Development otherwise subject to the requirements of Chapter 23.44
Seattle Mun. Code § 23.40.094
in effectA. Development permitted pursuant to Section 23.40.092 located in a neighborhood residential zone may meet the following development standards: 1. The maximum lot coverage is 65 percent of lot area. 2. The FAR limit is 1.8. The FAR limit applies to the total chargeable floor area of all structures on the lot. 3. The maximum height is 40 feet. B. Development permitted pursuant to Section 23.40.092 located in a neighborhood residential zone and on a site with historical racially restrictive covenants may meet the following development standards: 1. The maximum lot coverage is 75 percent of lot area. 2. The FAR limit is 2.5. The FAR limit applies to the total chargeable floor area of all structures on the lot. C. Permitted uses. In addition to the uses listed in Section 23.44.006, the following uses are permitted outright on lots meeting the requirements of Section 23.40.092 : apartments, cottage housing development, rowhouse development, townhouse development, and equitable development. D. No structure shall be closer than 5 feet to any lot line. If a setback abuts an alley, no setback is required. (Ord. 127308 , § 2, 2026.)
Source: Seattle Municipal Code (Municode library)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_codeFetched: 7/25/2026