Parkland permits, county plans, and annexation status
Tacoma’s annexation page names a Parkland/Spanaway potential annexation area, one of four it lists beside Manitou, Fife Heights, and Browns Point/Dash Point. Pierce County is also creating a new community plan for Parkland, focused on a portion of the Parkland-Spanaway-Midland area. The state Department of Commerce published an informational incorporation study covering Parkland in June 2023.
The county’s bulletin on retaining walls takes height from the footing’s base to the wall’s top. An unsurcharged wall up to 4 feet needs no permit, and one over 4 feet does. The surcharge exception turns on any load that falls within a 45-degree line drawn from the footing. A county wall FAQ says a surcharged wall always needs a permit, which does not match the bulletin on short walls, so we ask which governs.
For driveways, the county’s Development Center page says a permit is generally not needed when grade, drainage, and width stay unchanged. Planning and Public Works signs off on any work inside the county right-of-way, and a driveway approach has to be brought up to current standards.
Nearby, we also build in Tacoma, Spanaway, Lakewood, and Graham, and we serve the rest of western Washington.