Property and Zoning Information Services at DDES |
The Department of Development and Environmental Service's Permit Center provides up to 15 minutes of free land use information to walk-in customers on a first-come, first served basis. More complex and detailed inquiries may require a pre-application/feasibility meeting, for which fees are charged at the Department's hourly rate ($140 as of June 1, 2007). Land use pre-application/feasibility meeting forms are available online or by mail by calling DDES customer service at 206-296-6600. A great deal of property and zoning information is also available via the DDES Web site at: www.kingcounty.gov/permits. Property specific information including zoning, mapped critical areas and districts (schools, water, fire, sewer) can be located using property research tools. Also helpful are DDES customer information bulletins on a wide variety of construction, land use and permit process topics. DDES has computer terminals in the Permit Center for customer use. The DDES Web site can be accessed from these terminals, providing much of the zoning information listed below. Outlined below are types of information available for our customers. PROPERTY ZONING: How is my property zoned?Resources include:
ZONING SETBACKS: What areas of my property cannot be developed because of setback requirements?Resources include:
PERMITTED USES: What can I do with my property?Resources include:
MAPPED CRITICAL AREAS (King County Code requires special protection for: wetlands, streams, steep slopes, flood hazard areas, coal mine hazard areas, erosion hazard areas, landslide hazard areas, seismic hazard areas and volcanic hazard areas.)Resources include:
LAND USE PERMIT SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS (Land Use permits include subdivisions, lot line adjustments, clearing and grading, critical areas review, shorelines review and the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) process.)Resources include:
PRE-APPLICATION REQUESTSResources include:
SUBDIVISION OF LAND (number of lots that your zoning will permit, minimum lot size and information on the subdivision process)Resources include:
For more information, please contact Jarrod Lewis, Permit Center Supervisor, at 206-296-6713. | |
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Updated: Jan. 2, 2008 |
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