ADU / DADU EIS comment period extended to November 16th

As required by the hearing examiner's ruling last year the city has begun the environmental impact  EIS process reviewing proposed land use code changes involving backyard cottages (DADUs) and attached accessory dwelling units (ADUs). 

The stated goal of the city is to increase the number of backyard cottages being built. The purpose of the EIS process is to assess the potential impacts of those changes to the natural and built environment. The first part of this process is the scoping phase. The scoping phase comment period has been extended 15 days to November 16th. 

What is scoping?Before we begin the environmental analysis, the scoping phase is a chance to hear your ideas for the alternatives and types of impacts we should focus on. Scoping is not when we consider whether to implement certain policy changes — that occurs after we’ve completed the EIS process, and you’ll have opportunities to weigh in on the proposal then.

To read more:  ADU EIS link to seattle.gov site

To comment:

• city council online comment form
• email us at ADUEIS@seattle.gov
• write to Aly Pennucci, City Council Central Staff, PO Box 34025, Seattle, WA 98124-4025