Concrete Driveways & Sidewalks in Woodinville, WA

Driveways & sidewalks in Woodinville: what to know

The slab on your lot falls under the site development exemption in WMC 21.82.110(2)(a) when the earth moved stays under 25 cubic yards in an R-1 through R-8 zone, or under 50 cubic yards elsewhere, and new or replaced impervious surface stays under 2,000 square feet. The total disturbed area also has to stay under 7,000 square feet within any 12-month window. A larger job needs the site development permit before work starts.

The apron is different. It sits where the private slab meets the public street, and the code sections we checked do not name a driveway approach permit, so the city confirms which permit covers the apron and any sidewalk section before we quote. Grade matters too. We pitch the slab away from the garage toward a lawn or a drain that can take the water, and we keep runoff off the frontage.

Permits and rules in Woodinville

The slab is checked against the site development exemption, including its earth-moving, impervious-area, and disturbed-area limits. The apron and any sidewalk section are a right-of-way question that we confirm with the city before scheduling. If a utility trench in the frontage needs a right-of-way permit, we check that the trench falls under the exemption in item (c), and we confirm which permit the frontage work needs for your address.

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

How we approach it

Compare the earth moved, and any new impervious area, with the caps
Confirm which permit covers the apron before the forms are set
Set the slab’s fall so runoff moves off onto turf or into a drain
Check any wall the driveway carries against the four-foot rule

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

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

Our driveways & sidewalks work, serving Woodinville

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Questions from Woodinville homeowners

Does a Woodinville driveway replacement require a site development permit?

It can be exempt. The exemption in WMC 21.82.110(2)(a) covers earth movement under 25 cubic yards in an R-1 through R-8 zone, within impervious and disturbed-area limits. We measure the job before we quote, so the answer follows your lot’s numbers.

Who confirms the permit for a Woodinville driveway apron?

We do, with the city. The code sections checked for this page do not say which permit covers an apron in the right-of-way, so we ask the city before the forms are set.

Does a utility trench for a Woodinville driveway require a permit?

A trench for utilities that requires a right-of-way permit is exempt from the site development permit under WMC 21.82.110(2)(c). The right-of-way permit itself is confirmed with the city before the trench is cut.