Submitting a Permit Application
7. Enter a name for your project and describe the purpose of your project.
8. Click NEXT button.
9. Enter site address of project.
10. Click NEXT button.
11. Add any contacts for the project including contractors.
12. Click NEXT button.
13. Add Contractors again (if applicable).
14. Click NEXT button.
15. Enter requested information.
16. Click NEXT button.
17. Review your permit application and edit (using blue edit links) as needed.
18. Click SAVE AND CONTINUE button.
19. An update window will open. Click the Go to my new permit button.
20. Scroll down the page to the Submittals section.
- Click on the blue 0 Files link next to the Submittal Status.
- Click the Upload button.
- Click ADD FILES button.
- Select the file(s) you wish to upload and click Open button.
- Click Begin Upload button.
- After upload is complete, green checkmark will appear.
- Click Close button.
- Click Return To Permit Detail button.
21. Scroll down to Fees section.
22. Click Pay Online button.
23. Follow instructions to pay permit fees.
24. Watch your e-mail for permit updates from City Staff.
- All documents are required to be in PDF format.
- Plan sets are now required to be split into the following submittals -
- Architectural Plan Set
- Civil Plan Set
- Structural Plan Set
- Each plan set must be contained in one document, i.e., individual sheets comprising a plan set are no longer allowed.
- Please follow these naming conventions when submitting documents:
- Commercial building permit application submittals
- Residential building permit application submittals
- When resubmitting plans, submit entire corrected set, do not extract and submit single pages
The Process for Revisions
- Email a revision form along with your documents to permittingsubmittal@bainbridgewa.gov.
- A permit specialist will upload your documents and change the status to “info received”. This will put the permit back into the reviewers queue for review.
