Director's Rules
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Seattle Business Tax Ordinance
Short-Term Rentals
Surplus Materials
Taxicab, For-Hire and TNC
Treasury Services
Animal-related director's rules
| Title | City Clerk File No. | Rule No. |
|---|---|---|
| Implementing Seattle Horse-Drawn Carriage Ordinance | 309892 | 6.315.003 |
| Live Animal Trapping Permit | 313256 | 9.25.030A |
| Seattle Animal Control Spay and Neuter Deposit | 302673 | N/A |
| Animal Shelter Adoption Fees | 321052 | SAS-01 |
| Spay and Neuter Surgery - Additional Fees | 321173 | SAS-02 |
Cannabis business director's rules
| Title | City Clerk File No. | Rule No. |
|---|---|---|
| Cannabis Business Regulations | 323281 | CBR-017-2025, CBR-075-2025, CBR-077-2025, CBR-079-2025, CBR-080-2025, CBR-083-2025, CBR-085-2025, CBR-086-2025, CBR-087-2025, CBR-095-2025, CBR-096-2025, CBR-099-2025, CBR-105-2025, CBR-1055-2025, CBR-106-2025, CBR-110-2025, CBR-147-2025, CBR-150-2025, CBR-155-2025, CBR-310-2025, CBR-410-2025, CBR-415-2025 |
| Social Equity Applicant | 322860 | CBR-1-2023 |
City buildings and Civic Center director's rules
| Title | City Clerk File No. | Rule No. |
|---|---|---|
| City Hall, City Hall Plaza and Other Adjacent Premises | 307221 | 5-02, 5-02 Clarification |
| Municipal Core Area Parking Procedures View Parking Rates |
307560 | 2023-06-01 |
| City Buildings and Premises: Access, Operating Hours and Rules of Conduct | 307665 | 6-03 |
Consultant/purchasing director's rules
| Title | City Clerk File No. | Rule No. |
|---|---|---|
| Rules Establishing Exceptions to City Purchases of Goods and Services | 320017 | FAS-01-15 |
Encampment- and homelessness-related director's rules
| Title | City Clerk File No. | Rule No. |
|---|---|---|
| Unauthorized camping on City properties, enforcement procedures and removal of unauthorized property | 320204 | FAS 17-01 |
| Operating Hours for City Properties, unauthorized camping on City properties, enforcement procedures and removal of unauthorized property | 320205 | MDAR 17-01 |
For-hire driver collective bargaining director's rules
| Title | City Clerk File No. | Rule No. |
|---|---|---|
| Qualifying Driver and Lists of Qualifying Drivers | 320270 | FHDR-1 |
| Application Process for Designating a Qualified Driver Representative | 320271 | FHDR-2 |
| Certification of an Exclusive Driver Representative | 320272 | FHDR-3 |
| Subjects of Bargaining between a Driver Coordinator and an Exclusive Driver Representative | 320273 | FHDR-4 |
| Interest Arbitration | 320274 | FHDR-5 |
| Approval of an Agreement, Changes to an Existing Agreement and Withdrawal of an Existing Agreement | 320275 | FHDR-6 |
| Renewal Application Process for a Qualified Driver Representative | 320276 | FHDR-7 |
| Decertification of an Exclusive Driver Representative | 320277 | FHDR-8 |
| Enforcement Powers of the Director | 320278 | FHDR-9 |
| Commencement Dates | 320279 | FHDR-10 |
Impound-related director's rules
| Title | City Clerk File No. | Rule No. |
|---|---|---|
| Police Impound Administrative Fees | 319306 | CPU-03-2015 |
| Maximum Private Impound Fees | 323003 | Clerk File 323003 |
| City Impound Fee | 319308 | CPU-05-2015 |
Public records and public disclosure director's rules
| Title | City Clerk File No. | Rule No. |
|---|---|---|
| Public Disclosure Fees | 320349 | MDAR 17-0001 |
| Citywide Policy on Public Disclosure | 320350 | MDAR 17-0002 |
Seattle business tax ordinance director's rules
| Title | City Clerk File No. | Rule No. |
|---|---|---|
| Business License Tax Requirements | 321525 | 5-002 |
| Business License Suspension and Revocation | 319877 | 5-003 |
| Transfer of a Business License | 319878 | 5-004 |
| Time Payments | 319879 | 5-005 |
| Tax Returns - Filing and Payment | 321526 | 5-006 |
| Penalties | 322716 | 5-007 |
| Record-Keeping Requirements | 319881 | 5-008 |
| Limitations on Tax Assessments | 319882 | 5-009 |
| Refunds | 319883 | 5-012 |
| Persons Making Sales Through a Direct Seller's Representative | 319884 | 5-030 |
| Measure of Tax - Retailers and Wholesalers | 309763 | 5-031 |
| Measure of Tax - Service and Other Business Activities | 321527 | 5-032 |
| When Tax Liability Arises | 308773 | 5-033 |
| Finance Charges, Carrying Charges, Interest and Penalties | 319885 | 5-034 |
| Freight and Delivery Charges | 307453 | 5-035 |
| Accounting Methods | 308773 | 5-037 |
| Effect of Rate Changes on Prior Contracts and Sales Agreements | 309765 | 5-038 |
| Employees Distinguished from Persons Engaging in Business | 319886 | 5-039 |
| Corporations, Massachusetts Trust | 307453 | 5-040 |
| Successor Liability | 308773 | 5-042 |
| Engaging in Business | 319887 | 5-043 |
| Value of Products | 308773 | 5-044 |
| Allocation and Apportionment Methods | 321528 | 5-045 |
| Valuing the Measure of the Tax for Business Activities between Related, Controlled or Affiliated Persons | 310907 | 5-046 |
| Apportionment of Service Receipts | 321529 | 5-047 |
| Implementing Seattle Business Tax Ordinance Relating to Intrastate, Interstate and Foreign Selling Activity; Inbound and Outbound Sales of Tangible Personal Property from or to Persons Outside the City of Seattle, Including Those Persons in Other States or Foreign Countries | 309768 | 5-060 |
| Returned Goods, Allowances, Cash Discounts | 307453 | 5-063 |
| Credit Losses, Bad Debts, Recoveries | 319888 | 5-064 |
| Taxes - Deductible and Nondeductible | 308773 | 5-065 |
| Non-Business Income - Grants, Bona Fide Initiative Fees, Dues, Contributions, Tuition Fees and Endowment Funds | 309769 | 5-066 |
| Accommodation Sales, Exchange of Fungible Products | 308773 | 5-067 |
| Pool Purchases | 308773 | 5-068 |
| Life Science Research Deduction | 312567 | 5-069 |
| Extracting Natural Products | 307453 | 5-100 |
| Manufacturing and Processing for Hire | 309770 | 5-111 |
| Commercial or Industrial Use | 307453 | 5-112 |
| Casual or Isolated Sales | 310906 | 5-125 |
| Conditional and Installment Sales, Method of Reporting | 309125 | 5-126 |
| Sales to, and by, the State of Washington, Counties, Cities, School Districts and Other Municipal Subdivisions | 319889 | 5-127 |
| Tribes and Tribal Members/Citizens | 319890 | 5-129 |
| Selling Price - Advertised Prices Including Sales Tax | 307453 | 5-130 |
| Trade-Ins, Selling Price, Sellers' Tax Measures | 307453 | 5-131 |
| Leased Departments | 319891 | 5-132 |
| Warranties and Maintenance Agreements | 322717 | 5-133 |
| Interstate Activities of Waterborne Transportation | 319894 | 5-193 |
| Installing, Cleaning, Repairing or Otherwise Altering or Improving Personal Property of Consumers | 308773 | 5-275 |
| Constructing and Repairing of New or Existing Buildings or Other Structures Upon Real Property (Including Property Owned by Governmental Entities) | 308773 | 5-276 |
| Clearing Land, Moving Earth, Cleaning, Fumigating, Razing or Moving Existing Buildings and Janitorial Services | 309125 | 5-277 |
| Telecommunications Service, Telephone Business and Telephone Service | 309125 | 5-300 |
| Sales of Meals | 319893 | 5-404 |
| Restaurants, Cocktail Bars, Taverns and Similar Businesses | 307453 | 5-405 |
| Motor Carriers - Trucking | 307453 | 5-481 |
| Computer Software | 322718 | 5-500 |
| Computer Hardware | 322719 | 5-501 |
| Taxation of Information Services and Computer-Related Services | 322720 | 5-502 |
| Digital Products | 322721 | 5-503 |
| Stock Brokers and Security Houses | 314088 | 5-521 |
| International Investment Management Services | 314089 | 5-522 |
| Sales of Precious Metal Bullion and Monetized Bullion | 307453 | 5-523 |
| Abstract, Title Insurance and Escrow Businesses | 309771 | 5-524 |
| Sale or Rental of Real Estate, License to Use Real Estate | 307453 | 5-530 |
| Sales of Real Property, Standing Timber, Minerals, Natural Resources | 319896 | 5-531 |
| Real Estate Brokers and Salesman | 307453 | 5-532 |
| Leases or Rentals of Tangible Personal Property; Financing Leases | 309125 | 5-536 |
| Educational Institutions, School Districts, Student Organizations, Private Schools and Child Care Services | 307453 | 5-600 |
| Hospitals, Other Medical Care Facilities and Adult Family Homes | 314090 | 5-620 |
| Amusement, Recreation and Physical Fitness Services | 307453 | 5-700 |
| Coin-Operated Vending Machines, Amusement Devices and Service Machines | 307453 | 5-702 |
| Hotels, Motels, Boarding Houses, Rooming Houses, Resorts, Summer Camps, Trailer Camps, etc. | 307453 | 5-720 |
| Personal Services, Service Activities | 309125 | 5-801 |
| Legal, Arbitration and Mediation Services | 309772 | 5-802 |
| Consignees, Bailees, Factors, Agents and Auctioneers of Tangible Personal Property | 307453 | 5-803 |
| Staffing Business, Staffing Services | 308773 | 5-804 |
| Advertising Agencies | 307453 | 5-806 |
| Outdoor Advertising and Advertising Display Services | 307453 | 5-807 |
| Laundry, Dry Cleaning, Linen and Uniform Supply and Self-Service and Coin-Operated Laundry Services | 309773 | 5-809 |
| Publishers of Newspapers, Magazines and Periodicals | 309774 | 5-810 |
| Admission Tax for Nightclubs | 309125 | 5-900 |
| Admission Tax Exemption for Music Venues | 319897 | 5-901 |
| Exemptions, Deductions and Credits Available under the Employee Hours Tax | 309125 | 5-921 |
| Parking Tax Computations | 309775 | 5-925 |
| Square Footage Business Tax (Square Footage Tax) | 309387 | 5-930 |
| Sweetened Beverage Tax | 320492 | 5-953 |
| Heating Oil Tax | 321756 | 5-960 |
| Transportation Network Company (TNC) Tax | 321891 | 5-970 |
| Payroll Expense Tax | 322022 | 5-980 |
| Information Requests - Aggregation and Confidentiality | 322722 | 5-990 |
Short-term rentals director's rules
| Title | City Clerk File No. | Rule No. |
|---|---|---|
| Primary residence | 321078 | STR-1 |
| Monitoring listings for compliance | 322053 | STR-2 |
| Licenses and license applications | 321080 | STR-3 |
| Short-term rental platforms general provisions | 322054 | STR-4 |
| Licensing fees | 321082 | STR-5 |
| Short-term rental regulations and public disclosure | 321083 | STR-6 |
| 120-day implementation period | 321084 | STR-7 |
Surplus materials director's rules
| Title | City Clerk File No. | Rule No. |
|---|---|---|
| Disposition of Surplus Materials, Supplies and Equipment Other than Real Property | 308138 | 7-01 |
Taxicab, for-hire and TNC vehicle director's rules
| Title | City Clerk File No. | Rule No. |
|---|---|---|
| Reimburesement for Taxicab and For-Hire Vehicle Owners and Drivers from the Wheelchair Accessible Services Fund | 323073 | FOR-HIRE TRANSPORTATION-08-2024 |
| Reimburesement for Transportation Network Company Vehicle Owners and Drivers from the Wheelchair Accessible Services Fund | 323074 | FOR-HIRE TRANSPORTATION-09-2024 |
| Wheelchair Accessible Services Surcharge for Taxicab and For-Hire Vehicle Medallion Owners | 323152 | FOR-HIRE TRANSPORTATION-17-2024 |
| Wheelchair Accessible Services Surcharge for Transportation Network Companies | 323153 | FOR-HIRE TRANSPORTATION-18-2024 |
| TNC License Fee | 322516 | FOR-HIRE-TRANSPORTATION-01-2023 |
| Transportation Network Company (TNC) License, Vehicle Endorsement and for For-Hire Driver’s License Fees | 314168 | R-6.310.150.B |
| Fares and Rates for Taxicabs and For-Hire Vehicles | 323198 | FOR-HIRE-TRANSPORTATION-11-2024 |
| Medallion Lottery Eligibility, Procedures and Awardee Requirements | 320021 | CPU-09.1-2016 |
| Taxicab and For-Hire Vehicle Medallion Leases | 323151 | FOR-HIRE TRANSPORTATION-15-2024 |
| Dual Medallion Splitting | 323069 | FOR-HIRE TRANSPORTATION-04-2024 |
| Temporarily Deactivating a Medallion | 323070 | FOR-HIRE TRANSPORTATION-05-2024 |
| Uniform Vehicle Safety Inspection Report, Approved Mechanics and Failed Field Inspections for Transportation Network Company Vehicles | 323068 | FOR-HIRE TRANSPORTATION-03-2024 |
| Uniform Vehicle Safety Inspections for Taxicabs and For-Hire Vehicles | 323067 | FOR-HIRE TRANSPORTATION-02-2024 |
| Uniform Color Schemes and Exterior and Interior Markings for Vehicles | 323071 | FOR-HIRE TRANSPORTATION-06-2024 |
| Vehicle Size and Fuel | 323150 | FOR-HIRE TRANSPORTATION-14-2024 |
| Leasing a Taxicab or For-Hire Vehicle | 323199 | FOR-HIRE TRANSPORTATION-16-2024 |
| Evidence of Vehicle Insurance and Changes to Insurance Requirements | 323075 | FOR-HIRE TRANSPORTATION-10-2024 |
| Taximeters and Smart Taximeters | 323072 | FOR-HIRE TRANSPORTATION-07-2024 |
| Application Dispatch Systems Used by Transportation Network Companies | 323148 | FOR-HIRE TRANSPORTATION-12-2024 |
| Application Dispatch Systems Used by Transitional Regional Dispatch Agencies and Regional Dispatch Agencies | 323149 | FOR-HIRE TRANSPORTATION-13-2024 |
| Regional For-Hire Driver’s License Training Requirements | 323200 | FOR-HIRE TRANSPORTATION-19-2024 |
| Rule rescinding 16 director's rules (either superseded or due to code changes) | 320022 | CPU-13-2016 |
| Rescinding 15 FAS Director's Rules | 323066 | FOR-HIRE TRANSPORTATION-01-2024 |
Treasury services director's rules
| Title | City Clerk File No. | Rule No. |
|---|---|---|
| Establishing Convenience Fees for Remote Payment Transactions | 303034 | 99-1 |
Consumer protection director's rules
| Title | City Clerk File No. | Rule No. |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health Requirements for Seattle Businesses | 321748 | Public Health Requirements for Seattle Businesses 01-2020 |
| Used Goods - Acceptable means to record transactions | 321622 | Used Goods-01-2020 |