Archive for 'Code Updates'
The Department of Ecology is requiring Seattle to update our current codes with additional stormwater control regulations as a condition of our NPDES permit. Our regulations must be equivalent to Ecology's NPDES 2012 Stormwater Manual. To meet these requirements, we are revising our existing Stormwater Code (SMC 22.800-22.808) and the associated Directors’ Rules. These new rules will replace our current Stormwater Code and Directors' Rules that are administered jointly by DPD and Seattle Public Utilities.
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Posted: July 1st, 2014 under Building Connections, Code Updates, Customer Alerts, dpdINFO Newsletter.
Tags: stormwater code
We are conducting final reviews of the draft 2014 Seattle Electrical Code. We still do not know the actual effective date of the new electrical code. Our draft ordinance will undergo several more department reviews, and a Council vote before we will know the effective date. We hope to have a draft of the ordinance available online before the end of July.
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Posted: July 1st, 2014 under Building Connections, Code Updates, Customer Alerts, dpdINFO Newsletter.
Tags: Code Updates, Seattle Electrical Code
A strong energy code is one of Seattle’s key tools for achieving significant reductions in energy use in the building sector and reaching the city’s ambitious goal of carbon neutrality. Seattle has consistently had one of the most advanced codes in the country and the new 2012 Seattle Energy Code is no exception. That’s the finding of a recently released study comparing Seattle’s Energy Code (SEC) to a national energy standard.
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Posted: June 30th, 2014 under Building Connections, Code Updates, Green Building, Top News Stories.
Tags: Seattle Energy Code
On May 29, 2014 we published a full draft of our proposed code adjustments for Minimum Density. We also published a notice of a Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) on the proposed rules, as part of the required State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review. The SEPA comment period runs through June 12, 2014.
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Posted: May 30th, 2014 under Building Connections, Code Updates, dpdINFO Newsletter, Long-Range Planning, Top News Stories.
Tags: minimum density, proposed code changes, proposed recommendations, public comment
On May 29, 2014, DPD published a public review draft of our proposed code adjustments for Lowrise multifamily zones. The changes respond to community input, and are meant to make new lowrise multifamily development a better fit within neighborhoods. In addition, DPD issued a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) for the proposed code changes. The SEPA comment period runs through June 12, 2014.
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Posted: May 30th, 2014 under Building Connections, Code Updates, dpdINFO Newsletter, Long-Range Planning, Top News Stories.
Tags: lowrise zoning, multifamily, public comment, SEPA
Urban areas that collect stormwater runoff in municipal separate storm sewers and discharge it to surface waters must have a permit under the federal Clean Water Act. The Department of Ecology develops and administers National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) municipal stormwater permits in Washington State. Our regulations must be equivalent to Ecology's NPDES 2012 Stormwater Manual. To meet these requirements, we are revising our existing Stormwater Code and associated Directors’ Rules. We are holding a public meeting on June 3 to discuss our revised stormwater regulations and to get your feedback.
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Posted: May 30th, 2014 under Building Connections, Code Updates, Customer Alerts, dpdINFO Newsletter, Long-Range Planning.
Tags: public comment, public meeting, stormwater code
DPD has implemented new requirements for Priority Green Expedited, a green building permitting incentive. The program information and details can be found on our Priority Green Expedited web page.
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Posted: March 31st, 2014 under Building Connections, Code Updates, Customer Alerts, dpdINFO Newsletter, Permit Pipeline Newsletter, Top News Stories.
DPD has reconvened the URM Policy Committee to review the Benefits Cost Analysis (BCA) and to confirm or amend draft recommendations for a mandatory retrofit policy. The committee held two meetings in March to hear a presentation on the BCA and to start a discussion on how the results may trigger changes to the draft recommendations.
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Posted: March 31st, 2014 under Building Connections, Code Updates, Customer Alerts, dpdINFO Newsletter, Permit Pipeline Newsletter.
Tags: benefits cost analysis, unreinforced, URMs
We are happy to announce that on December 16, 2013, the City Council approved new citywide design guidelines and 18 sets of revised neighborhood-specific design guidelines. The new citywide guidelines replace the guidelines originally drafted in 1993 and entitled Design Review: Guidelines for Multifamily and Commercial Buildings, with the updated version entitled Seattle Design Guidelines.
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Posted: January 2nd, 2014 under Building Connections, Code Updates, dpdINFO Newsletter, Long-Range Planning, Top News Stories.
Tags: adopted, design guidelines, updated
Not all construction and demolition waste needs to end up in a landfill. In fact, much of that material can be recycled and even reused. With thoughtful consideration, developing a plan for how each material can be managed prior to the start of a project will help to ensure materials are handled in the most sustainable way. Therefore, new requirements for both the 2012 Seattle Building and Residential Codes ask that a Waste Diversion Plan is submitted with your application for all projects greater than 750 square feet. The plan should identify assumed waste materials, the hauler, and the receiving location for each material.
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Posted: January 2nd, 2014 under Building Connections, Code Updates, dpdINFO Newsletter, Top News Stories.
Tags: construction, demolition, Seattle Building Code, Seattle Residential Code, waste requirements
