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Join SDCI at the Women in Trades Fair

April 30, 2024

SDCI is proud to announce that we will be an exhibitor at this year’s Women in Trades Fair. This is a community outreach event for young girls and women seeking to learn more about the trades. Our table will be set up inside the Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion where we will be explaining what SDCI does. We will have inspectors on site to answer questions about starting a career in the trades. Stop by our table for free giveaways and pamphlets regarding jobs at SDCI.

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April Publication Updates

April 30, 2024

SDCI updated four Tips and published two draft Director’s Rules on relocation assistance payments.

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March Publication Updates

April 1, 2024

SDCI updated a Tip on demolition and deconstruction and created a new Tip about transitional encampment permits.

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Seattle Public Utilities Design Standards & Guidelines

April 1, 2024

Seattle Public Utilities is pleased to announce that the SPU’s Design Standards & Guidelines (DSG) V5.0 is available on the SPU website. Over 20 owners of the guideline chapters and numerous contributors updated the Design Standards & Guidelines to reflect our current design practices. Users of the guidelines are encouraged to provide feedback, which we will consider for future inclusion or revisions.

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New Maps for Tree Public Notices & Tree Tracking Data Now Available!

April 1, 2024

Last year, the City of Seattle adopted new codes and regulations regarding tree protection, tree service providers, and tree public notices. These new regulations help the City balance tree protection and housing production. Trees add value to your property and the surrounding community. Canopy cover is one important measure of the health of the urban forest. Urban trees provide numerous ecological, economic, and social benefits, including wildlife habitat, neighborhood livability, and improved public health outcomes. 

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Mayor Harrell Proposes Legislation to Fill Vacant Storefronts in Downtown, Belltown, South Lake Union, and Uptown through Expanded Uses

March 28, 2024

As part of his Downtown Activation Plan, Mayor Bruce Harrell has submitted new legislation to Seattle City Council aimed at filling vacant commercial spaces in existing buildings on key streets in Downtown, Belltown, Uptown, and South Lake Union.  The proposed Land Use Code changes will provide greater flexibility in allowable uses of street-level commercial space and broaden the pool of eligible commercial tenants, further advancing efforts that create engaging, pedestrian-oriented street environments throughout the urban core.

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Coming Soon: Tree Public Notices & Tree Tracking Data Maps

March 1, 2024

SDCI is developing two new maps to help you understand what commercial tree work is happening in your neighborhood. The maps will include tree-related information collected from issued permits. Tree Public Notice Map: This interactive map will display all SDCI tree public notices for reportable work or tree removal. Tree Tracking Data Map: This map will display tree tracking data gathered from issued permits since the new ordinance went into effect on July 30, 2023.

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Seattle City Light Adopts New Standard for Solar Panel Inverters

March 1, 2024

Beginning this year, all proposed inverter-based Distributed Energy Resources (DER) must use inverters certified under Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 1741 Supplement B (Standard for Safety Inverters, Converters, Controllers and Interconnection System Equipment for Use with Distributed Energy Resources, Supplement B and labeled as UL1741-SB) and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1547-2018 (Standard for Interconnection Interoperability of Distributed Energy Resources with Associated Electric Power Systems Interfaces).

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February Publication Updates

March 1, 2024

SDCI updated two Tips on MHA payments for developer contributions.

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Seattle Tree Service Providers: New Single Registration for SDCI and SDOT

February 28, 2024

Hiring tree service providers knowledgeable in the City’s regulations ensures that your provider knows and understands the City’s regulations and policies for proper tree care and protection. Tree service providers are required to be registered with the City to do certain tree work on private property (registry administered by the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI)) and in the public rights-of-way (registry administered by the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)). These two departments previously managed separate application and monitoring processes for their respective tree service provider registries. We are happy to announce that the City of Seattle launched a single registration process for SDCI and SDOT Tree Service Providers on February 22, 2024. The new registration process helps create a more streamlined and efficient experience for tree service providers and a more automated and efficient process for staff.

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