Uses permitted within 2,500 feet of a Major Institution Overlay District
Seattle Mun. Code § 23.69.022
in effectA. A Major Institution shall be permitted to lease space, or otherwise locate a use outside a Major Institution Overlay (MIO) District, and within 2,500 feet of the MIO District boundary, subject to the following limitations: 1. The provisions of this Section 23.69.022 shall not apply to contractual arrangements with other entities, except for leases or other agreements for occupying space. 2. No such use shall be allowed at street level in a commercial zone, unless the use is determined to be similar to a general sales and service use, eating and drinking establishment, major durables retail sales, entertainment use, or child care center and is allowed in the zone. If the use is allowed in the zone but is determined not to be similar to a general sales and service use, eating and drinking establishment, major durables retail sales, entertainment use, or child care center, the Director may not allow the use at street level in a commercial zone unless provided otherwise in an adopted master plan or in a Council-approved subarea plan; 3. Except as permitted in an adopted master plan, the use shall not result in the demolition of a structure(s) that contains a residential use nor shall it change a residential use to a nonresidential use. 4. The use(s) shall conform to the use and development standards of the applicable zone. 5. The use shall be included in the Major Institution's approved Transportation Management Program if it contains students or employees of the Major Institution. 6. If a Master Use Permit is required for the use, the Director shall notify the Advisory Committee of the pending permit application and the committee shall be given the opportunity to comment on the impacts of the proposed use. B. A medical service use that is over 10,000 square feet shall be permitted to locate within 2,500 feet of a medical MIO District only as an administrative conditional use subject to the conditional use requirements of subsection 23.47A.006.A.4 or subsection 23.50.014.B.10. C. A Major Institution that leases space or otherwise locates a use in a downtown zone shall not be subject to the limitations established in subsection 23.69.022.A or 23.69.022.B with respect to that space or use, except that subsections 23.69.022.A.3 and 23.69.022.A.4 shall apply. D. A Major Institution that leases space or otherwise locates a use in a Master Planned Community zone is not subject to the limitations established in subsection 23.69.022.A or 23.69.022.B with respect to that space or use, except that subsection 23.69.022.A.4 applies. (Ord. 127375 , § 99, 2025; Ord. 126864 , § 19, 2023 [cross-reference update]; Ord. 123963, § 25, 2012; Ord. No. 123209, § 63, 2009; Ord. 122311 , § 85, 2006; Ord. 118362 § 15, 1996: Ord. 115165 § 3, 1990; Ord. 115043 § 15, 1990; Ord. 115002 , § 23, 1990.)
Source: Seattle Municipal Code (Municode library)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_codeFetched: 7/25/2026