Expert Interview Series: Smart Growth Seattle on Seattle’s Housing Market
Expert Interview Series: Roger Valdez of Smart Growth Seattle on Housing in Seattle
A Win for Housing in Seattle: Abutting Lot Rule is Overturned!
Fresh from the King County Superior Court. The abutting lot rule has been overturned. The rule, pushed by Councilmember Mike O’Brien and supported by the full council with only Councilmember Bruce Harrell opposing, was deemed “an indirect charge on development” and a violation of RCW 82.02.020. This will be the basis that we’ll later have […]
Environmental Impact of MIZ: Our Comments to the City
In an earlier post I mentioned that the City has found a Determination of Significance (DS) for their Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning (MIZ) proposal which they call Mandatory Housing Affordability – Residential (MHA – R). This is our comment for their process of determining the environmental impacts of MHA -R. We think they are significant. Our […]
