{"id":"5bc789f5-f504-4a08-b9d2-67fe9b38e4ee","task":"Confirm whether re-covering an existing awning with new material in Seattle requires an SDCI sign/awning permit.","domain":"seattle.gov","steps":["Check SDCI's Sign, Awning, & Billboard Permit page (seattle.gov/sdci/permits/permits-we-issue-(a-z)/sign-awning-and-billboard-permit), which states plainly that a sign permit 'allows you to install or alter an awning, including re-covering an existing awning with a new material or changing or adding a business name on an existing awning.'","Treat the permit trigger as unconditional: any re-covering of an existing awning with new material requires a permit, whether or not the design, graphics, or business name change.","Confirm the re-covered awning still meets Seattle Sign Code (SMC Title 23) zoning requirements for location, size, and quantity, and SDOT Director's Rule 05-2023 if it projects over a public right-of-way.","Apply through the Seattle Services Portal: log in, choose Permits -- Trade, Construction & Land Use, then select 'Sign, Awning, and Canopy Permit.'","If the property is in a historic or special review district, obtain a Certificate of Approval from the Department of Neighborhoods before submitting the sign permit application.","Schedule and pass the required final inspection before the permit expires; re-covering work is not considered complete until it is inspected."],"gotchas":["Do not gate the permit requirement on whether the design or graphics change -- SDCI's own guidance requires a permit for any re-cover with new material, even a like-for-like fabric replacement.","If the awning is electrically illuminated, the sign permit application also bundles in a separate electrical-permit component, which has its own contractor-licensing requirement.","A lapsed permit before final inspection can force a full new permit application under whatever code requirements are current at that later date, not the ones in effect when work started."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T01:33:45.448Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/5bc789f5-f504-4a08-b9d2-67fe9b38e4ee"}