Apply For A Building Permit

GENERAL INFORMATION
Building and land use permits require the submission of many different types of information before they can be processed and approved. Following a pre-application conference or an informal presentation about a project, the Town of Yacolt provides a list of required submissions that is unique to each project. Before the Town will begin to process a permit application, a complete application containing all required submissions must be filed with Town Hall.

Many project permits require detailed information about your construction plans and the impact of the development on the property and surrounding area. The checklist pamphlet provides a general list of the information you must provide if your project triggers the need for construction drawings or a site plan.

Once you have filed your application package, the Town will tell you if it is complete, or what information is still needed. The Town cannot process your application until it is complete. If some requirements are found to be unnecessary for your specific application, the Town may waive them. Once the Town determines that an application is complete, we may still ask for additional information which could lengthen the application process.

MINIMUM DRAWING REQUIREMENTS
♦You must submit one (1) paper set and one (1) digital set of the required plans.♦Plans shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the location, nature, and extent of the work proposed, and shall demonstrate how the proposed work conforms to the provisions of adopted codes and ordinances. Each plan sheet should be titled and dated (subsequent revisions shall be dated as well) and each drawing therein should be labeled.♦Architectural plans must be drawn to scale (¼″ or ⅛″ = 1’), dimensioned, and labeled.♦Site and civil plans must be drawn to scale (1″ = 20' minimum), dimensioned, and labeled.♦Plans will not be accepted if they have been reduced in scale by photocopying.♦Minimum plan sheet size is 11″ x 17″; maximum plan sheet size is 24″ x 36″.♦Plans shall be drawn in indelible blue or black ink. Plan sheets that are cut and pasted, taped, drawn in pencil or non-approved ink color, or altered by any means will not be accepted for plan review.♦Topographic and boundary surveys, when required, must be stamped by a surveyor licensed in the State of Washington. Survey datum must be KCAS or NAVD 88.♦All civil plan sheets must be stamped by a civil engineer licensed in the state of Washington.♦Drawings and construction documents prepared by a Washington State design professional, whether required to be or not, must be stamped and signed by the preparer.♦Each set of paper plans shall be firmly bound on one edge and rolled individually, (not folded).