Tips
Pulled From Circulation
- Tip 242, Tree Code Overview, has been pulled from circulation. The information in this Tip is now included in Tips 242A – 242D.
Updated
- Tip 103, Site Plan Requirements, was updated with new tree requirements that have to be shown on the plan.
- Tip 116A, Establishing an Attached Accessory Dwelling Unit (AADU) in Residential Zones, was updated to correct broken King County links and to add Zendesk Help Center articles.
- Tip 116B, Establishing a Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit (DADU), was updated to correct broken King County links, remove an outdated paragraph about occupancy requirements, and to add Zendesk Help Center articles.
- Tip 242A, Tree Requirements Associated with Development, was updated to reflect the tree code update that went into effect on July 30, 2023.
- Tip 242B, Tree Removal on Private Property, was updated to reflect the tree code update that went into effect on July 30, 2023.
- Tip 242C, SDCI Tree Service Provider Registry, was updated with information from the new tree code.
- Tip 242D, Tree Public Notice, was updated with the new tree regulations and a new public notice template for tree work that is vested before April 3, 2023.
- Tip 602A, Condominium Conversion: A Guide for Owners and Developers, was updated with current income limits and fees.
Director’s Rules
Rescinded
- DR 8-1987, Home Occupations, was rescinded.
Draft
- DDR 11-2023, Tree Measurements, describes how SDCI will apply the provisions related to tree diameter measurement, and how SDCI will delineate both the “basic tree protection area” and the “tree protection area” on plan sets. Written comments on the proposed adoption may be submitted through September 8, 2023 to SCI_DRulesComments@seattle.gov or Director, Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections, 700 5th Avenue, Suite 2000, P.O. Box 34019, Seattle, Washington 98124-4019.
- DDR 12-2023, Administration of the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections Tree Protection Code: Tree Replacement Requirements, details the standards that must be met when tree replacement is required according to the Tree Protection Code. Written comments on the proposed adoption may be submitted through September 15, 2023 to SCI_DRulesComments@seattle.gov or Director, Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections, 700 5th Avenue, Suite 2000, P.O. Box 34019, Seattle, Washington 98124-4019.
Final
- DR 2-2023, Update of ECA Liquefaction-prone Areas Map, updates the advisory map for Liquefaction-Prone Environmentally Critical Areas.
- DR 9-2023, Exemptions from State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Requirements, interprets the categorical exemptions associated with establishing a new use with new construction, changing a use within an existing structure, expanding an existing use or structure, and other SDCI approvals that may be exempt from State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review.
- DR 10-2023, Administration of the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections Tree Service Provider Registry, establishes a public registration system for tree service providers operating within Seattle.