Land Use Permits

Land Use permits can be required by the city’s Zoning Code to ensure that proposed use and improvement of property meets zoning and other requirements found in the code. Essentially, land use permits are not permits for construction; they are approvals for land development, designs and uses for future building construction.

Explore our land use permits below; our permits are separated by category of need. Sometimes approval across categories may be required.

To begin the process, connect with a land use planner before you start your project to obtain assistance with the development process in a number of ways:

• Pre-Applications
  • Use the Land Use Permits Portal to apply for a pre-application.
    Here are a few links that may help you:
    • Pre-Application Meeting Project Summary
    • Pre-Application Meeting Checklist
• One of the department contact options (phone, email, virtual appointment) located under Permit Center Hours on this page.

Land Use Permit Fees 2023

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

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 Permit Checklist
• Tree Permit Application Form
• 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 Communication Facility Permit Checklist

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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