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Permit Services
Office location: 3200 Cedar Street, 2nd floor
Everett, WA 98201
Permit counter hours: 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m,
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
For new submittals or permit pickup: Please arrive by 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to allow for intake & processing before the counter closes.
Online permitting portal: Visit the eTRAKiT online permitting portal to search for existing permits, request inspections, and apply for a range of permits & projects.
Permit applications available online
Visit the eTRAKiT online permitting portal to apply for the select online permits as listed on the portal.
Permit applications
Permit applications and required submittal documents are accepted at the Permit Counter. Please download and print the following applications to submit with your permit package:
- Building, mechanical, plumbing, sign, sprinkler & demolition permit application (PDF)
- Electrical permit application (PDF)
- PW permit application (PDF) for site development/civil work
- Water/Sewer utility permit application (PDF)
- Residential solar panel permit application (PDF)
City of Everett business license
Contractors working in the city limits of Everett need a current City of Everett business license. For more information, contact the City Clerk's office or call 425-257-8610.
Checklists for permits
- Accessible parking & route checklist (PDF)
- Adult family home checklist (PDF)
- Change of occupancy checklist (PDF)
- Commercial checklist: new, additions & multifamily (PDF)
- Commercial checklist: tenant improvement (PDF)
- Commercial mechanical & hoods checklist (PDF)
- Commercial permit submittal process (PDF)
- Commercial: kitchen plumbing checklist (PDF)
- Espresso stand checklist (PDF)
- Fire detection checklist (PDF)
- Fire suppression checklist (PDF)
- RCW 64.55 checklist (PDF)
- RCW 64.55 compliance worksheet (PDF)
- RCW 64.55 valuation spreadsheet (XLS)
- Sign permit checklist (PDF)
- Single family, duplex, townhouse checklist (PDF)
Informational Handouts
- Accessible parking & route handout (PDF)
- Accessory structures handout (PDF)
- Commercial decks, ramps & stairs handout (PDF)
- Commercial daycare & medical care handout (PDF)
- Family home childcare handout (PDF)
- Grease & oil management handout (PDF)
- Heat pump installation handout (PDF)
- Noise handout (PDF)
- Propane handout (PDF)
- Type 1 & 2 hoods handout (PDF)
- Water heater replacement handout (PDF)
Inspection Requests
Please request inspections through the online permitting portal.
- Login to your account
- Select the permit from your dashboard
- Select the inspection type from the list and submit.
Note
Inspection requests submitted online before 11:59 p.m. on Monday—Friday will be tentatively scheduled for the next business day. If the volume of requests exceeds what can be completed the next business day, the remaining requests will be given priority on the schedule for the following business day.
Help
See the Inspection Request brochure (PDF) for information on requesting inspections and for a list of available inspection types for each type of permit.
Permit Search
Visit our eTRAKiT online permitting portal to search for the following:
- Permit search: Search by permit number, site address, or parcel number to find a construction permit and supporting documentation.
- Project search: Search by project number, site address, or parcel number to find a land use project, supporting information, and related development applications.
- Parcel search: Search by owner name, site address, or parcel number to obtain additional information about a property from the Snohomish County Assessor's office.
- Code search: Search by case number, site address or parcel number to find related code violations.
Digital Records Center
The City of Everett eTrakit online permit history goes back to 1992. For permit history prior to 1992, check out our Digital Records Center. Just click on Address Search under Real Property Information to access these records.
Approved plan sets for commercial and multi-family buildings are only viewable on microfilm at the Permit Services office, 3200 Cedar St., Everett.