Congregate residences
Seattle Mun. Code § 23.42.049
in effectCongregate residences are subject to the development standards for the zone in which they are located, and to the development standards for apartments where such housing type standards are specified. In any zone or instance in which a dwelling unit density limit applies to residential development, congregate residence sleeping rooms shall be treated as one-fourth of a dwelling unit for the purposes of calculating dwelling unit density. (Ord. 127098 , § 1, 2024; Ord. 126626 , § 1, 2022; Ord. 124608 , § 4, 2014.)
Source: Seattle Municipal Code (Municode library)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_codeFetched: 7/25/2026