Plumbing Permit — Lake Stevens, Washington · Requirements sheet
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Plumbing Permit in Lake Stevens, Washington
Plumbing work in Lake Stevens is reviewed under the 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code as amended by the Washington State Building Code Council, with several parts expressly excluded.
Verified 2026-09-16 · Source
When you need this permit
- “2021 Edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code, including Appendices A, B and I … with additions, deletions and exceptions noted in Chapter 51-56 WAC” (LSMC 14.80.010)
- “Chapters 12 and 15 of this code are not adopted”
- Requirements “relating to venting and combustion air of fuel-fired appliances as found in Chapter 5 and portions of the code addressing building sewers are not adopted (WAC 51-56-003)”
- IRC Chapters 25 through 43 are not adopted, so residential plumbing is reviewed here
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LSMC 14.80.040: “The City shall collect fees for all services rendered and activities performed in reviewing and issuing building permits. Show full citationHide
LSMC 14.80.040: “The City shall collect fees for all services rendered and activities performed in reviewing and issuing building permits. Said fees shall be set by resolution.” No dollar amount appears in the code and none is asserted here. Across this Washington set the INSTRUMENT varies and is worth knowing: Edmonds and Lake Stevens use a council RESOLUTION, Lynnwood a fee ORDINANCE, and Puyallup an EXECUTIVE ORDER of the city manager. Ask the city for the current resolution.Review timeline
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Tips
- Three separate carve-outs apply to the UPC here and they are easy to miss because they sit in one long sentence: Chapters 12 and 15 are not adopted at all, and neither are the Chapter 5 requirements on venting and combustion air for fuel-fired appliances nor the parts of the code addressing building sewers. Building sewers are handled through Chapter 14.60 and the sewage disposal permit instead.
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