Land Use Permits

Land Use Permit Fees 2025 (Updated December 2025)

• Land Use Plan Set Guide

ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS

• Accessory Dwelling Unit Handout

COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL (CR) DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

• Community Residential Development Standards
• Community Residential Development Checklist

RESIDENTIAL DESIGN GUIDELINES

• Residential Design Guidelines
• Residential Design Checklist

MULTIFAMILY & COMMERCIAL DESIGN GUIDELINES

• Design Review Checklist
• Design Review Manuals
  • Design Manual – Southcenter or Tukwila Urban Center (TUC)
    
  • Design Manual – Tukwila International Boulevard (TIB) Area
    
  • Design Manual – Tukwila South: Residential
  • Design Manual – Tukwila South: Commercial
  • Multi-Family Design Manual
    
  • Parking Structure Design Manual
    
  • Townhouse Design Manual

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW & SEPA

• Critical Area Designation
• Environmentally Critical Area – Deviation
• SEPA Review Application
• SEPA Environmental Checklist – (Word Version)
  
• SEPA Environmental Checklist – (PDF Version)
• Shoreline – Conditional Use Permit
• Shoreline – Substantial Development Permit
• Informational Items
  • Advice on Hiring an Environmental Consultant
  • Critical Area Sign Template

CONDITIONAL & UNCLASSIFIED USES

• Conditional Use Checklist
• Unclassified Use Checklist

LAND DIVISION: SHORT PLATS/BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENT/SUBDIVISIONS

• Binding Site Improvement Plan (BSIP)
• Boundary Line Adjustment (BLA), Lot Consolidation
• Planned Residential Development
• Subdivision – Long (10+ Lots)
• Subdivision – Short (<10 Lots)
• Unit Lot Subdivisions
• Templates
  • Short Plat Sheet 1 – CAD File
  • Short Plat Sheet 2 – CAD File
  • Boundary Line Adjust Sheet 1 – CAD File
  • Boundary Line Adjust Sheet 2 – CAD File

SPECIAL PERMISSION PERMITS

• Cargo Containers
  
• Landscaping and Setback Waivers
  
• Parking Reductions and Variances

TREES AND LANDSCAPING

Please visit the City’s Urban Forestry page to learn more about the City tree regulations and preservation efforts.

• Tree Removal, Landscaping Modification Application
• Tree Permit – Critical Area & Shoreline
• Informational Items
  • Tukwila Approved Trees List

VARIANCES

• Variance – Noise
• Variance – Shoreline
• Variance – Zoning
  

ZONING VERIFICATION & EXEMPTION LETTERS

• Zoning Verification, SEPA & Shoreline Exemption, and Code Interpretation

WIRELESS FACILITIES

• Small Wireless Facility Information Form
• Wireless – Eligible Facility Modification
• Wireless – New Macro Facility

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Cannabis Regulations and Permitting
• Performance Bond Template
• Developers Project Warranty Request Form
• Fire Access Road Specifications
• Hearing Examiner Rules of Practice and Procedure, April 24, 2014
  
• Public Notice Requirements and Sign Specifications