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August Publication Updates

Tip 205, Street, Alley, and Pedestrian Improvement Exceptions, was updated. We published DR 13-2021, Determination of State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Review Exemption Levels for Infill Residential and Mixed-Use Development in Urban Centers and Urban Villages.

Mayor Durkan Announces Ban on Fossil Fuels for Heating in New Construction to Further Electrify Buildings Using Clean Energy

Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced new steps to further electrify buildings using clean energy and ban fossil fuels for most building use.

Save the Dates: Upcoming Seattle Home Fairs

The Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections will be hosting our popular Seattle Home Fairs online on Saturday, January 30, 2021 and Saturday, February 6, 2021.

We’re Seeking New Design Review Board Members – Application Period Extended to January 15

Passionate about design or architecture? Mayor Jenny Durkan is looking for qualified candidates to fill 15 upcoming openings on the City of Seattle’s Design Review Boards. Board members evaluate the design of new buildings based on citywide and neighborhood-specific design guidelines.

It’s Landslide Season! Are You Prepared?

Landslide season is here, so the City of Seattle is urging residents to take preventive measures to protect themselves and their property from possible landslides.

Streamlining Salvage Assessments

The City is going live with an online entry form for submitting Salvage Assessments in mid-December.

New Contact Amendment Coming Soon!

We’ve been working on creating a new contact amendment record that will allow you to add contacts to an existing record at many stages in the record’s life cycle.

November Publications Update

We updated a Tip about Design Review application instructions and submittal requirements and published two draft Director’s Rules about Fee Subtitles, Building Valuation info.

Limited Inspections Per Governor’s Stay at Home Order

On March 25, Governor Inslee issued a Construction Guidance Memo. In response, SDCI is reducing our inspection services to only those that support construction activity that is deemed essential.

SDCI Closes Customer Service Areas

As of Monday, March 16, the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections has modified the way our services are provided and closed the Applicant Services Center, Public Resource Center, and 19th floor reception area until further notice [or until date].