The City Council recently adopted legislation, that will take effect on June 13, increasing height and density through incentive zoning in the South Lake Union Urban Center. This legislation concludes a multi-year collaboration between the City of Seattle and neighborhood stakeholders to plan the future of the South Lake Union Urban Center.
Archives for May 2013
2012 Codes Adoption Update
The 2012 editions of the Seattle Building, Residential, Existing Building, Mechanical, Fuel Gas, Energy and Plumbing codes are finding their way through the city legislative process. We will post drafts of the legislation on our website in early June.
23rd Avenue Action Plan Community Passion and Engagement
The Central Area community has shown great passion through different stages and levels of engagement for the 23rd Avenue Action Plan that focuses on the community cores at Union, Cherry, and Jackson along 23rd Avenue. From early February to April, we started the project conversation by hosting 5 stakeholder group meetings and attending 9 meetings held by different community organizations.
April Permit Turnaround Times
View our permit turnaround approval times for April 2013.
Client Assistance Memos Renamed to Tips
We just changed the name of our Client Assistant Memos (CAMs) to Tips. The Tip numbers have stayed the same. We made this change to clarify what these documents offer our customers.
May Publication Updates
DPD released a new Tip, Subdivision Process and Requirements, and a final Director’s Rule, Westlake and 7th Streetscape Concept Plan.
DPD Website Redesigned for Greater Usability
Today the City of Seattle’s Department of Planning and Development (DPD) launched its newly redesigned website at: www.seattle.gov/dpd. Our goal is to make the site easier for the public to use, with attention paid to both first time users as well as regular visitors to DPD’s website. The new design is simpler, with “plain language” content, and is intended to increase the ability of the public to access DPD’s considerable online services and information related to development permits, long range land use planning, and code compliance, including online permit and plan submittals.
Capitol Hill Community Meeting Set
The Capitol Hill Champion invites you to a Community Catch-Up and Conversation on Monday, May 20, 2013. Learn about the work that has been done at the Sound Transit site on Broadway and be part of the conversation to shape what goes up when the red wall comes down. Find out what the next steps […]
Development Agreement Proposed for Capitol Hill Light Rail Station Sites
In October of 2011, the Urban Design Framework for the Capitol Hill Light Rail Station Sites was finalized. The Framework articulated a vision of the community for the redevelopment of the station sites, offering development guidance and design guidance to the future developers of the station sites. Shortly after the Framework was finalized, City and […]
Industrial Lands Website Undergoing Maintenance
Our Industrial Lands Study website is undergoing maintenance to prepare for our redeisgned website launch later this month. We’ve rolled the website back to our old information so that we can capture it for a new searchable archive site.