DDES customer information bulletins
DDES customer information bulletins cover over 50 topics pertaining to building and land use as well as financial and general services.
The bulletins also are available by calling DDES customer service at 206-296-6600 or visiting the DDES permit center at 900 Oakesdale Avenue SW, Renton.
Alphabetical listing
- Agricultural Buildings - 58 (PDF*, 113KB)
- B-1 Covenants - 33 (PDF*, 101KB)
- Building and Development Permit Telephone Numbers - 1 (PDF*, 129KB)
- Certified Wood Stoves - 23 (PDF*, 118KB)
- Clearing and Grading Permits - 28 (PDF*, 157KB)
- Commercial and Multi-Family Building Permits - 8 (PDF*, 188KB)
- Complaints - 15 (PDF*, 119KB)
- Consolidated Site Review Process - 56 (PDF*, 124KB)
- Critical Areas Ordinance - Fact Sheets online
- Critical Areas Review - 21 (PDF*, 142KB)
- Damage Repairs - 4 (PDF*, 126KB)
- Daycare Establishments - 14 (PDF*, 163KB)
- Demolition Permits for Commercial and Residential Structures - 3 (PDF*, 112KB)
- Drainage Review - 29 (PDF*, 139KB)
- Equestrian Community Trail Dedication - 52 (PDF*, 103KB)
- Fee Appeal Process - 57 (PDF*, 84KB)
- Financial Guarantees - 40 (PDF*, 123KB)
- Fire System Permits - 13 (PDF*, 119KB)
- Flood Insurance and FEMA - 38 (PDF*, 256KB)
- Green Building and Low Impact Development - 55 (PDF*, 86KB)
- Home Occupations and Home Industries - 43A (PDF*, 141KB)
- Laws and Rules Governing Building and Development - 42 (PDF*, 108KB)
- Legal Lot - 2 (PDF*, 128KB)
- Mechanical Permits - 36 (PDF*, 131KB)
- Obtaining A Mobile Home Permit - 7 (PDF*, 279KB)
- Obtaining A Residential Building Permit: Submittal Requirements - 9 (PDF*, 673KB)
- Obtaining A Voluntary Home Earthquake Retrofit Permit - 50 (PDF*, 161KB)
- On-Site Recreation - 24 (PDF*, 168KB)
- Permits for Relocating A Building - 35 (PDF*, 123KB)
- Private Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems - 39 (PDF*, 131KB)
- Project Management for Building Permits - 53 (PDF*, 145KB)
- Project Management for Land Use Permits - 54 (PDF*, 150KB)
- Residential Basics Program - 12A (PDF*, 109KB)
- Residential Building on or Near Waterfront - 10 (PDF*, 137KB)
- Residential Building Permit Process - 12 (PDF*, 211KB)
- Residential Energy Codes - 27 (PDF*, 124KB)
- Right-of-Way Use - 31 (PDF*, 149KB)
- Road Impact Mitigation Measures For New Development - 47 (PDF*, 149KB)
- Road Variances - 34A (PDF*, 143KB)
- School Impact Mitigation Measures - 46 (PDF*, 134KB)
- SEPA Process - 26 (PDF*, 145KB)
SEPA greenhouse gas emissions worksheet, fill-in Excel (XLS*, 87KB) or PDF (PDF*, 30KB) format - Shoreline Erosion Control - 16 (PDF*, 109KB)
- Short Subdivisions - 25 (PDF*, 160KB)
- Small Animals and Livestock - 41A (PDF*, 130KB)
- Street Addresses and Road Names - 11 (PDF*, 132KB)
- Surface Water Design Manual Variances or Adjustments - 34B (PDF*, 140KB)
- Tenant Improvements - 5 (PDF*, 428KB)
- Underground Fuel Tanks - 44 (PDF*, 128KB)
- Water Problems - 37 (PDF*, 149KB)
- Working with Contractors - 6 (PDF*, 115KB)
- Zoning Code: Irrigation System Requirements - 19A (PDF*, 132KB)
- Zoning Code: Landscaping Requirements - 22 (PDF*, 215KB)
- Zoning Code: Overview and Summary - 17A (PDF*, 125KB)
- Zoning Code: Permitted Use Tables - 18A (PDF*, 159KB)
- Zoning Code: Recyclables - 45A (PDF*, 123KB)
- Zoning Code: Sign Requirements - 20A (PDF*, 161KB)
Numerical listing
- 1 - Building and Development Permit Telephone Numbers, 1 (PDF*, 129KB)
- 2 - Legal Lot, 2 (PDF*, 128KB)
- 3 - Demolition Permits for Commercial and Residential Structures, 3 (PDF*, 112KB)
- 4 - Damage Repairs, 4 (PDF*, 126KB)
- 5 - Tenant Improvements, 5 (PDF*, 428KB)
- 6 - Working with Contractors, 6 (PDF*, 115KB)
- 7 - Obtaining A Mobile Home Permit, 7 (PDF*, 279KB)
- 8 - Commercial and Multi-Family Building Permits, 8 (PDF*, 188KB)
- 9 - Obtaining A Residential Building Permit: Submittal Requirements, 9 (PDF*, 673KB)
- 10 - Residential Building on or Near Waterfront, 10 (PDF*, 137KB)
- 11 - Street Addresses and Road Names, 11 (PDF*, 132KB)
- 12 - Residential Building Permit Process, 12 (PDF*, 211KB)
- 12A - Residential Basics Program, 12A (PDF*, 109KB)
- 13 - Fire System Permits, 13 (PDF*, 119KB)
- 14 - Daycare Establishments, 14 (PDF*, 163KB)
- 15 - Complaints, 15 (PDF*, 119KB)
- 16 - Shoreline Erosion Control, 16 (PDF*, 109KB)
- 17A - Zoning Code: Overview and Summary, 17A (PDF*, 125KB)
- 18A - Zoning Code: Permitted Use Tables, 18A (PDF*, 159KB)
- 19A - Zoning Code: Irrigation System Requirements, 19A (PDF*, 132KB)
- 20A - Zoning Code: Sign Requirements, 20A (PDF*, 161KB)
- 21 - Critical Areas Review, 21 (PDF*, 142KB)
- 22 - Zoning Code: Landscaping Requirements, 22 (PDF*, 215KB)
- 23 - Certified Wood Stoves, 23 (PDF*, 118KB)
- 24 - On-Site Recreation, 24 (PDF*, 168KB)
- 25 - Short Subdivisions, 25 (PDF*, 160KB)
- 26 - SEPA Process, 26 (PDF*, 145KB)
26 - SEPA greenhouse gas emissions worksheet, fill-in Excel (XLS*, 87KB) or PDF (PDF*, 30KB) format - 27 - Residential Energy Codes, 27 (PDF*, 124KB)
- 28 - Clearing and Grading Permits, 28 (PDF*, 157KB)
- 29 - Drainage Review, 29 (PDF*, 139KB)
- 31 - Right-of-Way Use, 31 (PDF*, 149KB)
- 33 - B-1 Covenants, 33 (PDF*, 101KB)
- 34A - Road Variances 34A (PDF*, 143KB)
- 34B - Surface Water Design Manual Variances or Adjustments, 34B (PDF*, 140KB)
- 35 - Permits For Relocating A Building, 35 (PDF*, 123KB)
- 36 - Mechanical Permits, 36 (PDF*, 131KB)
- 37 - Water Problems, 37 (PDF*, 149KB)
- 38 - Flood Insurance and FEMA, 38 (PDF*, 256KB)
- 39 - Private Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems, 39 (PDF*, 131KB)
- 40 - Financial Guarantees, 40 (PDF*, 123KB)
- 41A - Small Animals and Livestock, 41A (PDF*, 130KB)
- 42 - Laws and Rules Governing Building and Development, 42 (PDF*, 108KB)
- 43A - Home Occupations and Home Industries, 43A (PDF*, 141KB)
- 44 - Underground Fuel Tanks, 44 (PDF*, 128KB)
- 45A - Zoning Code: Recyclables, 45A (PDF*, 123KB)
- 46 - School Impact Mitigation Measures, 46 (PDF*, 134KB)
- 47 - Road Impact Mitigation Measures For New Developments, 47 (PDF*, 149KB)
- 50 - Obtaining A Voluntary Home Earthquake Retrofit Permit, 50 (PDF*, 161KB)
- 52 - Equestrian Community Trail Dedication, 52 (PDF*, 103KB)
- 53 - Project Management for Building Permits, 53 (PDF*, 145KB)
- 54 - Project Management for Land Use Permits, 54 (PDF*, 150KB)
- 55 - Green Building and Low Impact Development, 55 (PDF*, 86KB)
- 56 - Consolidated Site Review Process, 56 (PDF*, 124KB)
- 57 - Fee Appeal Process, 57 (PDF*, 84KB)
- 58 - Agricultural Buildings, 58 (PDF*, 113KB)
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