How to Respond to Plan Review Corrections in Everett, WA

Everett's Permit Services reviews permits in its Online Permitting Portal, generally in the order received. The City does not publish review time targets, so a clean resubmittal is the main thing an applicant controls.

How Everett corrections work

• One letter per discipline. Building, Planning, Fire and Public Works each issue their own corrections.

• Wait for all of them. The City asks applicants to wait until every discipline has approved or issued corrections before resubmitting. Building and Public Works permits can be resubmitted separately.

• Name the files. Resubmittals use the format Re-Review_DocumentType_MM.DD.YYYY.

• Send the transmittal. Email the completed transmittal sheet to Permit Services with every digital resubmittal. The City states that skipping it delays review.

• Upload in the right place. Use the Attachments link (paper clip) on the permit in the portal dashboard.

Common repeat items

Change of occupancy submittals need a code analysis that names the International Existing Building Code method: prescriptive, work area or performance. A Washington-licensed architect's stamp is required over 4,000 sq ft, over 4 dwelling units, or where life safety or structural systems are affected. Work outside the building footprint is a separate Site Work permit.

Code dates to watch

New critical areas regulations apply to applications received after June 1, 2026, and the 2024 Washington State Building Codes take effect May 3, 2027.

Common questions

How do I resubmit corrections in Everett?

Wait for every discipline, upload to the Online Permitting Portal named Re-Review_DocumentType_MM.DD.YYYY, and email the transmittal sheet to Permit Services.

Does Everett publish review times?

No. The City does not publish review time targets and reviews permits generally in the order received.

How SASHKOV handles it

• Reads every correction comment and builds one item list across all review disciplines.

• Coordinates structural, civil, energy and survey items with the licensed consultants under one SASHKOV contract.

• Revises the set so every item is resolved on the drawings, with a response that names the sheet and detail for each comment.

• Resubmits one complete package through the City's portal and tracks each review to issuance, in business days.

Where a building requires a licensed architect or engineer of record, SASHKOV brings them into the contract.

Corrections from several departments? See Corrections and Permit Recovery and the City of Everett permit page.

Have corrections open now? Send the letters and permit number, and SASHKOV will scope the response and the timeline in business days.