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Seattle Department of Construction & Inspections news and events

Calcular la ocupación de su negocio

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El condado de King recibió autorización de la Secretaría de Salud del estado de Washington (Washington State Secretary of Health) para pasar a la fase 2 del plan Safe Start del gobernador. Esto les permitiría a algunas actividades y negocios incrementar sus operaciones y, al mismo tiempo, limitar la cantidad de personas en el lugar lo que, en el plan de reapertura, se denomina “ocupación”. El término técnico es “densidad de ocupación”. Consulte el plan aprobado para la fase 2 aquí y la guía del gobernador para la reapertura aquí.

የንግድ ሥራዎን ይዞታ ማግኘት

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ኪንግ ካውንቲ ከዋሽንግተን ግዛት የጤና ፀሀፊ ወደ አገረ ገዢው 2ኛ ዙር ደህንነቱን የጠበቀ መልሶ መክፈት እቅድ እንዲዘዋወር ፈቃድ አግኝቷል፣ ይህ አንዳንድ ንግዶች እና እንቅስቃሴዎች ስራ እንዲጨምሩ መፍቀድ እንዲሁም በቦታው ውስጥ ያሉትን ሰዎች ቁጥር መገደብ፣ እንደገና በሚከፈተው እቅድ ውስጥ “ይዞታ” ተብሎ ተጠርቷል፡፡ የቴክኒክ ቃሉ “የይዞታ ጭነት” ነው። የተፈቀደውን 2ኛ ዙር ዕቅድ እዚህ እና የአገረ ገዢው የመልሶ መክፈት መመሪያእዚህይመልከቱ። 

SDCI Counter Closures Extended

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SDCI would like to thank our customers for their continued flexibility and patience as we find new ways of providing service while reducing the risk of spreading the COVID-19 virus.

Many of SDCI’s services remain unavailable on an in-person basis until further notice.

Get the Scoop on Free Temporary Permits and Permitting Requirements for Outdoor Spaces for Restaurants, Food Vending, and Retail Stores!

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If you’re interested in using space on the sidewalk or street in front of your business to add a temporary café or additional retail space or if you are a food truck owner who would like to try out new vending locations, you will need a Street Use permit from the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). We’ve created free temporary permit options to expand our support for restaurants, retail stores, food trucks, and other vendors. These permits are good for up to six months.

Finding Your Business Occupancy

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King County has received permission from the Washington State Secretary of Health to move into Phase 2 of the Governor’s Safe Start plan, which would allow some businesses and activities to increase operations while limiting the number of people in the space, referred to as the “occupancy” in the reopening plan. The technical term is “occupant load.” See the approved Phase 2 plan here and the Governor’s reopening guidance here.

SDCI Extends Closure of Customer Service Areas to June 30

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SDCI would like to thank our customers for their continued flexibility and patience as we find new ways of providing service while reducing the risk of spreading the COVID-19 virus.

On June 17, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan extended her Executive Order on the City of Seattle’s facility closures until June 30. This Executive Order follows King County’s application to be in Phase Two of the Governor’s Safe Start Washington plan. Phase Two allows some businesses and activities to resume under strict public health guidance, but continues to ban almost all gatherings and makes clear that residents and businesses should follow public health measures like social distancing, face coverings, and good hygiene.

SDCI Restarts Inspections for Most Construction Projects

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On Friday, June 5, King County received approval from the State Department of Health to move into a Phase 2 Restart for ALL private construction activities that are low-risk and adhere to strict COVID 19 Job site Requirements. The City of Seattle has issued requirements for construction projects seeking inspections. 

What’s Happening With the Stormwater Code Update?

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The draft documents of the 2021 Stormwater Code and Manual, supporting documentation, and other related project code changes are available for your review on the project documents page. The official public review period for these documents was April 1 – May 16, 2020, but we are still interested in your comments. Visit the get involved page to find the template and instructions for submitting your feedback. We will hold another official comment period in the Fall/Winter of 2020.