Neighborhood Residential
seattle neighborhood residential
Green Zoning means going beyond detached houses and townhouses, to a more urban, green residential type. Let’s trade the sideyard for a backyard with more homes facing the street with a useable yard. The typical setbacks on narrow, deep lots force townhomes to be perpendicular to the street and facing useless sideyards.
Reduce front yard setback and eliminate side setback
Porches and balconies can extend in front
Max. depth 50% of the lot, apartments with window on street and larger backyard
A compact form is easy to build and energy efficient
Space for 3-10 households per parcel
Works for larger units - less floor area wasted on stairwells
Backyard trees remain
If we want to crack the housing crisis, ADUs aren’t enough. We need a repeatable adaptable accessible single-stair, #Passivhaus 6/8/10plex that can be financed, permitted, constructed nearly everywhere on a margin that makes it more profitable than townhomes or detached homes.
