8416 1/2 Island Drive South, Seattle
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Quick answers
- Does 8416 1/2 Island Drive South have open permits or code violations?
- Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections lists 5 permits, 1 not closed, and 6 violations.
- What is the 2026 conforming loan limit in King County?
- $1,063,750 for a single-unit home, per FHFA. Larger loans are jumbo loans.
- Is radon a problem here?
- EPA radon zone 3, low potential.
- What natural disasters is 8416 1/2 Island Drive South at risk for?
- FEMA's National Risk Index rates the area relatively low overall.
Permits and code violations
1 permit not closed out. Unfinished permits pass to the next owner. No open violations.
- Addition/alteration Feb 2021Issued
Establish use for the record for cottage as legally existing structure and residential use as single family home per plan. no work proposed under this permit number.
- Addition/alteration Nov 2017Completed
Establish off-site parking on west lot to benefit east lot subject to field inspection (stfi).
- Addition/alteration Apr 2015Completed
Repair deck in kind to existing single family residence subject to field inspection
- Addition/alteration Sep 2014Completed
Construct a retaining wall and landcape yard per site plan subject to field inspection (stfi).
- Addition/alteration Aug 2003Completed
Closed as incomplete - expired permit construct new upper floor covered breezeway alterations to basement and middle levels of single family residence per plan
Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections
Safety and environment
FEMA natural hazard risk
Relatively Low
No single natural hazard ranks high for this area.
FEMA National Risk Index, census tract
Superfund site
1.9 mi
Lower Duwamish Waterway (NPL Site). Check groundwater and vapor reports on the EPA site page.
EPA National Priorities List
Radon potential
Low
Geology here keeps indoor radon low on average.
EPA and USGS Geologic Radon Potential Map
Nearest public schools
1,900 ft
Rainier Beach High School (1,900 ft), Alan T. Sugiyama High School (2,600 ft), Middle College High School (2,600 ft). Confirm the assigned school with the district.
U.S. Department of Education, NCES
Major airport
5.8 mi
Seattle-Tacoma (SEA). Aircraft may be audible under approach paths.
FAA large-hub airports
Conforming loan limit 2026
$1,063,750
King County. Mortgages up to this amount qualify for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pricing. Above it, the loan is a jumbo with stricter terms.
FHFA Conforming Loan Limit Values, one-unit
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- 46%
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