Seattle Municipal Code Table of Contents
Title 23 LAND USE CODE
Chapter 23.49 DOWNTOWN ZONING
Downtown Zoning Maps
Subchapter I General Provisions
23.49.002. Scope of provisions.
23.49.006. Scope of general standards.
23.49.008. Structure height
23.49.009. Street-level use requirements.
23.49.010. General requirements for residential use.
23.49.011. Floor area ratio
23.49.012. Bonus floor area for voluntary agreements for housing and child care.
23.49.013. Bonus floor area for amenities
23.49.014. Transfer of development rights
23.49.015. Bonus residential floor area in DOC1, DOC2 and DMC zones outside South Downtown for voluntary agreements for low-income housing and moderate-income housing
23.49.016. Open space.
23.49.017. Open space TDR site eligibility
23.49.018. Overhead weather protection and lighting.
23.49.019. Parking quantity, location and access requirements, and screening and landscaping of surface parking areas.
23.49.020. Demonstration of LEED Silver rating
23.49.021. Transportation concurrency level-of-service standards.
23.49.022. Minimum sidewalk and alley width.
23.49.023. Extra residential floor area and hotel floor area in South Downtown; transferable development potential (TDP); limits on TDP sending sites
23.49.024. View corridor requirements.
23.49.025. Odor, noise, light/glare, and sold waste recyclable materials storage space standards
23.49.028. Keeping of animals and pet daycare centers.
23.49.029. Utility services uses
23.49.030. Adult Cabarets
23.49.031. Green Factor Landscaping in South Downtown
23.49.032. Additions of chargeable floor area to lots with existing structures.
23.49.034. Modification of plazas and other features bonused under Title 24.
23.49.035. Modified or discontinued public benefit features.
23.49.036. Planned community developments (PCDs).
23.49.038. Lots located in more than one (1) zone.
23.49.040. Termination of discontinued conditional uses.
23.49.041. Combined lot development.
Subchapter II Downtown Office Core 1, Downtown Office Core 2, and Downtown Mixed Commercial
23.49.042. Downtown Office Core 1, Downtown Office Core 2, and Downtown Mixed Commercial permitted uses.
23.49.044. Downtown Office Core 1, Downtown Office Core 2, and Downtown Mixed Commercial prohibited uses
23.49.045. Downtown Office Core 1, Downtown Office Core 2, and Downtown Mixed Commercial principal and accessory parking.
23.49.046. Downtown Office Core 1, Downtown Office Core 2, and Downtown Mixed Commercial conditional uses and Council decisions
23.49.056. Downtown Office Core 1, Downtown Office Core 2, and Downtown Mixed Commercial street facade, landscaping, and street setback requirements
23.49.058. Downtown Office Core 1, Downtown Office Core 2, and Downtown Mixed Commercial upper-level development standards
23.49.059. Downtown Mixed Commercial, standards for lots abutting green streets in South Downtown
23.49.060. Downtown Mixed Commercial, standards for facades along mid-block corridors
Subchapter III Downtown Retail Core
23.49.090. Downtown Retail Core, permitted uses.
23.49.092. Downtown Retail Core, prohibited uses.
23.49.094. Downtown Retail Core, principal and accessory parking.
23.49.096. Downtown Retail Core, conditional uses and Council decisions
23.49.106. Downtown Retail Core, street facade requirements.
23.49.108. Downtown Retail Core, upper-level development standards.
Subchapter IV Downtown Mixed Residential
23.49.140. General provisions.
23.49.142. Downtown Mixed Residential, permitted uses.
23.49.143. Downtown Mixed Residential, size of use limits in South Downtown
23.49.144. Downtown Mixed Residential, prohibited uses.
23.49.146. Downtown Mixed Residential, principal and accessory parking
23.49.148. Downtown Mixed Residential, conditional uses and Council decisions
23.49.156. Downtown Mixed Residential, minimum lot size
23.49.158. Downtown Mixed Residential, coverage and floor size limits
23.49.162. Downtown Mixed Residential, street facade requirements
23.49.163. Downtown Mixed Residential, standards for facades along mid-block corridors
23.49.164. Downtown Mixed Residential, maximum width, depth and separation requirements
23.49.165. Downtown Mixed Residential, Facade Modulation Requirement - South Downtown
23.49.166. Downtown Mixed Residential, side setback and green street setback requirements
Subchapter V Pioneer Square Mixed
23.49.168. General standards.
23.49.170. Pioneer Square Mixed, permitted uses.
23.49.178. Pioneer Square Mixed, structure height
23.49.180. Additional height in the Pioneer Square Mixed 85-120 zone
23.49.181. Bonus floor area for affordable housing in the PSM 85-120 zone
Subchapter VI International District Mixed
23.49.198. Chapter 23.66 provisions apply.
23.49.200. International District Mixed, permitted uses
23.49.208. International District Mixed, structure height
23.49.210. International District Mixed, street facade requirements
23.49.212. International District Mixed, upper level development standards
Subchapter VII International District Residential
23.49.220. International District Residential/Commercial
23.49.223. Chapter 23.66 provisions apply
23.49.226. International District Residential, permitted uses
23.49.236. International District Residential, structure height
23.49.242. International District Residential, development standards lot size
23.49.250. International District Residential, street facade requirements
Subchapter VIII Downtown Harborfront 1
23.49.300. Downtown Harborfront 1, uses.
23.49.302. Downtown Harborfront 1, general provisions.
23.49.306. Downtown Harborfront 1, parking.
Subchapter IX Downtown Harborfront 2
23.49.318. Downtown Harborfront 2, permitted uses.
23.49.320. Downtown Harborfront 2, prohibited uses.
23.49.322. Downtown Harborfront 2, principal and accessory parking.
23.49.324. Downtown Harborfront 2, conditional uses
23.49.326. Downtown Harborfront 2, general provisions.
23.49.332. Downtown Harborfront 2, street facade requirements.
Subchapter X Pike Place Market Mixed
23.49.336. Pike Market Mixed, permitted uses.
23.49.338. Pike Market Mixed, prohibited uses.