General

• New Environmental Review Thresholds Approved
  - May 6, 2008
• Northgate Urban Center Rezone Draft EIS Published
  - May 1, 2008
• SDOT Coaching Hours Extended
  - April 30, 2008
• Peat Settlement-Prone Area Public Hearing
  - April 30, 2008
• New Commissioners Sought For Seattle Design Commission
  - April 30, 2008
• DPD 2007 Annual Highlights Now Available
  - April 28, 2008
• Designing Public Spaces that Enhance Quality of Life
  - April 1, 2008
• 2006 Seattle Energy Code Training
  - April 1, 2008
• Green Festival Comes to Seattle
  - April 1, 2008
• Seattle Promotes Rainwater Harvesting for Beneficial Use
  - April 1, 2008
• Shoreline Master Program Public Visioning Workshops
  - March 4, 2008
• South Lake Union Open House Provides Feedback on Urban Form Concepts
  - March 4, 2008
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions Related to New Development to be Assessed
  - March 4, 2008
• New Pathways – Historic Preservation and Sustainability
  - March 4, 2008
• Seattle Planning Commission Presents Affordable Housing Action Agenda
  - February 26, 2008
• Lecture Series to Activate the Green Revolution
  - February 21, 2008
• New Development May Require Full Street Improvements
  - January 31, 2008
• New Online Tool for Green Buildings and Neighbors
  - January 31, 2008
• Keeping the Emerald City Green
  - January 31, 2008
• Permit Review to Evaluate Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  - January 31, 2008
• Superior Design Awards January 17: Presentation at 5:30 p.m.
  - January 16, 2008
• Comprehensive Plan Amendments Due January 18, 2008
  - January 2, 2008
• New Limits on Uses in Industrial Zones
  - January 2, 2008
• Sidewalks Legislation Adopted
  - January 2, 2008
• South Lake Union Meeting January 9, 2008
  - January 2, 2008
• Customer Alert: Pre-Application Site Visit Waiver…Waived
  - December 6, 2007
• DPD’s John Rahaim Leaving Seattle
  - November 29, 2007
• Members Sought for Seattle’s Design Review Boards
  - November 29, 2007
• South Downtown Draft EIS Released
  - November 29, 2007
• Free Public Landslide Information Meeting Dec. 1
  - November 26, 2007

Director's Rules

FINAL

• DR 1-2008, Implementation of the Fee Subtitle (superseding DR 2-2007)
  - Effective January 1, 2008
• DR 13-2007, Adjustment to Amount of Relocation Assistance under the Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance (superseding DR 15-2006)
  - Effective August 1, 2007
• DR 15-2007, State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Exemptions From Environmental Review Requirements When Establishing, Changing Or Expanding A Use
  (superseding DR 23-2000)
  - Effective July 25, 2007
• DR 11-2007, Green Streets: Design Guidelines and Review Process (superseding DPD DR 11-93/SED DR 93-4)
  (Joint Ruling: DPD and Seattle Department of Transportation)
  - Effective May 15, 2007
• DR 6-2007, Review of Visual Artworks
  (Joint Ruling: DPD, Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs and SDOT)
  - Effective May 1, 2007

DRAFT
The following Draft Rulings are available for review and comment:

• DR 8-2007, Landscape Standards
  For more information, contact
  Mark Troxel
  mark.troxel@seattle.gov
  206-615-1739
  - The review period ended at 5 p.m. on Friday, August 31, 2007
• DR 22-2006, Housing Bonus for Additional Residential Floor Area in DOC 1, DOC 2, DMC 240/400, and DMC 340/400 zones
  (Joint Ruling: DPD and Office of Housing)
  For more information, contact
  Dennis Meier
  dennis.meier@seattle.gov
  206-684-8420
  - The review period ended at 5 p.m. on Friday, February 23, 2007
• DR 28-2006 (7mb), Attached vs. Detached as applied to Accessory Structures and Accessory Uses (superseding DR 10-95)
  For more information, contact
  Mike Podowski
  mike.podowski@seattle.gov
  206-386-1988
  - The review period ended at 5 p.m. on Tues., September 26, 2006
• DR 21-2006, Regulation of Mechanical Equipment in Public Places
  (Joint Ruling: Department of Planning and Development and Seattle Department of Transportation)
  For more information, contact
  Maureen Traxler
  maureen.traxler@seattle.gov
  206-233-3892
  - The review period ended at 5 p.m. on August 22, 2006

RESCINDED
None at this time.

PROPOSAL TO RESCIND

• Director’s Rule 22-89, Grading and Landfill in Shoreline Environments, is to be RESCINDED. Amendments to the Land Use Code make this rule unnecessary.
  For more information, contact
  Miles Mayhew
  miles.mayhew@seattle.gov
  206-684-4625
  - The review period ended at 5 p.m. on November 14, 2006