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Land use committee backs state-mandated ADU rule changes, sets June 30 effective date
Summary
The Seattle City Council Land Use Committee voted 5-0 to recommend passage of Council Bill 120,949, which amends local zoning to comply with state House Bill 7 by easing rules for accessory dwelling units; the committee also adopted an amendment setting the ordinance’s effective date as June 30, 2025.
The Seattle City Council Land Use Committee voted 5-0 on April 30 to recommend passage of Council Bill 120,949, an ordinance that would amend Seattle’s zoning code to implement state House Bill 7 and ease rules for accessory dwelling units, or ADUs. The committee also adopted an amendment establishing an effective date of June 30, 2025.
Why it matters: HB 7 requires jurisdictions to allow two detached accessory dwelling units and to relax other local restrictions on ADUs; the committee’s recommendation advances the city’s compliance and could increase the number of small rental units that become legally available across Seattle.
Council central staff told the committee this was the third meeting on the legislation. “This is the third meeting on Council Bill 120,949,” Lish Whitson,…
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