23.34.006

A. When the Council approves a Type IV amendment to the Official Land Use Map that increases development capacity in an area to which Chapters 23.58B and 23.58C have not previously been applied, the following provisions govern application of Chapters 23.58B and 23.58C to the rezoned area through use of a mandatory housing affordability suffix: 1. If the rezone is to another zone in the same MHA zone category according to Table A for 23.34.006, the new zone should have a (M) suffix. 2. If the rezone is to another zone that is one category higher than the existing zone according to Table A for 23.34.006, the new zone should have a (M1) suffix. 3. If the rezone is to another zone that is two or more categories higher than the existing zone according to Table A for 23.34.006, the new zone should have a (M2) suffix. Table A for 23.34.006 MHA Zone Categories Category Number Zones Category 1 Neighborhood residential zones Category 2 LR1, LR2 Category 3 LR3, C or NC zones with a height limit of 30, 40, or 55 feet Category 4 Zones with height limits greater than 55 feet and equal to or less than 95 feet Category 5 Zones with heights greater than 95 feet 1 Footnote to Table A for 23.34.006 1 An increase in development capacity of more than 25 percent, but no more than 50 percent, within Category 5 should be treated as a change of a single category. An increase in development capacity of more than 50 percent within Category 5 should be treated as a change of two categories. B. When the Council approves a Type IV amendment to the Official Land Use Map in an area to which Chapters 23.58B and 23.58C have previously been applied through the use of a mandatory housing affordability suffix, the suffix for the new zone shall be determined as follows: 1. If the rezone would not increase development capacity or is to another zone in the same MHA zone category according to Table A for 23.34.006, the MHA suffix should not change. 2. If the rezone is to another zone that is one category higher than the existing zone according to Table A for 23.34.006, the new zone should: a. Have a (M1) suffix if it currently has an (M) suffix; or b. Have a (M2) suffix if it currently has an (M1) or (M2) suffix. 3. If the rezone is to another zone that is two or more categories higher than the existing zone according to Table A for 23.34.006, the new zone should have a (M2) suffix. (Ord. 126509 , § 15, 2022 [zone name change]; Ord. 125791 , § 3, 2019.)