Port Orchard wall, license, and stormwater rules
Port Orchard Municipal Code 20.200.008(1) adopts the 2021 International Building Code by reference. Under Section 20.200.012(2), a retaining wall escapes the building permit when it is not over four feet tall, with height counted from the footing’s bottom to the wall’s top. That exemption is lost if a surcharge loads the wall or if it impounds Class I, II, or III-A liquids. According to the state’s city endorsement page, a business inside city limits must hold the city endorsement, though certain businesses may qualify for an exemption. The general city license carries a $35 origination fee and a $35 renewal fee.
Before new impervious surface is built, POMC 13.06.150(1) requires the property owner to pay the applicable stormwater drainage capital facility charge. The city’s street use permit page says a permit covers placing, erecting, or maintaining any inanimate object in, on, above, or below public spaces, and Title 12 lists Chapter 12.24, Street Use Permits. Sidewalk upkeep and grading thresholds are points we confirm with the city for each address.
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