The department is located on the main floor of City Hall. Hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm weekdays. 
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Stephen Bennett, Planning and Building Director, administers the City's planning, land use, environmental policies and regulations and oversees the City's Building Official. He can be reached at the City phone number: 206-368-5440.
Planning Department
Andy Galuska, Assistant Planner, Contact Andy
Building Department
Calvin Thielman, Building Official, Contact Calvin
Anita Goddard, Permit Technician, Contact Anita
Announcements
Planning Department News
The Plannng and Building Department website is the place to come for information about current issues and links to online resources. If you have questions or want to comment about this section of the website, please use the " Questions? " link below.
June 19, 2009: The City Tree List is now available online. It can be found here.
May 29, 2009: For your convenience, the most current Tree Regulation, code section 16.14, can be found here.
April 7, 2009: The Hearing Examiner has issued a revised decision on the Conditional Use Permit for the Burke-Gilman Trail.
Click here for a copy of the revised decision of the Hearing Examiner dated April 7, 2009.
Feburary 24, 2009: The Hearing Examiner has issued a decision on the Conditional Use Permit for the Burke-Gilman Trail.
Click here for a copy of the decision of the Hearing Examiner dated February 24, 2009.
February 2, 2009: The application period for Comprehensive Plan Amendments has ended. The City Council passed Resolution 1146 that states that the City will not update the Comprehensive Plan this year.
January 22, 2009: The consolidated public hearing for the Burke-Gilman Trail Redevelopment Project will be reconvened on Monday, January 26 at 6:00 PM. More information can be found online at the Burke-Gilman Trail webpage.
January 5, 2009: The Planning Department has prepared a list of frequently asked questions about the new tree regulations that went into effect on the 1st of the year. They can be found here.
December 31, 2008: City staff reports for the Burke-Gilman Trail project have been released. They are available online at the Burke-Gilman Trail webpage.