Land filling, clearing and grading permit in Des Moines, Washington

Des Moines requires a land filling, clearing and grading permit for: DMMC Chapter 14.20 LAND FILLING, CLEARING AND GRADING CODE is a full permit regime of its own. Its section list includes Permit – Application (14.20.070), Permit – Plans and specifications (14.20.080), Permit – Review (14.20.090), Decision of code official (14.20.100), Permit – Expiration – Extension (14.20.110), Permit notice to be posted (14.20.120), Project inspection (14.20.130), Suspension or revocation of permits (14.20.140) and Operating conditions and standards of performance (14.20.150).; >>> THE CHAPTER ITSELF WAS NOT OPENED FOR THIS ENTRY. The section titles above were read from the Title 14 contents and the cross-reference index only. NO THRESHOLD, EXPIRY PERIOD, REVIEW PERIOD OR SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENT FROM CHAPTER 14.20 IS ASSERTED HERE — including the review period, which section 14.20.090 is titled for and which may well be published there.; A clearing, grading or filling permit is one of the approvals that can be sought BEFORE a building permit application under the optional prior-approvals route at DMMC 14.05.070.; CONSTRUCTION HOURS PUT SATURDAY WITH SUNDAY, NOT WITH THE WORKING WEEK. DMMC 14.01.100: activities “shall be limited to the following hours: (1) Monday through Friday: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (2) Saturday, Sunday and Holidays: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.” THREE CITIES IN THIS SET, THREE DIFFERENT PLACES FOR SATURDAY: Issaquah permits no nonemergency construction on weekends or legal holidays at all without an expanded work hours permit; University Place runs Monday THROUGH SATURDAY 7:00 to 7:00 with Sunday and legal holidays at 8:00 to 5:00; Des Moines gives Saturday the short day.; DES MOINES RESOLVES CODE CONFLICTS BY A DIFFERENT PRINCIPLE FROM ITS NEIGHBOURS, AND CARRYING THEIRS HERE WOULD GIVE THE WRONG ANSWER. DMMC 14.05.040: “Where, in any specific case, different sections of this code specify different materials, methods of construction or other requirements, the most restrictive shall govern except that the hierarchy of the codes established in RCW 19.27.031 shall govern.” >>> SO THE DEFAULT IS MOST-RESTRICTIVE AND THE OVERRIDE IS A STATE STATUTE, NOT A LOCAL LIST. Pullman and Walla Walla both publish their own ordering and make the FIRST LISTED code govern — and they disagree with each other about where plumbing sits. Des Moines publishes no ordering of its own at all. RCW 19.27.031 was not read for this entry, so what that hierarchy contains is NOT asserted here.; DMMC 14.01.140: appeals go to the Hearing Examiner under DMMC 18.20.150, 18.20.160 and chapter 18.240 DMMC, and “All references to ‘board of appeals’ in any codes, standards, rules, and regulations adopted in this Title shall hereafter mean the Hearing Examiner.” THE EXAMINER'S POWER IS BOUNDED: “The Hearing Examiner shall have no authority to waive requirements of this Title.” Chapter 18.240 DMMC was not opened, so no deadline is asserted.. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Des Moines at (206) 878-4595 before starting work.

In Des Moines, the published Permit fee is: Set by the City Manager or designee. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Des Moines does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Des Moines at (206) 878-4595 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Clearing and grading permit application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Apply through City of Des Moines at 21630 11th Ave S, Des Moines, WA 98198. Phone: (206) 878-4595. Official information: https://www.desmoineswa.gov/.

Des Moines, Washington has adopted: DMMC 14.01.050 opens: “The following codes, standards, rules, and regulations, as amended, added to, or excepted in this Title, are adopted by reference pursuant to chapter 19.27 RCW and RCW 35.21.180 as presently constituted or as may be subsequently amended, added to, or excepted as though fully set forth in this Title:”; (1) Chapter 51-11C WAC – International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), Commercial.; (2) Chapter 51-11R WAC – International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), Residential.; (3) Chapter 51-50 WAC – International Building Code (IBC).; (4) Chapter 51-51 WAC – International Residential Code (IRC).; (5) Chapter 51-52 WAC – International Mechanical Code.; (6) Chapter 51-54A WAC – the International Fire Code (IFC), “including the Appendices B, C, E, F and I”, with Appendix B Section B105.2 replaced and Table B105.2 deleted.; (7) Chapter 51-56 WAC – Uniform Plumbing Code.; (8) “The Washington Cities Electrical Code as published and printed by the Washington Association of Building Officials”.; (9) HCT stations and associated facilities — “the most current versions of all applicable sections of the building code, fire code, and National Fire Protection Standard No. 130 (NFPA 130)”.; NO EDITION YEAR APPEARS FOR ANY OF THEM. Also adopted and amended elsewhere in the Title: the International Property Maintenance Code (DMMC 14.05.120, not opened for this entry).. Local amendments apply — see the Des Moines overview page for the full list.

Yes — DMMC Chapter 14.20, the Land Filling, Clearing and Grading Code, is a separate regime with its own application, plans, review, decision, expiry and inspection sections. That chapter was not opened for this entry, so its thresholds and timelines are not stated here; ask the city or read Chapter 14.20 directly.