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Mayor Durkan Proposes $1.7 Million in 2022 Budget to Fund Oil-to-Electric Heat Pump Conversions for Low-and-Middle-Income Households

October 1, 2021

In her 2022 budget address, Mayor Durkan announced $1.7 million to support residents in converting from dirty and expensive heating oil to clean electric heat pumps, including funds to provide no-cost heat pumps for approximately 125 low-income households. The budget also funds inclusive outreach and engagement with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities that have borne the worst impacts of climate change, environmental hazards, and systemic racism.   

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New Plumbing and Gas Piping Newsletter

October 1, 2021

The Plumbing and Gas Piping Program for Seattle and King County is launching a P&G Newsletter to help inform the industry of code requirements and inspections. The P&G Newsletter will provide information to help industry develop accurate construction schedules. The P&G Newsletter will also provide updates on resources or guidance to industry around code and plan submission processes.

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King County Plumbing and Gas Program Collaboration to Create Example Design Plans

October 1, 2021

Over the past five and a half years Public Health – Seattle & King County Plumbing and Gas Program has collaborated with multiple plumbing industry organizations to create design guidance and a plan review process. The Plumbing and Gas Program is continuing this collaboration with the plumbing industry. The American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) Seattle Chapter Board of Directors has taken an unprecedented approach to create and produce example design plans to be housed on the Plumbing & Gas Piping homepage.

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September Publication Updates

October 1, 2021

We updated three Tips and posted a draft Director’s Rule about commercial kitchen exhaust hoods and published a final Director’s Rule about seismic evaluation report requirements.

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Filling Vacant Downtown Storefronts

September 1, 2021

On August 16, 2021 the City Council adopted Ordinance 126421 to add more flexibility for the types of uses allowed to occupy storefronts in downtown, including the Pioneer Square Preservation District, and in South Lake Union.

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Video Inspections

September 1, 2021

Certain types of inspections can now be done as a video inspection.

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Delinquent Fees

September 1, 2021

Our Land Use Division requires the financially responsible party of record to pay any outstanding fees on project applications or issued permits, regardless of activity or status. Our Director is authorized to collect any fees that remain unpaid within 30 days.

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Electronic (Digital) Signatures Now Allowed for Surveys and Other Documents

September 1, 2021

The King County Recorder’s Office is now accepting “digital representation of your handwritten identification that represents the act of putting your name on a document to attest to its validity.” This applies to all platting actions and other documents that need to be recorded.

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King County Recording Fee Increase

September 1, 2021

As of July 26, 2021, the recording fee for most documents in Washington State has increased by $100 per document type. This increase is at the direction of HB 1277, passed during the 2021 state legislative session.

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Updated Stormwater Code/Manual – Online Training

September 1, 2021

The updated City of Seattle Stormwater Code and Manual became effective July 1, 2021. Please visit our Stormwater Code website as a great deal has changed with this update.

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