King County GIS has all the parcels in King County
It has layers for topo, environments, tree canopy, zoning, etc.
Has the link to the Assessor's Report
This will generate a report with useful information on zoning & ECA
The 'address' tab will link to "permit & complaint status" which is now a broken link. It will re-direct you to SDCI, which you will then have to search the address to find any existing permit and/or complaint status'
You can get to the corresponding quarter map section through a link on the Assessor's Report Parcel Data section.
quarter Maps are helpful to preliminary site plans if we don't have a survey yet, as well as historical platting.
It's good to check that water/sewer lines don't cross other properties and that the lines are big enough
Side sewer lateral maps, aerial photographs, and side sewer cards for a parcel within the Seattle city limits.
It's important to get info on power line setbacks and any necessary upgrades
Leah has more information on this, you can always choose to call a Seattle City Light rep
Land Use Code can be found in Chapter 23 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
Director's Rules are interpretations that explain some portion of the code further.
Ordinance References are located at the bottom of each code section and link to a history of how that ordinance came into effect. These links are useful to see how and why a piece of code has changed.
The Seattle Building Code provides minimum requirements for design and construction of new buildings.
Seattle has adopted the 2018 International Building Code (<-- update when necessary, including link in previous sentence), with amendments specific to our city.
The Seattle Residential Code provides minimum requirements for design and construction of single-family houses, duplexes, and townhouses with no more than three stories and with separate entrances.
Seattle has adopted the 2018 International Residential Code (<-- update when necessary, including link in previous sentence), with amendments specific to our jurisdiction.
Detached one-and two-family dwellings, townhouses up to three stories in height, each with a separate means of egress, and their accessory structures.
Everything else!
Greg Lange - Greg.Lange@KingCounty.gov | Office: 206-263-2480, Direct: 206-263-2479
- When sending request for historical deeds, must include name of owner and year.
Deeds, easements search
Historical Real Property Deed Cards
Currently online platform for digitized engineering records
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