Planning Initiatives and Public Notice

This page tracks the City’s active planning initiatives and current public notices for land use and environmental review. For permit-specific document lookups, visit the Permit Center.

Active Planning Initiatives

Critical Areas Ordinance Update

Mixed-Use Zoning District Consolidation

See all programs, including ongoing and completed initiatives, on the Community Planning page.

Public Notices

Most land use applications require public notice, allowing the community to comment on proposed projects. Notice may include a sign posted near the project site, mailed notice to owners within 500 feet, newspaper publication, and this page.

E26-0012 Notice of DNSComments due 8/31/2026

Determination of Nonsignificance for removal of soil containing PCBs above 7.3 mg/kg as an interim measure; ~40 ft of shoreline, ~3 ft depth, ~120 CY excavation, with backfill and restoration.
L26-0065 Notice of ApplicationComments due 9/5/2026

Shoreline Substantial Development Permit for installation of three electrical circuits below the Duwamish River using horizontal directional drilling (HDD). Connections will be established from the HDD pits to the existing grid within adjacent existing utility rights-of-way.
L26-0064 Notice of ApplicationComments due 8/14/2026

Shoreline Substantial Development Permit and SEPA Checklist for removal of soil containing PCBs above 7.3 mg/kg as an interim measure; ~40 ft of shoreline, ~3 ft depth, ~120 CY excavation, with backfill and restoration.

Past notices (2022–2026)

2026 (continued)

E26-0006 Notice of DNS — Subdivide parcel into 15 parcels within the CR zoning district, intent to develop 58 townhomes via subsequent unit lot subdivisions. Comments due 7/22/2026.
L26-0016 Notice of Hearing — Demolish existing fuel facility, construct new 19,275 sf fuel canopy with landscaping, parking, sidewalks, crosswalks, and ADA frontage improvements. Comments due 9:00 AM, 7/22/2026.
L25-0141 Notice of Application — Green River Trail North Extension, connecting Cecil Moses Memorial Park north to the Seattle city limits within shoreline jurisdiction. Comments due 7/15/2026.
L26-0075 Notice of Application — New one-story, 5,800 sf commercial retail building on an existing mixed-use/retail property, with pavement, utility, and screened trash enclosure work. Comments due 7/13/2026.
E26-0007 Notice of DNS — New sheet pile bulkhead along ~140 linear feet of the Duwamish River bank, landward of the existing timber bulkhead and the OHWM. Comments due 7/1/2026.
L25-0113 Notice of Application — Divide one parcel into 4, demolish existing house. Comments due 6/18/2026.
E26-0009 Notice of DNS — Municipal code and fee schedule amendments. Comments due 6/18/2026.
L26-0030 & L26-0046 Notice of Application — Divide one parcel into 4 within shoreline jurisdiction. Comments due 6/17/2026.
E26-0003 Notice of DNS — Fuel facility replacement with underground storage tanks. Comments due 6/17/2026.
L26-0015 Notice of Application — Fuel canopy replacement and site improvements. Comments due 6/17/2026.
L26-0039 Notice of Application — Replace failed timber bulkhead with sheet pile bulkhead along the Duwamish. Comments due 6/12/2026.
L26-0023 Notice of Application — Critical Area Alteration for wetland/watercourse restoration. Comments due 5/4/2026.
E26-0001 SEPA DNS — Demolish 47,900 sf structure at 18200 Cascade Ave. Comments due 3/25/2026.
E26-0002 SEPA DNS — Restore/stabilize unpermitted vegetation removal and grading in a critical area. Comments due 3/25/2026.
L26-0006 Reasonable Use Exception — Residential dwelling within a critical area buffer. Comments due 3/25/2026.
L25-0161 Type 2 Special Permission — Interrupted wetland buffer determination. Comments due 3/23/2026.
E25-0018 SEPA DNS — Parking lot expansion, 100 new spaces. Comments due 1/19/2026.
L25-0034 & L25-0048 Notice of Hearing — CUP and Shoreline CUP for stone cutting use. Comments due 1/21/2026.

2025

L25-0143 and E25-0018 Notice of Application — Type 2 Critical Area Alteration for stormwater dispersion trenches in a wetland buffer. Comments due 12/22/2025.
L25-0136 Notice of Application — Type 2 Special Permission for interrupted wetland buffer determination. Comments due 12/1/2025.
L25-0125 Notice of Application — Shoreline Substantial Development Permit for underground conduit and EV charging infrastructure. Comments due 12/17/2025.
L25-0080 Notice of Application — Short plat, 4 lots. Comments due 11/11/2025.
L25-0024 Notice of Application — Subdivide 4235 S 144th St into 2 lots. Comments due 11/10/2025.
L25-0034 & L25-0048 Notice of Application — CUP and SCU for stone cutting use. Comments due 8/8/2025.
L24-0107 Notice of Application — Short subdivision, 9 lots. Comments due 7/21/2025.
L25-0040 Notice of Application — Short subdivision, 4 lots. Comments due 6/12/2025.
L25-0026 Notice of Application — Binding Site Improvement Plan. Comments due 5/1/2025.
L24-0144 Notice of Hearing — Tukwila South Preliminary Plat major modification. Comments due 2/28/2025.
E24-0013 SEPA DNS — Remove 4 above-ground storage tanks, install 3 new. Comments due 2/20/2025.
L24-0164 Design Review — Two open canopies at Bow Lake Recycling Transfer Station. Comments due 2/12/2025.
L24-0144 Notice of Application — Land division/preliminary subdivision. Comments due 1/27/2025.

2024

L24-0112 and L24-0013 Notice of Application — SSDP and SEPA. Comments due 1/1/2025.
L24-0094 Shoreline Substantial Development Permit — Comments due 1/7/2025.
L19-0123 Rezone — Comp Plan and Zoning Map amendment, 4.4 acre parcel. Public hearing 10/21/2024.
E24-0006 SEPA DNS — Boeing replacement security gate. Comments due 10/2/2024.
E24-0003 SEPA DNS — Consolidated Public Works Campus. Comments due 10/10/2024.
L24-0074 Design Review — New multipurpose building. Comments due 8/22/2024.
L24-0057 Shoreline Tree Permit — Comments due 7/8/2024.
L23-0090 Sign Variance at 15010 Tukwila International Blvd — Meeting January 22, 2024.
E23-0012 SEPA DNS at 2871 S 102nd St — Comments due 5/15/2024.

2023 — Rezones

2023 — Land use notices

L22-0058 Reasonable Use Exception, L22-0063 Variance at 13041 33rd Ave S — Meeting September 6, 2023.
L22-0137 Comp Plan/Rezone, E23-0005 SEPA at 6250 S 153rd St — Meeting May 17, 2023.
PL23-0003 Comp Plan/Rezone, SEPA at 13536 52nd Ave S — Meeting May 23, 2023.
PL23-0001 Design Review, Special Permission at 10811 4th Ave S — Comments due 3/24/2023.
L19-0123 Comp Plan Amendment/Rezone at 6250 S 151st St — Comment period 1/30–2/21/2023.

2022

L22-0017 Shoreline Tree Permit at 6350 S 143rd St — Comment period 12/13–12/27/2022.

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