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The mission of the Department of Construction and Land Use is to protect the public's health, safety, and welfare through enforcement of land use, housing, and construction codes and standards. Department responsibilities include code development, inspection of new construction, code enforcement, and review of development applications. DCLU programs are funded primarily through a variety of permit fees. The present Department of Construction and Land Use was formed in 1980 by merging the Code Enforcement, Housing Conservation, and Administrative Services divisions of the Building Department with the Department of Community Development's Technical Review Section. This consolidated land use administration in one department. The Building Department, DCLU's predecessor agency, was created in 1910 to administer public building and enforce City construction codes. The Department was responsible for issuing all building permits within the City limits.

Blueprint copies of plats from King County recordings, reproduced specifically for the Seattle Building Department. This is an incomplete run, consisting of volumes 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, and 30-31. Includes drawing of plat and certification of filing. Each volume contains an index.

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Real estate map of Seattle includes 33 plates with scale of 100 feet to an inch and 200 feet to an inch. Information includes lot dimensions, short legal descriptions, color coded key to building composition, width of streets and alleys, and locations of sewers, water mains, fire hydrants, railway lines, and section lines. Corrected to 1910 with an index to additions and subdivisions.

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Permits issued by the City authorizing construction, improvement, or renovation of buildings in the City. Includes applicant's name, address of property, and nature of work to be done. Arranged numerically. DCLU maintains microfiche copies of all permits issued by the department.

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Permit indexes to named streets, including street name, permit number, and street address. Arranged alphabetically by street name and then numerically by permit number.

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Architectural drawings of commercial buildings in Seattle. Includes drawings of public buildings, hospitals, schools, churches, and significant retail and manufacturing establishments. These are permit and design change drawings.

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Correspondence, reports, and reference copies of legislation relating to the administration of the Pioneer Square Historic District. These are records generated while Arthur Skolnik was district manager.

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