Land Use Permits

Land Use Permit Fees 2025

ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS

• Accessory Dwelling Unit Handout

DESIGN REVIEW

• 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

• SEPA Application
• SEPA Environmental Checklist – (Word Version)
  
• SEPA Environmental Checklist – (PDF Version)
• Shoreline – Conditional Use Permit
• Shoreline – Substantial Development Permit
• Special Permission – Critical Area Deviation
• Advice on Hiring an Environmental Consultant

CONDITIONAL & UNCLASSIFIED USES

• Conditional Use + Unclassified Use Checklist

LAND DIVISION: SHORT PLATS/BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENT/SUBDIVISIONS

• Planned Residential Development (Administrative, Public Hearing, Major and Minor Mod)
• Subdivision (10+ Lots, Preliminary and Final)
• Short Plat, Binding Site Improvement Plan (BSIP)
• Boundary Line Adjustment (BLA), Lot Consolidation
• 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

• Special Permission – Cargo Container
  
• Special Permission – Landscaping and Setbacks
  
• Special Permission – Parking

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
• Informational Items
  • Tukwila Approved Trees List

VARIANCE CHECKLISTS

• Variance – Zoning, Shoreline, Sign, Reasonable Use Exception
• Noise Variance

ZONING VERIFICATION, EXEMPTION CHECKLISTS

• 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

• Performance Bond Template
• Developers Project Warranty Request Form
  
• Building Footprint
• Fee Reduction Options 2023
• Fire Access Road Specifications
• Hearing Examiner Rules of Practice and Procedure, April 24, 2014
• Pre-application Meeting Checklist
• Public Notice Requirements and Sign Specifications