Commercial and multi-family permit process - Building and land use

Apply for a commercial and multi-family permit

• Property research

  Use our property research and maps to check jurisdiction and zoning to determine whether your property is located in unincorporated King County or within city limits.
• Schedule a pre-application meeting

  Pre-application meetings are held between a prospective permit applicant and Permitting Department staff before a permit application is filed.

• Download needed applications

  Find and download the application materials that align to your project on our permit application forms listed by packet page.

  Commercial, mechanical forms are available on the MyBuildingPermit website.

• Plan review

  We perform a review of the application for code compliance and safety requirements.

  Permit review timelines

  Find your permit fee schedule

• Set up inspections

  We inspect work for code compliance and safety requirements.

  • Schedule an inspection