A City at Work: Images from the Seattle Municipal Archives Photo Collection

Planning & Code Enforcement: Introduction

Seattle has enacted many codes to promote public safety and protect public interests by regulating land use, building construction, street use, and weights and measures to name a few. This process includes policy, permitting, and enforcement components. Several city departments are responsible for carrying out one or more of these responsibilities including the Department of Planning & Development (formerly DCLU/Building Department), Transportation Department (formerly Engineering Department), Weights & Measures under the Department of Executive Administration (formerly under the Comptroller and Public Utilities Department), and the Fire Marshal's Office.

Planning Committee Photos of Slums (unidentified location), 1954. [Item No: 45951]

The Photograph Collection contains more than 2,500 planning and code enforcement related images viewable from the Photograph Index.

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