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Commercial Building Permit in Lynnwood, Washington

Required for commercial construction, alterations and additions in Lynnwood, reviewed under whichever International Building Code edition the Washington State Building Code Council currently adopts in Chapter 51-50 WAC.

Verified 2026-09-16 · Source

When you need this permit

  • “the latest edition of the International Building Code … together with Appendices E, G, and J” (LMC 16.04.010); no edition year is named
  • Only three sections of Chapter 16.04 are live — adoption, board of appeals and the fee schedule; the rest were repealed by Ord. 3396 in 2021
  • Appeals go to the hearing examiner under Chapter 16.50 LMC (LMC 16.04.035)
  • Fees are set by a fee ordinance of the city council (LMC 16.04.100)

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Fee schedule

Permit fee
Lynnwood deletes the model code's own fee schedule in every code it adopts and replaces it with the same sentence. Show full citationLynnwood deletes the model code's own fee schedule in every code it adopts and replaces it with the same sentence. LMC 16.04.100 (IBC § 109.2): “Fees shall be set forth in a fee ordinance adopted, and from time to time amended, by the city council.” LMC 16.09.050 repeats it for the IRC, LMC 15.04.040 for the UPC, LMC 15.08.030 for the IMC and LMC 16.10.090 for electrical. NO DOLLAR AMOUNT APPEARS IN THE CODE and none is asserted here. NOTE THE INSTRUMENT: a fee ORDINANCE, which is a third distinct authority within this Washington set — Edmonds uses a council RESOLUTION and Puyallup an EXECUTIVE ORDER of the city manager. Ask the city for the current fee ordinance.
Set by city council fee ordinance

Review timeline

Plan review
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Inspection process

    Tips

    • Three appendices are adopted here — E, G and J — where Edmonds takes six and Puyallup takes one. If your project turns on an appendix provision, check whether Lynnwood actually adopted that appendix before relying on it.
    • This is an unusually unmodified jurisdiction. Ord. 3396 repealed the local amendments in 2021 and left adoption, appeals and fees. In practice that means the state-amended IBC governs almost unaltered, which makes the WAC the document to read rather than the municipal code.
    • The hearing examiner hears code appeals but “shall have no authority to waive requirements of this code” (LMC 16.04.035). An appeal has to be that the code was misinterpreted, does not fully apply, or that an equally good or better form of construction is proposed.

    Frequently asked questions

    Lynnwood requires a commercial building permit for: “the latest edition of the International Building Code … together with Appendices E, G, and J” (LMC 16.04.010); no edition year is named; Only three sections of Chapter 16.04 are live — adoption, board of appeals and the fee schedule; the rest were repealed by Ord. 3396 in 2021; Appeals go to the hearing examiner under Chapter 16.50 LMC (LMC 16.04.035); Fees are set by a fee ordinance of the city council (LMC 16.04.100). If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Lynnwood at (425) 670-5000 before starting work.

    In Lynnwood, the published Permit fee is: Set by city council fee ordinance. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

    Lynnwood does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Lynnwood at (425) 670-5000 for current turnaround.

    You'll need: Building Permit Application; Plans and Specifications. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

    Apply through City of Lynnwood at 19100 44th Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98036. Phone: (425) 670-5000. Official information: https://www.lynnwoodwa.gov/.

    Whichever edition the State Building Code Council currently adopts. LMC 16.04.010 adopts “the latest edition of the International Building Code, published by the International Code Council, together with Appendices E, G, and J”, as amended by the Council under Chapter 51-50 WAC, with a copy on file in the office of the Lynnwood city clerk. No edition year appears in the chapter. Note also that only three sections of Chapter 16.04 remain in force after Ord. 3396 (2021): the adoption section, the board-of-appeals section and the fee schedule.

    Sources & verification

    Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-09-16.

    Codes & ordinances

    Fees, timelines, and adopted codes are researched from each jurisdiction's published records — see how we verify. Requirements change and vary by project, so always confirm the current details with the Lynnwood building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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