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Select Committee on Citywide Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA)

Monday, July 16, 2018 · 10:30 AM AM · Council Chamber, City Hall 600 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104

TL;DR

Seattle's City Council held a committee meeting to discuss a major overhaul of housing development rules called Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA). The ordinance would rezone land across the city and require developers to include affordable units in new projects. The council discussed the proposal but did not take final action, and also reviewed a status report on how the existing MHA program is performing.

Key Decisions

  • Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) Ordinance - Comprehensive zoning and affordability requirements Discussed in Committee (no final vote recorded)
  • 2018 MHA Status Report - Review of current affordable housing production and program performance Heard in Committee (informational only)
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. This meeting also constitutes a meeting of the Full Council, provided that the meeting shall be conducted as a committee meeting under the Council Rules and Procedures, and Council action shall be limited to committee business.
  2. Please Note: Times listed are estimated
  3. Call To Order
  4. Chair's Report
  5. Items of Business
  6. 1. AN ORDINANCE relating to Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA); rezoning certain land and modifying development standards throughout the City, implementing MHA requirements, and modifying existing development standards to improve livability; amending Chapter 23.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) at pages 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 149, 150, 151, 152, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 170, 172, 173, 174, 175, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 195, 197, 198, 200, 203, 205, 206, 208, 215, 216, 217, 218, and 219 of the Official Land Use Map; amending Sections 23.30.010, 23.34.008, 23.34.010, 23.34.011, 23.34.012, 23.34.024, 23.44.002, 23.44.006, 23.44.008, 23.44.010, 23.44.012, 23.44.014, 23.44.016, 23.44.022, 23.44.024, 23.44.034, 23.44.041, 23.44.042, 23.45.502, 23.45.508, 23.45.509, 23.45.510, 23.45.512, 23.45.514, 23.45.516, 23.45.517, 23.45.518, 23.45.520, 23.45.522, 23.45.529, 23.45.536, 23.45.545, 23.47A.002, 23.47A.005, 23.47A.008, 23.47A.009, 23.47A.012, 23.47A.013, 23.47A.014, 23.47A.017, 23.48.002, 23.48.021, 23.48.025, 23.48.040, 23.48.055, 23.48.300, 23.48.320, 23.48.325, 23.48.400, 23.48.420, 23.48.421, 23.48.620, 23.48.623, 23.48.627, 23.48.635, 23.48.640, 23.48.645, 23.48.646, 23.48.650, 23.50.020, 23.50.026, 23.50.028, 23.50.053, 23.50.055, 23.53.006, 23.53.025, 23.54.015, 23.54.040, 23.58A.002, 23.58A.014, 23.58B.040, 23.58B.050, 23.58C.040, 23.58C.050, 23.58D.002, 23.58D.006, 23.71.030, 23.73.009, 23.73.010, 23.73.014, 23.73.024, 23.74.010, 23.76.060, 23.84A.002, 23.84A.048, 23.86.002, 23.86.007, 23.86.012, 23.86.014, 23.86.015, 23.86.016, 23.86.019, 23.91.002, and 25.11.060 of the SMC; adding Sections 23.34.006, 23.44.009, 23.44.011, 23.44.017, 23.44.018, 23.44.019, 23.44.020, 23.45.530, 23.48.050, 23.48.340, 23.48.345, 23.48.445, 23.48.900, 23.48.905, 23.48.920, 23.48.940, and 23.48.945 to the SMC; repealing Sections 23.34.026, 23.43.006, 23.43.008, 23.43.010, 23.43.012, 23.43.040, 23.48.425, 23.48.621, 23.48.721, 23.58A.025, 23.58A.026, 23.58A.028, and 23.71.040 of the SMC; recodifying Section 23.44.018 of the SMC as Section 23.44.021; and amending the titles of Chapter 23.45 and Subchapter IV of Chapter 23.58A of the SMC.
    Council Bill (CB)
    Action: discussed

    The Council Bill (CB) was discussed in Committee.

  7. 2. 2018 Status Report on Mandatory Housing Affordability Production and Performance from the Office of Housing
    Information Item (Inf)
    Action: heard in Committee

    The Information Item (Inf) was heard in Committee in Committee.

  8. Public Comment
  9. E. Adjournment
    Action: Council Adjourned

    The meeting was Adjourned.