Permit fees - Building and land use

Pre-Development Services fees

The Pre-Development Services Fee Guide (82KB) lists fees on:

• Critical Area Designation
• Pre-application Conference
• Zoning Inquiry
• Code Interpretation
• Work without Permit Investigation

Commercial or Multifamily Residential fees

• The Commercial or Multifamily Residential Building Construction Fee Guide (88KB) lists fees for Building Construction, Installation, or Operating Permit fees.
• The Land Disturbance and Site Development Fee Guide (89KB) lists fees for clearing, grading, or site construction fees.
• The Road Construction Review and Inspection Fee Guide (98KB) for road construction fees.
• The Storm Water Engineering and Facility Inspection Fee Guide (99KB) for storm water facility construction fees.

Land Division fees

The Land Division and Plat Construction Fee Guide (86KB) lists fees for:

• Land Division Preliminary Plat
• Boundary Line Adjustment
• Other Land Segregation
• Plat Construction and Final Approval

Fee waivers

In accordance with 27.02.040 of the King County Code, fee waivers are granted at the discretion of the Permitting Division Director and are limited to the following criteria:

• If fees collected are for service not performed If fees duplicate another fee or charge for a service for which a fee has already been collected
• If fees are based on a professional error or unnecessary review by a Department of Local Services, Permitting Division employee
• If a customer has incurred additional expenses due to a process error by a Permitting Division staff member
• If fees are assessed to replace, repair, abate, or demolish a structure due to property damage caused by a natural disaster
• While the Executive's state of emergency concerning homelessness (314KB) is in effect, we will not assess or collect fees for temporary use permit applications for homeless encampments in unincorporated areas.