City Services A to Z

Abandoned Vehicles

• Report an Inoperable Vehicle on Private Property
• Report an Inoperable Vehicle in the Public Right-Of-Way
• Report an Operable Vehicle Suspected Stolen and Dumped
• Ticket Payment
• Abandoned Bicycles - 684-7583

Absentee Ballots

Adopt a Street

Air Quality

Animal

• Animal Control Shelter
• Seattle Animal Shelter Donations
• Lost and Found
• Off Leash Area for Dogs
• Pet Adoptions
• Pet Licenses
• Spay/Neuter Clinic

Arborist and Tree Services

Archives

• Photographs
• Maps
• Municipal Archives
• Videos and Media

Art

• Education
• Events
• Funding
• Opportunities
• Public Art

Athletic Fields Scheduling

Audit Reports

Auditor Services

Auto Auctions

Autos, Abandoned

Ballots, Absentee

Bicycle Program

Bicycling Guide Map Request Form

Bill & Ordinance Search, Seattle City Council

Boards and Commissions

Braille - Washington Talking Book and Braille & Library

Bridges and Roadway Structures

Budget Information

Building

• Building and Land Use Information
• Codes
• Construction Project Bids
• Inspections
• Green Building

Burglary Prevention

Bus and Transit

Business

• Advocates
• Business Trip Guide
• Business License & Taxes Guide
• Business Tax Rules
• Neighborhood Business District Frequently Asked Questions
• Seattle Business Directory
• Seattle Business Licenses Search
• Sustainable Business Development

Cable Television

• Cable Customer Bill of Rights
• Cable Franchises in Seattle
• Cable Service Regulations
• Cable Payment Centers
• Citizens' Technology Advisory Board
• Rates
• Submit Complaints & Comments

Calendars

• All City Calendars
• Boards and Commissions
• Citywide Events
• Council Meetings
• Parks and Recreation Events
• Public Outreach and Engagement
• Seattle Center Events
• Transportation Events
• Weekend Events

Campaign Information

Careers

• Careers with the City
• Fire Department Employment Information
• Police Employment Information
• Youth Employment Program

Carpool Parking in Downtown Seattle

Cars, Abandoned

Census Information

Child Care Assistance and Education

Children's Services

Citizens' Technology Advisory Board

City Council Minutes Search

Civil Rights

Claim Damages Against the City

Clean City Streets: Adopt a Street

Clerk Files/Comptroller Index Search

Climate Protection - City of Seattle

Codes

• Building Codes
• Code Compliance
• Code Violations: Construction, Housing, Zoning, Noise, & Vegetation
• Disclosure of Unit Prices Code
• Energy Codes
• Equal Benefits Code
• Fire Code
• Seattle Municipal Codes
• Taxicab Codes
• Weights & Measures Code

Commercial Vehicle Load Zones

Commissions and Boards

Community Meeting Places Around Seattle

• Neighborhood Service Centers
• Parks Community Center Finder
• Parks Facility Rental Guide
• Seattle Schools' Community Meeting Spaces

Community Services

Community Technology Centers

Community Technology Funding

Commute Trip Reduction

Complaints and Questions

Comptroller/Clerk Files Index Search

Computers

• Citizens' Telecommunications and Technology Advisory Board
• Community Technology Centers
• Community Technology Funding
• Computer Security Information
• Computer Security Alerts
• Library Equal Access Program
• Seniors Compute
• Reserve a computer at the Seattle Public Library

Conservation Corps, Seattle

Conservation, Electricity

Conservation, Water

Consultant Roster Program Application

Construction

• Building and Land Use Information
• Codes
• eBid (Construction Contracting and Project Bids)
• Inspections
• Green Building
• Housing and Zoning Code Compliance
• Roads

Construction Projects Notices for Seattle City Light

New Construction Resources from Seattle City Light

Consumers Affairs

• Consumer Complaints
• Consumer Facts
• Revenue and Consumer Protection

Contact the City

Contact the Mayor

Contracting

• Consultant Roster Program Application
• Consultant Contract Index
• Contractor and Vendor Registration
• Current Requests for Proposals, Qualifications, Information & Invitations to Bid
• eBid (Construction Contracting)
• Equal Benefits Code
• Equal Benefits Program
• Ethics Information
• Small and MWBE Business Development
• Small Construction Projects Roster Program

Court Case Mitigation by Mail

Court Services

CPR Classes

Crime Data & Maps

Crime Prevention

Crime Reporting

Criminal History Record, Removing a Conviction

Crisis Clinic

Damage Claims Against the City

Demographics

• City Datasheet
• Population & Demographics - Census Information

Design: Urban, Leadership, Education, and Project Review

Design Commission

Development, Area Planning and Urban Design

Development, Economic

Disability Services

Disabled Parking in Seattle

Disclosure of Unit Prices Code

Discrimination Resources and Filing a Compliant

Dog Parks - Off-leash areas for dogs

Domestic Partner Equal Benefits Code for City Contractors

Domestic Partner Code for City Employees

Domestic Partner Registration

Domestic Violence

• Community Resources
• Court Case Information
• Domestic & Sexual Violence Prevention
• Informational Brochure in Multiple Languages

Donations

Drainage and Sewer Services

Drainage System Inspections

Drinking Water Services and Rates

Driver's License Suspension and Re-licensing

Dumping Waste

• Household Hazardous Waste Disposal
• Recycling and Disposal Stations
• Report Illegal Dumping

Earthquake Damage Prevention and Recovery

Economic Development

Education

• Arts Education
• Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program
• Environmental Education
• Exhibits and Education from the Seattle Municipal Archives
• Fire Education
• Health & Nutrition Education
• Kids Exploring Energy
• Music Education
• Office for Education
• Seattle Education Facts

Election Information

Electrical Permits

Electric Power - Seattle City Light

• Account Information
• Application for Electrical Service - Residential
• Bill Payment Assistance Programs
• Billing Dispute Resolution
• Conservation, Electrical Saving
• For Business
• For Residents
• Home Energy Profile
• Green Power
• Large Commercial and Industrial Customers
• New Construction Resources from Seattle City Light
• Pay Your Electric and Water/Sewer/Garbage Bills Online
• Power Line Clearance, Tree Trimming and Vegetation Management
• Power Outages
• Rates

Email Alerts for Transportation Issues and Projects

Email and Phone Directory for City Staff

Email Lists, Citywide

Emergencies

• Emergency Preparedness
• Emergency Resources
• Weather Emergencies Tips

Employee Retirement

Employment

• Employing Immigrants
• Employment with the City
• Fire Department Employment Information
• Police Employment Information
• Youth Employment Program

Energy Codes

Energy Conservation Services - Business

Energy Conservation Services - Home

Environment

• Community Power Works for Home
• Environmental Action Agenda
• Environmental Conditions and Performance
• Environmental Policies
• Environmental Friendly Building and Construction
• Green Building
• Green Power
• Pesticide Use Reduction
• Toxic Reduction
• Urban Forest Restoration

Equal Benefits Code

Equal Benefits Program

Ethics and Elections Commission

Ethics Code

Events

• All City Calendars
• Boards and Commissions
• Citywide Events
• Council Meetings
• Parks and Recreation Events
• Public Outreach and Engagement
• Seattle Center Events
• Transportation Events
• Weekend Events

Facility Rental Guide

Family & Youth Services

Festivals and Events in Seattle

Film Permits

Filming in Seattle

Fire

• Fire Cadet Program
• Fire Code
• Fire In Progress, Real-Time 911 Fire Dispatch
• Fire Permit Status
• Fire Prevention

Food and Nutrition Services

Food Bank Locations

Garbage

• House Service
• Dumpster Service
• Commercial Services
• Collection Calendar
• Household Hazardous Waste Disposal
• Pay Your Electric and Water/Sewer/Garbage Bills Online
• Recycling and Disposal Stations
• Report a Missed Garbage, Recycling, or Yard Waste Collection
• Yard Waste Service

Gardening

• Community P-Patch Program
• Composting
• Natural Lawn and Garden Care
• Rain Water Harvesting
• Salmon Friendly Gardens
• Yard Waste

Gay & Lesbian Issues

Gifts to City Employees

GIS and Map Services

• City Real Property Finder
• Department of Planning and Development GIS Data and Maps
• My Neighborhood Map
• Municipal Archives Map Index
• Seattle Public Utility GIS Map Counter Services
• Visiting Seattle - Maps and Directions

Graffiti Removal and Prevention

Grant and Funding Opportunities

Green Building

Green Power

Hate Crimes Information

Hazardous Waste Disposal

Health Services

Hearing Examiner

• Citizen's Guide
• Forms and Fees
• Search for Decisions
• Schedule

Historical City Records

Historic Preservation Program

Housing Resources

• Affordable Rents & HOME Program Rents for Seattle
• Home Improvement Services and Loans
• Home Buyer Assistance Programs
• Rental Housing in Seattle
• Office of Housing

Housing and Zoning Code Compliance - Citizen's Guide (pdf)

Human Rights

Human Services

• Illegal Dumping, How to Report
• Invitations to Bid, Requests for Proposals, Requests for Service

Jobs - City of Seattle

Jury Duty

K-9 Unit - Seattle Police Department

Land Use Permits

Land Use Policy

Landlord Tenant Laws

Lawn and Garden

• Community P-Patch Program
• Composting
• Natural Lawn and Care
• Rain Barrels
• Salmon Friendly Gardens
• Yard Waste

Legal Advice

Legal Services

Legislation

Legislation, Seattle City Council

Lesbian & Gay Issues

Library

• Adaptive Equipment - Library Equal Access Program
• Card Application
• Computer Reservation
• Help - Ask a Question
• Jobs
• Locations

Licenses

• Business Licenses
• Pet Licenses

Litter and Debris:

• Adopt-A-Street - City of Seattle for City Streets
• Adopt-A-Road - King County
• Adopt-A-Highway - State of Washington
• Report Junk Accumulation on Private Property
• Report Litter, Garbage, and Junk in the Public Right of Way

Low Income Housing

Marriage

• Marriage Ceremony Information
• Wedding Guide, Reservations, Fees & Charges

Mayor's Office

Map and GIS Services

• City Real Property Finder
• Department of Planning and Development GIS Data and Maps
• My Neighborhood Map
• Seattle Public Library Historic Maps Collection
• Seattle Public Utility GIS Map Counter Services
• Visiting Seattle - Find Your Way Around Town

Meeting Places Around Seattle

• Neighborhood Service Centers
• Parks Community Centers
• Parks Facility Rental
• Seattle Schools Community Meeting Spaces

Meters, Electric

Meters, Water

Municipal Archives

Municipal Codes

Music Directory

Neighborhoods

• Cleanup & Conservation
• Neighborhood Map
• Neighborhood Matching Fund
• Planning and Growth
• Service Centers
• Services and Programs
• Traffic Control Program

Neuter & Spay Clinic

News

• City News Releases
• City & Community Email Lists
• Current Seattle Headlines
• In-depth Local Issues
• Newsletters and Publications
• Social Media
• Talkback on the Issues with the Seattle Channel

Noise Ordinance, Levels, and Complaints

Off Leash Area for Dogs

Ordinance & Bill Search, Seattle City Council

P-Patch Program

Parking

• Parking in Seattle
• Carpool Parking in Downtown Seattle
• Paid Parking
• On-street Parking Ordinance
• Traffic and Parking Ticket Payments
• Residential Parking Zones

Parks

• Facility Rental Guide
• Parks List A-Z
• Parks Finder Map
• Picnic Guide Reservations and Fees
• Swimming Pools and Beach Locations

Paving

• Paving and Street Maintenance
• Planting Strip Landscaping and Paving
• Street Maintenance Request Form

Payments

• Automatic Utility Bill Payment
• Cable Payment Centers
• File and Pay Business Taxes
• Pay Your Electric and Water/Sewer/Garbage Bills Online
• Register and Pay for Fire and Police Exam Applications
• Renew and Pay Seattle Business Licenses
• Traffic and Parking Ticket Payments

Pedestrian Resources

Permits

• Boat Ramp Use Permits
• Boiler and Pressure Vessel Installation Permits
• Business License Renewal
• Commercial Vehicle Load Zone Permits
• Film Permits
• Fire Permit Status
• Over-Legal Vehicle and Load Zone Permits
• Permit Desk for the Department of Planning and Development
• Permits for Land Use and Building
• Property Usage Permit - City Light
• Residential Parking Zone (RPZ) Permits
• Side Sewer Permits & Inspections
• Special Event Permits for Street Use
• Street Use Permits
• Tree Planting Permits - Street Trees
• Utility and Franchise Permits - Street Use
• Vending Permits - Street Use

Pesticide Reduction - City of Seattle

Pets

• Adoptions
• Animal Control Shelter
• Licensing
• Lost and Found
• Off Leash Area for Dogs
• Spay/Neuter Clinic

Phone and Email Directory for City Staff

Photograph Collection, Archives

Picnic Guide Reservations and Fees

Planning and Development

• Neighborhood Planning and Growth
• Permits Desk
• Planning Commission
• Transportation Planning & Major Projects

Police

• Police Commendation/Complaint Form
• Police Non-Emergency Reporting
• Police, Office of Professional Accountability

Population & Demographics

Pothole Repairs

Power - Seattle City Light

• Account Information
• Application for Electrical Service - Residential
• Bill Payment Assistance Programs
• Billing Dispute Resolution
• Conservation, Electrical Saving
• For Business
• For Residents
• Home Energy Profile
• Green Power
• Power Line Clearance, Tree Trimming and Vegetation Management
• Power Outages
• Rates
• Seattle Meter Watch

Predatory Lending

Property Finder

Project Share

Public Development Authorities

Public Disclosure

Purchasing Services - Doing Business with the City

Purchasing Services Bid Advertisements

Quality

• Air
• Drinking Water
• Electric Power
• Surface Water
• Report Surface Water Quality Problems

Questions and Complaints

Real Estate Services

Recycling

Recycling and Disposal Transfer Stations

Refrigeration and Steam Licensing

Regional and Comprehensive Planning

Residential Parking Zone (RPZ) Permits

Resolutions Search, Seattle City Council

Requests for Proposals, Requests for Service, Invitations to Bid

Employees' Retirement - City of Seattle

Road Construction

Seattle Center Events Information

Seattle Channel - City of Seattle TV Channel 21

Senior Citizens, Mayor’s Office

Senior Services

Service Requests , Citywide

Sewer and Drainage Services - Seattle Public Utilities

Sewer Bill Payment, Pay Your Electric and Water/Sewer/Garbage Bills Online

Sewer, Side - Side Sewer Permits & Inspections

Sexual Minorities Services

Sidewalks

• Planting Strip Landscaping and Paving
• Paving and Street Maintenance
• Sidewalk Installation
• Sidewalk Questions and Complaints - Pedestrian Resources
• Street Maintenance Request Form

Sister Cities

Smog: Air Quality

Solid Waste Collection Calendar

Spay & Neuter Clinic

Special Event Permits and Planning

Speed Watch Program

Steam and Refrigeration Licensing

Streaming Video

Streets

• Adopt a Street
• Street Flooding
• Street Light Repair
• Street Repair and Maintenance
• Street Repair Request
• Street Tree Planting
• Street Use Permits and Publications
• Street Vacations
• Street Weeds and Overgrowth

Sustainable Building and Infrastructure - City of Seattle

Sustainable Business Development

Sustainable Purchasing - City of Seattle

Swimming Pools and Beach Locations

Taxes

• Business Taxes Guide
• Business Tax Rules
• Property Taxes (King County)
• Property Tax Exemption for Multifamily Housing
• Sales Tax (State of Washington)

Taxicab Rules

Taxicab Regulations

Technology

• Citizens' Telecommunications and Technology Advisory Board
• Community Technology Centers
• Community Technology Funding
• Library Equal Access Program
• Seniors Compute
• Reserve a computer at the Seattle Public Library

Television, Cable

Ticket Payment

Toxics Reduction - City of Seattle

Trade and Business Information

Trade Organizations in Washington State

Traffic

• Travelers Information Map
• Ticket Payments
• Traffic Cameras
• Traffic Circle Requests
• Traffic Conditions
• Traffic Control Manual
• Traffic Flow Data
• Traffic Permits
• Traffic Signal Requests

Transportation Planning

Tree Maintenance Program in Seattle Parks

Tree Management and Services

Tree Pruning and Removal Permits

Tree Services, City Arborist's Office

TV - City (Seattle Channel)

TV Schedule, Channel 21

Urban Design

Urban Forest Restoration

Utilities

• Automatic Utility Bill Payment
• Open or Close Your Seattle City Light or Seattle Public Utilities Account
• Pay Your Electric and Water/Sewer/Garbage Bills Online
• Payment Assistance Programs
• Rates - Electric Power
• Rates - Water, Garbage, Yard Waste, Recycling, Drainage, & Sewer
• Seattle City Light Billing Help
• Seattle City Light Budget Billing Plan
• Seattle City Light Payment Locations
• Seattle Public Utilities Billing
• Seattle Public Utilities Billing and Service Disputes
• Seattle Public Utilities Emergency Services - Storms & Floods

Vehicle Abandoned - Report (public areas)

Vehicle Auctions

Vehicle Load Zones for Commercial Vehicles

Vehicles, Over Legal Loads

Vendor and Contractor Registration

Victims' Services

Video

• Archived Video
• Watch the Seattle Channel Online
• Order a Video from the Seattle Channel

Violations, Infractions and Criminal

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer: Adopt a Street

Voting

• Voter Absentee Ballots
• Voter Registration

Waste Missed Collection Report

Water

• Conditions - YTD Rainfall and Snowpack
• Drinking Water Quality
• Drinking Water Services
• Pay Your Electric and Water/Sewer/Garbage Bills Online
• Reducing Water Use
• Surface Water Pollution
• Water Meters
• Water Quality
• Wholesale Customers

Way to Go, Seattle

Weather

• Current Weather Conditions
• Severe Weather Information
• Weather Emergencies Tips
• Winter Storm Information

Weatherization Grants

Weddings

• Marriage Ceremony Information
• Wedding Guide, Reservations, Fees & Charges

Weights & Measures Code

West Nile Virus

Whistleblower Links:

• City of Seattle Auditor
• City of Seattle Office for Civil Rights
• City of Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission
• Seattle Police Department Office of Professional Accountability
• Washington State Auditor's Office
• King County Prosecuting Attorney

Women's Rights & Resources

Yard Waste Collection

Youth & Family Services