Predecessors to the Municipal Code include numerous compilations of City ordinances published between 1884 and the 1930s, often organized in various subject arrangements. Since the modern codes are loose-leaf publications and updated periodically, the copies in the City Clerk's reference collection are dated by the time of last update. Looseleaf Seattle Municipal Code Arranges ordinances by set title, chapter and section according to subject. Indexes provide access via ordinance number and subject. Bound Seattle Municipal Code Arranges ordinances by volumes title, chapter and section according to subject.
Indexes provide access via ordinance number and subject.
Additional volumes provide 1981 and 1982 updates. Current Looseleaf Seattle Municipal Code Arranges ordinances by set title, chapter and section according to subject. Indexes provide access via ordinance number and subject. Advance sheets update code with new ordinances, to within one or two months of the current date. Full text of code is Database provided, with separate fields for title, chapter, subchapter and section headings.