Urban areas that collect stormwater runoff in municipal separate storm sewers and discharge it to surface waters must have a permit under the federal Clean Water Act. The Department of Ecology develops and administers National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) municipal stormwater permits in Washington State. Our regulations must be equivalent to Ecology’s NPDES 2012 Stormwater Manual. To meet these requirements, we are revising our existing Stormwater Code and associated Directors’ Rules. We are holding a public meeting on June 3 to discuss our revised stormwater regulations and to get your feedback.
April 2014 Permit Turnaround Times
View DPD Permit Turnaround Times for April 2014.
U District EIS Comment Period Extended to June 23
Our U District draft EIS evaluates potential map and text amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Code (Seattle Municipal Code Title 23) to allow greater height and density in our U District study area. Zoning changes would be accompanied by an affordable housing incentive program and incentives for open space and other neighborhood amenities, and by development standards regulating setbacks, tower separation, and street frontage. We are extending the deadline for written comments on DPD’s U District Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) from June 9 to June 23.
May Publication Updates
DPD released a new Tip about registering your rental property and updated the construction pre-submittal conference Tip. We also published a draft Director’s Rule on adjusting tenant relocation assistance amounts and a final Director’s Rule on updating the SEPA thresholds for urban centers and urban villages.
U District Green Streets and EIS
A lot is happening in the U District! April saw milestones for two ongoing projects. First, we’ve released draft streetscape designs for Brooklyn Ave NE, NE 43rd St., and NE 42nd St. Second, we’re requesting public comments on the U District Urban Design Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
DPD and Ballard Partnership Seek Input for Ballard Urban Design Study
Over the past decade, Ballard has seen significant changes from the “sleepy” neighborhood it once was. The area has become denser as it became attractive to younger people and to families with children. At the same time, the job market has changed, but job growth has not kept up with the population growth. We are partnering with the Ballard Partnership for Smart Growth (Partnership) on a coordinated and strategic planning effort to address these changes and help create a vision that will shape growth and guide new development in Ballard.
Closing Geotechnical and Structural Special Inspections
When you are ready to send final letters to close out special inspections, please send them to Raushanah.elamin@seattle.gov. There will be a significant delay in closing your project if you send final letters to dpdgeo@seattle.gov or dpd_structural@seattle.gov.
Project Site Legal Description Required for Early Design Guidelines Applications
We now require that you include your development site’s legal description in your Early Design Guideline Drop Off application package.
Draft Stormwater Regulations Ready for Public Review
Urban areas that collect stormwater runoff in municipal separate storm sewers and discharge it to surface waters must have a permit under the federal Clean Water Act. The Department of Ecology develops and administers National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) municipal stormwater permits in Washington State. Our regulations must be equivalent to Ecology’s NPDES 2012 Stormwater Manual. To meet these requirements, we are revising our existing Stormwater Code and associated Directors’ Rules. We are holding a public meeting on June 3 to discuss our revised stormwater regulations and to get your feedback.
March Permit Turnaround Times
March 2014 permit approval turnaround times.
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