April Publication Updates

Tips

Updated

• Tip 242B, Tree Removal on Private Property, was updated with new information and updated charts.
• Tip 257, Developer Contribution - Mandatory Housing Affordability, was updated to clarify how payments made through the MHA payment option are used.
• Tip 312, Decks, Fences and Arbors for Single Family Homes in Seattle, was updated to remove information about the Seattle Wildland-Urban Interface Code because it's adoption has been significantly delayed.
• Tip 316, Subject-to-Field-Inspection Permits, was updated to remove information about the Wildland Urban Interface Code that the state has postponed adopting for a couple of years.

Director's Rules

Draft

• Draft Director's Rule 4-2024, Adjustment to the Amount of Relocation Assistance Payment Under the Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance, adjusts the amount of relocation assistance by the percentage of change in the Housing Component of the Consumer Price Index. Written comments on the proposed adoption may be submitted through May 13, 2024 to [email protected] or to Director, Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections, 700 5th Avenue, Suite 2000, P.O. Box 34019, Seattle, Washington 98124-4019.
• Draft Director's Rule 5-2024, Adjustment to the Amount of Emergency Relocation Assistance Payment Under the Housing and Building Maintenance Code, implements an annual adjustment of the amount of relocation assistance by the percentage of change in the housing component of the Consumer Price Index. Written comments on the proposed adoption may be submitted through May 13, 2024 to [email protected] or to Director, Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections, 700 5th Avenue, Suite 2000, P.O. Box 34019, Seattle, Washington 98124-4019.