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1/11CAPITOL HILL NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN GUIDELINES UPDATE NOVEMBER 2017 Office of Planning &Community Development

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Where do you live, work, and play in Capitol Hill?

Tonight’s Agenda

Thursday, November 16, 2017

PIKE/PINE

VOLUNTEER PARK

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5:00 - 6:00

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Capitol Hill Urban Village boundary


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What do you love about Capitol Hill?


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Design Review is one of the ways we create a better city.

Design Review:• Gives citizens and the volunteer Design Review Board members

a voice in the design of most new multifamily and commercial buildings

• Promotes public involvement and communication in the planning process

• Develops contextual design outcomes• Offers flexibility in the application of development regulations

Design Review involves:• Design guidelines• Public participation• Professionals that review a broad set of design considerations

Design Review Program

What happens during Design Review?

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What is the Design Review Program?


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What are Design Guidelines?Design guidelines are the backbone of the Design Review Program

• Direct designers and project reviewers to design new buildings that enhance their surroundings

• May apply citywide, or within certain neighborhooods

How are they used?Design guidelines are used by the Design Review Boards and City staff to assess new building.

• Help shape what is allowed by the Land Use Code

• Set the parameters for discussion about building siting, shape, and materials

What are Neighborhood Design Guidelines?

• Supplement Citywide Design Guidelines

• Address issues unique to a particular neighborhood

Design Guideline Overview


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They cannot• Change zoning, allowed height, or density (units)• Require design changes• Control how the spaces in the building are used• Significantly reduce a project’s height or size• Require community benefits or parking

They can• Indicate the community’s preferred design approaches• Help architects and developers make design decisions• Identify most important features of neighborhood character• Help protect visual aspects of a neighborhood


What do Design Guidelines address?Design guidelines address design-related issues within three topic areas:

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Context & Site

Public Life

Design Concept


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Organization of Citywide Design Guidelines

CS1. Natural Systems and Site Features• Energy Use• Sunlight and Natural Ventilation• Topography• Plants and Habitat• Water

CS2. Urban Pattern and Form• Location in the City & Neighborhood• Adjacent Sites, Streets, Open Space• Relationship to the Block• Height, Bulk, Scale

CS3. Architectural Context & Character• Emphasizing positive neighborhood

attributes, local history, and culture

Context & Site

PL1. Open Space Connectivity• Network of Open Spaces• Walkways and connections• Outdoor uses and activites

PL2. Walkability• Accessibility• Safety and security• Weather protection• Wayfinding

PL3. Street-level interaction• Building entries• Retail edges• Residential edges

PL4. Active Transportation• Entry locations and relationships• Planning ahead for bicyclists• Planning ahead for transit

Public Life

DC1. Project Uses and Activities• Arrangment of interior uses• Vehicular access and circulation• Parking and service uses

DC2. Architectural Concept• Massing• Architectural and facade composition• Secondary architectural features• Scale and texture• Form and function

DC 3. Open Space Concept• Building-open space relationship• Open space and activities• Design

DC4. Materials• Exterior elements and finishes• Signage• Lighting• Trees, landscape, hardscape materials

Design Concept


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When do Citywide Design Guidelines apply?Design guidelines apply to all proposed new buildings that go through the City’s Design Review program (most commercial, multifamily, and mixed-use buildings).


Where do Neighborhood Design Guidelines apply?Neighborhood Design Guidelines apply to new buildings in specific geographic areas. Capitol Hill’s Design Guidelines apply to projects located in the Capitol Hill Urban Village.

Images: Google Street View

Capitol Hill Urban Village boundary

Pike-Pine Urban Village boundary


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What will updated neighborhood design guidelines do?The updated guidelines will help shape the look and feel of future development to reflect the community’s current priorities and preferences.

Why update the existing neighborhood guidelines?• Reflect the changes in the look and feel of the neighbhood since

the guidelines were adopted 10+ years ago• Respond to recent changes in the neighborhood related to light

rail station planning• Incorporate new neighborhood priorities, including the livability

and ecological goals of the Capitol Hill EcoDistrict• Respond to proposed HALA Mandatory Housing Affordability

zoning changes• Reflect updates to Citywide guidelines and eliminate duplication• Support neighborhood community engagement efforts, such

as Pike Pike Urban Neighborhood Council / Land Use Review Committee

What about Pike-Pine?• Neighborhood design guidelines for the Pike-Pine Corridor were

updated earlier this year

Purpose of Update

Images: Google Street View, Schemata Workshop/Hewitt Architects


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Update ProcessWho is involved?City of Seattle teamed up with Capitol Hill EcoDistrict, a project of Capitol Hill Housing, and a Working Group of local community members for this update.

Project Timeline

Leslie BainBrian BakerMatthew BenedictDon BlakeneyJess BlanchLana BlindermanMcCaela DaffernPhyllis Gretchenuk

Work Group Members

John Feit Whitney FraserRobert KetchersideMike MarianoErik RundellSaunatina SanchezAlicia Daniels Uhlig

Project Team

SeattleOffice of Planning & Community DevelopmentDepartment of Construction & Inspections

Work group walking tour

Work group meeting

Work group meeting

Work group meeting

Work group meeting

Work group meetings

Release draft of Design Guidelines for

comment

June 14th, 2017 July 25th, 2017 August 22nd, 2017

Augst 24th, 2017

September 19th, 2017 October 17th, 2017 Winter/Spring 2018 Mid-spring 2018November 16th, 2017 Mid-spring 2018

Community meeting

Community meeting

We are here


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Have we missed anything that is really important to you?

Arts & Culture Storefronts

Street-Level Residential

Architectural Mix

Landscaping

Character Buildings

Building Shape

Facade Details

Materials

What We’ve HeardIn conversations this summer and fall, the volunteer work group has identified 9 possible themes for priority design issues for Capitol Hill.


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How to Learn More & Stay Connected

Visit our project webpage & sign up for our project email listhttps://www.seattle.gov/opcd/ongoing-initiatives/capitol-hill-design-guidelines-update

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