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Community members needed to advise on zoning modifications for several Seattle schools

UPDATE: We are still seeking volunteers to advise on zoning modifications to both Madison Middle School and Garfield High School.

To apply, send a letter of interest by Friday, April 27 that includes your address, information about yourself, which committee you would like to serve on, and your interest in serving on that committee to:

Maureen Sheehan
Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
PO Box 94649
Seattle, WA 98124-4649
Email: Maureen.sheehan@seattle.gov

Updated: April 23, 2018

Garfield High School

Roosevelt High School

Madison Middle School

Here’s your chance to serve on advisory committees that will recommend whether to grant modifications to City zoning regulations for several Seattle schools. The Seattle School District is requesting to provide less than required on-site parking in order to add portables at the following schools:

  • Garfield High School, 400 23rd Avenue
  • Roosevelt High School, 1410 NE 66th St
  • Madison Middle School, 3429 45th Ave SW

The advisory committees for each school will convene up to three public meetings at or near the associated schools over a three-month period. The committees will receive briefings from the School District, and gather and evaluate public comment on the departure requests. Following these meetings, the committees will make a recommendation to the Seattle Department of Construction & Inspections (SDCI) to either grant or deny the requested modification. The committees may also recommend relevant conditions to be applied to granting the change to minimize its impact on the surrounding neighborhood. SDCI will make the final decision.

Those who can apply to the committees are neighbors who live or own a business within 600’ of the associated school, residents in the surrounding neighborhood of the school, representatives of city-wide education issues, students of the school, and parents of potential students. Other committee members will include a representative from the School District and City of Seattle.

To apply, send a letter of interest by Wednesday, March 14 that includes your address, information about yourself, which committee you would like to serve on, and your interest in serving on that committee to:

Maureen Sheehan
Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
PO Box 94649
Seattle, WA 98124-4649
Email: Maureen.sheehan@seattle.gov

For more information contact Maureen Sheehan at Maureen.sheehan@seattle.gov or call 206-684-0302.


The City of Seattle is committed to promoting diversity in its boards and committees; women, young adults, senior citizens, persons with disabilities, sexual and gender minorities, persons of color, and immigrants are highly encouraged to apply.

The Major Institutions and Schools Program provides an opportunity for neighbors of Seattle’s hospitals, universities, schools and colleges to be directly involved in the development plans of these institutions to ensure neighborhood concerns are considered when those plans are made. It is a program of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods.