Land Use / Master Use Permit (SDCI) — Seattle
Seattle restaurant projects may need a Master Use Permit from SDCI to confirm land use before applying for a construction permit.
Overview
Unlike some markets, Seattle has zoning. Confirm your intended use is allowed at the address before you commit. Some projects require a Master Use Permit (MUP) from the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI), which must be applied for before the construction permit.
A space whose restaurant use was not previously established by permit cannot use the simpler "Subject-to-Field-Inspection" path and may require a change of use review.
What SpoonSeal tracks
The document(s) you upload for this requirement, with automatic renewal/expiration tracking (Current, Due Soon, Expired). Where the city publishes health-inspection results (e.g., NYC and Chicago), SpoonSeal syncs them automatically; elsewhere they can be added manually.
Stay ahead of this requirement
SpoonSeal stores your documents, tracks expirations, and reminds you before anything lapses — so you are always inspection-ready.
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