Ridgecrest Commercial Area Zoning

On March 31, 2008, the City Council adopted a legislative zone change for all commercially zoned parcels in the Ridgecrest Commercial Area, which includes the four corners of NE 165th NE Street and 5th Avenue NE.

The change would encourage redevelopment of the southwest corner by adding incentives for height and additional housing units in exchange for providing sustainability features, a mixed-use building (commercial uses on the ground floor and residential uses on upper floors) with a public plaza and other public amenities, and housing that is affordable to moderate income households.

New development on the other corners will also need to provide public amenities, but there is no change in the maximum building height (50 feet if the development is a mixed use building) or in the housing density permitted.

In addition to the legislative zone change, the Council requested that city staff work with the neighborhood to develop a parking management plan that addresses the issue of overflow parking that occurs when the Crest Theatre parking lots are filled.

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Ridgecrest Sustainable Neighborhood Development Visioning Workshop Final Report

from the UW Department of Landscape Architecture and NW Center for Livable Communities

Ridgecrest Final Report
LEED Handbook
Printing Instructions