Bellevue, WA Zoning

17 districts. 9 overlays.
This profile is an earlier edition — some fields may be incomplete. An updated profile is in progress.

Districts

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CodeNameCategory Min lotHeight CoverageFAR Du/acParking Setbacks F/S/R
R-7.5Single-Family Small Lotres_mf7,500 sf35 ft0.450.36.2220 / /
R-6Single-Familyres_mf6,000 sf35 ft0.40.287.3220 / /
R-5Single-Family Mediumres_mf5,000 sf35 ft0.40.288.7220 / /
R-4Single-Familyres_mf4,000 sf35 ft0.40.2810.9220 / /
R-3Single-Familyres_mf3,000 sf35 ft0.40.2814.5220 / /
R-2Single-Familyres_sf2,000 sf35 ft0.40.2821.8220 / /
R-1Single-Family High Densityres_mf1,000 sf35 ft0.450.343.6220 / /
THTownhouseres_th1,500 sf40 ft0.50.425220 / /
MF-LRMultifamily Low Riseres_mf2 sf65 ft0.451.532225 / /
MF-MRMultifamily Mid Riseres_mf2 sf85 ft0.52.250225 / /
MF-HRMultifamily High Riseres_mf3 sf120 ft0.55380225 / /
SCShopping Centercom5,000 sf45 ft0.61225 / /
GCGeneral Commercialcom5,000 sf55 ft0.651.5220 / /
LBLimited Businesscom5,000 sf75 ft0.62.5225 / /
CMUCommercial Mixed-Usecom5,000 sf65 ft0.72220 / /
LILight Industrialind20,000 sf55 ft0.51225 / 25 / 10
GIGeneral Industrialind40,000 sf65 ft0.51.2225 / 25 / 10

Confidence: confirmed partial under review not found

Overlays

DT
Downtown
DT

Applies to: Residential, Commercial, Office, Mixed-Use

height multiplier-0.05
MO
BelRed Land Use
spec

Applies to: Residential, Commercial, Office, Mixed-Use

height multiplier-0.05
FAR multiplier0.05
CA
Critical Areas
spec

Applies to: Residential, Commercial, Mixed-Use, Office

coverage adjustment (%)-10
setback addition (ft)15
SHO
Shoreline
spec

Applies to: Residential, Commercial, Office, Mixed-Use

height multiplier-0.05
TADD
Transition Area Design
TOD

Applies to: Residential, Commercial, Office, Mixed-Use

height multiplier-0.05
setback addition (ft)5
EH-A
Evergreen Highlands Design
spec

Applies to: Residential, Commercial, Office, Mixed-Use

coverage adjustment (%)-10
density multiplier-0.2
lot size multiplier0.15
MID
Medical Institution
spec

Applies to: Residential, Commercial, Office, Mixed-Use

height multiplier-0.05
setback addition (ft)5
OLB-OS
Office and Limited Business – Open Space
spec

Applies to: Residential, Commercial, Office, Mixed-Use

coverage adjustment (%)-10
density multiplier-0.2
lot size multiplier0.15
FP
Floodplain
FP

Applies to: Residential, Commercial, Mixed-Use, Office

coverage adjustment (%)-10
setback addition (ft)15

Adopted building codes

Statewide; update sched May 2026

2021
2021
2023
2021
IECC (Residential)
2021
IECC (Commercial)
2021

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Formulas

Definitions

height
Grade to highest point of structure.
lot_coverage
Building footprint / lot area.
far
Gross floor area / lot area.
du_ac
Dwelling units per gross acre.
setback_front
Front property line to nearest building face.
setback_side
Side property line to nearest building face.
setback_rear
Rear property line to nearest building face.
parking
Spaces per dwelling unit unless noted.

Capacity calculations

max_footprint_sf
lot_area_sf * lot_coverage
max_gfa_sf
lot_area_sf * far
buildable_width_ft
lot_width_ft - setback_side_ft * 2
buildable_depth_ft
lot_depth_ft - setback_front_ft - setback_rear_ft
max_stories_approx
max_height_ft / 10

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Research status

Data quality

67%completeness31 confirmed3 partial12 inferred
Documented gaps
  • Quirks not populated — requires markdown source review

Known issues

schema:v1-legacypriority:mediumdata:gaps-present

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