Public Resource Center

The Public Resource Center (PRC) provides information on permits, applications, and historical records. The PRC also provides access to publications. 

Some of our most frequently requested services are:

Support Hours

You can contact staff via our chat tool. You can find your assigned reviewer to contact them directly by logging into the Seattle Services Portal

Chat Hours:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday: 10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Email:

Submit a question at any time and get a response within 2 business days.

Microfilm, Permit & Property Records

Permit records from 1894 to 2004 are available in our Microfilm Library. Records from 2005 to present are in our online Permit and Property Records library or the Seattle Services Portal. These records include:

  • Permits
  • Plans (available by email request or in person only)
  • Soils and other technical reports
  • Land use files

You may order copies in paper or electronic (preferred) formats. Please see our current Fee Subtitle for costs. The library can be contacted anytime at (206) 233-5180 (message only) or at sci_microfilm@seattle.gov for questions or requests. While we are unable to research records for our customers, we are happy to check our archives for any images we may have and will work with customers to provide those images via email.

Publications

Many of our publications are available for free on our Resources page. Our codes pages provide online access to most codes enforced by SDCI.

Print copies are available for sale through the Seattle Services Portal. See our pricelist and our ordering instructions.

To order, send an email to sciaccounting@seattle.gov or call us at (206) 386-9780. You may also mail your request, along with a check payable to the City of Seattle, to:

SDCI Cashier Station
700 Fifth Ave, Suite 2000
P.O. Box 34234
Seattle, WA 98124-1234

Subscription Services

  • Our Land Use Information Bulletin provides twice-weekly notice of land use applications, decisions, and other land use actions. Subscribe to our listserv — in the upper right of this page — to get an email alert when we post the latest public notices.
  • Our blog, Building Connections, keeps you up-to-date on Seattle planning, design, construction, and land use issues, and on legislation in process.

Construction and Inspections

Nathan Torgelson, Director
Address: 700 5th Ave, Suite 2000, Seattle, WA, 98104
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 34019, Seattle, WA, 98124-4019
Phone: (206) 684-8600
Phone Alt: Violation Complaint Line: (206) 615-0808
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SDCI issues land use, construction, and trade permits, conducts construction and housing-related inspections, ensures compliance with our codes, and regulates rental rules. SDCI is committed to an antiracist workplace and to addressing racism through our work in the community.