Codes and regulations developed and maintained by DPD's Land Use Policy Unit include:
Seattle Land Use Code – Title 23 of the Seattle Municipal Code. The links below take you directly to the City Clerk’s website.
Design Review – Seattle Land Use Code, Ch. 23.41. Direct link to the City Clerk’s website.
Director’s Rules - Extensions and clarifications of codes and ordinances enforced by DPD, searchable by year, number, status, citation, code section, and keyword.
Environmentally Critical Areas Ordinance – Seattle Municipal Code, Ch. 25.09. Direct link to the City Clerk’s website.
Historic Preservation – Seattle Municipal Code, Ch. 25. Printed copy available from the DPD Public Resource Center.
Seattle Shoreline Master Program – Seattle Land Use Code, Ch. 23.60. This link takes you to the Shoreline District subchapter on the City Clerk’s website.
State Environmental Policy Act – Seattle Municipal Code, Ch. 25.05. Direct link to the City Clerk’s website.
Stormwater, Grading and Drainage Control Code – Seattle Municipal Code, Ch. 22.800.
Tree Protection – Seattle Municipal Code, Ch. 25.11.
Downtown Amenity Features and Standards - The standards in this document supplement provisions in the Downtown Land Use Code. (See Seattle Municipal Code Ch. 23.49.011-.014).
