Tips
Pulled from Circulation
- Tip 217, How to Legalize a Use Not Established by Permit, was pulled from circulation. The information in that Tip is now available on our Construction Permit – Establishing Use webpage. We made this change to provide current information in one location. If you have any questions, you can chat with a land use planner.
- We have pulled the following Tips from our website because they were inaccurate and did not meet current code regulations.
- Tip 108, Regulations Governing Child Care Centers
- Tip 209, Application Requirements for Shoreline Permits
- Tip 209A, Shoreline Substantial Development Exemption Applications Instructions
- Tip 210, Master Use Permit Requirements for Variances
- Tip 211A, Master Use Permit Requirements for Administrative Conditional Use (In Neighborhood Residential and Multifamily Zones)
- Tip 211B, Master Use Permit Requirements for Administrative Conditional Use (In Residential Commercial and Commercial Zones)
- Tip 211C, Minor Telecommunications
- Tip 220, Lot Coverage, Height, and Yard Standards for Homes in Neighborhood Residential Zones
- Tip 255, Legal Building Site Letters
- Tip 312, Decks, Fences, and Arbors for Single Family Homes in Seattle
- Tip 328, Environmentally Critical Areas Exceptions
- Tip 329, Environmentally Critical Areas Administrative Conditional Use Permit – Application Instructions and Submittal Requirements
- Tip 603, A Resident’s Guide to Housing and Zoning Code Compliance
- Tip 606, Illegal Dwelling Units
Director’s Rules
Drafts
- DDR 11-2026, Adjustment to the Amount of Emergency Relocation Assistance Payment Under the Housing and Building Maintenance Code, updates the relocation assistance amount to $6,588.00. Written comments on the proposed adoption may be submitted through May 7, 2026 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 10-2026, Adjustment to the Amount of Relocation Assistance Payment Under the Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance, updates the relocation assistance amount to $5,552.00. Written comments on the proposed adoption may be submitted through May 7, 2026 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.