Bellevue MyBuildingPermit Search & Status

How to search Bellevue permits on MyBuildingPermit

The City of Bellevue directs permit-status and permit-history searches to MyBuildingPermit. The public search does not require a MyBuildingPermit account.

1. Open MyBuildingPermit Permit Search.
2. Select Bellevue as the jurisdiction, then run the search.
3. If you have the permit number, enter it in full, including the two-letter permit type at the end. For example: 26 112325 BS.
4. If you do not have the number, search by Location or Project Info and verify the address and project description before opening a record.
5. Open the matching permit to see its official status, applied date, project details, fees, people, and contractor information.
6. Scroll to Reviews and Activities to see each department, review round, reviewer, current status, activity date, and notes.

MyBuildingPermit and Build Eastside have different jobs

Use MyBuildingPermit as the official source for the application, submitted documents, fees, inspections, and city decisions. Build Eastside is an independent homeowner tool that explains the published record and can monitor it for changes; it is not affiliated with MyBuildingPermit or Bellevue.

Use the independent MyBuildingPermit homeowner guide to choose the official portal or Build Eastside tool for the task you need.

Read the record in this order

We also monitor the permit for changes, so you do not need to keep refreshing the city page. Track your permit for free, and Build Eastside will check it for you.

• Overall status: use it as a headline, not the full answer.
• Latest round: compare the newest activity for every required department.
• Responsibility: Open, In Review, and In Box usually point to city work; Revision Requested points to the architect and project team.
• Elapsed time: measure from the latest submission when the city is reviewing, or from the city's revision request when the project team is responding.
• Issuance items: when the permit is Ready to Issue, check remaining fees and contractor-license information.

Translate the common review statuses

• Open usually means the review is assigned but has not started.
• In Review or In Box means the city is working through that review.
• Revision Requested means the architect should coordinate the owner, civil engineer, structural engineer, arborist, geotechnical consultant, or other needed response.
• Approved or No Review Concern means that department is complete for the current round.
• Ready to Issue means city review is substantially complete, but the owner may still need to pay fees, add a licensed contractor, or contact staff.
• Issued, Finaled, or Canceled means no pre-issuance follow-up is needed.

Watch for the handoffs that make permits go stale

Most avoidable delay does not begin with a dramatic city decision. It begins when a revision request sits unanswered, revised documents are uploaded but nobody confirms the new review round, one department remains open after the others approve, or an issuance fee or contractor record is overlooked. Write down who owns the current step and the date that responsibility changed.

If the city requested changes, use the Bellevue permit revision guide to organize one coordinated response and preserve the actual resubmittal date.

Decide whether to wait or follow up

Do not contact a reviewer the moment a status changes. Give the responsible party a reasonable working period, then follow up with the specific department or architect if the record stays unchanged. When several departments are active, contact only the ones that have not responded.

Compare a quiet handoff with the current Bellevue permit timing benchmarks, but treat them as context rather than a promised response date.

• Include the permit number, address, department, latest activity date, and review round.
• Ask whether anything is missing from the applicant and when the next update is expected.
• Keep the message short and save the date you followed up.

Do not stop at Ready to Issue

Ready to Issue is not permission to begin work. Check outstanding fees, contractor licensing, holds, required documents, and the final issued plan set.

Use the Bellevue Ready to Issue checklist to clear the final owner-side items.

Keep the official record handy

Build Eastside is a homeowner monitoring tool, not the city. Confirm important decisions, fees, and requirements with Bellevue or your project team.