Note: This map is not an official zoning map. For precise zoning information, please call or visit the Seattle Municipal Tower, Seattle Department of Construction and InspectionsCity of Seattle's land use zoning overlay areas for specific regulation purposes.
Note: This map is not an official zoning map. For precise zoning information, please call or visit the Seattle Municipal Tower, Seattle Department of Construction and InspectionsA polygon feature class showing current City of Seattle land use zoning areas. It provides information on the type of zoning, overlay districts, enacting ordinance numbers and effective dates.Zoning Code governs the use and development of land in Seattle. Zoning districts specify a category of uses (e.g., single-family residential, multifamily residential, commercial, industrial, etc.) including specific overlays and are applied by ordinance. Symbolized on the value DETAIL_DESC (group 28 categories).
Note: This map is not an official zoning map. For precise zoning information, please call or visit the Seattle Municipal Tower, Seattle Department of Construction and InspectionsCity of Seattle's land use zoning overlay to implement the policy and provisions of the Shoreline Management Act.
Table of development assumptions by land use zoning category to support the City of Seattle Zone Development Capacity Model.
Note: This map is not an official zoning map. For precise zoning information, please call or visit the Seattle Municipal Tower, Seattle Department of Construction and InspectionsZoning areas where Mandatory Housing Affordability requirements may apply.Mandatory Housing Affordability requires new development to contribute to affordable housing by including affordable housing in the development or making a payment to the City’s Office of Housing to support affordable housing. The amount of the MHA contribution varies based on a property’s location and other factors specified in Seattle Municipal Code Chapters 23.58B and 23.58C.
Note: This map is not an official zoning map. For precise zoning information, please call or visit the Seattle Municipal Tower, Seattle Department of Construction and InspectionsCity of Seattle's land use zoning historic district and special review district overlays.
Note: This map is not an official zoning map. For precise zoning information, please call or visit the Seattle Municipal Tower, Seattle Department of Construction and InspectionsFor properties subject to Mandatory Housing Affordability, the fee areas map specifies the locational dimension of the MHA requirement. Mandatory Housing Affordability requires new development to contribute to affordable housing by including affordable housing in the development or making a payment to the City’s Office of Housing to support affordable housing. The amount of the MHA contribution varies based on a property’s _location and other factors specified in Seattle Municipal Code Chapters 23.58B and 23.58C. For properties subject to MHA, the fee areas map specifies the locational dimension of the MHA requirement. MHA amounts in Downtown and South Lake Union have specific requirement levels for each zone as listed in SMC 23.58B and 23.58C. For other areas, the relative high, medium or low aspect of the MHA requirement corresponds to market strength area of the city.
This layer is the output of the City of Seattle Zoned Development Capacity Model. To estimate potential development, the City of Seattle maintains a zoned development capacity model that compares existing development to an estimate of what could be built under current zoning. The difference between potential and existing development yields the capacity for new development measured as the number of housing units and the number of potential jobs that could be added.
Knowledge about capacity enables the City to determine the effects of proposed zoning changes, policy revisions and development trends. It also aids in setting and allocating the 20-year growth targets that must be accommodated by the City’s Comprehensive Plan.
The model is based on development sites and land use zoning maintained by the Department of Construction and Inspections. Model results for any given development site are not a prediction that a certain amount of development will occur in some fixed time period.
The actual level of development activity that occurs is a function of a variety of future factors, many of which are beyond our ability to predict or influence. These factors include such things as the future demand for a particular type of development (such as for townhouses, high-amenity multifamily or small-unit multifamily), whether the owner of any particular land is willing to sell or redevelop it, the financial feasibility of developing the land, and the intensity of development when it does occur. Other factors, such as the relative attractiveness of certain areas for living and commerce, and the relative densities allowed by the existing zoning, can cause some areas to be developed earlier or later than others. No one can predict with certainty the total effect of all these factors on the choices made by land developers.
See the data in action in this web app.
Note: This map is not an official zoning map. For precise zoning information, please call or visit the Seattle Municipal Tower, Seattle Department of Construction and InspectionsCity of Seattle's land use zoning overlay around Sound Transit light rail stations.
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These layers are used as part of the City of Seattle Zoned Development Capacity Model 2016. Includes all input and output layers..
To estimate potential development, the City of Seattle maintains a zoned development capacity model that compares existing development to an estimate of what could be built under current zoning.
The difference between existing and potential development yields the capacity for new residential and commercial development.
There is a report of summary findings available as part of Seattle 2035 as well as resources for reports, methodologies and data.
When downloading the data, please select a layer and then "GDB Download" under "Additional Resources" to preserve long field names. The associated file geodatabase contains all the feature classes for the 10 layers represented.
Mapping application to support research related to City of Seattle land use, zoning, and other property related development regulations. Includes layers related to zoning, parking, tree regulation, and environmentally critical areas.
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This dashboard presents results from the City of Seattle Zoned Development Capacity Model.The model estimates the amount of additional development that could be built by comparing existing land uses, housing units and non-residential square feet to what could be built under current or proposed land use zoning. The difference between potential and existing development yields the capacity for new development measured as the number of housing units and the number of potential jobs that could be added.Knowledge about capacity enables the City to determine the effects of proposed zoning changes, policy revisions and development trends. It also aids in setting and allocating the 20-year growth targets that must be accommodated by the City’s Comprehensive Plan. The model is based on development sites and land use zoning maintained by the Department of Construction and Inspections with results aggregated to sub-area and zoning designations.Supporting resources:Environmentally Critical AreasRedevelopment RatioSite StatusMarket FactorMonitor Progress Toward Our GoalsThis dashboard was developed by the Office of Planning and Community Development. The underlying layers can be accessed through the Seattle GeoData Portal
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Future land use is intended to illustrate the general location and distribution of the various categories of land uses anticipated by the Comprehensive Plan policies over the life of this plan. It is not intended to provide the basis for rezones and other legislative and quasi-judicial decisions, for which the decision makers must look to the Comprehensive Plan policies and various implementing regulations.This map may be amended annually as part of the regular comprehensive plan update process.See the data in action in this web app.
The Future Land Use Map shows distinct land use designations or types that are located around the city.Five of these area types—neighborhood residential areas, multifamily residential areas, commercial/mixed-use areas, downtown areas, and industrial areas—are meant to suggest specific uses.Major institution overlay districts, are special zones created around large hospitals or universities or housing developments where the needs of many people need to be coordinated.Four other types of areas on the Future Land Use Map show the urban village strategy in use. Urban centers, hub urban villages, residential urban villages, and manufacturing/industrial centers work together with the land use area designations. They show us the best spots to place new housing and jobs and the right places for manufacturing, warehousing, and port activity.For more details please see the Comprehensive Plan 20-year Growth Strategy.Get the data for this map from SeattleGeoData.Please Note: The future land use map is intended to illustrate the general location and distribution of the various categories of land uses anticipated by the Comprehensive Plan policies over the life of this plan.It is not intended to provide the sole basis for rezones and other legislative and quasi-judicial decisions, for which the decision makers must look to the Comprehensive Plan policies and various implementing regulations.
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Neighborhood Map Atlas neighborhoods are derived from the Seattle City Clerk's Office Geographic Indexing Atlas. These are the smallest neighborhood areas and have been supplemented with alternate names from other sources in 2020. They roll up to the district areas. The sub-neighborhood field contains the most common name and the alternate name field is a comma delimited list of all the alternate names.The original atlas is designed for subject indexing of legislation, photographs, and other documents and is an unofficial delineation of neighborhood boundaries used by the City Clerks Office. Sources for this atlas and the neighborhood names used in it include a 1980 neighborhood map produced by the Department of Community Development, Seattle Public Library indexes, a 1984-1986 Neighborhood Profiles feature series in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, numerous parks, land use and transportation planning studies, and records in the Seattle Municipal Archives. Many of the neighborhood names are traditional names whose meaning has changed over the years, and others derive from subdivision names or elementary school attendance areas.Disclaimer: The Seattle City Clerk's Office Geographic Indexing Atlas is designed for subject indexing of legislation, photographs, and other records in the City Clerk's Office and Seattle Municipal Archives according to geographic area. Neighborhoods are named and delineated in this collection of maps in order to provide consistency in the way geographic names are used in describing records of the Archives and City Clerk, thus allowing precise retrieval of records. The neighborhood names and boundaries are not intended to represent any "official" City of Seattle neighborhood map.
The Office of the City Clerk makes no claims as to the completeness, accuracy, or content of any data contained in the Geographic Indexing Atlas; nor does it make any representation of any kind, including, but not limited to, warranty of the accuracy or fitness for a particular use; nor are any such warranties to be implied or inferred with respect to the representations furnished herein. The maps are subject to change for administrative purposes of the Office of the City Clerk. Information contained in the site, if used for any purpose other than as an indexing and search aid for the databases of the Office of the City Clerk, is being used at one's own risk.
This polygon feature contains geographic and attribute information for the purpose of depicting Comprehensive Plan Areas within the City of SeaTac, Washington. The data was compiled from existing comprehensive plan information and King County parcel data.This data layer is a reflection of the comprehensive plan that indicates how the City wants to grow and function in the future. The source document contains broad statements of community goals and policies, as well as specific steps for achieving them. The City of SeaTac Comprehensive Plan serves as a "blueprint" for how SeaTac can achieve its vision for itself over the next 20 to 26 years. The Comprehensive Plan will provide the legal basis for future zoning and other implementation measures.City of SeaTac Comprehensive Plan as prepared and adopted by the SeaTac City Council.Last amended in June 23, 2015 (Ord. 15-1009).The change to Angle Lake District Area Boundary was adopted on July 9th, 2015 (Ord. 15-1010).The Washington Growth management Act (GMA) mandates that cities in high growth areas, like Puget Sound region, prepare and adopt comprehensive plans that are consistent with the GMA. The content was last modified in Dec 2013. Boundaries were updated based on parcel data from 02/13/2015, to reflect changes in ROWs and Parcel line, etc. Comprehensive plan boundaries have been adjusted to line up with King County Assessor parcel lines that were improved in 2006 and 2007. Slivers and gaps will appear if this comprehensive plan layer is overlaid with historical parcel, zoning, or comprehensive plan layers. The geometry of this data derives from KC parcel data which is updated quarterly. Then it was intersected with the existing Comprehensive Plan data to transfer the attribute.Incorporated in February 1990, the City of SeaTac is located in the Pacific Northwest, approximately midway between the cities of Seattle and Tacoma in the State of Washington. SeaTac is a vibrant community, economically strong, environmentally sensitive, and people-oriented. The City boundaries surround the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, (approximately 3 square miles in area) which is owned and operated by the Port of Seattle. For additional information regarding the City of SeaTac, its people, or services, please visit https://www.seatacwa.gov. For additional information regarding City GIS data or maps, please visit https://www.seatacwa.gov/our-city/maps-and-gis.
FEMA flood prone areas with 100 foot buffer. Original flood prone areas where table digitized into the City of Seattle GIS CGDB control layer in the mid 90's. Layer may be used without the buffer by unselecting the flood = 1 feature type.This layer is used by the City as an aid to evaluate construction sites for the presence of flood prone areas pertinent to Environmentally Critical Areas (ECA) regulations.Areas that would likely be covered with or carry water as a result of a one hundred (100) year flood event, or that would have a one percent (1%) or greater chance of being covered with or of carrying water in any given year based on current circumstances or maximum development permitted under existing zoning.For more information about the definition of flood prone areas, see Seattle Municipal Code section 25.09.012, Environmentally Critical Areas (ECA) definitions. Updated as needed.
Note: This map is not an official zoning map. For precise zoning information, please call or visit the Seattle Municipal Tower, Seattle Department of Construction and InspectionsCity of Seattle's land use zoning overlay areas for specific regulation purposes.