Edmonds license, sidewalk, and driveway rules
According to the city’s business license page, every business working inside city limits has to obtain a license before it starts operating. It lists yearly renewals of $74.75 for general licenses, with nonprofits at $0. Edmonds Municipal Code 9.20.050 places the duty to maintain, repair, and reconstruct sidewalks on the abutting property owner.
Edmonds Community Development Code 18.80.060(A) requires a permit from the public works director before work begins on a driveway. The city also publishes handouts on retaining walls (B62), clearing, fill, and grade (B37), residential decks (B21), and the minimum driveway approach length to a garage (E41). We read each handout against the address before a design is fixed, and we confirm the current version with the city.
Nearby, we also build in Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Shoreline, and Everett, and we serve the rest of western Washington.