23.48.231

A. In a SM-SLU 175/85-280 zone located in the South Lake Union Seaport Flight Corridor as shown on Map A for 23.48.225, the following apply: 1. The following modifications shall occur if the height limit according to subsection 23.48.225.E would prevent a development from being able to achieve the maximum height that would otherwise be allowed according to subsection 23.48.225.A: a. The upper-level floor area limit according to subsection 23.48.245.A shall be increased from 50 percent to 55 percent, except that for lots less than 12,500 square feet the upper-level floor area limit according to subsection 23.48.245.A shall be increased from 50 percent to 67 percent; b. The non-residential floor plate limits according to subsection 23.48.245.B.1.d shall be increased from 24,000 to 25,000 square feet; c. The residential floor plate limits according to subsection 23.48.245.B.2.a shall be increased from 12,500 to 13,500 square feet; and d. The residential floor plate limits according to subsection 23.48.245.B.2.b.1 shall be increased from 10,500 to 11,500 square feet. 2. The height above which a development is a tower according to Section 23.48.245 and the base height for purposes of calculating extra floor area shall be increased from 85 feet to 95 feet if: a. Either: 1) The requirements of subsections 23.48.245.C through 23.48.245.G would not permit a tower on the site or would prevent a development from being able to achieve the upper-level floor area limit and the floor plate limits as increased according to subsection 23.48.231.A.1; or 2) The requirements of subsections 23.48.245.A through 23.48.245.G would prevent a development from being able to achieve an average tower floor plate of at least 7,500 square feet for floors above the podium height; and b. The height of the development does not exceed 95 feet, excluding all rooftop features described in subsection 23.48.025.C. B. In a SM-SLU 175/85-280 zone located outside the South Lake Union Seaport Flight Corridor as shown on Map A for 23.48.225 or in a SM-SLU 85-280 zone, the height above which a development is a tower according to Section 23.48.245 and the base height for purposes of calculating extra floor area shall be increased from 85 feet to 95 feet if: 1. The requirements of subsections 23.48.245.A through 23.48.245.G would not permit a tower on the site or would prevent a development from being able to achieve an average tower floor plate of at least 7,500 square feet for floors above the podium height; and 2. The height of the development does not exceed 95 feet, excluding all rooftop features described in subsection 23.48.025.C; and 3. The development meets the upper-level setback requirements of Section 23.48.235 . C. In a SM-SLU 240/125-440 zone, the height above which a development is a tower according to Section 23.48.245 and the base height for purposes of calculating extra floor area shall be increased from 125 feet to 135 feet if: 1. The requirements of subsections 23.48.245.A through 23.48.245.G would not permit a tower on the site or would prevent a development from being able to achieve an average tower floor plate of at least 7,500 square feet for floors above the podium height; 2. The height of the development does not exceed 135 feet, excluding all rooftop features described in subsection 23.48.025.C; and 3. The development meets the upper-level setback requirements of Section 23.48.235 . D. In a SM-SLU 100/65-145 zone, the height above which a development is a tower according to Section 23.48.245 and the base height for purposes of calculating extra floor area shall be increased from 65 feet to 75 feet if: 1. The requirements of subsections 23.48.245.A through 23.48.245.G would not permit a tower on the site or would prevent a development from being able to achieve an average tower floor plate of at least 7,500 square feet for floors above the podium height; and 2. The height of the development does not exceed 75 feet, excluding all rooftop features described in subsection 23.48.025.C. (Ord. 126600 , § 8, 2022; Ord. 125603 , § 35, 2018; Ord. 125291 , § 8, 2017)