OneSeattle Re-Zone Plan
Friends of Madison Park wants to increase community awareness and understand the near and long term impact of the OneSeattle Planning and Community Development Re-Zoning Plan to our neighborhood and city. Madison Park is part of District 3 Growth Plan.
ONE SEATTLE PLAN UPDATE: 5/12/2025
Friends of Madison Park continues to engage with the City to be sure our concerns about the adoption of the One Seattle Plan are heard. We have met with the heads of the Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) and a representative of Seattle Public Utilities., as well as City Council Rep. Joy Hollingsworth. We have requested Joy speak to the neighborhood in the next month.
We also continue to get informed about the stormwater and sewer infrastructure in Madison Park. If you have expertise in this area, we could use your help. If you are a land-use attorney, we could use your help.
Bottom line here’s what to expect going forth:
***May 30th the City Council will adopt the state’s interim legislation HB1110 requiring all lots in the city to allow 4 units per lot, or 6 units per lot if 2 are designated affordable housing. This does NOT require a developer to eliminate single family homes but allows that possibility. This does not designate heights, setbacks, boundaries of Neighborhood Centers or zoning designations within those boundaries.
***September 30th will be the deadline for the City Council adopting the boundaries of the Neighborhood Centers.
***2-3 months later will be the deadline for the City Council adopting the Zoning heights/designations/setbacks within the Neighborhood Centers.
Friends of Madison Park has submitted to the City Council and OPCD proposed adjustments to boundaries and zoning designations. View the proposed map HERE.
***If you would like to help with the One Seattle Plan please volunteer HERE.
Here is a link to “The Impact of the One Seattle Plan in Madison Park” petition, detailing the community support for affordable housing and increased density but also expressing concerns re the Plan’s environmental/livability impact to our neighborhood and to Lake Washington.
It also encourages the Seattle City Council to factor in Madison Park’s existing multi-family housing, community walkability and existence as a Neighborhood Center in its present form and in compliance with the 2035 Urban Village model. Please read, choose to sign or not, leave your comments.
And here is a Sample Letter as a base for additional letters to submit to the Council. Copy and paste, add to or subtract and email to:
Joy.Hollingsworth@Seattle.gov. and All council members.