Upcoming workshop: Getting to Yes with DDES
DDES and MBA University workshop for real estate agentsEvent: Getting to Yes with DDES Workshop for Real Estate Agents - Residential permitting and code enforcement processes in unincorporated King County Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Location: Master Builders Association (MBA) Housing Center, 335 - 116th SE, Bellevue, WA. Directions (external link) Cost: $55. Five hours of continuing education credits available. Registration: Registration is through MBA University (see Dec. 3 event for details external link). Pre-registration is required. To register, real estate agents can either Background: DDES and the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties are partnering to offer a workshop for the real estate community on residential building permit and code enforcement processes in unincorporated King County. The workshop is offered on December 3, 2009 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Master Builders Association Housing Center in Bellevue. Five hours of continuing education credits will be awarded for completing the workshop. Purpose: The purpose of the workshop is to educate real estate agents about - the permit review process for single family construction in unincorporated King County.
- steps property owners can take to make the permit process flow smoothly and save on permitting costs.
- how code enforcement violations can be most effectively removed from a property prior to sale.
- how real estate agents can conduct effective research on a parcel online.
This workshop provides an opportunity to - learn how to most accurately advise real estate clients about the residential permit process.
- learn how to organize permit application materials in a way that takes property owners through the permit application review phase quickly and efficiently.
- learn how to most efficiently remove a code enforcement violation from a parcel in order to expedite a sale.
- learn how to conduct effective, online property research, including using the King County Zoning and Allowed Use tables, verifying jurisdiction, and accessing the quality customer assistance literature available to property owners.
- secure five hours of continuing education credit for real estate agents.
Agenda:
| 9:00 - 9:15 a.m. |
Welcome |
| 9:15 - 10:45 a.m. |
Customer service tools at DDES - Records Center
- Free technical support
- Pre-application meetings
- Web demo, including parcel search
- Demo on using the Zoning Code
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| 10:45 - 11:30 a.m. |
Permit review stations overview |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. |
Critical areas and the permit review process |
| 12:20 - 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch break |
| 1:30 - 2:20 p.m. |
Septic and plumbing permits |
| 2:20 - 3:00 p.m. |
Helping the permit process flow smoothly |
| 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. |
The Code Enforcement process |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Adjourn | For more information, contact: Paula Adams
DDES Public Information and Records Officer
Phone: 206-296-6682
E-mail: paula.adams@kingcounty.gov or Kristin Parker
Education Coordinator for the Master Builders of King and Snohomish Counties
Phone: 425-460-8231
E-mail: education@mbaks.com.
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