Promote Efficient and Innovative Development

• SDCI Parking Review Report, April 2015

This report outlines the history of parking approaches in Seattle, describes current conditions and offers strategies to optimize parking across a variety of building types and transportation modes.

• Do not re-introduce parking mandates in urban villages (SDCI)
• Review the definition of frequent transit service (SDCI)
• Reduce parking requirements for multifamily housing outside urban villages (SDCI)
• Review the Restricted Parking Zone (RPZ) Program (SDOT)
• Explore improving right-of-way management (SDOT)

• Consider changes to Design Review (SDCI)
  • Recommendations for Improvements to Design Review, open to public comment
• Consider changes to Historic Preservation (DON / OPCD)
• Improve coordination of permitting activities among City departments (OED / SDCI)
• Reduce the number of housing projects subject to SEPA (OPCD / SDCI)
• Consider building and fire code modifications (OPCD / SDCI)
• Allow flexible reuse of large, unique development sites (OPCD / SDCI)