The Seattle City Council wants to create new rules for multi-family housing options. That includes townhouses, rowhouses and apartments.
Councilmember Sally J. Clark is holding a special meeting on March 20 at Greenwood’s Taproot Theatre.
It’s time to change the way we design and shape new lowrise buildings in Seattle. City Council will change the code to make quality, sustainable, well-designed multifamily housing that synchs with the neighborhoods where they are built – and we need your help! This is a prime opportunity for Councilmembers to hear your feedback.
The meeting is from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. on Saturday, March 20 at Taproot, 204 N. 85th St. Council staff will highlight some of the hot-button issues, such as parking requirements, building heights, density limits, code simplification, and design review requirements. Clark promises plenty of time set aside for hearing from constituents. Coffee and doughnuts will be provided.
For more information, contact Clark’s office at 206-684-8802 or sally.clark@seattle.gov.
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1 Iron City Mike // Mar 9, 2010 at 11:27 am
As an east coast transplant, here’s my number one suggestion - how about parking spaces actually big enough to park a car in? Making spaces that small is counter-productive, people just end up parking over the line and taking two spots, or leaving spots empty that nobody short of a smart car could fit into. You don’t create more spaces the way they are currently allocated, just create more chaos. Same goes for those “6 pack” townhouse developments that are so close back-to-back that it is impossible to actually park a car in the garage.
2 SPG // Mar 10, 2010 at 11:13 am
ICM, You’re right about the six pack garages. I lived in one and of the seven units only two were able to use the garage. The reason is that the builders will follow the minimum of the code to maximize the profit. If the garages were truly functional there would only have been four units, and no profit.
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