2018 Seattle Code Adoption- Timeline

We update construction codes to ensure that people in Seattle get to live, work and play in buildings that are safe, sustainable, and accessible.
  • What & Why
    Proposing potential changes for Seattle’s 2018 construction codes.
  • Get Involved
    Proposing potential changes for Seattle’s 2018 construction codes.
  • Project Documents
    Proposing potential changes for Seattle’s 2018 construction codes.
  • Timeline
    Proposing potential changes for Seattle’s 2018 construction codes.

Timeline

SDCI had been planning to adopt the 2018 edition of the codes to be effective July 1, 2020.  However, due to several factors, including the impacts of COVID-19 and Governor Inslee's executive order, the effective date has been delayed to March 15, 2021.