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 Public Utilities
  • Side sewer permits

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:

For USPS:

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

For FedEx/UPS:

SDCI
Attn: Cashiers, 20^th Floor
700 5^th Ave
Seattle, WA 98104

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
3. 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
4. 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
5. Send SDOT your check:

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

In person:
Traffic and Street Use SDOT Customer Information Desk:
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: This service is located on the Fourth floor of the Seattle Municipal Tower at 700 5th Ave.

Seattle Public Utilities

1. Print the invoice to include with your payment. See How to Print an Invoice of Outstanding Fees
2. Make your check payable to City of Seattle
3. Write your Record Number on the check memo line and include the bottom portion of the invoice
4. Send SPU your check and supporting information to:

By Mail:
Seattle Public Utilities
PO Box 94647
Seattle, WA 98124-4647

In Person:
Seattle Municipal Tower, 4th Floor
700 5th Ave
Seattle, WA

Your permit will be issued when check is received and processed.