dpdINFO
Welcome to our monthly newsletter, dpdINFO, designed to keep you on the cutting edge of Seattle development and planning issues.
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2008
December (479KB)
2008
December (479KB)
- Deconstruction (Salvage) Permitting
- Development Permit Fee Changes for 2009
- DPD Begins Scanning Re-Submittal Documents
- DPD Customer Service Survey is Ready for You!
- DPD Permit Turnaround Times
- Free Landslide Awareness Meeting at South Seattle Community College
- Members Sought for Design Review Boards
- Publication Updates
- Seattle Planning Commission Seeks New Members
- SLU Urban Form Study Accepting Public Comments on EIS
- Transformational Lecture Series: Noel Harding
- West Dravus Rezone Approved
- 2008 Built Green Incentive
- Amendment to the Sand Point Overlay District Approved by City Council
- Amount of Tenant Relocation Assistance Increased
- Builder's Earthquake Home Retrofit Seminar
- DPD Permit Turnaround Times
- Free Landslide Awareness Meetings
- Green Building Task Force
- Members Sought for Design Review Boards
- Neighborhood Design Guidelines for Upper Queen Anne and Uptown
- Pike/Pine Conservation Overlay District
- Publication Updates
- Ray Gastil New Planning Director
- Seeking National Experts to Join STAR Technical Advisory Committees
- Single Family Amendments Effective November 12
- Soils Reports Available Electronically at DPD
- Transformational Lecture Series
- 2008 Built Green Incentive
- City Council Public Hearing on Workforce Housing Incentives
- DPD Permit Turnaround Times
- Green Building Task Force Update
- Industrial Jobs Initiative
- New Amendments for Building and Residential Codes
- Priority Green Permitting
- Publication Updates
- Seattle Planning Commission Evaluations 2008 Comprehensive Plan Amendments
- Seattle Planning Commission Tours Light Rail System
- Seattle's Tree Regulations Update: Keeping the Emerald City Green
- SLU Alternatives Ready for Environmental Impact Statement Review
- Transformational Lecture Series: Peter Rumsey
- Workshop on Potential Amendments to the Pike/Pine Overlay District
- Construction Codes Advisory Board Applications Due September 15
- Discontinuing Checklist Decision for Lot Boundary Adjustments Form
- DPD Permit Turnaround Times
- Executive's Recommended Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments
- Green Building Task Force Update
- Publication Updates
- Reminder: Free EnvStd Tool Training on September 5
- Seattle Homes Within Reach: Multifamily Tax Exemption Program
- Spotlighting DPD's New Website
- Summer Start: Where Can I Find the General Standards for Project Plans?
- Transformational Lecture Series: Patrick Bellew
- Water Efficiency: Driving Sustainable Buildings and Sites
- 2006 Seattle Energy Code EnvStd Tool Training Offered
- City Council to Act on Code Changes
- DPD Permit Turnaround Times
- New Condo Conversion Ordinance
- Peat Settlement-Prone Area Ordinance Adopted by Council
- Planning Commission Announces New Analyst
- Publication Updates
- Reflections on My Time in Seattle
- SDOT Coaching Hours Recently Revised
- SDOT Street Use is Moving to the 23rd Floor
- SDOT Temporarily Extends Street Improvement Plan Reviews
- Seattle Green Building Task Force Launched
- Seattle Names a "Solar America City"
- Seattle Planning Commission Launches New Demography Program
- Seattle Stormwater Code Revisions Underway
- Summer Start: Do I Need a Permit to Build a Fence?
- Unreinforced Masonry Building Committee
- Whose Responsibility is That Overgrown Bush?
- Amendments Proposed for 2006 Seattle Building and Residential Codes
- City Looking at New Rules for Unreinforced Masonry Buildings
- DPD Dashboard - Track Your Project(s) Today!
- DPD Permit Turnaround Times
- DPD Seeks Electrical Contractor for Construction Codes Advisory Board
- Interdepartmental Permit Coordination Program Improvements Goes Live July 1
- New "Neighborhood Complaints" Card Available
- Planning Commission Addresses Seattle Center Master Plan
- Project Impact Standard Plans Revised
- Publication Updates
- Seattle Shorelines Citizen Advisory Committee
- Seattle's Tree Regulations Update: Keeping the Emerald City Green
- SLUFAN Completes Work on Height and Density Alternatives for South Lake Union
- Spotlighting DPD's New Website
- Summer Cleanup in Seattle
- Summer Start: Can I Build an Accessory Structure on My Property?
- Waving the DPD Flag at Community Festivals This Summer
- A Vision for Little Saigon
- DPD Permit Turnaround Times
- DPD Unveils New Website Design
- Interdepartmental Permit Coordination Program Improvements
- New Environmental Review Thresholds Effective May 30, 2008
- Planning Commission Submits Amendments to Strengthen Housing Affordability
- Proposed Single Family Code Amendments
- Publication Updates
- Replacing Seattle's Fire Stations
- SDOT Fee for ROWI Preliminary Assessment Ending July 1, 2008
- Seattle's Tree Regulations Update: Keeping the Emerald City Green
- South Downtown Final Environmental Impact Statement Published
- Summer Start: What Is a Site Plan and When Is It Required?
- Transformational Lecture Series
- 2008 Built Green Incentive
- Client Assistance Memo Highlights
- DPD Permit Turnaround Times
- Environmental Sign Removal
- Introducing Eight New and Ten Re-Appointed Design Review Board Members
- New Environmental Review Thresholds Approved
- New Green Home Guides
- New Low-Cost Home Improvement Outlet Opened by Habitat for Humanity
- New Members Sought for Design Commission
- Peat Settlement-Prone Area Public Hearing
- Planning Commission Weighs in on Comprehensive Plan Amendments
- Publication Updates
- SDOT Coaching Hours Extended
- Seattle's Tree Regulations Update: Keeping the Emerald City Green
- SPU GIS Map Coaching Counter Hours Change
- Summer Start: Can I build a Deck?
- Transformational Lecture Series
- West Dravus Commercial Area Rezone
- 2006 Seattle Energy Code Training
- 2008 Seattle Electrical Code Supplement Update
- Designing Public Spaces that Enhance Quality of Life
- DPD Permit Turnaround Times
- Green Building Exhibit on Display
- Green Festival Comes to Seattle
- Greenhouse Gas Emission Reviews Start March 31
- Mechanical Permit Review Requires an Appointment
- Publication Updates
- Seattle Planning Commission Introduces Two New Members
- Seattle Promotes Rainwater Harvesting for Beneficial Use
- Seattle's Tree Regulations Update: Keeping the Emerald City Green
- Sustainable Building Dates for Your Diary
- Updated DPD Application Forms in Circulation
- Affordable Housing Action Agenda
- Announcing the Next Round of Built Green Incentive Recipients
- Building Code Technical Backup Returns
- Comprehensive Plan 2008 Amendments
- DPD Dashboard - Track Your Project(s) Today!
- DPD Permit Turnaround Times
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions Related to New Development to be Assessed
- LEEDing the Way to Historic Preservation
- Peat Settlement-Prone Area
- Planning Commission reviews South Downtown DEIS
- Publication updates
- Shoreline Master Program Public Visioning Workshops
- South Downtown Project Update
- South Lake Union Open House Provides Feedback on Urban Form Concepts
- Sustainable Building Dates for Your Diary
- Transformational Lecture Series
- 2006 Seattle Energy Code Resources Available
- 2007 in Review: City Green Building
- Bring Two Copies of Your Geo Soils Report to Intake!
- Canceling Projects Not Issued After 60 Days
- DPD Permit Turnaround Times
- DPD Streamlines Application Forms
- Emerald City Task Force Recommendations Summary
- Flood Damage Assistance
- Keeping the Emerald City Green
- New Development May Require Full Street Improvements
- Northwest Regional Green Building Products Matrix
- Permit Review to Evaluate Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Publication Updates
- Shoreline Master Program Public Visioning Meetings
- South Lake Union Urban Form Study Underway
- Sustainable Building Dates for Your Diary
- The Urban Sustainability Forum Transforms Into 2008
- What Makes It GREEN? 2008 Regional Top Ten Green Awards
- 11th Annual Phinney Home Design and Remodel Fair
- 2007/2008 Fee Comparison
- City Revises Comprehensive Plan Annual Amendment Process
- Comprehensive Plan Amendments in 2007
- Council Approves Additional Height Incentives in Downtown Core
- DPD Permit Turnaround Times
- Meet the New City Green Building Staff
- Minimal Fee Changes for 2008
- New Limits on Uses in Industrial Zones
- Pre-Application Site Visit Waiver...Waived
- Publication Updates
- Reminder: 2006 Technical Codes Are in Effect
- SEPA to Include Climate Change Review
- Sidewalks Legislation Adopted
- South Lake Union Update