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    Permits

    • Getting Started
    • Virtual Permit Center
    • FAQs
      • Contractor Registration Requirements
      • Landscape Assurance Devices
      • Oil Filled Transformer Vault Requirements
      • Online Permitting Services
      • Pedestrian Protection Requirements
      • Permit Cancellations and Expirations
      • Permit Requirements
      • Permit and Energy Code Requirements for Roofing Projects
      • Plan Review Resources
      • Work Requiring Commercial and Residential Permits
    • Plan Submittal Resources
    • Forms and Publications
    • Permit Fees
    • Commercial Building Permits
      • Detention Vault for Stormwater
      • Major Commercial Project
      • Medium Commercial Project
      • Minor Commercial Project
      • Portable Building Foundation
      • Shoring Permit
      • Tenant Improvement
    • Residential Building Permits
      • Addition less than 3000 square feet
      • Adult Family Home Requirements
      • Earthquake Home Retrofit Program
      • New House Construction or Large Addition
      • Remodel with Structural Work
      • Remodel without Structural Work
    • Demolition Permits
    • Clearing and Grading Permits
      • Clearing and Grading in Critical Areas
      • Commercial Clearing and Grading
      • Minor Clearing and Grading
      • Nonresidential Landscape and Vegetation Clearing and Grading
      • Plat Infrastructure Permit
      • Tree Removal Only Clearing and Grading Permit
    • Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing Permits
      • Electrical Permits
      • Mechanical Permits
      • Plumbing Permits
      • Solar Panel Permits
    • Fire Permits
      • Building Radio System
      • Contract Cities
      • Fire Alarm
      • Fire Sprinkler - Commercial
      • Fire Sprinkler - Residential
      • Fixed Fire Suppression
      • Miscellaneous Fire Permits
      • Smoke Control
      • Underground Sprinkler Main
    • Land Use Permits
      • Boundary Line Adjustment
      • Child Care Registration
      • Comprehensive Plan Amendment
      • Conditional Use/Administrative Conditional Use
      • Critical Areas Land Use Permit
      • Current Zoning Status of Property
      • Design Review
      • Environmental Impact Statement
      • Final Plat
      • Final Short Plat or Binding Site Plan
      • Home Occupation Permit
      • Land Use Approval Amendment
      • Land Use Code Exemption
      • Land Use Code Interpretation
      • Land Use Code Variance
      • Master Development Plan
      • Noise Permit
      • Noise Variance
      • Planned Unit Development Permit
      • Plat Amendment
      • Preapplication Conference for Critical Areas
      • Preapplication Conference for Master Development Plan or Design Review
      • Preapplication Conferences
      • Predevelopment Services
      • Preliminary Plat
      • Preliminary SEPA
      • Preliminary Short Plat
      • Request for Reasonable Accommodation
      • Rezone
      • Shoreline Exemption
      • Shoreline Management Conditional Use
      • Shoreline Substantial Development Permit
      • Shoreline Variance
      • Temporary Encampment
      • Temporary Public Facility Permit
      • Temporary Use Permit
      • Vendor Cart Permit
    • Right of Way Permits
      • Commercial
      • Franchise
      • Government
      • Residential
      • Small Wireless Facility
      • Street Use
    • Sign Permits
    • Utilities Permits
      • Side Sewer
      • Storm Drainage Connection
      • Utility Extension Agreement
      • Water Service
    • Wireless Communication Facilities Permits
      • Wireless Communication Facilities and Satellite Dishes in Right of Way
      • Wireless Communications Facilities on Private or Public Property
    • Permit Process Overview
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    Permit applications that require plan review must be accompanied by specific forms, plans and documents. Your project’s scope of work will determine which permit (or permits) you need and what type of plans and documents will be required.

    Review our Permit Submittal Forms below for required forms and submittal documents.

    The Plan Review Resources section offers links to assist you in completing your plans and drawings.

    Permit Submittal Forms

    Forms

    • Bill-to Form
    • Change of Billing Liability Form
    • CSWPPP (Construction Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan) Short Form
    • CSWPPP Long Form
    • Damage Assessment Form
    • Document Waiver Form
    • Franchise Bill-to Form
    • Revisions/Additions Submittal Form
    • School Impact Fee Notification
    • Value of Improvements Form

    Building/Clearing & Grading Forms

    • Alternate Materials, Methods, or Modifications Request (AMM&M Form)
    • Building Permit Checklist for Small Commercial Tenant Improvement
    • Construction Noise Application
    • Earthquake Home Retrofit Assessment
    • Erosion Control Estimate Form
    • Sign Information Form
    • Summary Statement of Special Inspections
    • Technical Infeasibility Form

    Electrical Forms

    • Fault Current Calculation Form
    • Generator Load Summary Form
    • Lighting Budget Calculation Form (2015 code)
    • Lighting Budget Calculation Form (2018 code)
    • Load Calculation Form - Optional Format
    • Load Calculation Form - Standard Format
    • Panel Schedules Form

    Fire Forms

    • Automatic Fire Sprinkler System Submittal Checklist
    • Building Radio Coverate Submittal Checklist
    • Smoke Control Appendix A
    • Smoke Control Appendix B
    • Smoke Control Appendix C
    • Smoke Control Appendix D

    Land Use Forms

    • Amplified Sound Application
    • Construction Noise Application
    • Environmental Checklist
    • Environmental Consulting Services
    • Environmental Impact Statement
    • Functional Equivalent of a Family
    • Home Occupation Application and Decision
    • Non-Project Action Checklist
    • Predevelopment Services Application
    • Rezone Application
    • Short Term Stay Use Registration Notice
    • Statistical Information Sheet
    • Temporary Encampment Permit
    • Temporary Encampment Supplement
    • Temporary Use Abatement Agreement
    • Tree Hazard Declaration Form
    • Vendor Cart Authorization

    Mechanical Forms

    • Kitchen Hood Checklist
    • Mechanical Permit Checklist

    Right-of-Way/Transportation Forms

    • Preliminary Civil Plans Requirements
    • Transportation Impact Fee Form 

    Utilities Forms

    • Disconnection of Water/Sewer Service
    • King County Sewer Use Certification (Nonresidential)
    • King County Sewer Use Certification (Residential)
    • King County Sewer Use Certification (Alternate Housing)
    • Septic Variance
    • Site Assessment & Planning Packet for Storm Drainage Reports
    • Utility Developer Extension Agreement
    • Water & Sewer Availability Certificate Request

    Publications

    Building Publications

    • Adult Family Home
    • Building Code Information for Single Family Remodel Permit with No Plan Review
    • Building Division Review and Inspection Expectations
    • Construction Noise 
    • Construction Tip Sheets (MyBuildingPermit)
    • Earthquake Home Retrofit Program
    • Egress Lighting Requirements and Inspection
    • High-rise Checklist 2018
    • Multifamily  Checklist 2018 
    • Oil Filled Transformer Vault Requirements
    • Pedestrian Protection Requirements
    • Residential Energy Code Worksheets 
    • Use of Parking Garage in Buildings Under Construction
    • Vehicle, Fire Truck and Apparatus Loading
    • WSEC Compliance Forms (Commercial Energy Codes)

    Clearing & Grading Publications

    • Clearing & Grading Plan / TESC Plan
    • Clearing & Grading Codes and Best Management Practices (BMPs)
    • State Construction Stormwater General Permit

    Code Compliance Publications

    • Accessory Dwelling Unit Inspections
    • Construction Noise Regulations
    • Screening & Storage of Recreational Vehicles
    • Storage of Inoperable Motor Vehicles

    Electrical Publications

    • Electrical Grounding and Water Service Re-piping
    • Solar Electric (Photovoltaic) Rooftop Single-Family Residential

    Fire Publications

    • Automatic Fire Sprinkler System Submittal Checklist
    • Building Radio Coverage Submittal Requirements
    • Confidence Testing
    • Determining Occupant Load/Capacity
    • Fire Alarm Submittal Requirements 
    • Fire and Mechanical Inspections
    • Fire Prevention Handouts
    • Radio Checkout Form
    • Smoke Control Guidelines
    • Smoke Control Appendix A
    • Smoke Control Appendix B
    • Smoke Control Appendix C
    • Smoke Control Appendix D
    • Annual Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Smoke Control Systems - Appendix E
    • Vehicle, Fire Truck and Apparatus Loading

    Inspection Publications

    • Existing Suspended Ceiling Checklist
    • Inspection and Construction Guidelines
    • Inspection, Reinspection, Outside Normal Hours and Overtime Fees​
    • Preconstruction Meeting Requirements for Major Building Projects
    • Post Tension Preconstruction Meeting Agenda
    • Shotcrete Preconstruction Meeting Agenda
    • Smoke Control and Emergency Wiring Preconstruction Meeting Agenda
    • Structural Steel Preconstruction Agenda
    • Suspended Ceiling Checklist

    Land Use Publications

    • Accessory Dwelling Units
    • Best of Class Graphic Examples
    • Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Rezone Procedures Guide
    • Green and Sustainability Factor Tree List
    • Home Occupations
    • Preapplication Conference Conditional Use
    • Preapplication Conference Design Review
    • Preapplication Conference Plats and PUDs
    • Temporary Encampment Supplemental Information
    • Trees

    Mechanical Publications

    • Fire and Mechanical Inspections
    • Generator Permit Requirements
    • Kitchen Hood Checklist
    • Mechanical Permit Checklist
    • Types of Commercial Kitchen Ventilation

    Right of Way Publications

    • Transportation Design Manual

    Utilities Publications

    • Site Assessment & Planning Packet for Storm Drainage Reports
    • Storm Drainage Report
    • Stormwater Site Plan
    • State Construction Stormwater General Permit
    • Underground Utility Infrastructure

    Wireless Communication Facilities Publications

    • Criteria Compliance Narrative
    • WCF Modifications under 6409(a) Submittal Information

    Development Services

    Permit Center
    Telephone
    425-452-4898
    Email
    permits@bellevuewa.gov
    Hours
    In-person Permit Center services are available Monday to Thursday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

    The Permit Center is open Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., with customers visiting City Hall served remotely.
    Business Hours
    Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

    Reasonable Accommodation

    For alternate formats, interpreters, or reasonable modification requests please phone at least 48 hours in advance 425-452-6800 (voice) or email servicefirst@bellevuewa.gov. For complaints regarding modifications, contact the City of Bellevue ADA, Title VI, and Equal Opportunity Officer at ADATitleVI@bellevuewa.gov.

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