Mayor Mike McGinn is looking for a new member for the Construction Codes Advisory Board. Board members are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council for renewable, three-year terms. We are currently recruiting for an apartment building owner or operator.
March 2011 Permit Turnaround Times
DPD is committed to providing good customer service to its applicants. View our permit turnaround times for March 2011.
DPD is Consolidating All Plans Routing Functions on the 20th Floor
As of May 16 2011, DPD customers will be able to complete all plan routing-related transactions with DPD in the Applicant Services Center (ASC) on the 20th floor of the Seattle Municipal Tower.
Bullitt Foundation to Open World’s Greenest Commercial Building
The Bullitt Foundation’s Cascadia Center for Sustainable Design and Construction will be the greenest, most energy efficient commercial building in the world. The Cascadia Center will firmly plant Seattle at the forefront of the green building movement.
Roosevelt Legislative Rezone
DPD is recommending approval of a package of rezones based on a proposal by the Roosevelt Neighborhood Association (RNA) from 2006 when it undertook an effort to update its neighborhood plan to accommodate a planned light rail station. The rezones are intended to allow future development that respects the context of the neighborhood’s commercial core, achieves appropriate transitions to less intensive zones, and supports the neighborhood’s pedestrian and transit orientation around a planned light rail station.
Multifamily Code Update Legislation is Now in Place
The multifamily ordinance, 123495, became effective on April 19, 2011. The ordinance establishes new lowrise zoning and a streamlined administrative design review process for townhouse development. Some of the new standards apply across zones, such as applying the existing shoreline code height measurement technique. Permit applicants have the option to use the existing height measurement technique or the new one until July 18, 2011.
2009 Seattle Energy Code Publication Updates
Several documents have been updated to reflect changes in the Seattle Energy Code. These documents will all be available for download the first week of May. They may be accessed from the right hand navigation tab on the Seattle Energy Code homepage: www.seattle.gov/dpd/energy.
Client Assistance Memos Updated for 2009 Technical Codes
Several Client Assistance Memos (CAMs) have been updated to reflect changes in the 2009 technical codes.
May 2011 Publication Updates
Four new Director’s Rules went into effect in April 2011.
Process Change: Food Services Reviews
Effective April 18, 2011, applicants for building permits that trigger a review by the Public Health – Seattle and King County will have the option of applying directly to the Health Department prior to or concurrent with review by DPD. For those applicants who have not applied directly to Public Health for approval, DPD will continue to route projects for Public Health review until May 16, 2011.
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