Under limited circumstances building owners can apply for a One-year Extension, including a change of ownership within one year of the deadline, high vacancy rates, permitted mechanical improvements, or if more time is needed to demonstrate a 15% EUI reduction.
If a request is denied, the building will remain subject to SMC 22.930 and required to Tune-Up by its assigned compliance deadline.
1. Log in to your Seattle Services Portal account. In the top left, click on the Home icon.
2. Click on Commercial Building Tune-Ups in the Create New section.
3. Expand the section Request Waiver, Extension, or Not Subject Review and click the Building Tune-Up Extension link.
4. Enter the building's OSE ID number and click Continue.
5. Please review the information in the Building Details, Address, and Additional Addresses sections. Please note these fields are all read-only. This information from the City's benchmarking database has been provided to help you confirm the correct building. Additional addresses are displayed because the main address on file with the King County Assessor’s office may differ from the one you typically use when referring to your facility. If the building is not a match, contact us at BuildingTuneUps@seattle.gov or 206-727-TUNE. If this is your building, click the Continue button.
6. Please verify that the contacts added to the “Claim a Building” record are correct. The contacts are read-only, so if you need to make changes, you must do so on the “Claim a Building” record. If the contacts are correct, click the Continue button.
7. The remaining steps depend on your selected Extension pathway.
- For the Change of Ownership extension, you must enter the date of sale and the new owner's contact name and number.
- For the High Vacancy Rate extension, you must enter the total gross floor area (GFA) excluding parking, the total vacant nonresidential GFA, the vacancy starting date and ending date, and provide a summary of the reason(s) for the vacancy.
- For the permitted mechanical improvements extension, you must enter the permit date, the permit number, and a description of the mechanical improvements.
Please follow the instructions to input all the information requested.
8. If applicable, upload any attachments to support your request on the Supporting Documents page. Click the Select button, which will open a new pop-up window.
9. In the File Upload window, click Select then select a file from your computer that you’d like to attach. Next, click the Done button.
10. Depending on the pathway, you may then need to select from drop-down menus or enter a description of your attachment. After completing those steps and clicking Save, proceed to the next step by clicking the Continue button.
11. Please review all the information you input on the Review page. Click the Edit button next to the relevant section if anything is incorrect. Once you’ve verified everything is correct, scroll to the bottom of the page and check the box certifying everything is true and correct, then click the Continue button to submit your request for Alternative Compliance.