Confirm Seattle SDCI's elevator/escalator permit and annual inspection process, including which district inspector is assigned
domain: seattle.gov/sdci — Elevator & Escalator Permit/Inspections · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Review SDCI's Elevator & Escalator Permit page and FAQ for current requirements (a licensed elevator contractor must hold the permit)
Submit the permit application through the Seattle Services Portal; SDCI targets issuance within 14 business days absent missing information
Note annual safety inspections are scheduled by SDCI based on a site's assigned due month — owners do not need to proactively schedule the annual inspection
For alteration/installation inspections (as opposed to the annual safety inspection), contact the specific district inspector listed on the permit, using SDCI's published Conveyance Inspection Districts map and inspector phone list
Confirm current contact channel (sci_elevatorreports@seattle.gov or the SDCI main line) for anything the portal/FAQ doesn't resolve
Known gotchas
Annual inspections run on an SDCI-assigned due-month cycle per site, not a fixed calendar date the owner sets — don't assume a January renewal for every building
Alteration/installation inspections are scheduled with the specific district inspector, not through a general queue — using the wrong contact can delay scheduling
SDCI's inspector phone list and district map are periodically-updated PDFs, not a live directory — confirm you have the current version before relying on a contact name
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