Historical ZBA decisions
Board decisions on cases that don't carry a current "ZP-" case number, 2006–2026. Most are from before 2020. This is a separate record from the current docket: the City recorded outcomes differently in its older system, so the two are not combined into one rate.
| Year | Approval rate | Approved | Denied | Withdrawn | Dismissed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 91.4% | 801 | 75 | 99 | 74 |
| 2008 | 88.8% | 987 | 124 | 111 | 50 |
| 2009 | 88.7% | 1,289 | 165 | 134 | 59 |
| 2010 | 89.2% | 1,243 | 150 | 126 | 50 |
| 2011 | 89.6% | 1,159 | 135 | 112 | 57 |
| 2012 | 90.7% | 1,244 | 127 | 151 | 74 |
| 2013 | 82.1% | 916 | 200 | 119 | 78 |
| 2014 | 86.6% | 892 | 138 | 79 | 44 |
| 2015 | 84.9% | 838 | 149 | 136 | 63 |
| 2016 | 91.5% | 1,083 | 101 | 100 | 58 |
| 2017 | 91.5% | 1,090 | 101 | 120 | 106 |
| 2018 | 90.3% | 1,141 | 122 | 122 | 104 |
| 2019 | 92.9% | 1,131 | 87 | 127 | 84 |
| 2020 | 94.4% | 492 | 29 | 49 | 17 |
| 2021 | 81% | 94 | 22 | 13 | 49 |
| 2022 | — | 11 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 2023 | — | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 3 | 0 | 30 | 70 |
| 2026 | — | 1 | 0 | 28 | 92 |
How we read these numbers
- Counts are board decisions, not cases: a case continued twice and then granted appears as one Approved decision here (continuances are left out). 18,953 decisions in total.
- Approval rate is Approved ÷ (Approved + Denied); withdrawn and dismissed filings are shown but not in the rate. Granted with provisos counts as Approved. Years with fewer than 20 approved or denied decisions show “—” because a rate on so few is not meaningful.
- "Dismissed / Withdrawn" entries the City did not split are counted as Dismissed.
- 205 decisions with no recorded board are left out because they may belong to other L&I review boards.