Archive for 'Planning Commission'
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
The City of Seattle is sending letters to the owners of 8,000 buildings this week informing them of its new building energy-efficiency program. The program aims to help building owners and managers reduce their energy costs through benchmarking – or measuring and rating a building’s energy performance. By benchmarking, owners get insight into how their building uses – and wastes – energy and can begin identifying opportunities to improve energy efficiency and increase savings.
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Posted: November 21st, 2011 under Building Connections, Customer Alerts, Design Commission, dpdINFO Newsletter, Green Building, Long-Range Planning, Permit Pipeline Newsletter, Planning Commission, Top News Stories.
Tags: energy benchmarking, Long Range Planning, seattle
Did you know that most landslides occur between the months of December and March? And that 86 percent of landslides are caused to some extent by human activity? Landslide season is upon us and although the Seattle rainfall is currently below the landslide threshold, the City of Seattle is urging residents to take preventive measures to protect themselves and their property from possible landslides.
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Posted: November 7th, 2011 under Building Connections, Customer Alerts, Design Commission, dpdINFO Newsletter, Long-Range Planning, Permit Pipeline Newsletter, Planning Commission, Top News Stories.
Tags: free, landslides, public meeting
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.
Tags: Long Range Planning, shoreline
The Seattle City Council will be hosting a public hearing on Monday, Sept. 19, 2011 at 6 p.m. The hearing will be held at the Roosevelt High School Auditorium.
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Posted: September 12th, 2011 under Building Connections, Customer Alerts, Design Commission, dpdINFO Newsletter, Long-Range Planning, Planning Commission, Top News Stories.
Tags: Roosevelt rezone
Mayor Mike McGinn today transmitted to the City Council a legislative package to reduce regulatory burdens that hinder job creation. The package was developed by a panel of developers, neighborhood activists, design professionals, labor leaders, and environmentalists. Mayor McGinn convened the panel as part of his Jobs Plan, to spark innovation and entrepreneurial investment, and make it easier for businesses to be sustainable in Seattle.
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Posted: September 1st, 2011 under Building Connections, Customer Alerts, dpdINFO Newsletter, Permit Pipeline Newsletter, Planning Commission, Top News Stories.
Tags: Mayor McGinn, regulatory reform
What will it take to create a vital community at the Northgate light-rail station? This question is one of many that representatives from the City of Seattle, King County, Sound Transit and other agencies would like to discuss with the public at an Open House for the Community Design Study for the Northgate Light Rail Station Area.
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Posted: July 19th, 2011 under Building Connections, Customer Alerts, Design Commission, Long-Range Planning, Planning Commission, Top News Stories.
Tags: light rail, Northgate, open house
In order to spark innovation and entrepreneurial investment, and make it easier for businesses to be sustainable, the City is pursuing opportunities to reduce red tape and encourage job growth while enhancing our commitment to the environment. Over time, some of the City’s regulations have become outdated, or redundant. Now is the time to update our regulations.
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Posted: July 11th, 2011 under Building Connections, Code Updates, Customer Alerts, dpdINFO Newsletter, Planning Commission, Top News Stories.
Tags: jobs, regulatory reform
The City Council is proposing to amend the Land Use and Building Codes to adopt standards for wall signs in commercial, industrial and downtown zones and to close a “loophole” in the City’s Sign Code by amending definitions of certain signs in the Land Use and Building Codes. The proposed legislation also increases the maximum penalties for violations of certain sign provisions in the Land Use and Building Codes. The Department of Planning and Development (DPD) has prepared this Director’s Report at the request of Council
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Posted: July 7th, 2011 under Building Connections, Code Updates, Customer Alerts, dpdINFO Newsletter, Planning Commission, Top News Stories.
Tags: council, sally clark, wall signs
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn is recommending a package of land use changes for the Roosevelt urban village, a dynamic neighborhood and future location of the Roosevelt light rail station. The proposal would change zoning within the Roosevelt residential urban village, establish a station area overlay district, and enact incentive zoning provisions for affordable workforce housing. The proposal supports the planned Sound Transit North Link light rail station that will be located in the heart of the Roosevelt neighborhood.
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Posted: July 6th, 2011 under Building Connections, Code Updates, Customer Alerts, Design Commission, dpdINFO Newsletter, Long-Range Planning, Planning Commission, Top News Stories.
Tags: rezone recommendations, Roosevelt
