Seattle City Light (electricity) and Seattle Public Utilities (water/sewer/garbage) understand that the COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult for some of their customers to afford utility services. They offer short- and long-term payment plans and bill assistance programs to help you get caught up and stay current on your utility bills.
Learn more online at seattle.gov/UtilityBillHelp or by calling (206) 684-3000 (interpretation services available).
Over the past two years, SDCI released several convenient permit research tools in the form of new and improved map layers in our Shaping Seattle map application. We wanted to remind you about all the features and information that you can now easily find as you are searching for complete information related to land use & construction permits, rental housing registrations, and complaints and violations.
SDCI published several updated Tips and two draft Director’s Rules about relocation assistance payments.
Substantial alterations are a part of the Seattle Residential Code (SRC) that is applied when a large percentage of the house is being renovated or a large addition is being constructed; SRC Section R107.9. The requirements of substantial alterations are to update the house to the current code for major life safety items of fire, egress, and seismic. Substantial alterations may be required when an attached accessory dwelling unit (AADU) is created as an addition to an existing house. Traditionally, SDCI has given a break from substantial alterations when an AADU is being created in an existing house to support the housing need in Seattle, though this break has not been given when a new addition to a house is for an AADU. Recently, SDCI has revised the policy to allow fire wall construction in compliance with Seattle Building Code 706 to separate a new addition from an existing dwelling unit per SRC 107.5.
The Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) is conducting stakeholder and community engagement on creating draft legislation for new City of Seattle regulations for commercial and multifamily buildings. The draft legislation would apply to commercial and multifamily buildings 20,000 square feet and larger and would reduce climate-polluting emissions and transition towards cleaner, healthier places to live and work. Called ‘Building Performance Standards,’ these carbon emissions targets would become gradually stronger over time towards a goal of cleaner, healthier, ‘net-zero’ carbon emissions buildings by 2050.
SDCI updated several Tips and rescinded a Director’s Rule about central waterfront piers.
西雅圖建設與檢驗部 (Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections，SDCI) 正為市中心空置店面的未來租戶和全市小型企業提供專屬許可證服務。在新冠疫情期間，市中心的租戶和小型企業受到了或大或小的影響。這項新服務的目標是在簽訂租約之前為租戶提供初期指導，以盡量減少費用高昂的要求，並通過縮短獲得許可證所需的時間來為企業的成功保駕護航。
Sở Xây Dựng và Thanh Tra Seattle (Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections, SDCI) hiện đang cung cấp các dịch vụ cấp giấy phép dành riêng cho những người sẽ thuê các mặt tiền cửa hàng còn trống ở trung tâm thành phố và các doanh nghiệp nhỏ trên toàn thành phố. Những người thuê mặt bằng ở trung tâm thành phố và các doanh nghiệp nhỏ đã bị ảnh hưởng nhiều hơn ai khác trong đại dịch này. Mục tiêu của dịch vụ mới này là để cung cấp huấn luyện hỗ trợ sớm cho những người thuê trước khi họ ký hợp đồng thuê, để giảm thiểu các yêu cầu tốn kém, và thiết lập doanh nghiệp thành công bằng cách giảm thời gian xin giấy phép.
Ang Seattle Department of Construction and Inspection (SDCI) ay nag-aalok na ngayon ng mga dedikadong serbisyo ng pahintulot para sa mga mangungupahan ng mga bakanteng tindahan sa bayan at maliliit na negosyo sa buong lungsod. Ang mga nangungupahan sa bayan at mga maliliit na negosyo ay hindi proporsyonal na naapektuhan sa panahon ng pandemya na ito. Ang layunin ng bagong serbisyo na ito ay magbigay ng agarang pagtuturo sa mga nangungupahan bago ang pagpirma ng isang lease, upang mabawasan ang mga magastos na kakailanganin, at itakda ang mga negosyo para sa tagumpay sa pamamagitan ng pagbawas sa oras na kinakailangan upang makakuha ng pahintulot.
Waaxda Dhismaha iyo Kormeerka Seattle (SDCI) waxay hadda bixinaysaa adeegyo oggolaansho u go’an oo loogu talagalay kiraystayaasha mustaqbalka ee dukaamada bannaan ee magaalada ee bartamaha iyo ganacsiyada yaryar ee magaalada oo dhan. Kiraystayaasha magaalada bartamaha iyo ganacsadaha yaryar ayaa si aan qiyaas lahayn u saameeyay cudurkan. Hadafka adeegan cusub waa in la siiyo tababar hore kiraystayaasha ka hor saxeexa heshiiska, si loo yareeyo shuruudaha qaaliga ah, iyo dejinta ganacsiyo si ay u guuleystaan iyada oo la yareynayo wakhtiga ay qaadanayso helitaanka ogolaanshaha.
