Using MyBuildingPermit for Bellevue and Kirkland
MyBuildingPermit, explained for homeowners.
Use the official portal to apply, upload documents, pay, and schedule inspections. Use this guide to find the right record, understand what it is waiting on, and decide when someone needs a nudge.
Build Eastside is not affiliated with MyBuildingPermit or any government agency. The official city record controls.Official portal or homeowner help
Two tools. Two different jobs.
MyBuildingPermit
Apply, manage documents, pay fees, schedule inspections, and confirm the city's official record.
Open official MyBuildingPermit →Build Eastside
Translate the public record into a likely next step and monitor changes or long periods of inactivity.
Check with Build Eastside →Check your permit for free
Understand your permit status
The official regional portal
What MyBuildingPermit is for
MyBuildingPermit is a regional permitting program and online portal used by participating Washington jurisdictions. It is the official place for the application and city record, not just a status page.
Available actions vary by city and permit type. Confirm what your jurisdiction offers in the official before-you-start guidance ↗.
Apply and upload
Submit eligible applications, plans, supporting documents, and later revisions.
Use your dashboard
Manage applications, delegates, contractors, documents, and issued permits.
Pay fees
View invoices and make official permit payments where the jurisdiction offers them online.
Schedule inspections
Request, cancel, or view inspections and check the day's inspection information.
Search public records
Look up permits by number, project, location, or people without signing in.
Use shared guidance
Read regional checklists, code resources, user guides, and construction tip sheets.
Current application categories include building, clearing and grading, electrical, fire, land use, natural resources, mechanical, plumbing, right-of-way, special events, signs, and utilities.
Start in the right place
Which permit system does your city use?
MyBuildingPermit's current public search covers the 13 jurisdictions below. Participating systems can change, so confirm on the official site if your project is outside Bellevue or Kirkland.
- Auburn
- Bellevue
- Bothell
- Burien
- Edmonds
- Federal Way
- Issaquah
- Kenmore
- King County
- Kirkland
- Mercer Island
- Sammamish
- Snoqualmie
Current as of August 2026. Confirm the current MyBuildingPermit list ↗
Three notable Eastside cities use different systems.
Clyde Hill
Citizen's Connect / PermitTraxSubmit applications and revisions, pay fees, and track a project through Clyde Hill's portal.
Medina
SmartGov public portalSearch public records, apply, pay fees, request inspections, and review application or inspection results.
Redmond
REPS / Tyler EnerGovSearch and manage permits in REPS. Some applications that require plan review begin with Redmond's separate PRO intake form.
No account required
How to search for a permit on MyBuildingPermit
- Open the official public permit search.
- Select the jurisdiction first. The Search button stays unavailable until a city is selected.
- Choose Permit # when you have the full number. Otherwise try Project Info, Location, or People.
- Open the matching permit-number link and confirm the address, project description, and permit type.
- Expand Reviews and Activities, then read the newest row for every department before deciding who needs to act.
Search first. Then read below the headline status.
The exact portal styling may change, but these are the three decisions that matter.
Jurisdiction is required. Make sure the city matches the permit.
Keep the spaces or hyphens shown by the city. A full number gives the cleanest match.
The blue permit number opens the record. Department rows tell you more than the headline.
Search tip: Bellevue numbers may look like 26 112325 BS; Kirkland numbers may look like BSF26-05701. If the number fails, confirm the city and try the number exactly as shown in an official email or correction letter.
Read the record in order
The overall status is only the headline.
Confirm address, permit type, project description, and permit number.
Use it as orientation, not the final answer.
Find every assigned department and the latest result for each one.
Make sure you are reading the current review round, not an older correction cycle.
Fees, contractor information, conditions, and inspections may still matter after reviews finish.
Plain-English translation
What common MyBuildingPermit statuses usually mean
Status labels vary by city and permit type. Use this table as a starting point, then confirm the latest department rows and official documents.
| Status | What it usually means | What the homeowner should check |
|---|---|---|
| Applied or Pending | A record exists, but intake, completeness checks, or review assignments may still be underway. | Confirm that required reviews were assigned and no intake item is missing. |
| Open, In Box, In Review, or Under Review | The city usually has the current action for that review row. | Look at every department. One open review can hold the permit even when others are approved. |
| Revision Requested or Corrections Needed | The applicant, architect, contractor, or consultant team usually owes a response. | Find the correction letter or marked plans, then confirm who is preparing the resubmittal. |
| Revision in Review | Updated material is back with the city for another review round. | Confirm the latest version and whether every affected department received it. |
| Approved, Passed, Closed, or No Concern Revision | That department or review row is complete; the entire permit may not be. | Scan the remaining reviews before treating the permit as approved. |
| Ready to Issue or Preparing for Issuance | Technical reviews are substantially complete, but an issuance item may remain. | Check fees, contractor or license information, documents, and permit conditions. |
| Issued | The city has issued the permit for the approved scope. | Read the conditions and inspection sequence before work begins. |
| Finaled or Complete | The city has recorded closeout for the permit. | Confirm any related permits are also complete if the project had several permits. |
| Expired or Canceled | The permit is no longer active in its current form. | Ask the city whether it can be renewed or whether a new application is required. |
The Build Eastside layer
Keep your permit from being forgotten.
MyBuildingPermit remains the official source. Build Eastside keeps you current on public-record updates and flags long periods without movement, so you know when it may be time to nudge the city or your architect.
See what is happening now
Reviews, activities, milestones, and issuance items are organized into one status view.
See who likely owns the next step
When the public detail supports it, Build Eastside distinguishes a city review from an applicant or project-team response.
Know when to nudge
Free monitoring alerts you to changes and extended silence, helping you decide when to follow up with the city or architect.
The pattern we see most often in slow custom-home permits is not a dramatic denial. It is a quiet handoff or missed follow-up that nobody notices because city staff and project teams are managing many projects at once.
Monitoring does not move the permit by itself. It helps you catch that silence before weeks slip by and gives you a clear reason to follow up.
You can look up a supported permit without an account. Create a free account only if you want ongoing monitoring and email alerts.
Official help