Apply for a planning clearance.
Roofing permit cowlitz county.
Planning clearance is the first step in nearly all permitting processes completed in the department.
In washington cowlitz county is ranked 16th of 39 counties in building departments per capita and 11th of 39 counties in building departments per square mile.
The state of washington under revised code of washington rcw 19 27 and cowlitz county have adopted the international building and residential codes international mechanical code uniform plumbing code and the international fire code as minimum construction standards for the state and cowlitz county.
Full reroof packet fillable pdf forms.
Older permits will continue to use the previous permit system portal.
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The operations division is responsible for the daily operations of the heart of the department the permit center.
Fire marshal and fire code official mean the cowlitz county building official or his or her duly authorized representative.
Full residential building packet pdf fillable forms full manufactured home packet.
You may check the status of your parcel online via epic.
Washington state energy code worksheets page link to wsu page with all applicable energy code worksheets.
16 080 2 7 5 16 16 05 050 building code.
We are pleased to offer our citizens businesses and visitors access to government services online 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Below you will find some helpful information on getting your project started.
Is a division of the cowlitz county health department.
Cowlitz county s new shoreline master program is now official.
The washington state building code includes the 2015 international building code ibc and international residential code irc as adopted pursuant to the cowlitz county code ccc title 16.
Please note that only permits applied for after november 17 2014 will be viewable on the new system.
Most new construction remodeling and repair work that affect a building or structure will require a permit.
There are 5 building departments in cowlitz county washington serving a population of 103 590 people in an area of 1 140 square miles there is 1 building department per 20 718 people and 1 building department per 227 square miles.
Welcome to the new citizen portal.
Executive body means the cowlitz county board of commissioners.
The following steps represent what the typical process is for obtaining the appropriate permits for building a single family residence.
Welcome to the cowlitz county online permit center.
