Director's Rules & Ordinances

Director’s Rules are administrative rules adopted according to the Administrative Code (Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 3.02). Public notice of our Director’s Rules is published in the City’s official newspaper, currently the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, prior to adoption.

Please contact the SDOT Director’s Office at (206) 684-5000 if you have questions or requests concerning SDOT Director’s Rules, including:

Requests for signed copies of active rules;
Requests for copies of inactive rules (rules that have been superseded or rescinded);
Requests to receive public notices of proposed rules. Any person may make a written request to receive an email alert or printed notice by mail when new rules are proposed. These requests may be renewed annually.

Active Director’s Rules
Number	Rule
SDOT 03-2024	West Seattle Light Rail Station Area Street Concept Plan	View Rule
SDOT 02-2024	City of Seattle Light Rail Design Guidelines	View Rule
SDOT 01-2024	Design Standards for Small Wireless Facilities on Poles in the Public Place	View Rule
SDOT 06-2023	Employer Shuttles Program	View Rule
SDOT 05-2023	Signs Projecting Over Public Right-of-Way	View Rule
SDOT 01-2023	Vending in the Public Place	View Rule
SDOT 02-2023	Merchandise Displays in the Public Place	View Rule
SDOT 03-2023	Cafés in the Public Place	View Rule
SDOT 04-2023	Insurance and Indemnity Requirements for Street Use Permits	View Rule
SDOT 02-2021	Sky Bridge Permits	View Rule
SDOT 01-2021	Transportation Management Programs	View Rule
SDOT 01-2020	Bicycle Parking Guidelines and Application of Bicycle Parking Development Standards	View Rule
SDOT 04-2017	Streets Illustrated: Seattle's Right-of-Way Improvements Manual	View Rule
SDOT 01-2017	Right-of-Way Opening and Restoration Rule	View Rule
SDOT 01-2016	Free-floating car share permit program	View Rule
SDOT 12-2015	Shoreline Street Ends	View Rule
SDOT 11-2015	Right of Way Improvements Manual, Chapter 4 and two sections of Chapter 2, sections 2.11 and 2.12.	View Rule
SDOT 10-2015	Pedestrian Mobility Around Work Zones	View Rule
SDOT 08-2015	Standards for Issuance or Denial of Street Use Permits for First Amendment Activities	View Rule
SDOT 05-2015	U District Alley Activation Street Concept Plan – Appendix N to Right of Way Improvements Manual	View Rule
SDOT 06-2015	U District Green Streets Concept Plan – Appendix O to the Right of Way Improvements Manual	View Rule
SDOT 02-2015	Pontius Street Concept Plan- Appendix P to the Right of Way Improvements Manual	View Rule
SDOT 03-2015	First Hill Public Realm Action Plan – Appendix Q to the Right of Way Improvements Manual.	View Rule
SDOT 03-2014	Street Tree Manual	View Rule View the Manual
SDOT 02-2014	Street and Sidewalk Use, Newsstands	View Rule
SDOT 01-2014	Existing At-Grade Telecommunication Cabinet Upgrade Standards and Procedures	View Rule
SDOT 05-2013	South Lake Union Street Concept Plans – Appendix I to Right-of-Way Improvements Manual	View Rule
SDOT 04-2013	Roosevelt Neighborhood Streetscape Concept Plan – Appendix J to Right-of-Way Improvements Manual	View Rule
SDOT 03-2013	Thomas Green Street Concept Plan – Appendix K to Right-of-Way Improvements Manual	View Rule
SDOT 02-2013	Denny Way Streetscape Concept Plan – Appendix L to Right-of-Way Improvements Manual	View Rule
SDOT 06-2013	10th & 11th Avenue Street Concept Plan – Appendix M to Right-of-Way Improvements Manual	View Rule
SDOT 01-2013	Westlake and 7th Streetscape Concept Plan – Appendix H to Right of Way Improvements Manual	View Rule
SDOT 1-2018	City of Seattle Traffic Control Manual for In-Street Work	View Rule
SDOT 1-2019	Designation of Festival Streets and activities allowed under a Street Use Festival Street	View Rule
SDOT 1-2012	Installation, Closure, or Removal of Underground Storage Tanks (UST) located in the Public Place	View Rule
SDOT 5-2010	Repeals SDOT Director’s Rule 04-01, Installation Criteria & Procedures for Responding to Requests for Safety Improvements regarding: Marked Pedestrian Crosswalks; General Traffic Control Signals; Pedestrian Traffic Signals; Pedestrian Traffic Signals for the Disabled or Senior Citizens; and Pedestrian Traffic Signals to Accommodate School Crossings.	View Rule
SDOT 4-2010	Maynard Avenue South and South Lane Street Streetscape Concept Plan – Appendix F to Right-of-Way Improvements Manual	View Rule

SDOT 2-2010	Petitions for the Adoption, Amendment, or Repeal of SDOT Director's Rules	View Rule
SDOT 1-2010	Private Electrical Devices Located in the Right-of-Way	View Rule
SDOT 8-2009	Public Information	View Rule
SDOT 7-2009	Queen Anne Ave North Streetscape Concept Plan – Appendix E to Right-of-Way Improvements Manual	View Rule
SDOT 5-2009	Street and Sidewalk Pavement Opening and Restoration	View Rule
SDOT 4-2009	Restricted Parking Zones (RPZs)	View Rule
MDAR 09-01	Farmers Markets Permitting Process-2009 Pilot Program	View Rule
SDOT 03-08	Pike & Pine Streetscape Conceptual Design – Appendix D to Right of Way Improvements Manual	View Rule
MDAR 08-01	Operating Hours for City Properties; Unauthorized Camping on City Properties; Enforcement Procedures; and Removal of Unauthorized Property	View Rule
SDOT 2-07	Green Streets: Design Guidelines and Review Process	View Rule
SDOT 1-07	Review of Visual Artworks	View Rule
SDOT 2-06	Skybridge Permits	View Rule
SDOT 3-05	Terry Avenue North Street Design Guidelines – Appendix C to Street Improvement Manual	View Rule
SDOT 2-05	The Right-of-Way Improvements Manual, Chapters 3 and 4	View Rule
SDOT 11-2003	Seattle Design Guidelines for Link Light Rail, Beacon Hill Station	View Rule
SDOT 2002-4	Street Element Excerpt from the Ballard Municipal Center Master Plan – Appendix to Street Improvement Manual	View Rule View Appendix
SDOT 03-2002	SDOT Rules of Conduct	View Rule
SDOT 02-02	Posting of temporary signs on City owned utility poles, lampposts and traffic signposts in planting strips. Definitions, objectives regulations.	View Rule
SeaTran 2-2001	Seattle Design Guidelines for Link Light Rail, Southeast Seattle Stations	View Rule
SeaTran 01-1	SeaTran Review Process for Sign Kiosks Proposed in the Right-of-Way	View Rule
SeaTran 20-2000	Seattle Design Guidelines for Link Light Rail, Royal Brougham and Lander Stations	View Rule
SED 95-1	Standards for Issuance or Denial of Street Use Permits	View Rule
SED 94-2	First Amendment Vending of Merchandise	View Rule
SED 93-6	Alley Closures	View Rule

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