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Planning & Community Development Closed for Process Improvements on Thursday, June 17, 2021.
We appreciate your patience as we seek to improve our services.
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Planning & Community Development rolls out new phase in electronic permitting process: Applicant Uploaded Submittals.
In an effort to provide better service in processing permits, starting Monday, April 26, 2021, permit applicants will begin uploading their own submittals documents via our Online Permit Center after their Permit Intake Appointment. We are asking applicants to upload their documents using new naming conventions. Steps for applying and uploading documents are found on our Submitting a Permit Application webpage. All documents must be provided in PDF format (necessary for electronic review) and each submittal type must be contained in one document (i.e., all structural plan sheets must be in one PDF document named Structural Plan Set).
To see the most commonly required submittal documents for each permit type, please click one of the links below:
Land Use Permits
Commercial Building Permits
Residential Building Permits
- The Planning & Community Development department is closed the third Thursday of each month for Process Improvement and Staff Training.
- We now only accept electronic documents.
- City facilities, including City Hall, Municipal Court, and the Police Station, will remain closed to the public until further notice pursuant to Gov. Jay Inslee’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order.
- Planning and Community Development (PCD) now requires appointments for consultations as well as the submittal of building and land use permits. Appointments may be made at https://www.bainbridgewa.gov/1110/Planning-and-Building-Submittal-Appointm
All permit applications and revision requests now require an appointment to submit.
What We Do
The Planning and Community Development (PCD) department coordinates and manages land use activity on Bainbridge Island, WA.
Responsibilities include:
- Implementation of the Comprehensive Plan
- Development Review
- Building permits & inspections
- Code Compliance
- Administration of Building, Shoreline, Environmental, and Subdivision regulations
To make a payment on an invoice received, we have several options available:
- Online Permit Portal
- By phone: 206-842-7633
- By mail: Send a check to 280 Madison Ave N., Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
- At pay box: Insert check in the pay box located near the disable parking area on the east end of City Hall.
Applicants will not pay credit card service fees for any City services, including permits, while City Hall is closed through. The City will pay the fees charged by the third-party vendor through June 30, 2021. Starting July 1, 2021, applicants will have to pay credit card service fees.
<<Click here to make an appointment>>
Building Permits:
Solar, Roofing, Plumbing and Mechanical permits may be applied for online. All other building permits are accepted by appointment.
Land Use:
Phone appointments are required. Contact pcd@bainbridgewa.gov if you are unsure of the type of land use permit required for your project.
Consultation:
Meet with a city planner and a development engineer to discuss your project. The purpose of the Consultation is to discuss in general terms project permit application questions. Staff will not prepare for the consultation nor will they produce any written or electronic documentation of the discussion. It is the applicant’s responsibility to take notes. As no project permit application will have been submitted at the time of such a meeting, the city will not make any binding commitments. The Director is authorized to deduct the consultation fee from the official land use permit fee if a subsequent pre-application meeting or land use permit is applied for by the applicant within one year of a consultation meeting. A fee of $180 will be due at the time of the meeting.
Revisions:
Submit revisions to permits under review as well as permits already issued. This phone appointment includes both building and land use projects. Applicants must use the Universal Revision Form when submitting revisions.
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<<Click here to schedule an inspection>>
Inspections may also be requested by calling the Inspection Line at (206) 780-3789. Building inspections may be requested for AM (9 am - 12:30 pm) or PM (Noon to 3:30 PM) and will be assigned based on inspector availability. Specific time slots can not be guaranteed and may change based on demand.
<<Click here to view the inspection schedule>>
Requesting an inspection for public works, electrical, fire and/or Kitsap County Health District or engineering? Instructions found here.
The Online Permit Center allows you to do the following online:
- Check the status of a permit
- Apply for a permit (some restrictions apply)
- Upload permit application submittal documents
- Schedule an inspection
- View inspection schedule
- Pay permit fees
Other items available online are:
- Submit a public records request
- Report an issue to the Code Compliance Officer
To make a payment on an invoice received while City Hall is closed, we have several options available:
- Online Payment Portal
- By phone: 206-842-7633
- By mail: Send a check to 280 Madison Ave N., Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
- At pay box: Insert check in the pay box located near the disable parking area on the east end of City Hall.
Applicants will not pay credit card service fees for any City services, including permits, while City Hall is closed. The City will pay the fees charged by the third-party vendor through June 30, 2021. Starting July 1, 2021, applicants will have to pay credit card service fees.