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
- Multi-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)