Community Development

Permit Center 

PERMIT CENTER CONTACT INFORMATION

Permit submittal, pick up and payment information:  kimo@burlingtonwa.gov 360-755-1371

Schedule an Inspection: robb@burlingtonwa.gov or craigc@burlingtonwa.gov 360-755-0077

Building and Floodplain Questions: robb@burlingtonwa.gov or craigc@burlingtonwa.gov 360-755-0077

Land Use Questions:  bradmj@burlingtonwa.gov 360-755-9717

Fire Marshal Questions and Inspections: kellyjb@burlingtonwa.gov 360-757-6684

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Responsibilities

This is the location of a number of key services offered by the City of Burlington including the following:

  • One-stop Permit Center for all land use, construction, and infrastructure permits
  • Public Information on zoning, subdivisions, environmental review, critical areas, and a variety of related topics ranging from new commercial and residential construction to neighborhood questions about fences, garages, and pets
  • Long range planning including updating Burlington’s Comprehensive Plans and Capital Improvement Plan
    • Special areas of emphasis include downtown planning and coordination with the Downtown Burlington Association and implementing the Community Connections Plan
  • Burlington’s Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan, base flood elevation information, and coordination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Community Rating System program for Burlington.

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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE - Adopted 

The following revised code titles and maps will be effective Monday May 22, 2023:

Burlington Municipal Code chapters:

  1. Title 12 - Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places
  2. Title 13 - Sewage Disposal
  3. Title 14 - Environmental Regulations
  4. Title 14A - Land Use Decisions
  5. Title 15 - Buildings and Construction
  6. Title 16 - Land Divisions and Adjustments
  7. Title 17 - Zoning

Maps:

  1. Zoning
  2. Comprehensive
  3. Special Planning Areas

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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE - Final Adoption

the City of Burlington will adopt a revised and updated Comprehensive Plan pursuant to the requirements of the Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA). The proposed action includes corresponding updates to the Sewer Comprehensive Plan, Surface Water Management Plan, and Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Changes will also be made to various sections of the City’s municipal code as necessary to implement the updated comprehensive plan. Changes will be made to titles 12, 13, 14, 14A, 15, 16, and 17 of the Burlington Municipal Code.

Documents:

  1. Comprehensive Plan – Volume I - Plan Document
  2. Comprehensive Plan – Volume II – Supporting Information
  3. Comprehensive Plan Map
  4. Special Planning Areas Map
  5. Zoning Map
  6. Code Amendments
  7. Planning Commission Recommendation – Final Adoption of Comprehensive Plan
  8. Planning Commission Recommendation – Final Adoption of Code Amendments
  9. State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Checklist
  10. SEPA Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance

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Notice of Permit Application and Public Comment Period:

  • PERMIT #: CUP 3-23
  • APPLICANT: Fifteen for Two, LLC - Adam Braddock
  • SITE: 204 E. Sharon Avenue (P72722, P72723, P133618, and P133623)
  • Comment Period Deadline:  May 18, 2023
  • Phased development of 54 townhouse units. Development will consist of 12 buildings containing between four and six zero-lot line/horizontally attached homes. The development will include associated landscaping, utilities, and site improvements. Development site was previously removed from the regulatory floodplain through a FEMA Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) process. Click here to view.

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Notice of Permit Application and Public Comment Period:

  • PERMIT #: LUP 2-23
  • APPLICANT: Casey Jones of U-Haul Company of South Seattle
  • SITE: 650 W. McCorquedale Road (P24067, P23997, P24073, P24069, P23998, and 23986)
  • Comment Period Deadline:  May 5, 2023
  • Develop a storage, warehousing, and equipment leasing complex consisting of three buildings at the intersection of Bouslog Road and West McCorquedale Road. The proposed buildings will have a total floor area of 171,410 square feet and the development will include associated clearing, grading, landscaping, utilities, and the construction of street frontage improvements. The property is zoned C-2 and has a total area of approximately 7.30 acres. Click here to view.

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Notice of Permit Application and Public Comment Period:

  • PERMIT #: LUP 1-23
  • APPLICANT: BYK Construction Inc.
  • SITE: P24006, P23959, and P23984
  • Comment Period Deadline:  March 9, 2023
  • Construct a mixed use development consisting of one four-five story residential building containing approximately 102 dwellings and a single one story commercial building with a floor area of approximately 4,500 sq. ft. The proposed development will include associated grading, utility, parking, landscaping, street, and sidewalk improvements. Click here to view.

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  • PERMIT #: SEPA 1-23
  • APPLICANT: City of Burlington
  • Comment Period Deadline:  April 15, 2023
  • Adopt a revised and updated Comprehensive Plan pursuant to the requirements of the Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA). The proposed action includes corresponding updates to the Sewer Comprehensive Plan, Surface Water Management Plan, and Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Changes will also be made to various sections of the City’s municipal code as necessary to implement the updated comprehensive plan. Changes will be made to titles 12, 13, 14, 14A, 15, 16, and 17 of the Burlington Municipal Code. Click here to view.

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  • PERMIT #: SHE 1-22
  • APPLICANT: City of Burlington
  • Comment Period Deadline:  June 7, 2022
  • Proposal to conduct routine maintenance of City stormwater outfalls within Gages Slough. The proposed work will involve removing brush and accumulated sediment near 17 culverts and stormwater outfalls. Some, or all, of the proposed work will occur within regulated wetlands or wetland buffers and within the jurisdictions of the City’s Shoreline Master Program (SMP). Click here to view.

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CUP 1-23: HEARING EXAMINER - PUBLIC HEARING 

The City of Burlington will hold a public hearing to consider an application for a Condition Use Permit (CUP 1-23). If approved, this permit would authorize the construction of a new public street by extending East McCorquedale Road from its current terminus at South Walnut Street approximately 1,000 feet to the intersection of Burlington Boulevard and Costco Drive. The proposed development will be located in a floodplain and will result in wetland buffer impacts. The project includes associated wetland mitigation activities, landscaping, and utilities. The project extends from the intersection of South Walnut Street and East McCorquedale Road to the intersection of Burlington Boulevard and Costco Drive. The project will involve work on the following parcels: P24256, P24257, P105310, P116513, P123028, P116596, P24245, and P24246. Applicant is City of Burlington Public Works.

The City of Burlington Hearing Examiner has scheduled a public hearing at 3:00 p.m. on April 19, 2023 at Burlington City Hall Council Chambers located at 833 S. Spruce Street, Burlington WA. Additionally, the public hearing will be hosted as a Zoom Webinar, you are invited to dial-in by calling 1-253-215-8782; or online through Zoom at this link: https://zoom.us/j/94491743954 , Webinar ID: 944 9174 3954

Exhibits:

0. Exhibit List

  1. Staff Report
  2. Plans
  3. Zoning Map
  4. Notice of Application
  5. Complete Application
  6. Notice of Application - published
  7. Wetland Site Assessment & Buffer Mitigation Plan
  8. SEPA_MDNS
  9. Signed Development Agreement
  10. Recommended Changes
  11. Vicinity Map
  12. Public Hearing Notice
  13. Public Hearing Notice_published

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PLANNING COMMISSION - April 19, 2023

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE

The City of Burlington Planning Commission will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on April 19, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in-person in the Burlington Council Chambers located at 833 S Spruce Street, Burlington WA. 

Additionally, the Planning Commission meetings will be hosted as a Zoom Webinar, and the public is invited to dial in to listen by calling 1-253-215-8782; or online through Zoom at this link: https://zoom.us/j/94491743954 .  Webinar ID: 944 9174 3954

 The following items will be discussed on the Comprehensive Plan Update - agenda

1. Comprehensive Plan Update – Continuing discussion of proposed revisions to Titles 12, 13, 14, 14A, 15, and 16 of the Burlington Municipal Code to implement the Comprehensive Plan update. NOTE: after the Planning Commission agenda was published, we found that the Planning Commission had taken action on these titles on October 26, 2022. 

  • Planning Commission Recommendation_10-26-2-22: Titles 12, 13, 14, 14A, 15 and 16

2. Comprehensive Plan Update – Final review of proposed revisions to Title 17 of the Burlington Municipal Code to implement the Comprehensive Plan update and revised zoning map. The Planning Commission may take final action on this item. 

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PLANNING COMMISSION - March 15, 2023

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE

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PLANNING COMMISSION - February 15, 2023

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE

  1. Agenda
  2. Planning Commission Recommendation - Draft Comp Plan
  3. Draft Comp Plan - Volume I
  4. Draft Comp Plan - Volume II
  5. Draft Comp Plan Map
  6. Draft Special Planning Areas Map
  7. Planning Commission Recommendation - CIP
  8. Draft Capital Improvement Plan

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PLANNING COMMISSION - January 18, 2023

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE

  1. Memo-Agenda
  2. Final Draft of Updated Comprehensive Plan
  3. Draft Capital Improvement Plan 2023

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PLANNING COMMISSION - October 26, 2022

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE

  1. Agenda

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HEARING EXAMINER DECISIONS

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