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Permit Information and Applications
Find permit applications HERE
The online permitting portal is now live!
The Online Permitting Portal is ready! If you have any questions while applying online please feel free to call Community Development at 360-345-2229 or email comdev@ci.chehalis.wa.us
WHY do I need a permit?
Permits are required in order to ensure projects meet the environmental and safety requirements in the International Building Codes, Washington State Codes, and the Chehalis Municipal Code.
Example TRIGGERS FOR PERMITS:
- Change of Occupancy or Change of Land Use
- Construction of any Building over 200 square feet
- Utility and Plumbing Work (including appliance and furnace installation)
- Siding, Windows, and Roofing
- Fences and Signs
- Moving a Building or Installing a Manufactured Building
- Demolition, Excavation, or Fill
- Clearing Trees
- Fire Systems
For electrical permits, please go to the Department of Labor & Industries website
What permits are there?
Planning |
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Appeal of Decision | Applicant Conference |
Binding Site Plan | Boundary Line Adjustment |
Conditional Use | Petition for Amendment |
Planned Unit Development | Rezone Request |
SEPA Threshold | Short Plat |
Site Plan Review | Special Event |
Subdivision (9+ Lots) |
Substantial Shoreline Development (You will need to submit a JARPA in addition to your site plans) |
Variance Request | Building Permits |
Building |
Public Works |
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Demolition | Civil Plan |
Manufactured Structure Placement | Engineering |
Mechanical | Over width Travel |
On-Site Consultation | Right-of-Way (Construction, Occupancy, Vacation) |
Sign | Utility Service Attachment |
Plumbing |
FIRE |
Re-Roofing | Fire Safety |
Commercial Building | |
Residential Building | |
Floodplain Development | |
Earthmoving |
ALL PERMITS REQUIRE:
- An application cover sheet form filled out in full. Find the Cover Sheet HERE.
- Any attachment application forms that apply to your project (Building, Right of Way, etc.)
- Energy Code Worksheet (All Occupied Structures)
- Fees to be paid at time of submittal
Click here to submit all permitting applications on our online portal.
NEW BUILDINGS REQUIRE (IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE):
- One complete digital set of construction plans
- Stormwater Plan
- Location of all Critical Areas as listed with Lewis County GIS (FEMA floodplain, shoreline and stream areas, CARA, wetlands, steep slopes, and the rest listed) that exist on the project site
- A site plan that shows the entire parcel and includes at minimum the following:
- Drawn to scale
- Any proposed new structures
- Any existing structures
- Any proposed or existing water and/or sewer lines
- Access driveway or easement road, existing and proposed
- Any proposed or existing easements that affect the property
- Show roads and sidewalks and all parking areas
- Identify critical areas as defined in CMC 17.21
- North directional arrow
Submit all permitting here through the online portal.
Preliminary BLA and Short Plat Reviews
- SP/BLA application form
- 1 full size digital copy of the plat done by a licensed Washington surveyor
- Closures sheet.
Existing buildings, additions, remodels require:
- Completed cover application form and attachments
- Detailed construction plans drawn to scale; show what is existing and what is proposed
- If the proposal is for an addition, a site plan is required (see above)
- If replacing siding and home is built prior to 1990, may need additional permitting through SWWCA.
Building demo permits require:
- A cover sheet application form
- A site plan that shows the entire parcel and includes at minimum the structure(s) to be demolished
- An approved demolition permit from Southwest Clean Air Agency showing that all asbestos has been properly removed
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After demo is complete, call for an inspection to close out permit. *The additional benefit of this is that the information gets submitted to the Lewis County Assessor’s office and the demolished building(s) are removed from the tax rolls.*
Submit all permitting here through our online portal.
WHERE CAN I FIND MORE INFORMATION?
Chehalis Municipal Code Zoning-Specific Code: 17.42-17.79
What Uses Are Allowed For My Zone?
Site Plan Example (Residential)
Site Plan Example (Commercial)