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Zoning District Consolidation
As part of the Redmond 2050 Comprehensive Plan, almost every neighborhood and zoning district will have some type of change – either in what can be built, look and feel (design), building heights, or uses.
- New zoning districts are described below. Look up current zones and development standards in the Redmond Zoning Code.
- See the table at the bottom of this page to show current zone and the new zone.
- Learn more in our StoryMap, which includes an interactive map you can zoom into and click on to learn about parcel-specific changes.
- Explore our interactive map to zoom to a specific parcel (does not include Neighborhood Mixed-Use parcels)
- Learn more about changes to the Redmond Zoning Code
Redmond Zoning Map Updates
Residential Neighborhoods & Mixed-Use Zones
- Zoning districts were combined and simplified as of Jan. 1, 2025 – with one Neighborhood Residential zone and one Neighborhood Multifamily zone taking the place of eleven previous zones.
- Middle housing is now broadly allowed in residential areas, consistent with state law and community priorities. Middle housing includes multi-plexes, stacked flats, cottages, and other similar housing types. Middle housing regulations will be effective is two parts, with the first phase effective Jan. 1, 2025 and the second phase in June 2025 as part of the 2025 code update package. Learn about housing related updates.
- The community discussed the complete neighborhood concept and if and how we might want that to be implemented in Redmond. Based on community feedback, the City is creating a new Neighborhood Mixed-Use zone and drafting a few other changes that will allow some incremental changes in residential neighborhoods to start to allow some small businesses and services. See the 2025 Code Updates for more information.
- The city is creating new mixed-use zones, Corridor Mixed-Use and Urban Mixed-Use, that will replace eight commercial and design district zones and expand mixed-use opportunities. This will include the Regional Retail zone becoming part of the Urban Mixed-Use zone and allowing housing in an area that is currently focused on big-box retail uses.
Centers
- Overlake. Effective Jan. 1, 2025, the five Overlake Village zones are combined into one zone, the Overlake Business and Advanced Technology zone allows expanded uses and has revised design standards, and a new Overlake Urban Multifamily zone is created. These changes will increase capacity by two to three times what is currently allowed, and building heights will be the tallest in the City: up to 30 stories in some cases. Minor Updates included as part of 2025 code updates, including moving incentives to new chapter 21.55.
- RZC 21.12 Overlake Zones - Anticipated Adoption in June 2025
- Downtown. The 12 Downtown zones are proposed to be consolidated into three and zoning regulations rewritten to reflect the consolidation and simplify the code. Areas around the light rail station are proposed to allow 12-story buildings. See the 2025 Code Updates for more information.
- RZC 21.10 Downtown Zones - Anticipated Adoption in June 2025
- Marymoor Village. The five Marymoor Design Districts are proposed to be consolidated into three zones and the General Commercial strip be rezoned to mixed use zones. Areas around the light rail station are proposed to allow up to 12-story buildings in some cases. See the 2025 Code Updates for more information.
- RZC 21.13 Marymoor Village Zones - Anticipated Adoption in June 2025
Zone Consolidation Table - From 50 to 20 Zones:
| Existing Zone | Proposed Zone | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| R-1, R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6, R-8, RIN | Neighborhood Residential | Similar to R-8, in Overlake Center to OUMF |
| R-12, R-18, R-20, R-30, NDD1, BCDD1 | Neighborhood Multi-family | Similar to R-30, in Overlake Center to OUMF |
| NC-1, NC-2, NWDD | Corridor Mixed-Use | |
| General Commercial | Most going to Corridor Mixed-Use, Some to Urban Mixed-Use (in Marymoor Village) | |
| Regional Retail | Urban Mixed-Use | |
| NDD2 | Business Park | |
| NDD3 | Manufacturing Park | |
| BCDD2 | Conservation Open Space | |
| MDD2, MDD3, MDD5 | Marymoor Edge | Portions of MDD2 going to Marymoor Core |
| MDD1, MDD2 | Marymoor Core | Only northern portion of MDD2 |
| MDD4 | Marymoor Manufacturing | |
| East Hill, River Trail, Carter | Downtown Edge | |
| OT, AP, BC, VV, TR, SMT, TSQ, RVBD | Downtown Core | |
| OV-1, OV-2, OV-3, OV-4, OV-5 | Overlake Village (OV) | |
| NEW ZONE | Overlake Urban Multi-family (OUMF) |
Other:
- Allowed use tables are being updated and relocated
- Overlake Business and Advanced Technology (OBAT) development standards will change
- Town Center development standards will change
- Business Park will have little to no changes except removing housing as allowed use
- Manufacturing Park, Industrial, RA-5 Semirural Residential - little to no changes (may review allowed uses)
Learn more about how our community is changing!The City is finalizing the updates to the long-term plan for Redmond. Changes will include applying new state laws requiring housing, as well as changes needed to accommodate growth and implement our community vision for equity, sustainability, and resiliency. Redmond Zoning Code revisions include streamlining and updating the Redmond Zoning Code. This consolidation will include several updates, consolidations, and moving use tables from zones to 21.04 into two new table formats.
There's much more changing as we're going from a suburb to a city, including updating our parking regulations, expanding our affordable housing tools, updating design standards and much, much more.
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