HALA Community Focus Groups
Welcome!
Community Focus Groups met for nearly one year to help craft the principles guiding how we implement MHA. Maps of proposed zoning changes are available online and at in-person meetings. Have a look below for links to more information. Please check the calendar often for other opportunities to engage and share your ideas.
We summarized Focus Group input on the MHA implementation principles. This packet includes the key materials that the Focus Groups reviewed and discussed.
MHA Development Examples
See illustrations of example buildings in various zones under new MHA development standards and affordable housing requirements:
- Residential Small Lot (RSL)
- Lowrise 1 (LR1)
- Lowrise 2 (LR2)
- Lowrise 3 (LR3)
- Midrise (MR)
- Neighborhood Commercial 40 (NC-40)
- Neighborhood Commercial 55 (NC-55)
- Neighborhood Commercial 75 (NC-75)
- Neighborhood Commercial 95 (NC-95)
Focus Group Meeting Materials
January
- Agenda
- MHA Implementing Zoning Maps - Summary of input from HALA Community Focus Groups
- HALA Community Focus Groups Final Packet
November
- Agenda (example provided from the Expansion Area Focus Group; all four October meetings will follow the same agenda, but each has a unique webinar registration link. See left sidebar.)
- Preliminary summaries of Focus Group input on the MHA zoning maps
- Webinar recordings
- Webinar summaries and verbatim submitted questions
October
- Agenda (example provided from the Expansion Area Focus Group; all four October meetings will follow the same agenda)
- Preliminary summaries of Focus Group input on the MHA zoning maps
September
August
- Agenda (example provided from the Expansion Area Focus Group; all four August meetings will follow the same agenda)
- Draft examples of development under MHA (see MHA Development Examples section above)
- Meeting summaries
July
- Agenda (example provided from the Expansion Area Focus Group; all four July meetings will follow the same agenda)
- Affordable Housing Development Background Information
- Draft examples of development under MHA (see MHA Development Examples section above)
- Meeting summaries
June
- Agenda (example provided from the Expansion Area Focus Group; all four June meetings will follow the same agenda)
- Seattle's zoning designations: what's allowed?
- Background information (station boards)
- Meeting summaries
May
- Agenda (example provided from the Expansion Area Focus Group; all four May meetings will follow the same agenda)
- Draft MHA Implementation Principles
- Meeting summaries
April
Handouts & Presentations
- Agenda
- Focus Group Process Guidelines
- MHA 1-pager
- Focus Group FAQs
- Focus Group Process Diagram
- Meeting 1 Slideshow Presentation
- List of Focus Group Participants
- Summary of Participants (self-identified characteristics)
Meeting Summary