Mukilteo code chapters and the state rule
Mukilteo’s code is organized by title, and we confirm each title for your address. Title 12, Rights-Of-Way, governs work in the public right-of-way, with permits in chapter 12.04 and right-of-way improvements in chapter 12.06. Chapter 15.04 adopts the building code, and chapter 15.16 covers grading and excavation. We read the chapter titles and the Title 12 index, but the thresholds inside those chapters were not readable in full, so the city answers them before a quote is written. The state rule still applies. Where a retaining wall is not over four feet from footing to top, the building permit does not apply, unless a surcharge loads the wall or the wall holds back Class I, II, or III-A liquids. On the same state rule, a driveway or walk that climbs no more than 30 inches over adjacent grade, with no basement or story underneath, is exempt.
Nearby, we also build in Everett, Edmonds, Lynnwood, and Mill Creek, and we serve the rest of western Washington.