Forms & Applications

  1. Building & Fire Applications
  2. Zoning & Miscellaneous Planning Applications
  3. Subdividing & Property Line Changes
  4. Environmental & Stormwater Applications
  5. County Roads Applications

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. Inspection Checklist - Framing
  7. Mechanical Checklist
  8. Plumbing Checklist
  9. Reinstatement Request
  10. Residential Info and Checklist
  11. Site Plan Requirements
  12. Smoke Detector and Carbon Monoxide Alarms
  13. Swimming Pool Information, Application and Checklist - 2015 ISPSC
  14. LPG Tank Checklist

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 2015 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

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. BFS Fees 2019 Schedule
  3. Fees - Building Permit - 2016 Supplemental table - Effective 1-21-16

Plan Examples

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

Well Permit - Yakima County Water Resources System

  1. YCWRS Well Permit Questions - Where Do I Start?
  2. YCWRS Water Availability Application - Step 1&2
  3. YHD AWD-Adequate Water Determination Application-Step 3
  4. YCWRS Application Well Permit
  5. YCWRS - Water Meter Agreement-Step 4
  6. YCWRS Meter and Engineering Information
  7. YCWRS Purveyor Availability Approval