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Building Safety Presentations: Earthquake Readiness and Building and Electrical Inspections

April 26, 2023

Join SDCI on May 20 for two virtual presentations aimed to help you make your home a little safer. Mayor Bruce Harrell has proclaimed May 2023 to be Building Safety Month in support of a national celebration of building safety sponsored by the International Code Council. As part of Building Safety Month, and in collaboration with the One Seattle Day of Service, SDCI is hosting two online presentations to help you be more prepared for the unexpected.

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Updates to Seattle Tree Service Provider Regulations

April 3, 2023

In April, 2022 the City of Seattle passed regulations to help protect our urban canopy. Those regulations require tree service providers to register with the City of Seattle before conducting commercial tree work, consultations on private property and posting a public notice on-site for any tree work beyond minimal routine maintenance. In February 2023, the City passed additional legislation to modify and clarify those regulations. See the SDCI tree code webpage for the detailed registration and notice requirements.

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Reminder: Seattle Home Fair Recordings Now Available

April 3, 2023

Thank you to everybody who attended our Seattle Home Fair sessions in January and February. We were happy that so many of you were able to join us. If you missed the Seattle Home Fairs, or want to watch a different session, the recordings, presentations, and resources are now available on our Seattle Home Fairs webpage.

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New Smoke Control Acceptance Test Form

April 3, 2023

SDCI is excited to announce the upcoming release of the new Smoke Control Acceptance test form. This form will be a required item for final on all projects with Smoke Control systems that don’t have a requirement for a Special Inspector for Smoke Control assigned to them.

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March Publication Updates

April 3, 2023

March Publication Updates

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