Fees and charges for Design Commission review
Seattle Mun. Code § 3.58.090
in effect3.58.090 - Fees and charges for Design Commission review
The Commission will bill non-City applicants seeking long-term or permanent use of a right-of-way through a street, alley, or other public place vacation pursuant to Chapter 15.62, a skybridge term permit pursuant to Chapter 15.64, or a significant structure pursuant to Chapter 15.65 at the hourly rate of $120 an hour per Commissioner for subcommittee review, or $847 an hour for full Commission review. Billing will be sent to the Seattle Department of Transportation for inclusion in the plan review costs charged to the applicant or will be billed directly to the applicant by the Seattle Department of Transportation. For projects billed through the Seattle Department of Transportation, applicant payments made to the Seattle Department of Transportation will be transferred from the Transportation Fund to the Office of Planning and Community Development to support the Commission's work. Fees incurred by the Design Commission may be waived, in whole or in part, at the discretion of the Commission with the concurrence of the City Budget Director in the following circumstances:
A. When Commission fees, if charged, would be disproportionate to the sums available for the project and could cause abandonment of the project for the following types of projects: art-works, projects funded by grants and donations, neighborhood self-help projects undertaken by volunteers and nonprofit organizations, and small public agency capital improvements;
B. For low-income and special needs housing projects subject to Commission review.
(Ord. 125982, § 1, 2019 [replaced entire text]; Ord. 125586, § 5, 2018; Ord. 124919, § 6, 2015 [cross-reference update and other cleanup]; Ord. 124843, § 2, 2015; Ord. 123361, § 48, 2010 [department head name change and other cleanup]; Ord. 119274, § 2, 1998; Ord. 114250, § 1, 1988.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT3AD_SUBTITLE_IVCO_CH3.58SEDECO_3.58.090FECHDECOREFetched: 11/1/2026