Permits

King County Permits provides land use, building, and fire regulatory and operating permits, code enforcement services, and some types of business licenses to the unincorporated areas of King County.

Free home improvement events coming soon!

Planning a home improvement project? King County’s free Home Improvement Fair can help! Meet builders, learn about permits, and talk with county Permitting staff. Two dates and locations available - learn more here.

Dashboard: how long it takes to get a residential permit decision

See turnaround times for plan review and permit issuance related to residential new construction and residential additions and alterations.

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Intro to permitting

Watch our video series!

King County Permits 101

Partnering for success—building a better permitting experience

We're making improvements to better serve you. These updates are part of our commitment to making the permitting experience as smooth as possible for everyone.

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Remember to display your final plans and permits on-site!

Approved building, fire, and land use permits must be displayed prominently on construction and development sites. Maintaining these records on-site is the responsibility of the applicant and/or contractor.

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Do you need a permit?Updates - What's new?Customer service Permits for building, fire, and land use +

Submit permitsApplications, forms, materials, & resourcesBuilding permitsLand use permitsFire & special eventsGreen building and solarPermit fees

Inspections +

Schedule inspections Building inspections Land use inspections

Codes & complaints +

Submit a complaint - code enforcementBattery energy storage systemsBuilding and fire codesEnergy codes

Permit records & public notices +

Permit records researchPublic notices

Property research and maps +

Property research Reference maps

Development planning & regulations +

Code interpretationsUtilities technical review committeeRegulatory review committeePublic rulesSubarea plans

Quick info

First steps:

Secure the site to prevent unauthorized access,
Apply for a damage assessment inspection online at MyBuildingPermit.com. Our inspectors will assess damage, report their findings, and let you know about any additional permitting requirements they find.

Helpful resources

What to do after storm damage in unincorporated King County (YouTube video)
Property Damage Assessment Inspection (information sheet)

Here are two ways to find out.

Find or enter your address on this map. The green layer shows unincorporated King County.
Enter your address in King County’s Parcel Viewer and see what’s listed as the jurisdiction.

1. File a code enforcement complaint online

2. Find out how to respond to a code violation

Make a payment or check your application’s status

Check status

If you applied for your permit through mybuildingpermit.com that is where you should make a payment.

mybuildingpermit

If you did not apply for your permit through mybuildingpermit.com, please make a payment through the King County permit portal

Permits

Dashboard: how long it takes to get a residential permit decision

Intro to permitting

Partnering for success—building a better permitting experience

How can we help?

Apply for a permit

Customer service

Updates

Property research

Application forms

GIS iMap

Parcel viewer

ProjectDox

Inspections

Submit a complaint

Permit fees

Permit reports

Business licenses

2021 SWDM

Burn bans

King County Code

Related topics

Property research & maps

When you need a permit

Inspections

Permits customer service