Duty to enforce
Seattle Mun. Code § 23.90.004
in effectA. It shall be the duty of the Director to enforce Title 23 . The Director may call upon the police, fire, health or other appropriate City departments to assist in enforcement. It shall be the duty of the Director of Transportation to enforce Section 23.55.004 , Signs projecting over public rights-of-way. B. Upon presentation of proper credentials, the Director or duly authorized representative of the Director may, with the consent of the owner or occupier of a building or premises, or pursuant to a lawfully issued inspection warrant, enter at reasonable times any building or premises subject to the consent or warrant to perform the duties imposed by the Land Use Code. C. The Land Use Code shall be enforced for the benefit of the health, safety and welfare of the general public, and not for the benefit of any particular person or class of persons. D. It is the intent of this Land Use Code to place the obligation of complying with its requirements upon the owner, occupier or other person responsible for the condition of the land and buildings within the scope of this Code; provided that, for purposes of Section 23.42.140 , it is the intent of this Land Use Code to place the obligation of compliance upon the foregoing persons and also upon any person that enters an agreement that is prohibited by Section 23.42.140 and upon any person with the authority to release or remove a negative use restriction imposed by such an agreement. E. No provision of or term used in this Code is intended to impose any duty upon the City or any of its officers or employees which would subject them to damages in a civil action. (Ord. 127329 , § 3, 2025; Ord. 118409, § 216, 1996; Ord. 113978, § 5, 1988; Ord. 110381, § 1, 1982.)
Source: Seattle Municipal Code (Municode library)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_codeFetched: 7/25/2026