2013 Water System Plan, Volume II - Seattle City Clerk's Office - City ...

Figure 18-1
Development Permit Boundaries for Plan Review
18.3.1.1 Preliminary Assessment
DPD administers a process called Preliminary Assessment, which provides private developers
with a general set of requirements for their project. This is called the Preliminary Assessment
Report (PAR). The PAR is completed prior to the Master Use Permit application intake (or
Building Permit application, if no MUP is required) to notify developers of costly requirements
that could affect their project. Each department is required to input information into an
electronic tool called the Preliminary Assessment Tool (PAT).
18.3.1.2 Master Use Permit Review
DPD issues a general private development project approval called a Master Use Permit (MUP).
SPU provides Preliminary Assessment comments during the MUP pre-submittal phase, but is not
routed plans for review. This permit is issued before the detailed architectural and engineering
plans are developed and submitted with the Building Permit application. DPD staff review
development proposals for compliance with land-use regulations and SMC 1 . SPU plan reviewers
do have the ability to attend DPD pre-submittal conferences for MUPs. SPU can request
invitation to the meeting through the Preliminary Assessment Tool (PAT), or the applicant can
1 The Seattle Land Use Code, Seattle Shoreline Master Program, SEPA, and the Environmental Critical
Areas (ECA) Ordinance.
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SPU Design Standards and Guidelines