From the Master Builder’s Association weekly news update:
Seattle’s New Sidewalk Rule Takes Effect Tuesday
On Tuesday, January 22, when DPD planners are screening at intake, if a project triggers street improvements due to the new ordinance, and those street improvements are NOT identified in the Preliminary Pre-Application Review (PPAR) for the project, DPD will NOT reject the project at intake (for that particular reason). Instead, the applicant will be informed he/she needs to apply for a SDOT Street Improvement Plan (SIP) as soon as possible, and a correction will be written during the Initial plan review.
The expectation is the applicant will provide evidence of the SDOT SIP acceptance (copy of receipt and SDOT has clicked the checkbox in computer system) at the time when he/she resubmits any zoning corrections. DPD will take this position for approximately 2 months, and will advertise a deadline to the public of April 1, 2008.
The attached link should help disseminate the info more clearly: New Sidewalk Regulations. For more info, please contact Seattle Builders Council Chair Brittani Ard at 206-282-7990 or [email protected].
