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Draft 2012 Seattle Building Code for Review

The draft 2012 Seattle Building Code is available for public review and comment. It consists of the 2012 International Building Code (IBC) with proposed amendments. DPD is planning for the 2012 Seattle Building Code to take effect in the summer of 2013.

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Posted: March 1st, 2012 under Building Connections, Code Updates, dpdINFO Newsletter, Permit Pipeline Newsletter.
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Pike/Pine Neighborhood Transfer of Development Potential Program

The City Council recently adopted legislation to establish a transfer of development potential (TDP) program for the Pike/Pine neighborhood, providing an additional tool for maintaining existing, older buildings that contribute to the neighborhood’s special character and are considered key to the area’s success as a growing business, arts and residential community.

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Posted: January 9th, 2012 under Building Connections, Code Updates, Long-Range Planning, Top News Stories.
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Draft Shoreline Restoration Plan Released

The Department of Planning and Development (DPD) is pleased to announce the release of the draft Shoreline Restoration Plan. Written comments on the plan are welcomed and encouraged. The comment period will last through Friday, February 10, 2012.

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Posted: January 3rd, 2012 under Building Connections, Code Updates, Long-Range Planning, Top News Stories.
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City Takes Action for the West Seattle Triangle

On December 19, 2011, the Seattle City Council approved new land use standards and maximum building heights for the West Seattle Triangle neighborhood. DPD planners have been working with members of the community since spring 2010 to ensure that new development in the area is transit- and pedestrian-oriented.

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Posted: January 3rd, 2012 under Building Connections, Code Updates, dpdINFO Newsletter, Long-Range Planning, Top News Stories.
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2012 Washington State Energy Code

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.
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New Certification Program for Variable Refrigerant Flow Equipment

The 2009 Seattle Energy Code (and Washington State Energy Code), Section 1411.1, last sentence of the first paragraph, requires that products covered under tables 14-1A through 14-1G be listed in a nationally recognized certification program. Tables 14-1A(3) and 14-1A(4) of the 2009 Seattle Energy Code specify minimum equipment efficiencies for variable refrigerant flow (VRF) equipment and cite Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) Standard 1230 as the test procedure.

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Posted: November 1st, 2011 under Building Connections, Code Updates, dpdINFO Newsletter.
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Platting and Small Lot Legislation

The City Council’s Committee on the Built Environment (COBE) will hold a public hearing at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday November 16 to consider proposed new legislation amending the Land Use Code to implement lot shape and configuration standards when platting new lots, require new development standards for lots in single family zones that are less than 2,500 square feet in area, limit how lot coverage is calculated, and clarify existing standards for structures eligible for unit lot subdivisions.

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Posted: November 1st, 2011 under Building Connections, Code Updates, Customer Alerts, dpdINFO Newsletter.

Floating Homes are Here to Stay

Read our "Seattle's Shoreline Rules to Change" blog story and go to our Shoreline Master Program website to learn more about proposed new shoreline regulations for Seattle.

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Posted: October 28th, 2011 under Building Connections, Code Compliance, Code Updates, Customer Alerts, Design Commission, dpdINFO Newsletter, Long-Range Planning, Permit Pipeline Newsletter, Planning Commission, Top News Stories.
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Seattle Energy Code Update: Chapter 12, Energy Metering

On July 12, 2011, the Washington State Building Code Council (WSBCC) voted to “suspend the energy metering requirements in Chapter 12 of the Washington State Energy Code while reviewing the requirements and looking at the economic aspects of metering.”

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Posted: August 19th, 2011 under Building Connections, Code Updates, Customer Alerts, dpdINFO Newsletter, Green Building, Long-Range Planning, Permit Pipeline Newsletter, Top News Stories.
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2009 Seattle Energy Code: Chapter 16, On-Site Renewable Energy Systems, Now in Effect

Chapter 16, On-Site Renewable Energy Systems, of the 2009 Seattle Energy Code is now in effect.

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Posted: August 1st, 2011 under Building Connections, Code Updates, Customer Alerts, dpdINFO Newsletter, Permit Pipeline Newsletter.
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