STEP

PROPONENT

DEVELOPER OR
COMMUNITY
PROPOSES
PRELIMINARY
CONCEPT TO CITY

STEP

INITIAL CONTACT

PRE-PLANNING
CONFERENCE WITH
SDOT, DPD AND DON
(IF APPROPRIATE)

STEP

PROPONENT

SEE STREET
DESIGN CONCEPT
PLAN TEMPLATE

DEVELOPS STREET DESIGN

CONCEPT PLAN

STEP

CITY REVIEW

SDOT AND DPD REVIEW AND APPROVE

STREET DESIGN CONCEPT PLAN

STEP

PROPONENT

STEP

REVISE STREET DESIGN CONCEPT PLAN

AS NECESSARY

APPROVAL
STREET DESIGN CONCEPT PLAN
APPENDED TO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY
IMPROVEMENTS MANUAL

Figure 6-1

September 2005

Street Design Concept Plan Process

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Figure 6-2

September 2005

Street Design Concept Plan Template: Plan

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Illustration courtesy of Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership

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Figure 6-3

September 2005

Street Design Concept Plan Template: Context

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Illustration courtesy of Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership

Figure 6-4

September 2005

Street Design Concept Plan Template:

Dimensioned Street Section

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Illustration courtesy of Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership

NOT TO SCALE

Figure 6-5

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City of Seattle Creek Basin

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W

E
S

NOT TO SCALE

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Figure 6-6
Green Street Locations

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N
W

E
S

NOT TO SCALE

Figure 6-7

September 2005

Neighborhood Green Street Locations in

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Land Use Code,

Ordinance, or
Neighborhood
Plan adoption
Neighborhood Plan
recommendation
Tenative

N
W

E
S

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Figure 6-8

September 2005

Neighborhood Green Street Locations

in South Seattle

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recommendation
Tenative
N
W

E
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APPLICANT PROPOSES GREEN STREET DESIGN

INITIAL CONTACT
DPD PLANNER OR
SDOT STREET USE REVIEWER

PREPARE STREET
DESIGN CONCEPT
PLAN

STEP

READY FOR
CONSTRUCTION?

PLAN APPROVAL ONLY

CITY APPROVAL
AND ADOPTION
OF STREET
DESIGN CONCEPT
PLAN AND
INCORPORATION
IN THE ROWIM

NO

STEP

APPROVED STREET STEP YES

DESIGN CONCEPT
C
PLAN?

UPDATE STREET
DESIGN CONCEPT PLAN
TO REFLECT CURRENT
STANDARDS AND
CONDITIONS AS
NECESSARY

PRELIMINARY
SIGN-OFF
DPD/SDOT

GREEN STREET
APPLY FOR MUP AND/OR
BUILDING PERMIT
INCLUDING DESIGN
REVIEW IF REQUIRED

NHOOD GREEN STREET

APPLY FOR ROW
IMPROVEMENT
PERMIT

DPD
MUP
AND/OR
BUILDING
PERMIT
REVIEW

SDOT
REVIEW

ROW IMPROVEMENT
PERMIT ISSUED

CONSTRUCTION

FINAL INSPECTION
APPROVED

SDOT
REVIEW

STEP

PERMITS ISSUED

STEP

CONSTRUCTION

STEP

STEP

FINAL INSPECTION
CERTIFICATE OF
OCCUPANCY

ONGOING MAINTENANCE

STEP

Figure 6-9

September 2005

Green Street Design, Permit and

Construction Process Diagram

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SDOT
EVALUATES REQUEST
WITH INPUT FROM
FIRE AND KC/METRO

TRAFFIC
ENGINEER
IDENTIFIES
PROPOSAL AS
NOT FEASIABLE
PROCESS
COMPLETE.

TRAFFIC
ENGINEER
TAKES ACTION
WITHIN THE
SCOPE OF
AUTHORITY.
SOLVES
PROBLEM.
PROCESS
COMPLETE.

COUMMUNITY
CONTRACTS SDOT
WITH TRAFFIC
CALMING
PROPOSAL

TRAFFIC ENGINEER TAKES

ACTION WITHIN THE SCOPE OF
AUTHORITY
(E.G. EDUCATION ENFORCEMENT
OR OTHER ROUTINE TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS)
DOES NOT SOLVE PROBLEM.

SDOT
REQUEST FOR PETITION
33
TO DEMONSTRATE
COMMUNITY SUPPORT

COMMUNITY
INITIATES
PETITION
PROCESS
60% REQUIRED
SUPPORT RATE
IS NOT MET OR
NO LETTER OF
SUPPORT.
PROCESS
COMPLETE.

ARTERIAL STREET:
60% APPROVAL
FROM HOUSEHOLDS
& BUSINESSES
WITHIN ONE BLOCK
OF PROPOSAL SITE
AND LETTER OF
SUPPORT FROM
DISTRICT COUNCIL

RESIDENTIALSTREET:
60% APPROVAL
FROM HOUSEHOLDS
WITHIN ONE BLOCK
OF PROPOSAL SITE

60% REQUIRED
SUPPORT RATE
NOT ACHIEVED.
PROCESS
COMPLETE.

60% REQUIRED
SUPPORT
RATE MET

SDOT
AND COMMUNITY
SEEK FUNDING FOR
PROJECT*

PROJECT
FUNDED

DESIGN &
CONSTRUCTION
OVERVIEW

CONSTRUCTION

8 POST-CONSTRUCTION
MONITORING

Figure 6-29

September 2005

Traffic Calming Evaluation Process

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SDOT Action
Decision Point
* Public Meeting May Beheld