One Seattle Plan
The One Seattle Comprehensive Plan includes goals and policies, along with an updated growth strategy, that will guide where and how Seattle grows and invests in communities over the next 20 years toward becoming a more affordable, resilient, and equitable city.
What's Happening Now?
Updated Centers and Corridors Legislation Released
On January 29, we released updated legislation to allow more apartments and condos in centers and corridors newly designated in the One Seattle Plan. This “Centers and Corridors” legislation includes rezones in Neighborhood Centers, in new and expanded Urban Centers, and along frequent transit routes and makes minor changes to development standards in Lowrise (LR) and Midrise (MR) zones. This legislation has been transmitted to Council for their review.
Director's Report Summary of the Centers and Corridors Legislation (January 2026)
Ordinance of the Centers and Corridors Legislation (January 2026)
Mapping tool showing proposed rezones on our Zoning Update website
Council adopts final One Seattle Plan (December 2025)
Legislation to adopt the final One Seattle Plan Comprehensive Plan Update (Council Bill 120985) was adopted by City Council on December 16 and will go into effect on January 21, 2026. Adoption of the One Seattle Plan is a major milestone in our work beginning in 2022 to update the policies that guide how and where we grow and invest in the future of Seattle toward becoming a more affordable, resilient, and equitable city. We will continue this work with a focus on implementation, including several phases of zoning legislation and ongoing collaboration with City departments on next steps toward achieving the goals of the Plan. More information will be available on a new One Seattle Plan website that is forthcoming in 2026.
One Seattle Plan Citywide Policies
One Seattle Plan Appendices (PDF, 17mb)
Council Bill 120985 (PDF, 26mb)
Council Adopts Permanent Legislation to Implement House Bill 1110 (Middle Housing)
On December 16, Seattle City Council voted to adopt the Permanent State Zoning Compliance legislation (Council Bill 120993). This legislation, which replaces interim legislation that was adopted earlier in 2025, implements a comprehensive update of the rules for Neighborhood Residential zones and implements changes in Lowrise and Midrise zones to comply with Washington State House Bill 1110. The legislation also rezones areas that were zoned Residential Small Lot. This legislation will become effective on January 21, 2026.
Summary of Neighborhood Residential standards as adopted by Council (December 2025)