The City’s neighborhood-specific design guidelines are proposed to be reformatted to match the organization and structure of the updated citywide guidelines in order to make it easier to use both sets of guidelines—citywide and neighborhood—for any given project. Changes to the neighborhood guidelines are limited to formatting changes; none of the original content of the neighborhood-specific guidelines has been changed.
Own or Manage a Building in Seattle?
For buildings larger than 50,000 square feet that complied last year, most of the work is done. It is important to review and update existing benchmarking data before the upcoming April 1 deadline. Doing so is the owner’s responsibility to ensure an accurate and on-time report of 2012 energy performance.
Seeking New Commissioners For Seattle Planning Commission
The City of Seattle is looking for candidates to serve on the Seattle Planning Commission beginning in April 2013. Planning commission members are appointed by the Mayor or the City Council to serve renewable, three-year terms. This year, three positions will open in all; one position will be appointed by the Mayor and two will be appointed by the City Council.
February Publication Updates
We updated two client assistance memos and published two final director’s rules.
2012 Seattle Energy Code Development
Washington State has amended the 2012 IECC (International Energy Conservation Code). With each new edition of the energy code, Seattle enacts additional rules to reduce the amount of energy consumed by non-residential buildings. A limited set of new Seattle amendments will be proposed for the 2012 Seattle code, based on the 2012 IECC.
Phinney Home Design and Remodel Fair
Are you looking to remodel your home, but don’t know where to start or what to do? Then head out to the 16th Annual Phinney Home Design and Remodel Fair to learn from experienced and trained professionals about remodeling and home improvement project ideas.
DPD 2013 Fees – Adjustments to Permit Service Fees
On Jan. 1, 2013, DPD adjusted its permitting service fees and charges. DPD uses the most recent building valuation data (BVD) published by the International Code Council as a base upon which to create a Seattle BVD table, found in Director’s Rule 1-2013, Implementation of the Fee Subtitle, Building Valuation Data.
Final Public Comment Period for Green Code Provisions
DPD invites you to participate in evaluating proposed green code provisions being considered by the City of Seattle and other jurisdictions within the Puget Sound Region. The green code provisions address water conservation, material conservation, and sustainable transportation.
November 2012 Permit Turnaround Times
Permit turnaround times for November 2012.
January 2013 Publication Updates
We published two new rules, Implementation of the Fee Subtitle, Building Valuation Data and Implementation of the Fee Subtitle. We proposed to rescind one rule, Criteria for Approval for Minor Structural Building Overhangs Encroaching into Streets and Alleys.
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