AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle’s construction codes; limiting the areas for which substantial alterations are required to spaces or buildings greater than 7,000 square feet in gross area; amending existing substantial alteration requirements; and amending Section 311 of the Seattle Existing Building Code, adopted by Ordinance 127108.

Committee

City Clerk

Requested by

Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections

Introduced

July 2, 2025

On agenda

September 16, 2025

Passed

September 24, 2025

Enacted

September 24, 2025

Enactment no.

Ord 127299

Where it was heard

City Council Sep 16, 2025 passed Pass Land Use Committee Sep 15, 2025 pass Pass Land Use Committee Sep 3, 2025 not heard in Committee Land Use Committee Aug 6, 2025 discussed

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