Microhousing Council Briefing on Friday
On Friday afternoon the Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability (PLUS) Committee had another look at recommendations from the Department of Planning and Development on microhousing. Here is what DPD is proposing: Define “micro-housing unit” and “micro” under Residential Use within the Land Use Code. Prohibit micro-housing developments in single-family zones. Apply a design review threshold […]
Design Review: Stealing From the Future
As I have already pointed out, the Department of Planning and Development has proposed design review for new microhousing projects as a way to assuage anger and fear of a band of neighbors opposed to the product. But why, in a city where it is liturgical for politicians to state their commitment to ‘affordable housing,’ […]
Corn Dogs, Housing, and Innovation
I was asked to write an opinion piece for Publicola yesterday comparing the reaction the Seattle City Council had to ride sharing programs to the reaction they are contemplating to small-lot housing. The truth is I already did that in a post not too long ago. To me, the comparison is obvious. Small-lot housing is […]
