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Snohomish County Council adopts four ordinances updating permit fees and streamlining townhouse permitting
Summary
On Feb. 25, 2026, the Snohomish County Council unanimously adopted four ordinances that update commercial and transportation-related permit fees and streamline townhouse permitting by consolidating separate mechanical and plumbing permits into a single residential building permit to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
Snohomish County Council met in the Jackson Boardroom and remotely on Feb. 25, 2026, and voted unanimously, 5-0, to adopt four ordinances amending county code on commercial and industrial uses, transportation review fees, miscellaneous permit fees and townhouse permitting.
Deb Bell, council staff, summarized the package of ordinances, saying the measures are largely housekeeping updates intended to "streamline current permitting processes and eliminate outdated procedural requirements in commercial and industrial zones" and to improve consistency across zones. She told the council some fee items in the transportation review schedule had not been updated since…
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