DPD "This is DPD" Powerpoint Presentation

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How we evolvedFrom a Regulatory Agencyto a
Planning Agency as well
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From Bridges, Buildings and Wharves to
DCLU(Code Development to Enforcement)
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DCLUPolicy and Code Development
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DCLUPermit Process Master Use Permit600
permits annually
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DCLU Permit Process Building Permits 6,000
annually Electrical Permits 15,000
annually Inspections 80,000 annually
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DCLUCode Compliance4,600 cases/year
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DCLU Public Relations Publications and Monthly
Newsletter
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DCLU Public Relations Website
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DCLUPublic RelationsHome Improvement
Workshops,Landslide Workshops
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The Creation of the Department of Planning and
Development
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Planning in Seattle
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Changes with the Nickels Administration

• Reorganized SPO
• Transportation Planning to SDOT
• Long-range Physical Planning to DCLU
• DCLU became DPD
• Hired Planning Director, John Rahaim
• Planning Goal To put Seattle on the planning map!

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DPDs Role in Achieving the Mayors Four Primary
Objectives
Build Strong Families and Healthy Communities
Get Seattle Moving
Keep Our Neighborhoods Safe
Create Jobs and Opportunities For All
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Linking Land Use andTransportation
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Achieving sustainable development

• Facilitating affordable housing

• New growth targets for 2024
• 50,000 households
• 90,000 jobs

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• Integrating planning with the regulatory function
• Helping to ensure interdepartmental coordination
  and cooperation

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Developing Meaningful Public Process
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Major Tasks
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Permit Process Improvements

• Interdepartmental Coordination

Small, simple projects 88 reviewed in 48
hoursLarge Projects 92 reviewed within 6
weeksMaster Use Permits (MUPs) 85 reviewed
within 120 days
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Code Simplification (Commercial Code)
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SeattlesComprehensive Plan10-year update
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Neighborhood Revitalization InitiativesNorthgate
New library, community center and park
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Neighborhood Revitalization InitiativesUniversity
District
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Neighborhood Revitalization InitiativesSouth
Lake Union
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Neighborhood Revitalization InitiativesBroadway
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Neighborhood Revitalization InitiativesFirst Hill
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Neighborhood Revitalization InitiativesInternatio
nal District
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Neighborhood Revitalization InitiativesPioneer
Square
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Center City StrategyHeight and Density Study
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Center City StrategyBlue Ring Open Space
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Center City StrategyViaduct / Waterfront Plan
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Sound Transit
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Monorail Station Area Planning
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City of SeattleDepartment of Planning and
Development700 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2000Seattle,
WA  98104-5070 Visit our website at
www.seattle.gov/dpd