DPD News
General
- South Lake Union Urban Form Study Scoping Meeting
- November 12, 2008 - Free Landslide Awareness Meetings
- October 29, 2008 - Ray Gastil New Planning Director
- October 29, 2008 - Single Family Zoning Amendments Adopted
- October 14, 2008 - Draft Neighborhood Design Guidelines: Uptown and Upper Queen Anne
- October 9, 2008 - Priority Green Permitting
- October 2, 2008 - Mayor Nickels Calls for Plan to Create More Workforce Housing
- September 17, 2008 - South Lake Union Urban Form Alternatives to be studied in an Environmental Impact Statement
- September 17, 2008 - Mayor Nickels proposes interim regulations to protect trees
- September 8, 2008 - Executive's Recommended Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments
- August 29, 2008 - Construction Codes Advisory Board Applications Due September 15
- August 29, 2008 - EnvStd Tool Training Offered September 5, 2008
- August 26, 2008 - Peat Settlement-Prone Area Ordinance Adopted by Council
- July 30, 2008 - New Condo Conversion Ordinance
- July 30, 2008 - Seattle Green Building Task Force Launched
- July 30, 2008 - Seattle Stormwater Code Revisions Underway
- July 30, 2008 - Mayor Nickels Announces New Townhome Regulations
- July 10, 2008 - Planning Commission Addresses Seattle Center Master Plan
- July 1, 2008 - DPD Seeks Electrical Contractor for Construction Codes Advisory Board
- July 1, 2008 - Amendments Proposed for 2006 Seattle Building and Residential Code
- July 1, 2008 - Earthquake Home Retrofit Standard Plans Revised
- July 1, 2008 - Mayor Proposes Improvements in Sidewalk Café Permitting
- June 25, 2008 - Temporary Erosion and Sedimentation Control Contractor Workshop
- June 4, 2008 - A Vision for Little Saigon
- June 2, 2008 - Proposed Single Family Code Amendments
- June 2, 2008 - South Downtown Final Environmental Impact Statement Published
- June 2, 2008 - DPD Unveils New Website Design
- June 2, 2008 - Svend Auken And A Truly Green Economy
- May 29, 2008
Director's Rules
FINAL
- Director's Rule 13-2008, Requirements for Measuring the Annual High Static Groundwater Level
- Effective November 1, 2008 - Director's Rule 14-2008, Infiltration Facilities in Peat Settlement-prone Areas
- Effective November 1, 2008
DRAFT
The following Draft Rulings are available for review and comment:
- Draft Director's Rule 16-2008, Designation of Exceptional Trees
Summary of Proposed Changes
For more information, please contact
Brennon Staley
206-684-4625
brennon.staley@seattle.gov
- Review period ended at 5 p.m. Friday, October 31, 2008 - Draft Director's Rule 17-2008R (Draft SDOT Director's Rule 2-2008), Sidewalk Cafes
For more information, please contact
Mark Troxel (DPD)
206-615-1739
mark.troxel@seattle.gov
Angela Steel (SDOT)
206-684-5967
angela.steel@seattle.gov
- Review period ends at 5 p.m. Friday, December 5, 2008
RESCINDED
- Director's Rule 3-2005, Criteria for Allowing 6'-4" Ceiling Height in Dwelling Units (Replaced by DR 23-2008)
- Effective October 3, 2008 - Director's Rule 3-2001, Approved Alternate Accessibility Guidelines for Building Elements Designed for Children's Use
- Effective October 3, 2008 - Director's Rule 7-2006, Access to Exits from Elevator Lobbies
- Director's Rule 5-2002, Exceptions to Installing Fire and Smoke Dampers in Exhaust Only Shafts in Other Than High-rise Buildings - Prescriptive Path
- Director's Rule 19-89, Partial Application for Building Permits/Vesting and Permit Expiration
PROPOSAL TO RESCIND
None at this time.

