Client Assistance Memo (CAM) #101, called "Getting a Single Family Building Permit from DPD" is a good resource to help you get started.

Also, just about every DPD permit requires that you fill out our Financial Responsibility Statement and our Letter of Authorization if any person other than the owner of the property will be assisting in the permitting process. Please make sure you have those forms completed before you arrive for any scheduled appointment about your project.

Single Family Residence Additions/Alterations
-Helpful Information:

• Green Home Remodel
• 5 Steps to a Successful Application
• CAM 103 ("Site Plan Requirements")
• CAM 103B ("ECA Site Plan Requirements")
• CAM 106 ("General Standards for Plans and Drawings")
• CAM 220 ("Lot Coverage, Height and Yard Standards for Homes in Single Family Zones")
• CAM 303 ("Applicant Responsibilities and Plan Requirements for Single Family and Two Dwelling Units")
• CAM 303A ("Common Seattle Residential Code Requirements")
• CAM 316 ("Subject-to-Field-Inspection Permits")
• CAM 1302 ("Building Material Salvage and Recycling")
• (Index 7) Single Family Additions and Alterations Checklist
• (Index 7) Single Family Additions and Alterations Standards

-To Fill Out:

• Preliminary Application
• Financial Responsibility Form
• Contact Disclosure Form
• Letter of Authorization
• Coversheet | AutoCAD 2008 (DWG) version
• Erosion Control Coversheet
• Heating Equipment Sizing Form

Single Family Residence New Construction
-Helpful Information:

• 5 Steps to a Successful Application
• CAM 101 ("Getting a Single Family Building Permit from DPD")
• CAM 103 ("Site Plan Requirements")
• CAM 103B ("ECA Site Plan Requirements")
• CAM 106 ("General Standards for Plans and Drawings")
• CAM 220 ("Lot Coverage, Height and Yard Standards for Homes in Single Family Zones")
• CAM 303 ("Applicant Responsibilities and Plan Requirements for Single Family and Two Dwelling Units")
• CAM 303A ("Common Seattle Residential Code Requirements")
• CAM 1302 ("Building Material Salvage and Recycling")
• (Index 8) New Single Family Checklist
• (Index 8) New Single Family Standards

-To Fill Out:

• Preliminary Application
• Financial Responsibility Form
• Contact Disclosure Form
• Letter of Authorization
• Coversheet | AutoCAD 2008 (DWG) version
• Erosion Control Coversheet
• Heating Equipment Sizing Form
• Sample Coversheet: This PDF is an example of a DPD Coversheet that has been filled out properly for a single family, new construction project. 
  Sample PDF

SFR Subject-to-Field Inspection (STFI) Projects
-Helpful Information:

• Green Home Remodel
• CAM 103 ("Site Plan Requirements")
• CAM 106 ("General Standards for Plans and Drawings")
• CAM 220 ("Lot Coverage, Height and Yard Standards for Homes in Single Family Zones")
• CAM 303A ("Common Seattle Residential Code Requirements")
• CAM 316 ("Common Seattle Residential Code Requirements")
• CAM 1302 ("Building Material Salvage and Recycling")

-To Fill Out:

• Financial Responsibility Form
• Contact Disclosure Form
• Letter of Authorization
• Building/Energy Code Checklist
• Applicant Services Center Counter Application
• Pre-Application Site Visit Request Form
• Erosion Control Coversheet

Administrative Conditional Use in Single-Family
and Multi-Family Zones
-Helpful Information:

• Land Use Application Requirements
• CAM 211A ("Master Use Permit Requirements for Administrative Conditional Use in Single Family and Multifamily Zones")
• CAM 103 ("Site Plan Requirements")
• CAM 103A ("Site Plan Guidelines")
• CAM 106 ("General Standards for Plans and Drawings")
• CAM 233 ("Sources for Property Information")
• CAM 242 ("Tree Protection Regulations in Seattle")
• (Index 11) Land Use Permit Submittal Requirements Checklist
• (Index 11) Land Use Permit Submittal Requirements Standards

-To Fill Out:

• Preliminary Application
• Financial Responsibility Form
• Letter of Authorization

 Drop Off Version: New, Single Family Construction Permit
Find out if you're eligible for this streamlined option by reading CAM 105, Drop Off Submittals.
-Helpful Information:

• Drop Off Submittal Plan Wrap
• CAM 105 ("Drop Off Submittals")
• CAM 327 ("Environmentally Critical Areas Exemptions and Modifications to Submittal Requirements")
• CAM 1302 ("Building Material Salvage and Recycling")
• (Index 8) New Single Family Checklist for Drop Off Submittal
• (Index 8) New Single Family Standards for Drop Off Submittal

-To Fill Out:

• Preliminary Application
• Financial Responsibility Form
• Letter of Authorization
• Fee Worksheet for Drop Off Submittal
• Estimated Application Fee Worksheet - Single Family