Right of Way Permits

Classifications

Any actions that interfere with county right-of-way require some type of Snohomish County permit or agreement.

Planning and Development Services is responsible for permitting activities such as creating a driveway to a new home, building public roads in a new housing subdivision or installing utilities such as sewer beneath a heavily traveled road. View more information.

Staff from the Public Works Customer Service Center review and administer some of the permits and agreements that are governed by Snohomish County Code Title 13: Roads and Bridges. 

Applications for traffic control permits or other Type A/B/C permits may be submitted electronically to the Customer Service Center staff. 

The following information is available regarding a new permit or obtaining a copy of an existing permit for activities listed below:

• Type A permits: Carnivals, circuses, parades, dances, public events/assemblies, runs, etc.
  • Type A Permit application form
  • Parades and Runs application process
  • Type A Permit submittal checklist 
  • Certificate of Insurance (sample)  
  • Snohomish County Code (SCC) 13.30
    /DocumentCenter/View/55110/Type-A-Permit-Checklist
• Type B permits: Approved permits allow revisions to the movement of vehicles, materials and structures within the opened right of way.
  
  Permitted uses of the right of way include log hauling, overweight/overwidth and overheight loads, commercial hauling and haul routes, and traffic control for work involving partial and total closures of roadways or pedestrian facilities.

• Shoulder/Lane/Road Closures. (View Bulletin No. 102)
  This permit is typically issued by Public Works in conjunction with the Title 13 Type D right of way use permits for construction issued by Planning and Development Services. Complete applications will be accepted as per the checklist below.

• Type B Permit application form
• Traffic control submittal checklist 
• Certificate of Insurance (sample) 
• Snohomish County Code (SCC) 13.40

• Type C permits: Placement of non-permanent items in the right of way such as fences, landscaping, bus stops, drop boxes, tree cutting, neighborhood watch signs (Bulletin No. 104), single user utility placements.
  
  Application and permit fee is generally $140. Please phone 425-388-6453 for specific requirements prior to application. 
  • Type C Permit application form
  • Snohomish County Code (SCC) 13.50
    http://wa-snohomishcounty.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/4214
• Type E and other miscellaneous permits: Required for long-term new, or revised uses of public right of way such as new or updated utility franchises and road establishments, as well as vacations of public right of way.
  
  These actions usually require administrative approval by Council and may take a year or more to fully execute. Please contact the Public Works Customer Service Center for additional information 425-388-6453.
  
  • Road Improvement District (Bulletin No. 100)
  • Right-of-Way Vacation (Bulletin No. 101)
  • Snohomish County Code (SCC) 13.70