The list below includes the most commonly used DPD phone numbers, with links to pertinent webpages. For a more extensive A-Z listing, see our list of departmental services. 

All phone numbers listed below are in the 206 area code. DPD office hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m., except where noted below. DPD has one TTY number, (206) 233-7156.

For a complete listing of City employees, services and departments, see the City of Seattle Phone & Email directory.  For a listing of official City holidays, see holiday schedule.
Permits

General Applications (Applicant Services Center)

684-8850

Address Assignment

684-8850

Cashier

386-9780

Design Review Program

233-3823

Drainage & Sewer Review (includes side sewer)

684-5362

Land Use (includes zoning) - due to the complexity of Seattle's Land Use Code, zoning and land use information must be obtained in person at our Applicant Services Center or by using our online Land Use Q&A Service

N/A

Master Use Permits

684-8467

Plans Routing
  Walk-in hours: M, W, Th, F: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
                          Tuesdays: 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
  Phone hours: 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

684-8169

Over-the Counter (OTC) Permits - includes boiler & pressure vessel, conveyance, electrical, fire alarm,
mechanical (SF/duplex), and refrigeration

684-8464

Plumbing & Gas Piping Permits (rep from Seattle/King County Health Department)

684-5198

Sign Permits

684-8419

 

 
Inspections

Inspection Requests: General

684-8900

Inspectors: General

684-8950

Inspection Requests & Inspectors: Site/erosion control, pre-construction conferences, first ground disturbance

684-8860
   
Violation Complaint Line

Construction, Housing & Land Use Complaints

615-0808

 

 
Planning

CityDesign (urban design office)

615-1349

Comprehensive Planning

233-0079

Land Use Policy

684-8880

Seattle Design Commission

615-1349

Seattle Planning Commission

684-0433

 

 
Information

General Department Information

684-8600

Applicant Services Center (formerly called Permit Intake Center)
  Phone Hours: M, W, F: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tu, Th: 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
  Walk-in Hours: M, W, F: 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Tu, Th: 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

684-8850

Census Data (includes population and other demographic information)

N/A

Code Compliance (construction, housing & zoning enforcement; property owner/tenant assistance)
  Hours: M, Tu, Th, F: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
  W: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

615-0808

Events & Classes

684-8443

GIS Maps & Services (staffed by Seattle Public Utilities, but located at DPD)

684-0965

Licensing & Testing (gas piping, steam engineer, refrigeration)

684-5174

Media Relations

233-3891

Microfilm Library
  Hours: M, W, F: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
  Tu, Th: 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

233-5180
Property Owner/Tenant Assistance (just cause eviction and tenant relocation assistance information only) 684-7867

Public Resource Center (formerly called Master Use Permit Information)
  Hours: M, W, F: 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
  Tu, Th: 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

684-8467

Publications

684-8467

Site Development

684-8860

Sustainable (Green) Building

684-8880

Technical Support: Electrical Code (available Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-4:15 p.m.)

684-5383

Technical Support: Energy/Mechanical Code (available Monday-Friday, 1 p.m.-4:15 p.m.)

684-7846

Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance

684-7979

Zoning/Land Use Info: General Questions on Single Family & Parcel Zoning* 

684-8467

Zoning/Land Use Info: Site-Specific Questions on Single Family Zoning*

684-8850

*NOTE: Due to the complexity of Seattle’s Land Use Code, all other types of zoning/land use information must be obtained in person at our Applicant Services Center

 
 
Administration  

Office of the Director

684-8899

Community Relations

233-3891

Accounting

684-4175