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Zoning changes are coming!
How will they affect YOUR neighborhood?
How can you make your voice heard?

The Trees and People Coalition wants to make sure you know:

     * How the City's proposed One Seattle Plan could impact you and your neighborhood
      * How you can comment by the Dec. 20 deadline



Each of our series of in-person sessions addressed proposed zoning changes in the local neighborhood. The Zoom session on Nov. 23 covered citywide zoning changes, with space for participants to ask about their neighborhood. 

Materials from Zoom session on Nov. 23:

Video Recording - click here to access (if Zoom requires a passcode, the code is: U+0&bt07)


Talking Points and Pre-written Email Template:

Seattle residents can submit comments on the One Seattle plan here through December 20, 2024. We urge you to do so! Please also make your voice heard to city officials and the City Council. Click here for a pre-written email template. Customize as needed.

Here is the email template text in case the link above doesn’t work for you:

To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: Request for Zoning Code Revisions

Dear Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD), Mayor Harrell, and City Council Members,

Seattle’s urban trees are critical to cooling our neighborhoods, improving air quality, and supporting biodiversity. The proposed upzones in the One Seattle Plan will undermine Seattle’s climate resilience and lead to increased environmental inequity.
​I urge you to make the following changes in the zoning proposals:

1) Eliminate setback reductions that limit essential space for both street and private-property trees.
2) Eliminate increased hardscape allowances that prioritize pavement over greenspace.
3) Increase tree requirements on new developments; these are crucial for maintaining canopy as neighborhoods densify.
4) Where consistent with neighborhood character and infrastructure, encourage greater building height, shared exterior walls, and clustered developments to help balance density with tree preservation.

New zoning codes must protect Seattle’s trees to ensure a livable, climate-resilient city for all. The proposed changes significantly reduce space for trees on both private properties and streets, impacting two-thirds of Seattle’s existing tree canopy. This plan places Seattle on a path to fewer trees, less shade, and higher temperatures. Look to Portland and Tacoma for how to implement ordinances and zoning that support tree planting and retention. ‍

Sincerely,
[Your name]


New Seattle Times Editorial:
​More paving, fewer trees. So much for a green ‘One Seattle’ | The Seattle Times

Search for your address: 

https://population-and-demographics-seattlecitygis.hub.arcgis.com/apps/SeattleCityGIS::sdci-gis-production-application/explore

Slides

Handout (use this as you go through the recording or slides to identify the impact of proposed zoning changes in YOUR neighborhood)

Past Events   

TREES ALIVE!
SATURDAY, June 1, 2024 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
7400 Woodlawn Ave NE, Seattle WA 98115
A Trees and People Coalition Fundraiser


TUESDAY, March 19, 2024  5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
CELEBRATE THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING!
A TREES AND PEOPLE COALITION FUNDRAISER 
Lakewood Seward Park Community Club, 4916 S Angeline St, Seattle, WA 98118


A Community Event
Seattle Needs Trees:
A Tree (and Climate) Emergency
​Thursday Feb 1 

The Emerald City has as many trees as people who love them, so why are we razing Seattle’s native urban forest? Seattle lost over 1,705 trees between January and October of 2023, with more coming down soon.