Please note: the following handouts summarize code requirements and are not intended to replace or substitute for codes.
In addition, the fee schedule is for information; your actual fee may differ or may need to be calculated.
Please contact the Permit Center by email or phone at 253-835-2607 for further information and your complete fee.
The Permit Center is closed to the public on Wednesdays.
All application materials must be submitted electronically by requesting a document upload link.
Links & Resources
Click the dropdowns below to find links, applications & resources
Environmentally Critical Areas
State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
Comprehensive Plan and Code Amendments
Land Use Processes and Requirements
- Use Process I and II Submittal Requirements
- Use Process I Submittal Requirements for Fences and/or Gates
- Use Process III -- Project Approval
- Use Process IV -- Hearing Examiner Approval
- Use Process III or IV -- Submittal Requirements
- Administrative Variance or Variance - Submittal Requirements
- Use Process V -- Submittal Requirements
- Personal Wireless Service Facility (PWSF) Development Regulations
Additional Information and Processes
- Request an Administrative Decision
- Use the form above to request a Zoning Verification Letter and attach a list of requested information/questions
- To request Public Records
- Work Hour Variance Request
- Eligible Facilities Request
- Zoning Compliance Review -- Change of Use
- Summary of Uses
- Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Instructions
- CPTED Checklist
- Parking Lot Design Criteria
- Multi-Family Tax Exemption Information & Application
- Commercial & Multi-Family Solid Waste/Recycling Design Guidelines
- Permanent Supportive Housing, Shelter, and Transitional Housing Operational License
Residential Issues
Subdivision and Lot Alterations
- Preliminary Plat Submittal Requirements
- Final Plat Submittal Requirements
- Short Subdivision Information & Requirements
- Binding Site Plan (BSP)
- Boundary Line Adjustment (BLA)
- Lot Line Elimination - Reviewed administratively by the Public Works Department
- Unit Lot Subdivision Information
- Unit Lot Subdivision Examples
Tree and Vegetation Retention/Clearing
Shoreline Management
FloodPlain Development
Mobile Food or Retail Vendors
- All: Mobile Food or Retail Vendor Supplemental Checklist
- Accessory Use: Mobile Food or Retail Vendor Permit Application
- Principal/Primary Use: Mobile Food or Retail Vendor Use Process I Checklist