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Opportunity to Discuss Seattle’s Green Building Permit Incentives

May 21, 2024

For almost two decades, the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI) has offered developers construction benefits in exchange for meeting green building standards. These incentives have helped create thousands of certified green buildings. They are part of a suite of actions to reduce the City’s building carbon emissions by… [ Keep reading ]

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Comment Opportunity for Updated Tree Requirements Tip

December 27, 2023

The Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI) recently updated several of our Tips related to the Tree Protection Code (SMC 25.11) to provide additional clarification on our current tree regulations. In particular, SDCI substantially updated Tip 242A, Tree Requirements Associated with Development, to include information related to the basic tree protection area and the allowance to remove Tier 2 trees in certain instances. Tips are one tool the department uses to explain complex codes to the public and help customers understand the regulations. Tips also give guidance on how applicants should show compliance with codes in a permit application.

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June Publication Updates

July 6, 2023

We updated two Tips and published four Director’s Rules. The Director’s Rules include draft rules on tree protection and SEPA requirement exemptions.

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Improved Public Comments Tool

December 1, 2021

We’ve launched a new tool to help customers more easily submit public comments. Customers can use the Seattle Services Portal to submit public comments online and attach supporting photos and documents.

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Coming Soon: Improved Public Comments Feature

October 1, 2021

SDCI will be launching an improved method for our customers to submit public comments for some land use and early design guidance projects. Starting in late October, customers will be able to submit a public comment online and attach supporting photos, documents, etc., using the Seattle Services Portal. 

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What’s Happening with the Stormwater Code Update?

September 30, 2020

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 our Updating Stormwater Regulations web page. There are two public review periods and three public meetings coming up between now and mid-2021.

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Seattle Arena Virtual Public Comment Meeting

August 6, 2020

SDCI has received a new application from the Seattle Arena Company (ArenaCo) for a Major Public Project Construction Noise Variance from the City of Seattle noise limits. ArenaCo is requesting a 13-month noise variance for the renovation of Seattle Center Arena (Key Arena). The variance would allow construction work during nighttime hours that exceeds the City’s sound level limits (Chapter 25.08 Seattle Municipal Code). SDCI is holding an online public meeting using WebEx Events on Thursday, August 27, 2020. Representatives from ArenaCo will be available to provide information about the project and SDCI will discuss the noise variance process.

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