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Below is a list of Online Services that the City has to offer. You may also want to view the City's comprehensive Services A to Z listing. If you still can't find what you're looking please contact the Customer Service Bureau for more help.

Make A Payment or Donation Online

• Apply and Pay for Seattle Business Licenses
• Seattle Animal Shelter Donations
• Purchase a Pet License Online
• Pay Your Electric Bills Online
• Pay Water/Sewer/Garbage Bills Online
• Renew and Pay Seattle Business Licenses
• File and Pay Business Taxes
• Pay Parking or Traffic Tickets
• Register and Pay for Fire and Police Exam Applications

Contact the City

• Use the Customer Service Bureau's Online Service Request Form
• Email Elected City Officials
• Staff Phone Directory

Business and Development

• Building and Construction
  • Building and Construction Permit Desk (Applicant Service Center)
  • Check on Building Permit Applications and Complaint Status
  • Self-Issued Electrical Permits
  • Street Use Online Permitting
• Doing Business with the City
  • Appeal a Decision made by a City Agency:
    • Licensing Appeal Form
    • Request for Waiver of Appeal Fee Form
    • Land Use/SEPA Decision Appeal Form
    • Appeal Filing Fees
  • Apply for City Light Business Conservation Quick Service
  • CityBid - Construction Contracting
  • Consultant Roster Program
  • Get a Business License
  • Get a Film Permit
  • Pay Seattle Business Taxes
  • Renew a Business License Online
  • Small Construction Projects Roster Program
• Consumers
  • Consumer Complaint Form

Community and Human Services

• Animal
  • Apply for Aquarium Membership
  • Become a Zoo Member
  • Explore Woodland Park Zoo Multimedia Fun
  • Get a Pet License
  • Watch the Animal Shelter Pet Cam
  • Seattle Animal Shelter Donations
• Community Resources
  • Community Resources Online
  • Parks and Recreation Online Registration for Community Center Courses
  • Parks and Recreation Parks List
  • Technology Access and Resources Database
• Diversity
  • Apply for a Seat or Volunteer for the Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities
• Green Seattle
  • Apply to Plant a Tree in a Planting Strip
  • Find businesses that repair, rent, or sell used goods
  • Get a P-Patch Garden Plot
  • Nominate a Heritage Tree
  • Request Tree Pruning or Removal
• Jobs and Personnel
  • Apply for a Job
  • City Employee Retirement Forms
  • Search for Training and Employment Programs
• Library
  • Apply for a Library Card
  • Ask a question online at the Library
  • Reserve Time on a Library Computer
  • Get Library Employment Information and Employment Application Forms
• Senior Citizens
  • Special Discounts Directory

Culture and Recreation

• Parks & Recreation
  • Parks and Recreation Online Registration for Community Center Courses
  • Check Parks and Recreation League's Sports Scores and Schedules
  • Join the wait list for a P-Patch Garden

Housing and Neighborhoods

• City Neighborhoods
  • Apply for the Neighborhood Matching Fund
  • Find a Neighborhood Service Center
  • Neighborhood Plan Implementation Fact Sheets
  • Neighborhood Plans Online

Public Safety

• Fire Department
  • 911 Real Time Dispatch
  • Check the Status of a Fire Permit
• Law Department (City Attorney)
  • Application for Employment
  • Claim for Damages
  • Volunteer/Internship Application
  • Criminal Background Information Form
• Municipal Court
  • Consult a Violation Table of Common Violation Citations
  • Contact Court Customer Service Assistance
  • Download a Municipal Court Employment Application
  • Pay a Fine or Ticket
  • Request to reschedule Jury Duty
  • Request a Marriage Ceremony
  • Volunteer to Work at the Court
• Police Department
  • Commendation/Complaint Form
  • Report and Abandoned Vehicle

Transportation

• Apply for Carpool Parking
• Check City Traffic Conditions
• Request a Seattle Bicycle Guide
• Request for Street Maintenance
• Request for Traffic Sign or Traffic Signal Maintenance
• Street Use Online Permitting
• View a City or State Traffic Camera

Utilities

• TV and Cable
  • Contact Seattle Channel
  • Request or Complaint about Cable TV
• Seattle City Light
  • Accounts - Close a Residential Service Account
  • Accounts - Open a Residential Service Account
  • Accounts - Transfer a Residential Service Account (within Seattle)
  • Apply for Apprenticeship Program
  • Apply for City Light Multi-Family Common Area Lighting
  • Apply for City Light Multi-Family Weatherization
  • Get a Home Energy Profile
  • Make a City Light Environmental Action Pledge
  • Make a City Light Lake City Environmental Pledge
  • Make Reservations Online for a Diablo Lake Adventure Tour
  • Report Streetlight Trouble
  • Set up Automatic Bill Payment
  • Set up a Budget Billing Account
  • Volunteer for City Light Neighborhood Power Project
• Seattle Public Utilities
  • Garbage, Recycling and Yard Waste Collection Calendar
  • Report Graffiti
  • Report Illegal Waste Dumping
  • Report a Solid Waste Missed Collection
  • Report Water Pollution in City creeks, lakes and storm system
  • Set up Automatic Bill Payment
  • Sign Up for Apartment Recycling
  • Sign up to Contribute to Project Share
  • Sign up to Volunteer in your Community
  • Take a Virtual Tour of the Cedar River Watershed

Your Government

• Census Information
• Search for City Documents and Photographs
• Look at Maps and Photos of Seattle
• Notify me with a Electronic Mailing List
• Search City Legislation
• Receive City Council Meeting Agendas Via Email

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