Building

Apply online

All building permits are now available for application in Clark County’s Land Management System, CC LMS. You can now register, apply for, and track a building permit online via the public portal from the comfort of your office or home!

Key points to remember:

Anyone with an online account can apply for a permit
Complete this simple registration to create an account
Refer to the Tidemark to LMS Crosswalk to determine the new permit type
View or download a How-To Guide
Quick Permits: Apply and pay online, print from your browser
* A standard convenience fee will apply to online payments

Apply in person

Building permits: Online applications for building permits are preferred. Before visiting the Permit Center, please register for your online account and fill in as much information about your permit as possible. Check out our CC LMS page for Login, Training, and FAQs.

Only one application may be submitted at a time.

Customers are encouraged to make appointments with staff to ensure faster service. Make an appointment by phone 564.397.4807 or email permitservicesappt@clark.wa.gov.

Check current wait times prior to your visit. Wait times are longer between 11 am and 1 pm.

Fee increase

Notice of fee increase for fire plan review and inspections, effective January 25, 2019.

Valuation rate change

Building valuations will change based on the International Code Council annual update. Fees calculated on square footage or estimated valuations will increase. Effective May 1, 2019.

Check acceptance

The Permit Center will no longer accept checks in excess of the amount due at submittal. Additionally, the Permit Center has a no-refund policy for amounts less than $200 that will be followed more rigorously.

With the recent release of all building and fire permits online, Clark County has noticed an uptick in customers coming to the Permit Center with checks written for the wrong amounts. There are three reasons for errors:

Using the Fee Estimate report as the basis for determining fees
Entering incorrect information during the application process
Writing checks for the entire fees due when only application fees are due at submittal

This presents significant challenges for staff, presents customers with an extended refund wait time (six weeks minimum), and is very expensive for the county to process.

We encourage customers to pay online at time of submittal or complete their check once the application has been processed.

LEAN Processing

Find out if your New Home Construction permit is eligible for faster LEAN processing.

All forms are PDF files unless noted otherwise.

Commercial Construction	Revised date
Agricultural Buildings	01/29/19
Alternate Materials, Design, and Methods of Construction	09/17/18
Commercial Building Permit Application	08/13/10
Code Summary Requirements and Worksheet for New Construction	05/12/17
Commercial Permit Categories - Business Name Change Only Affidavit	01/24/19 03/29/13
Commercial Submittal Checklist - Deferred Submittals	08/08/18 05/26/17
Demolition	06/20/18
Energy Code requirements - - Commercial Building Envelope (Excel) - Commercial Lighting (Excel) - Commercial Mechanical (Excel)	10/01/17 11/01/17 01/01/17
Fabricator Approval	10/01/08
HVAC Replacement - Checklist for RTU and Split Systems	04/10/19
Re-roofing	07/16/18
Re-siding	07/16/18
Signs	10/03/16
Special Inspections and Testing	08/17/17
Structural design criteria - commercial	12/06/17
Swimming Pool Requirements - Swimming Pool and Spa Barrier Requirements	02/22/18 12/15/17
Tenant improvements - Information - Checklist See also Commercial Permit Categories	06/01/11 06/01/11
Window Replacement	07/16/18
Heating, Cooling and Plumbing	Revised date
HVAC System Guidelines	10/04/17
Mechanical Permit- heating and cooling	04/24/17
Plumbing Permit	10/03/16
Trade Permits	Revised date
Mechanical (LTD)	09/20/16
Roofing, Siding, and Window Replacement (RSW)	07/16/18
Manufactured and Mobile Homes	Revised date
Frequently Asked Questions	02/21/13
Manufactured Home Storage	02/16/12
Mobile Home Submittal Packet	11/07/17
Mobile Home Hardship Submittal Packet - Affidavit (print on legal size) - Renewal	11/07/17 10/10/16 03/22/12
Mobile Home Park Submittal Packet	11/07/17
Removal of Temporary Dwelling Affidavit	10/10/16
Road Approach	02/16/12
Sewer Waiver	03/02/16
Title Elimination	05/18/15
Typical Inspections	03/18/15
Residential Construction	Revised date
Adult Family Home	08/08/17
Agricultural Buildings	01/28/19
Alternate Materials, Design, and Methods of Construction	09/17/18
Application and Submittal Checklists - Permit Information - Permit Submittal Stacking Order Find out if your New Home Construction permit is eligible for faster LEAN processing. Master Plan Program for production builders	11/02/17 07/01/13 06/06/18
Construction Guide	09/28/17
Demolition	06/20/18
Energy Code requirements - - WSEC Plan Sheet PDF / XLSX - Please fill out and print, 11 x 17 These required forms are available through the WSU Energy Program - Prescriptive Worksheet - All Climate Zones - Table 406.2 Energy Credits - Glazing Schedule - Heat System Sizing Worksheet - Total UA Alternative Worksheet - Alterations (Remodel) Worksheet	08/01/18
Energy efficiency - these forms and publications are available through the WSU Energy Program - Air Leakage Testing - Duct and Blower Door Test - Duct Leakage Affidavit for Existing Construction - Duct Leakage Affidavit for New Construction - Duct Sealing Benefits - Duct Testing Standards - Getting to know your ventilation system Whole house ventilation - For houses built after 1990 - For houses built after 2010
Garden Sheds	05/06/15
Gazebos	05/06/15
Impact Fees - Impact Fees for single-family residential construction - Deferred impact fees - Deferred impact fee agreement and covenant	04/09/19 01/26/17
Manufactured Home Storage	02/16/12
Plan Review General Requirements	09/29/17
Play Structures	09/27/11
Re-roofing	07/16/18
Re-siding	07/16/18
Road Approach	02/16/12
Roof-mounted residential solar photovoltaic systems	04/09/19
Sewer Waiver	03/02/16
Soil Investigations and Geotechnical Reports - general code requirements	06/07/18
Structural Design Information	09/28/17
Swimming Pool Requirements - Swimming Pool and Spa Barrier Requirements	02/22/18 12/15/17
Typical Inspections	02/26/14
Wildland Urban Interface/Intermix Area (WUII)	05/17/17
Window Replacement	07/16/18
Woodstove	08/29/18
Stormwater and Erosion Control	Revised date
Information regarding permits affected by injunction on stormwater compliance
Residential Stormwater Plan - Addendums to the Clark County Stormwater Manual	12/10/18
Erosion Control Plan - Erosion Control Log	01/12/16 12/10/18
Soil Amendment Plan	12/12/16
Soil Textural Triangle	11/04/16
BMP T5.10A - Downspout Full Infiltration - Drywells - Procedure statement #7	03/04/16
BMP T5.10B - Downspout Full Infiltration - Infiltration Trenches	03/04/16
BMP T5.10C - Downspout Dispersion	03/04/16
BMP T5.10D - Perforated Stub-out Connections	03/04/16
BMP T5.11 - Concentrated Flow Dispersion	03/04/16
BMP T5.12 - Sheet Flow Dispersion	03/04/16
BMP T5.13 - Post Construction Soil Quality and Depth	06/01/16
BMP T5.14A - Rain Gardens	07/16/18
BMP T5.15 - Permeable Pavement	03/04/16
BMP T5.30A - Full Dispersion	03/04/16
BMP T5.30B - Dispersion to Pasture or Cropland	03/04/16
BMP C101 - Preserving Natural Vegetation	03/30/12
BMP C102 - Buffer Zones	03/30/12
BMP C103 - High Visibility Plastic or Metal Fence	03/30/12
BMP C105 - Stabilized Construction Entrance	06/21/18
BMP C120 - Temporary and Permanent Seeding	03/30/12
BMP C121 - Mulching	03/30/12
BMP C122 - Nets and Blankets	03/30/12
BMP C123 - Plastic Covering	03/30/12
BMP C207 - Check Dams	03/30/12
BMP C220 - Storm Drain Inlet Protection	03/30/12
BMP C233 - Silt Fence	03/30/12
BMP C234 - Vegetated Strip	03/30/12
BMP C235 - Straw Wattles for Erosion Control	03/30/12

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