Seattle may allow homeowners to build backyard cottages

By Highlands Community Council

The Seattle City Council wants to allow homeowners in all Seattle neighborhoods to build detached cottages as big as 800 square feet in their backyards. While such “accessory units” already are permitted in South Seattle, the idea has met resistance in North Seattle.

By Emily Heffter
Seattle Times staff reporter

Joel Tufel designed his Maple Leaf backyard with privacy in mind, and his walkways wind through the foliage to a private workshop, where he makes sculptures.

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US cities may have to be bulldozed in order to survive

By Highlands Community Council

Dozens of US cities may have entire neighbourhoods bulldozed as part of drastic “shrink to survive” proposals being considered by the Obama administration to tackle economic decline.

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