How to Submit a Land Use Analysis Request

You can submit the following types of Land Use Analysis (Opinion Letters) requests to the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections:

• Legal Building Site Letter
• Development Potential Letter (use this option to request a letter of eligibility for exemption to Design Review)
• Letter for Preliminary Zoning Analysis
• Letter for Detailed Zoning Analysis or Research (select this option for more than a preliminary zoning analysis)
• Reasonable Accommodation Request
• Rebuild Letter with research
• Rebuild Letter without research (zoning only)
• Tow Lot/Salvage Confirmation Letter
• Transfer of Development Rights Letter

Steps to Submit a Land Use Analysis Request

1. Visit the Seattle Services Portal and log in or create a new account.
2. Under Create New, click Permits-Trade, Construction & Land Use.
   
    
3. Select Land Use Permits and then Land Use Analysis Request.
4. Enter your project address and click Search to locate your address.
5. Select the correct address.
6. Click Continue.
7. Add yourself as the Applicant by clicking Add Myself.
8. Add the Financially Responsible Party’s information. Use the Add Someone Else button to find existing contacts already in the system. If your contact is not in the system, click Person or organization not found? Add them here.
9. Enter the Detail Information, including the name of your project and some basic information.
   
    
10. Select the Letter Type you want under LU Analysis Request Info.
    
11. Click Continue.
12. On the next page, review the list of Required Documents.
13. Upload required or additional documents by clicking the Select button.
    
14. Click the Select button to locate the required files on your computer; do this for all required files for your application.
    
15. Once you see your file name(s) displayed in the File Upload dialog box, click Done.
    
     
16. Next identify your Document Type and add a Description for each file.
    
17. Click Save.
    
     
18. Click Continue.
19. Review your application information. Click Edit in any section to make changes to that section.
20. Click Continue or Save and Resume Later.
    
     
    1. If you have selected to Save and Resume you will be notified of successful save.
       
        
    2. When returning to this application you will have the opportunity to pick up where you left off or start again.
       

20. When you click Continue Application you’ll see your cart; review your fees and click Checkout to pay.
    
21. Select the items to pay and click Checkout.
    
     
22. Complete the payment information and click Submit Payment.
     
23. Once payment is complete, you will be redirected to the confirmation page.
    
24. You can now print and save your receipt.
    
25. Your Analysis Request record is now listed with your other records under the My Records tab.