We updated four Tips related to accessory dwelling unites and condominium conversions and published a draft director’s rule about the green building standard.
August Publication Updates
We released a draft Director’s Rule on landscape standards for public comment.
Draft Floating on Water Vessels Director Rule
SDCI is proposing a new Director’s Rule, Verification of floating on-water residences. The purpose of the Director’s Rule is to clarify the application material required for verification of floating on-water residences and to establish an end date for verification of any new floating on-water residences.
January Publication Updates
We updated four Tips and released two draft Director’s Rules in January.
November Publication Updates
We updated the General Standards for Plans and Drawings Tip. We updated a Director’s Rule with new Landslide maps, and posted a Draft Directors Rule with new SEPA thresholds for comment.
March Publication Updates
In March we updated two Tips and released two draft Director’s Rules and two final Director’s Rules.
August Publication Updates
We released a draft Director’s Rule about major marijuana activities dispersion and a final Director’s rule about the basin amplification workshop results.
May Publication Updates
We updated a Tip, published four draft Director’s Rules, and published a final Director’s Rule.
Proposed Director’s Rule for Community Outreach for Design Review
On May 4, SDCI published a proposed joint Director’s Rule with Department of Neighborhoods, for review and for public comment until May 21, 2018.
Living Building Pilot Program Lives On
The City Council approved and the Mayor signed legislation that continues the Living Building Pilot Program (LBPP) until 2025. The law will become effective on November 6, 2016. The updated Living Building program legislation expands on a pilot program started in 2009 and increases the number of buildings that can participate to 20. To date, two projects have met the Living Building Pilot Program requirements, the Stone 34 project in Wallingford and the Bullitt Center building on Capitol Hill.
