{"id":92,"date":"2005-11-21T11:36:00","date_gmt":"2005-11-21T18:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/?p=92"},"modified":"2005-11-21T11:36:00","modified_gmt":"2005-11-21T18:36:00","slug":"detached-rental-proposal-considered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2005\/11\/21\/detached-rental-proposal-considered\/","title":{"rendered":"Detached Rental Proposal Considered"},"content":{"rendered":"

The city of Seattle is considering a proposal that could ever so slightly ease the financial pain that come with soaring housing costs by allowing detached rental apartments<\/a> in single-family-zoned neighborhoods:<\/p>\n

…detached rental apartments and backyard cottages have long been outlawed in Seattle’s traditional single-family neighborhoods. Some have worried they’ll cause parking problems, erode neighbors’ privacy and eat up back yards.<\/p>\n

They’re currently only allowed in areas with multifamily zoning, such as New Holly, but Mayor Greg Nickels is working on a proposal to allow them in all southeast Seattle neighborhoods. There, residents concerned about affordable housing have embraced the idea.<\/p>\n

It’s a scaled-back version of a plan that was nixed by the Mayor’s Office.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course, as with any change, there are those who are opposed in a vehement, dramatic fashion:<\/p>\n

Wallingford resident Greg Hill modeled what would happen if everyone on his street built a detached rental unit in his or her back yard. What was once a collective reservoir of green open space became a crowded row of tenementlike buildings.<\/p>\n

“It just becomes a ghetto — there’s no open space, there’s no gardens,” Hill said. “There won’t be any tomato growing going on in the city if this passes.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That would be too bad. I like home-grown tomatoes. On the other hand, there is clearly some potential benefit here for first-time homeowners:<\/p>\n

Tom Smith, 38, who works in business development for community radio station KEXP, said it was a “huge struggle” to find a house he could afford within the city limits.<\/p>\n

He felt lucky to get a small, 1950s-era home near Columbia City. But it could prove to be an even better deal if the city allows him to convert the two-story garage, which he currently uses for storage, into an apartment.<\/p>\n

“I would be psyched,” he said. “It’s really tough to get a house in Seattle as a first-time home buyer, and having a detached (rental) would make it a much easier proposition.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Would the change really have a noticeable effect one way or the other? It seems doubtful, but that certainly won’t stop people from getting emotional and upset on both sides of the issue.<\/p>\n

(Jennifer Langston, Seattle P-I<\/a>, 11.21.2005<\/i>)<\/p>\n

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