DPD News

General

• New Condo Conversion Ordinance
  - July 23, 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
• Temporary Erosion and Sedimentation Control Contractor Workshop
  - May 15, 2008
• City Looking at New Rules for Un-reinforced Masonry Buildings
  - May 13, 2008
• New Environmental Review Thresholds Approved
  - May 6, 2008
• Northgate Urban Center Rezone Draft EIS Published
  - May 1, 2008
• SDOT Coaching Hours Extended
  - April 30, 2008
• Peat Settlement-Prone Area Public Hearing
  - April 30, 2008
• New Commissioners Sought For Seattle Design Commission
  - April 30, 2008
• DPD 2007 Annual Highlights Now Available
  - April 28, 2008
• Designing Public Spaces that Enhance Quality of Life
  - April 1, 2008
• 2006 Seattle Energy Code Training
  - April 1, 2008
• Green Festival Comes to Seattle
  - April 1, 2008
• Seattle Promotes Rainwater Harvesting for Beneficial Use
  - April 1, 2008
• Shoreline Master Program Public Visioning Workshops
  - March 4, 2008
• South Lake Union Open House Provides Feedback on Urban Form Concepts
  - March 4, 2008
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions Related to New Development to be Assessed
  - March 4, 2008
• New Pathways – Historic Preservation and Sustainability
  - March 4, 2008
• Seattle Planning Commission Presents Affordable Housing Action Agenda
  - February 26, 2008
• Lecture Series to Activate the Green Revolution
  - February 21, 2008
• New Development May Require Full Street Improvements
  - January 31, 2008
• New Online Tool for Green Buildings and Neighbors
  - January 31, 2008
• Keeping the Emerald City Green
  - January 31, 2008
• Permit Review to Evaluate Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  - January 31, 2008

Director's Rules

FINAL
None at this time.

DRAFT
The following Draft Rulings are available for review and comment:
None at this time.

RESCINDED

• 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 9-2002, Exceptions for Installing Fire and Smoke Dampers in Exhaust Shafts Served by a Continuously Operating Fan
• Director's Rule 19-89, Partial Application for Building Permits/Vesting and Permit Expiration

PROPOSAL TO RESCIND
None at this time.