Archive for December, 2011
Seattle City Council approved today C.B. 117294 and Resolution 31342, enacting new land use rules and maximum building heights for the "West Seattle Triangle"neighborhood. Community advocates and city planners framed the new rules in hopes of encouraging new development in the area to be more mixed-use and pedestrian-oriented.
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Posted: December 21st, 2011 under Building Connections, Long-Range Planning, Top News Stories.
Tags: city council, rezone, West Seattle
For the year-end holidays, the Department of Planning and Development will be closed December 26th, 2011 and January 2nd, 2012. Otherwise, DPD’s regular operating hours apply. Please plan your appointments and visits accordingly.
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Posted: December 16th, 2011 under Building Connections, Permit Pipeline Newsletter, Top News Stories.
Tags: holidays, hours, operations
Today the Seattle Planning Commission released Housing Seattle, a report that analyzes housing information from the Census, American Community Survey as well as market data.
“The action strategy we put forward today will help Seattle address important gaps in our housing market and disparities among certain segments of the population,” stated Planning Commission Chair Leslie Miller, “Seattle is a stronger, more prosperous city if we have diversity in people who live and work here.”
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Posted: December 9th, 2011 under Building Connections, Green Building, Long-Range Planning, Planning Commission, Top News Stories.
Tags: housing, Long Range Planning, planning commission
With onset of the rainy season, the City of Seattle’s Department of Planning and Development (DPD) is reminding builders working in Seattle to inspect and maintain any temporary storm drain inserts they have installed as part of construction projects.
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Posted: December 6th, 2011 under Building Connections, Permit Pipeline Newsletter, Top News Stories.
Tags: drain socks, erosion control, storm socks
The City of Seattle has drawn up options that illustrate future urban design and development possibilities for the Northgate Light Rail Station area south of Northgate Mall. They include interesting ideas for creating urban plazas, active and green streetscapes, and a more complete neighborhood district near the light rail station.
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Posted: December 1st, 2011 under Building Connections, Long-Range Planning, Top News Stories.
Tags: light rail, Northgate, open house
DPD has sent to Council the department’s recommendations for annual amendments to Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan is a collection of City-adopted goals and policies to guide growth over a 20-year period, currently 2004-2024. State law allows the City to make changes to the plan once a year. In April 2011 individuals, groups, elected officials, City Councilmembers, and City departments submitted proposed changes. Council held a hearing in June, and subsequently directed DPD to evaluate 13 proposals.
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Posted: December 1st, 2011 under Building Connections, dpdINFO Newsletter, Long-Range Planning, Top News Stories.
Tags: comprehensive plan, proposed amendments
Following the public meeting in late July and an online survey, we have drawn up options that show future urban design and development possibilities for this area south of the mall. They include interesting ideas for creating urban plazas, active and green streetscapes, and a more complete neighborhood district near the light rail station.
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Posted: December 1st, 2011 under Building Connections, dpdINFO Newsletter, Long-Range Planning, Top News Stories.
Tags: Northgate, open house, urban study
You’re invited to the release of a new report, Housing Seattle, by the Seattle Planning Commission. This report includes data-driven insights on progress towards meeting Seattle’s housing goals. It also includes findings, recommendations, and priorities for City housing policies and programs.
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Posted: December 1st, 2011 under Building Connections, dpdINFO Newsletter, Top News Stories.
Tags: housing goals, housing seattle, planning commission
Now that the 2012 versions of the I-codes have been published by the International Code Council (ICC), the Washington State Building Code Council (WSBCC) is beginning to ramp up for the 2012 updates to the Washington State Codes.
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Posted: December 1st, 2011 under Building Connections, Code Updates, Customer Alerts, dpdINFO Newsletter, Permit Pipeline Newsletter.
Tags: code adoption, code update, energy code, international code council
DPD has rolled out the Project Portal, a new set of online tools for permit applicants. You can now use the Portal to conduct your online permitting business with DPD.
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Posted: December 1st, 2011 under Building Connections, Customer Alerts, dpdINFO Newsletter, Permit Pipeline Newsletter.
Tags: online permits, permit applications, preliminary application
