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City of Burien, Washington
Department of Community Development
415 SW 150th Street Burien, Washington 98166
Phone: (206) 241-4647 Fax: (206) 248-5539
Informational Handout
Pursuant to Burien Municipal Code (BMC) Section 19.65.050 and Revised Code of Washington (RCW) Section 36.70B.080, the City of Burien’s goal is to issue a Notice of Decision within the time periods listed below. These time periods begin when a complete application is submitted and are extended when additional information is requested by the City.
- Binding site plan (120 days)
- Land use review, Type 1 (60 days for SEPA determination; 120 days for Critical Area Review; 90 days for all others)
- Land use review, Type 2 (120 days)
- Land use review, Type 3 (120 days)
- Shoreline permits (120 days) and shoreline exemptions (30 days)
- Preliminary short plat (90 days—2 lots; 120 days—3 or 4 lots)
- Preliminary subdivision (120 days)
The following types of permit applications are exempt from the requirements of BMC 19.65.050. The City of Burien has established the following goals for issuance of a decision on the following permits. The upper end of the range represents permits which are complex, require engineering review or contain poor quality information:
| Building Permits |
| Single-family, new |
4-6 weeks |
| Single-family, addition |
4-6 weeks |
| Single-family, remodel |
2-4 weeks |
| Multi-family/commercial, new |
8-10 weeks |
| Multi-family/commercial, addition |
6-8 weeks |
| Mutli-family/commercial remodel or tenant improvement |
2-6 weeks |
| Sign permits |
2 weeks |
| Plumbing permits |
Over the counter-4 weeks |
| Mechanical permits |
Over the counter-4 weeks |
| Electrical permits |
Over the counter-2 weeks |
| Land clearing and grading permit |
(30 days) |
| Lot line adjustments |
(30 days) |
| Right-of-way permits |
(1-2 weeks) |
| Street use permits |
(1-2 weeks) |
| Street vacation |
(120 days) |
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