Forms & Applications

Online Applications

Several applications are now available online through Accela Citizen Access (ACA). You are now able to submit applications by visiting yakimacountypermits.us. 

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Building Division ACA Applications


Fire Division ACA Applications

Paper Application Download Available Below

  1. Building & Fire Applications
  2. Zoning & Miscellaneous Planning Applications
  3. Subdividing & Property Line Changes
  4. Shoreline, critical  areas & stormwater  Applications
  5. County Roads Applications
  6. YCWRS Water Connection Application

General Construction

  1. General Application
  2. Cargo Container / Shipping Container / Conex Storage Box
  3. BFS Demolition Application Checklist
  4. Grading Permit Application (PDF)
  5. BFS Home Owner Guide to the Building Process
  6. BFS Type 1 Resource Setback Adjustment
  7. Inspection Checklist - Framing
  8. Mechanical Checklist
  9. Plumbing Checklist
  10. Reinstatement Request
  11. BFS Residential Accessory Structures and Farm Buildings Handout
  12. Residential Info and Checklist
  13. Site Plan Requirements
  14. Smoke Detector and Carbon Monoxide Alarms
  15. LPG Tank Checklist
  16. BFS Narrative Form

Commercial - Non residential forms and information 

  1. General Application
  2. ADA - Accessible Parking Spaces IBC 2012
  3. Non-residential Information
  4. ADA Restrooms IBC 2012

Residential Construction

  1. General Application

Energy Code - WSEC Residential Pre-construction 

  1. BFS WSEC 2018 Residential Energy Code

Energy Code - WSEC Residential documents required at time of final inspection 

  1. WSEC 2015 Residential Duct Leakage Affidavit (New Construction)
  2. WSEC 2015 Residential Insulation Certificate (New Construction)
  3. WSEC 2015 Residential Air Leakage Test Results (Blower door test) (New Construction)
  4. WSEC 2015 Residential Energy Compliance Certificate

Energy Code - Commercial projects

  1. 2018 WSEC Energy Code Commercial

Especially Sensitive Land Use Resource Reduction (ESLU) Type I

  1. RR-1A - Road Repair Existing BST or HMA Roads - Paved Within Traveled Way (PDF)

FEMA regulations

  1. FEMA Elevation Certificate Requirements Checklist
  2. Flood Hazard Application

Fire Code information and forms

  1. General Application
  2. LPG Tank Checklist
  3. FAAR checklist
  4. FAAR Approved Driveways
  5. Underground Tank Removal or Abandon in Place
  6. Special Occasion Application
  7. FCP Mobile Food Preparation Vehicle Application

Manufactured Home

  1. Manufactured Home Application
  2. Manufactured Home Information
  3. Manufactured Home Title Elimination Request for Permit Information

Permit Fees - Building, Fire Code, Grading, Manufactured Home, Mechanical, Plumbing, Miscellaneous

  1. ICC Building Valuation Data per square foot - August 2015
  2. Fees - Building Permit - 2016 Supplemental table - Effective 1-21-16
  3. BFS Fees 2022 schedule

Plan Examples

  1. Plan Example Pole Type Construction
  2. Plan Example Wood Frame Accessory Structure
  3. Plan Example Wood Frame Cross Wall Section