23.49.166

Downtown Mixed Residential, side setback and green street setback requirements

Seattle Municipal Code · Seattle Mun. Code § 23.49.166

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A. Side setback 1. In DMR zones outside South Downtown, except in DMR/R 95/65 zones, setbacks are required from side lot lines that are not street lot lines as established in Table A for 23.49.166. The setback requirement applies to all portions of the structure above a height of 65 feet. The amount of the setback requirement is determined by the length of the frontage of the lot on an avenue: Table A for 23.49.166 Required Side Setbacks Above 65 Feet, DMR Zones Outside South Downtown Except DMR/R 95/65 Zones Frontage on Avenue Required Setback Above 65 Feet 120 feet or less Not required Greater than 120 feet up to 180 feet 20 feet Greater than 180 feet 40 feet 2. In DMR zones within South Downtown, setbacks of 10 feet are required from side lot lines that are not street lot lines, for portions of structures above a height of 65 feet. B. Green street setbacks. In DMR zones outside South Downtown, except in DMR/R 95/65 zones, a setback is required from the street lot line abutting a green street designated on Map 1B. The setback shall be as follows: 1. Ten feet for portions of structures above 65 feet in height to a maximum of 85 feet; and 2. For each portion of a structure above 85 feet in height, an additional setback is required at a rate of one foot of setback for every five feet that the height of such portion exceeds 85 feet. C. Green street setbacks in South Downtown. In DMR zones in South Downtown, a setback from the street lot line is required on designated green streets for buildings greater than 65 feet in height. The required setback is determined by Table B for 23.49.166: Table B for 23.49.166 Required Setbacks on Designated Green Streets For Buildings Greater Than 65 Feet in Height in DMR Zones in South Downtown Height of Portion of Structure Required Setback in Feet Greater than 45 feet up to 85 feet 10 Greater than 85 feet up to 150 feet 15 (Ord. 126157 , § 40, 2020; Ord. 123589, § 35, 2011; Ord. 120443 , § 58, 2001; Ord. 117263 45, 1994; Ord. 114202, § 1, 1988; Ord. 113279, § 21, 1987; Ord. 112519, § 28, 1985; Ord. 112303, § 3, 1985.)