Planning and Development Services

Application Forms

• Access Permit | Unopened County Right-Of-Way Permits
• Administrative Decision
• Administrative Interpretation
• Appeal or Request for Reconsideration
• Boundary Line Adjustment
• Building Permit Application
• Building Permit Revision (Submit to PDS@co.skagit.wa.us)
• Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment/Rezone Request
• Comprehensive Plan Policy or Code Amendment Suggestion
• Critical Areas Review
• Demolition Permit
• Fire Permit (alarms, sprinklers, etc)
• Fireworks Display
• Fireworks Sales
• Floodplain Permit
• Floodplain Permit – 2021 November Damage
• Forest Land Conversion/COHP
• Forest Practices Waiver of Six-Year Moratorium
• Fuel Tank Removal Permit
• Grading Permit
• Hazard Tree Review
• JARPA (State ePermitting)
• Land Division
• Lot Certification
• Lot Certification—Reasonable Use Exception
• Mechanical/Hot Water Heater Replacement Permit
• Model Construction SWPPP Worksheet
• Pre-Dev/App Meeting Request
• Pre-App Meeting Waiver
  (Must be signed by the PDS Administrative Official)
• Request for Investigation
• Septic | other Environmental Health forms
• State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
  • About SEPA Review
  • SEPA Checklist
  • SEPA Checklist Guidance
• Shoreline Substantial Development/Conditional Use/Variance
• Shoreline Letter of Exemption
• Special Use Permit
• Variance
• Water Review
• Water: Certificate of Water Availability - PUD Judy or Fidalgo Reservoir Only
• Wireless Services Eligible Facilities Request

Handouts

Digital Guidance

• Electronic Document Submittal Guidelines
• Digital Permit Packet Guide
• Submitting Application Online Instructions

Construction

• Construction Exempt from a Building Permit
• Construction Plan Requirements: Commercial | Residential
• Dimensional Standards Worksheet
• Energy Code Compliance Form
• Fences and Retaining Walls
• Floodplain Crawlspaces, Garages, Ag Buildings
• Floodway Construction
• Infiltration Test Worksheet
• Post Frame Buildings
• Project Valuation
• Renewable Energy (Solar and Wind) Systems
• Stormwater & Low-Impact Development
• Stormwater Sizing & Design Guide
• Stormwater Review Worksheet

Materials and Methods

• Accessible ramps
• Common Residential Building Codes
• Decks
• Driveway Standards in Skagit County
• Manufactured Home Installations
• Notching, cutting, and boring of studs
• Notching and holes in rafters and joists
• Residential Handrails

Land Use

• Accessory Dwelling Units
• Home-Based Business
• Marijuana facilities
• Recreational Vehicles
• Title Notice Worksheet

Natural Resources

• Land Disturbance Activity
• Critical Areas Consultant List
• Discovery of Human Remains and Artifacts 
• Geological Hazards
• Required Disclosure of Right to Manage
  Natural Resource Lands
• Shoreline Development
• Streams
• Water Availability
• Water Testing
• Wetlands