How to Respond to Plan Review Corrections in Tukwila, WA

Tukwila's Department of Community Development publishes its expiration and extension rules in one sheet. The most important line for anyone in corrections: an incomplete or partial response does not pause or reset the timeline.

The clocks

• Development applications: 180 days. An application expires 180 calendar days after submittal if no response to correction comments is submitted or required fees are not paid. An expired application cannot be renewed and needs a new submittal and fees (TMC 16.04.250).

• Right-of-way applications: the same 180 days.

• Land use applications: 90 days. Applicants have 90 calendar days to respond to correction letters, with one extension of up to 90 days if requested in writing before the deadline.

• One extension. Development applications get one extension, requested in writing before expiration with justifiable cause.

Only a complete response counts

The City states that only complete and adequate responses extend the timeline. Uploading part of the answer to buy time does not work in Tukwila. Every comment needs a resolved drawing and a response that names the sheet and detail.

After issuance

An issued permit expires if work does not begin and pass an inspection within 180 days, or if more than 180 days pass between approved inspections. Failed or unapproved inspections do not reset that clock.

Common questions

How long do I have to answer Tukwila correction comments?

For development permits, the application expires 180 calendar days after submittal without a response. Land use applicants have 90 calendar days to respond to a correction letter.

Does a partial response stop the Tukwila clock?

No. The City states incomplete or partial responses do not pause or reset the timeline.

Can an expired Tukwila application be renewed?

No. It requires a new submittal and new fees.

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.

Close to 180 days? See Corrections and Permit Recovery and the City of Tukwila permit page.

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