Concrete Driveways & Sidewalks in Normandy Park, WA

Driveways & sidewalks in Normandy Park: what to know

The city’s right-of-way chapter lists sidewalks, curbs, curb cuts, and driveways together: building, repairing, altering, or grading any of them in the right-of-way takes a permit. The chapter sets no driveway widths of its own. It requires right-of-way work to meet the city’s Road Design and Construction Standards, so apron details come from that document for your street.

Sidewalk repair has a local rule. When a sidewalk is cut, restoration on 1st Avenue South and Marine View Drive runs from one expansion joint to the next. On other streets it runs from one hand-troweled tooled joint to the next. A patch that stops mid-panel does not meet either standard.

Permits and rules in Normandy Park

Right-of-way use permits go through Community Development, and since September 2023 applications are filed on the city’s SmartGov portal. The building code’s exempt list includes sidewalks and driveways that are not part of an accessible route, but the exemption stops at special flood hazard areas and ground under critical area review. Before pricing, we confirm with Community Development which parts of your apron, walk, and slab sit inside the right-of-way.

Rules change and vary by parcel, so we confirm the current requirements with the city before we start.

How we approach it

Pull the right-of-way permit before cutting any curb, apron, or sidewalk panel
Restore cut sidewalk to the next expansion joint on 1st Avenue South
Pitch the slab to lawn or a legal outlet, never toward a bluff edge
Tally house, drive, and walk area against the zone’s lot coverage ceiling

For the full process, see our Concrete Driveways & Sidewalks page.

Building in the cold months? See our guide to winter concrete pours.

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Questions from Normandy Park homeowners

Do I need a permit to replace a driveway apron in Normandy Park?

Yes, for the part in the right-of-way. The city requires a permit to build, repair, alter, or grade a curb cut, driveway, or sidewalk there, and applications go through SmartGov. The slab on your own lot is a separate question, and we confirm it first.

Who repairs a broken sidewalk panel in front of a Normandy Park house?

The city’s permit notice says homeowners maintain the right-of-way next to their property, but sidewalk work still needs a right-of-way permit. A cut panel is restored joint to joint, by the rule for your street. We confirm the permit path before cutting.

Will a wider driveway in Normandy Park trigger drainage review?

It can. Drainage review follows a city permit and applies to work that adds or replaces impervious surface, and the small-project exemption covers only under 120 square feet. Zone lot coverage ceilings also apply. We total your lot’s hard surface before drawing a wider slab.