Principles for MHA Implementation

A. Principles that form the foundation of MHA

1.

Contribute to the 10-year HALA goal of 20,000 net new units of rent- and income-restricted housing. Secifically, the !HA goal is at least ",000 units of housing affordable to households with incomes u to "0# of the area median income $A!%&, units that will remain affordable for '0 years. %n 201", "0# of the  A!% is ()*,+0 for an indiidual and (',10 for a family of four.

2.

/euire multifamily and commercial deeloments to contribute to affordable housing.

3.

Contributions to affordable housing will be roided by including affordable housing on site, or by roiding a ayment to the Seattle ffice of Housing for creation of new affordable housing.

4.

nsure !HA rogram creates affordable housing oortunities throughout the city.

5.

%n alignment with a state-aroed affordable housing based incentie 3oning aroach $)*.*0A.'0&, new affordability reuirements are lin4ed to allowing some additional deeloment caacity in commercialand multifamily 3ones $in many cases this includes one additional floor&.

6.

 Allow a ariety of housing tyes in e5isting single-family 3ones within urban illages.

7.

5and the boundaries of some urban illages to allow for more housing near high-freuency transit hubs.

8.

!aintain Seattle as an inclusie city by roiding housing oortunities for eeryone6 eole of all ages, races, ethnicities, and cultural bac4grounds and households of all si3es, tyes, and incomes.

9.

aluate !HA imlementation using a social and racial euity78ustice lens.

 

Principles for MHA Implementation

B. Community generated principles that will guide MHA implementation

1.Housing Options

a.ncourage or incentii3e a wide ariety of housing si3es, including family- si3ed units and not 8ust one-bedroom and studio units. b.ncourage more small-scale multi-unit housing that is family friendly, such as cottages, dule5es or trile5es, rowhouses, and townhouses.

2.Urban Design Quality: !!ress urban !esign "uality# in$lu!ing %ig%&"uality !esign o' ne( buil!ings an! lan!s$aping.

a.ncourage ublicly isible green sace and landscaing at street leel. b.ncourage design ualities that reflect Seattle9s conte5t, including building materials and architectural style.c.ncourage design that allows access to light and iews in shared and ublic saces.

3.)ransitions: *lan 'or transitions bet(een %ig%er& an! lo(er&s$ale +ones as a!!itional !e,elop-ent $apa$ity is a$$o--o!ate!.

a.:one full bloc4s instead of artial bloc4s in order to soften transitions.b.Consider using low-rise 3ones to hel transition between single-family and commercial 7 mi5ed-use 3ones.c.;se building setbac4 reuirements to create ste-downs between commercial and mi5ed-use 3ones and other 3ones.

4.Histori$ reas

a.%n Seattle9s Historic districts, do not increase deeloment caacity, een if it means these areas do not contribute to housing affordability through !HA.b.%n other areas of historic or cultural significance, do not increase deeloment caacity, een if it means these areas do not contribute to affordability through !HA.

5.ssets an! n'rastru$ture

a.Consider locating more housing near neighborhood assets and infrastructure such as ar4s, schools, and transit.

6.Urban /illage 0pansion reas

a.%mlement the urban illage e5ansions using 10-minute wal4sheds similar to those shown in the draft Seattle 20)' Comrehensie <lan udate.b.%mlement urban illage e5ansions recommended in Seattle 20)' but with modifications to the 10-minute wal4shed informed by local community members. Consider toograhy, =natural> boundaries, such as ar4s, ma8or roads, and other large-scale neighborhood elements, and eole with arying ranges of mobilityc.%n general, any deeloment caacity increases in urban illage e5ansion areas should ensure that new deeloment is comatible in scale to the e5isting neighborhood conte5t.

7.Uni"ue on!itions

a.Consider location-secific factors such as documented iew corridors from a ublic sace or right-of-way when 3oning changes are made.

8.eig%bor%oo! Urban Design