How Do I Pay by Check?

You can pay for your permit and fees by check. Where you send the check depends on the type of permit or fee.

• Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections
  • Seattle Construction and Inspection (SDCI) permits, inspections, rental registration and other fees
• Seattle Department of Neighborhoods

  • Historic Preservation Certificate of Approval application fees

• Seattle Department of Transportation
  • Truck and Parking Permits, such as Restricted Parking Zone, Commercial Vehicle Loading Zone, Temporary No Parking, Heavy Haul Truck, Short Term Truck, and Shuttle Bus Zone
  • Street Use Permits, such as Council Term Permits, Private Structures and Uses, Shoreline Street End, Waterway, Temporary Activation, Construction and Storage Containers, Gardening and Planting, Vending, Annual Vehicle, ROW Construction, Utility, and Street Improvement

Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections

1. Login to your Seattle Services Portal
2. Find the fees you owe one of these ways
   • Submit an application and follow the process to the Pay Fees page
   • Click on the Cart in the upper right corner if you saved fees for later, then click Pay Now on your record
   • Follow the Link in the email SDCI sent to tell you fees are ready to be paid
   • Click on My Records, find your application, and then click on Pay Fees
   • Click on My Records, find your application, click on Resume Application, and follow the process to the Pay Fees page
3. Reference the fees you are paying
   • If you are paying for a permit, include the Record Number(s)
   • If you are paying for an inspection, include the Invoice Number or the remittance slip
   • If you are paying a rental registration fee, include the Full Address of your rental property with your check
4. Make your check payable to City of Seattle
5. Send SDCI your check and supporting information to:

SDCI - Cashiers
P. O. Box 34234
Seattle, WA 98124-1234

Seattle Department of Neighborhoods

1. Login to your Seattle Services Portal
2. Find the fees you owe one of these ways
   • Login to your Seattle Services Portal and follow the Link in the email DON sent to tell you fees are ready to be paid
   • Login to your account, click on My Records, find your application, and then click on Pay Fees to see the fee amount
   • If you don’t have an account, you can search for the record number from the Portal home page, then click on Pay Fees to see the fee amount
3. Make your check payable to the City of Seattle.
4. Include the Record Number(s) from My Records with your check
5. Send DON your check:

By mail:
Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
Attn: Historic Preservation
PO Box 94649
Seattle, WA, 98124-4649

In person:
Seattle City Hall, 4th Floor
600 Fourth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104

Seattle Department of Transportation

1. Login to your Seattle Services Portal
2. Find the fees you owe one of these ways
   • Submit an application and follow the process to the Pay Fees page
   • Follow the Link in the email or letter SDOT sent to tell you fees are ready to be paid
   • Click on My Records, find your application, and then click on Pay Fees to see the fee amount
   • Click on My Records, find your application, click on Resume Application, and then follow the process to the Pay Fees page
   • From the Seattle Services Portal Home Page, select Fee Statement from the Reports drop-down and enter the record number
3. Include the Record Number(s) from My Records list or Invoice Number(s) from your payment notice with your check. Or run the Fee Statement report from the Seattle Services Portal Home Page and include the top portion of the report with your payment
4. Send SDOT your check:

   Permit Counter Temporary Closures
   To protect the health and safety of our staff and customers, and to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19, we closed our public-facing customer service counters on Monday, March 16, 2020. Our counters remain closed until further notice. This includes both the Street Use and the Traffic and Parking permit counters at the Seattle Municipal Tower on floors 23 and 37. We are still processing permit applications.

   To Send a Check By mail:

   Seattle Department of Transportation
   Attn: Permits
   PO Box 34996
   Seattle, WA 98124-4996