PL SW

SW FRONTENAC ST

OODSIDE PL SW

Single Family | Residential Small Lot (M)

LR3 | LR3 (M)

LR2 | LR2 (M)

SW MILLS ST

SYLVAN LN SW

LR2 RC | LR3 RC (M1)

46TH AVE SW

Single Family | Residential Small Lot (M)

45TH AVE SW

SW

E SW
H AV
46T

SW WILLOW ST

SW HOLLY ST

Single Family | LR1 (M1)

PL S
W

SA
W

L
LY P
HOL

47T
H

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

Single Family | LR1 (M1)

SW MORGAN ST

LR2 | LR2 (M)

PELLY PLACE
NATURAL AREA

47TH AVE SW

Single Family | LR2 (M1)

Principle 1a:
A range of Lowrise and RSL
zoning encourages a wide variety
of housing sizes, including familysized homes.

LR3 | LR3 (M)

Single Family | LR1 (M1)

T
FAUN

BEVERIDGE PL SW

SW
AV
E
H
47
T

Single Family |
LR1 (M1)

NC3-30 | NC3-40 (M)

38TH AVE SW

MARSHALL AVE SW

Single Family |
Residential Small
Lot (M)

Single Family | Residential Small Lot (M)

LR3 | LR3 (M)

37TH AVE SW

46TH AVE SW

urban villages

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

Residential Small Lot (RSL)

October 19, 2016

seattle.gov/HALA

40TH AVE SW

(M)

47TH AVE SW

zone categories

vary based on scale of zoning change

(residential proposal shown)

41ST AVE SW

existing zone | draft MHA zone

MHA requirements

42ND AVE SW

white labels identify changes:

CALIFORNIA AVE SW

proposed zoning

HALA.Consider.it

SW MYRTLE ST

MHA area
Morgan Junction

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