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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Land Use Code

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Code Collection

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1801-88
Scope and Contents note

Collection of various City codes filed with the City Clerk. Includes building, plumbing, electrical, fire, zoning, boiler, flammable liquid, and mechanical codes, among others. Also includes standard specifications and the 1936 compilation of general ordinances.

Dates: 1901-1991

Committee on Housing Affordability, Human Services, and Economic Resiliency Records

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4616-08
Dates: 2014-2015

Department of Design, Construction and Land Use Annual Reports

 Series
Identifier: 1802-G1
Scope and Contents note

The Department of Design, Construction and Land Use (DCLU) annual reports date from 1979 to 1999. The reports include narrative information on projects within DCLU such as preparing the Land Use Code, evaluation of the Master Use Permit process and review of Seattle's shoreline regulations. The reports also include building permit statistics and budget information for the department.

Dates: 1979-1999

Industrial Areas Zoning Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 4605-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, working papers, testimony, petitions, reports, recommendations, and draft legislation relating to a new industrial commercial areas zoning code.

Dates: 1984-1987

Sally Clark Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4616-02
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, reports, memos, and other materials created and collected by Clark and her staff relating to topics under discussion during her time on City Council. Major issues covered include neighborhood planning, land use and zoning, homelessness, minimum wage, farmers markets, taxis and for-hire vehicles, affordable housing, and human services.

Dates: 2003-2015

Sherry Harris Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4633-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other materials related to education, public safety, land use, housing, and social services issues. Topics include the education summit, joint use of school facilities, domestic partnerships, the Comprehensive Plan, the Housing Levy, public restrooms, Just Cause Eviction Ordinance amendments, and drug traffic loitering. Most of the education material predates Harris' tenure on the City Council.



Dates: 1973-1995; 1992-1995