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This page houses all of our Community Development and Public Works forms, documents and information sheets. If you have any questions or need additional help please email: permittinghelp@cityofpt.us.

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Title	Attachments
Applicant Assistance & Information	When is a RESIDENTIAL building permit required? Building Address Application Customer Assistance Meeting (CAM) Checklist - (Apply Online) Pre-Application Meeting - Checklist (Apply Online) Technical Conference - Checklist (Apply Online) Food Carts - Information House Moving - Information Lot Coverage vs. Impervious Surface Worksheet Low Income Housing (LIH) Fee Deferral Request - Application Manufactured Home Handout Guidelines Site Plan Example Site Plan Template 8.5x11 Site Plan Template 11x17 Survey - When Required Zoning Table Residential 2026
Building	2026 Building Permit Fees When is a COMMERCIAL building permit required? Building - Residential Permit - Checklist Building - Residential - Final Inspection Checklist Building - Commercial Permit - Checklist Demolition Permit - Checklist Energy Code Worksheet 2021 Egress Windows (document from mybuildingpermit.com ) Fuel Tank IFC 2012 - Information Handrails (document from mybuildingpermit.com ) Plumbing Certification Pressure Test Septic Approval Application Smoke Alarms/ Carbon Monoxide Alarms (document from mybuildingpermit.com ) Statement of Special Inspection Washington State Contractor Requirements Mechanical Permit - Information Residential Solar Equipment Permit - Checklist Window Replacement Permit - Checklist
Historic Preservation Committee	Historic Residential Properties - Information Historic District Approved Color Palette Historic District Color Sample Board HPC Approved Fonts Color Schemes - Exterior -Design Guidelines Historic Design Review Committee - Checklist Historic Design Review - Checklist Color - Exterior Paint Registration Form Awnings Design Guidelines Mechanical Design Guidelines Murals - Design Guidelines Roofing - Pre-Approved by HPC Signs - HPC Design Guidelines Signs - Code Provisions Signs - Neon - Design Guidelines Signs - Sandwich Board -Design Guidelines Port Townsend Local Registration Application - Apply Online Funding Strategies for Preservation of Historic Structures Summary of the Secretary's Standards
Land-Use and Planning	2026 Land Use/Public Works Fees Binding Site Plan - Checklist Clearing and Grading Permit Checklist Conditional Use Permit - Checklist Comprehensive Plan Formal Amendment - (Information Only - Apply Online) Cottage Housing - Checklist Critical Area Permit - Checklist Emergency Housing & Shelter Fillable Application Final Plat - Checklist Flood Development Review - (Information Only - Apply Online) Full Subdivision Process - Information Home Occupation - Checklist Land Use Code Text Revision - (Information Only - Apply Online) Lot Line Adjustment - Checklist and Signature Page Lots of Record - Checklist and Signature Page Major Variance - Checklist and Questionnaire Minor Preliminary Plat Modification - Checklist and Questionnaire Minor PUD Modification - (Information Only - Apply Online) Minor Variance - (Information Only - Apply Online) Planned Unit Development - (Information Only - Apply Online) Plat Vacation - (Information Only - Apply Online) Plat Vacation Consent Form Preliminary Long Plat - (Information Only - Apply Online) Request for New Tax Parcel Number - (Information Only - Apply Online) SEPA Checklist - (Information Only - Apply Online) Shoreline Substantial Development Exemption - (Information Only - Apply Online) Short Plat - (Information Only - Apply Online) Short Term Rentals - Information Short Term Rentals - (Information Only - Apply Online) Street Vacation - Information Temporary Use - (Information Only - Apply Online) Tree Conservation Affidavit Unit Lot Subdivision - (Information Only - Apply Online) Zoning Confirmation - (Information Only - Apply Online)
Public Works	2026 Utility Connection Fee List 2026 Right of Way Permit - (APPLY ONLINE) Abandon Meter Request Conveyance of Public Facilities Form Fee In-Lieu for Frontage Improvements (APPLY ONLINE) Latecomer - Application & Information (APPLY ONLINE) Perc Test Procedures - Information Revision to a Public Works Permit (Apply Online) Side Sewer As-Built Form Site Plan Template 8.5x11 Site Plan Template 11x17 Street Performer - Application (APPLY ONLINE) Street Use Permit - Application (APPLY ONLINE) Street Vendor - Application (APPLY ONLINE) Variance - Application (APPLY ONLINE) Water Availability Form Water Main Installation Inspection Checklist
Engineering Design Standards	Abbreviations, Table of Contents - 1997 Chapter 1 - General Considerations (1997) Chapter 2 - Water (1997) Chapter 2 - Water Details (2022) Chapter 3 - Wastewater (1997) Chapter 3 - Wastewater Details (1997) Chapter 4 - Stormwater (1997) Chapter 4 - Stormwater Details (1997) Chapter 5 - Clearing, Grading, and Erosion Control (1997) Chapter 5 - Clearing, Grading, and Erosion Control Details (1997) Chapter 6 - Transportation (1997) Chapter 6 - Interim Transportation Details 2024 Chapter 6 - Transportation Appendix A Details (1997) Chapter 6 - Transportation Appendix B Maps (1997) Chapter 6 - Transportation Appendix C Gateway Plan Drawings (1997) Chapter 6 - Transportation Appendix D Trees and Vegetation (1997) Chapter 6 - Transportation Appendix E Street Grid, Streetscape, and Pathway Examples (1997) Chapter 6 - Transportation Appendix F Traffic Impact Analysis (1997) Chapter 7 - Urban Forestry Appendix (1997) Chapter 7 - Urban Forestry (1997) Water Main Installation Inspection Checklist
Signs	Departures from Sign Code - APPLY ONLINE ONLY Local Information Sign (LIS) - APPLY ONLINE ONLY Sandwich Board Signs- Information Sign Permit Information & Signature Page - Inside the Historic District Sign Permit Information & Signature page - Outside the Historic District Temporary Banner Signs - APPLY ONLINE ONLY Variance for Sign - APPLY ONLINE ONLY
Trees & Landscaping	Trees in the Right of Way Permit - Application & Information Introduction to Trees in the ROW Brochure Recommended List for Trees in the Right of Way Urban Forestry- Trees in the ROW - Brochure Arbor Day Foundation - Tree City USA Landmark Tree Application Landscaping in the Right of Way NEW! Right of Way Maintenance Requirements Fence - Information Retaining Walls - Information

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