It’s almost entirely due to one socialist on the city council; Chloe Eudaly.

If the property was converted to multi-family after to adoption of the new UDC, you can request a variance/special exception via the Board of Adjustment or you can request a zoning change, which goes through the Zoning Board and ultimately has to be voted on by the City Council.  

@Heather Lawler I invest in Council Bluffs, IA and Omaha, NE.

The City Council voted on Dec. 17, 2019 to update San Jose's zoning code pertaining to ADUs to align with new California State laws that go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020.

My recommendation is that you go to the City council planning department and ask to speak with the supervisor.

The biggest risk around it in Seattle right now is the city council and their push for more rental regulations,  with several influential council member's stated ultimate goal being rent control.    

So, I think there has to be some motivating forces for the seller to accept and for the selling agent to council that this is a fair offer.

Prop 10 is opposed by Veterans of Foreign Wars, Dept. of California, the California Council for Affordable Housing, Leading Age California, California NAACP, both gubernatorial candidates, Democrat Gavin Newsom and Republican John Cox, and dozens of other organizations who agree this initiative will make our housing crisis worse.

Sometimes they might charge for helping you -- most folks here on BP would council you to avoid those people, but don't totally discount them either. 

She urged everyone to come to the City Council hearing next Thursday the 21st.