How to Submit Your EDG Application

SDCI accepts Early Design Guidance (EDG) applications on a rolling basis, based on when a complete application is submitted. You don't need to schedule an intake appointment for EDG applications.

Prior to submitting an EDG application, you must:

• Submit a Building & Land Use Application
• Schedule and complete the Pre-submittal conference
• Conduct the Early Community Outreach
• Receive City approval for your pre-submittal notes

Prepare for Your EDG Application

1. Login to your Seattle Services Portal account or create one if necessary (see How to Create a New Account or watch this video)
2. Submit a Building & Land Use Pre-Application (see How to Submit a Construction or Land Use Pre-application)
3. Your project will be assigned a pre-application (-PA) number
4. Click My Records
   
   
5. Find the correct -PA record from your project list
6. Click on Pay Fees and follow the prompts

   Note: Once you have a pre-application (-PA) number, you need to wait until the Pre-Application Site Visit and an initial review of your application by the addressing team and several city departments are complete. Once they are complete, you will get  a Preliminary Assessment Report which will be available to you in the Portal under the Attachments tab.
   

7. Your project will be assigned an -EG number
8. Click on Pay Fees Due and follow the prompts to pay your pre-submittal conference fees
   
9. Submit the Pre-Application Conference – Land Use form to [e-mail] to schedule your pre-submittal conference
10. Attend the pre-submittal conference (See Tip 238, General Information, Application Instructions and Submittal Requirements for more information.)
11. Conduct your Early Community Outreach (See Tip 238, General Information, Application Instructions and Submittal Requirements for more information)

Submit Your EDG Application

Once you have completed all of the above steps, you may submit your EDG application 

1. Login to your Seattle Services Portal account
2. Click My Records
3. Find the correct record from your project list that ends with an -EG suffix

   Note: Use the filters to refine your search and narrow your results. If necessary, use the next page or page number tool at the bottom of the page to locate your record.

4. Click the Make Changes button (do not click on the Record Number link)
   
   

   Note: If you are submitting materials for permit application intake, in response to corrections, or in response to request from us for additional information, you must use the Make Changes button that appears next to the record on the My Records page. This will ensure your materials are seen and put in the queue for us to review. (You should only upload materials through the record attachments page when SDCI staff specifically tell you to do so.)

5. Select Upload Documents from the list of options
   
   

   If you do not see the Upload Documents option, then we do not need additional documents at this time.

6. Click the Continue Application button
7. If you are prompted for Applicant information, add yourself as the applicant by clicking Select From Account 
8. Add the contact information and then click Continue Application
9. When asked for the Purpose for adding a document, this answer defaults and cannot be changed; simply click Continue Application
   
   
10. Add attachments by clicking the Select button
11. Click Select again to find your files on your computer
12. Select the required document (you can pick multiple documents) from your files and click Open
13. Repeat steps 12 and 13 until you have selected all your documents
14. Once you see your file names displayed in the Upload Documents dialog box, click Done
15. For each document, select the attachment Type from the drop-down menu; you must use these exact titles:
    1. Design Review EDG Proposal - Draft
    2. Statement of Financial Responsibility/Agent Authorization
       

       The system has a character limit for file names, so if it is too long, you may get an error message. Do not include any special characters in the file name

       
16. In the Description field, please type the following:
    1. For Design Review EDG Proposal - Draft, type “draft EDG packet”
    2. For Statement of Financial Responsibility/Agent Authorization, type “financial responsibility”
       
17. Click Save
18. Once you see your file names displayed in the Upload Documents dialog box, click Continue Application
    
    
19. Review your information
20. If you want to add additional documents, click Edit and follow the upload steps again
21. Once you have finished reviewing your information and documents, click Continue Application until you receive the Thank You screen
22. Click on Pay Fees Due and follow the prompts to pay any Early Design Guidance fees
23. You can verify that the documents were uploaded, and you have completed this application submittal, by going back to your My Records tab at the upper left corner of the page