How to Respond to Plan Review Corrections in Lake Stevens, WA

Lake Stevens takes applications through its Online Permit Center. Its development code sets the clocks that matter once the City asks for more information.

The clocks

• Completeness in 28 days. The City issues a completeness determination within 28 days of receiving an application, and the applicant has 90 days to supply what is missing (LSMC 14.16A.230).

• City response in 14 days. After you submit requested information, the City responds within 14 days.

• 180-day expiration. An application expires 180 days after the last date additional information was requested, if it was not provided (LSMC 14.16A.245).

• One 90-day extension. It has to be requested in writing at least 30 days before expiration, with a schedule for the missing items.

• 90 days to pick up. A permit approved for issuance but not paid for and issued expires 90 days after approval.

How to answer

1. List every comment from every reviewer in one place.

2. Fix each item on the drawings and write a response that names the sheet and detail.

3. Put the engineer's revised calculations and any civil items in the same resubmittal.

4. Resubmit one complete package. A partial answer restarts the request and the clock.

The 30-day trap

The extension request is due at least 30 days before the 180-day date, not on it. If a response is slipping, decide by day 150.

Common questions

When does a Lake Stevens application expire?

180 days after the last date the City requested additional information, if it was not provided, under LSMC 14.16A.245.

Can I extend a Lake Stevens application?

The Planning Director may grant one 90-day extension if you ask in writing at least 30 days before expiration and show circumstances beyond your control.

What if my permit is approved but I have not picked it up?

It expires 90 days after it is approved for issuance if it is not paid for and issued.

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 jurisdiction'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.

Clock running? See Corrections and Permit Recovery and the City of Lake Stevens permit page.

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