Director's Rules

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Rules by Code

Select a code below to see the related Director's Rules:

• Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (Ch. 22.450)
• Building Code (Ch 22.100)
• Condominium Conversion Ordinance (Ch. 22.903 )
• Electrical Code (Ch. 22.300 )
• Energy Code (Ch. 22.700)
• Fee Subtitle (Ch. 22.900)
• Floodplain Development (Ch. 25.06)
• Fuel Gas Code (Ch. 22.420)
• Grading Code (Ch. 22.170)
• Housing and Building Maintenance Code (Ch. 22.200)
• Land Use Code (Title 23)
• Mechanical Code (Ch. 22.400)
• Minimum Maintenance Ordinance
• Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks (Ch. 22.904)
• Noise Ordinance (Ch. 25.08 )
• Pioneer Square Historical District (Ch. 25.28)
• Regulations for Environmentally Critical Areas (Ch. 25.09)
• Rental Registration and Inspection Ordinance (Ch. 22.214)
• Residential Code (Ch. 22.150)
• SEPA Policies and Procedures (Ch. 25.05)
• Side Sewer Code (Ch. 21.16)
• Stormwater Code (Ch. 22.800)
• Street and Sidewalk Use (Title 15)
• Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance (Ch. 22.210)
• Tree Protection (Ch. 25.11)

About Director's Rules

Our Director's Rules (DRs) are binding rules about land use, construction, housing, and other codes we administer. The rules are adopted according to the administration section in the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC Section 3.06.040). We issue our Director’s Rules after we have published public notice in the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce.

We number our Director's Rules chronologically, with the document number and the year it was published. For example, DR 24-88 means the 24th rule of 1988.

Our final Director's Rules available online are not signed by the Seattle DCI Director, but they do contain the official, approved text. If you need a signed copy, please call our Public Resource Center at (206) 684-8467.