Save the Dates: Upcoming Seattle Home Fairs
December 1, 2020
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
December 1, 2020
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?
December 1, 2020
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
December 1, 2020
The City is going live with an online entry form for submitting Salvage Assessments in mid-December.
New Contact Amendment Coming Soon!
December 1, 2020
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
December 1, 2020
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.
Save the Dates: Upcoming Seattle Home Fairs
November 3, 2020
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. Both dates will have morning sessions (10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.) and afternoon sessions (1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.) Our virtual home fairs will be full of useful information about our permitting process, inspections, renting in Seattle, and much, much more.
Stormwater Code Update – Public Review Period Open / Upcoming Public Meetings
November 2, 2020
-Public review periods and upcoming public meetings. Our proposed 2021 Stormwater Code and Manual update is scheduled to be effective in July 2021. Our new rules will replace the current Stormwater code and Directors’ Rules, which are administered jointly by SDCI and Seattle Public Utilities (SPU). For more information, visit… [ Keep reading ]
Periodic Inspections Workshop: Managing Records, Paying Fees, and Obtaining Certificates Online
November 2, 2020
We will be providing a two-hour workshop for all of our customers that receive annual or biannual inspections on their boilers, pressure vessels, elevators, or escalators. Most of the workshop will cover how our customers can benefit from understanding the features offered in the Seattle Services Portal. We will also demonstrate our internal processes and what customers can do to ensure they receive all notifications at each step of the process to keep their sites compliant.
Restrictions on Use of Easements in Lieu of Drainage and Wastewater Main Extensions
November 2, 2020
Projects can only use easements in lieu of extensions of public sewer drains IF they have SPU approval. As of this notice, projects submitting for new preliminary applications will not be allowed to use an easement in lieu of an extension of the public sewer system unless an adjustment or exception is made by the General Manager of SPU. SPU protects existing and future assets and ratepayer resources by providing an orderly and predictable public system. Minimizing the length of privately-owned side sewers will better serve future residents of the property, as well as reduce the total life cycle costs of owning and maintaining them. It will also help protect ratepayers by reducing claims filed by residents due to issues with easements and long, privately-owned utility services.