Codes and policies impacting building and land use

Growth management

• Growth Management Planning Council
• Countywide Planning Policies
• King County Comprehensive Plan
  • 2008 Update to the Comprehensive Plan New
  • Current, adopted 2004 plan update with 2006 amendments
  • Subarea plans

Legislative actions: Codes, ordinances, rules and regulations

• King County Code
  • Additional detail on King County Codes
    • DDES Public Rules (Administrative rules)
    • Code Interpretations
    • Regulatory Review Committee
• DDES Legislative news
  - Codes, ordinances, and King County Council actions specific to building and land use
• DDES Public meetings

Critical Areas Ordinance

Shoreline Master Program

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News & Features

• DDES legislation for public review and comment
• Matrix of pending ordinances and motions affecting DDES (PDF*)

Related topics

• King County Council
  - Growth Mgmt. Committee
• Rural economic strategies
• Rural services
• Code enforcement