Online Tools
Introducing the DPD Project Portal!
DPD is happy to introduce the Project Portal, a new set of online tools for permit applicants. Use the Portal to:
- Complete and submit your preliminary application online. You’ll be able to upload your site plan and get a project number immediately.
- Request a preliminary application site visit (PASV), grading season extension, or permit renewal with a few clicks of your mouse.
Ready to get started? Visit the Portal and set up your account.
Permit Tools
- Permit Status - includes project, permit and case information from 1983 - present
- Request an Inspection
- DPD Dashboard - track your open projects and projects with payable fees
- Apply for a self-issued electrical permit
- Apply for a side sewer repair permit
- View estimated wait times for service - see the current estimated wait times for in-person visits organized by service
Payment Center
Other Services
- Question & Answer Service
- General permitting questions
- Land use questions - Permit & Property Records Search
(formerly Historical Documents) - view issued permits, plans, Master Use Permit (MUP) files, soils reports, etc. - Seattle Registered Billboards
- Design Reviews - view design proposals and reports of recent project reviews
- Comment on proposed land use actions
- Environmental Sign Installation Notification - applicants are responsible for posting environmental signs for their own projects and notifying DPD once the sign is installed (see Director’s Rule (DR) 29-2006 for requirements)
Mapping Tools
- DPD Activity Locator - view permitting activity in Seattle from July 2005 to present using Microsoft Virtual Earth
- DPD GIS - interactive maps using Seattle GIS data and Microsoft Virtual Earth
- Engineering Wind Map - resource for engineers designing structures for wind loads in Seattle
- Parcel Data - view parcel information, including maps, within the city of Seattle
- Side Sewer Cards & Maps - view side sewer cards, including lateral maps & aerial photographs for parcels within the city of Seattle
- SPU GIS Map Counter Services - link to the Seattle Public Utilities' GIS map counter, located in the DPD Public Resource Center
- Zoning Maps - detailed PDF maps containing zoning information on Seattle properties and neighborhoods
Compliance
- Check the status of a complaint
- File a complaint - report a complaint about a building, land use or environmental code violation
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