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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Please note: Since Governor Inslee's Stay Home, Stay Safe Order,
we are only accepting 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.
Gov. Jay Inslee continues to update measures to combat COVID-19 and released additional guidance for construction in his ’Stay Home, Stay Healthy’ order. Under the Governor’s order, “construction is not considered to be an essential activity.” As a result, all construction – residential and commercial – is not authorized while the order is in place and is subject to limited exceptions. Please see the Building Department Update for more information about what activities can occur under the order and how it is impacting other essential facilities such as parks and schools on the City’s COVID page.
Planning and Community Development (PCD) now requires appointments for consultations, as well as, the submittal of building and land use permits. Appointments for consultations and submitting building and land use permits can be made HERE.
Planners and inspectors can continue to be reached by email and phone (see staff directory).
Building inspections can be scheduled by calling 206-780-3789.
All permit applications and revision requests are now being accepted via email.
Follow these easy steps and submit with success:
- Make an appointment via the online calendar
- Email submittal documents within 48 hours of appointment
- Permit Specialists will review application materials and call the applicant with next steps (i.e. describe revisions needed or additional documents required or how to pay permit fees)
- Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Tips for success when submitting an application:
- All documents are required to be in PDF format.
- Plan sets should be split by type (ie. Plans - Architectural, Plans - Structural, Plans - Drainage)
- Indicate what each document is by its file name (ie. Floor Plans, Site Plan, Narrative, etc.)
- When resubmitting plans, submit entire corrected set, do not extract and submit single pages
- Subject line should read PERMIT APPLICATION
To make a payment on an invoice received while City Hall is closed, 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. The City will pay the fees charged by the third-party vendor.
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.
<<CLICK HERE FOR 2020 FEE SCHEDULE>>
<<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 Citizen Self Service Center allows you to do the following online:
- Check the status of a permit
- Apply for a permit (some restrictions apply)
- 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 - CLICK HERE
- 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.