Permitting

The City of Airway Heights' Building department handles all the City's building code enforcement and permit issuance. If you wish to do any type of construction within the City you generally must obtain a permit before commenciing your project. The City has provided downloadable forms below for your convenience to help expedite the process.   Checklists are available for both commercial and residential projects as well as manufactured home placement.

Commercial & Industrial Permit Checklist
Residential Permit Checklist
Manufactured Home Placement Permit Checklist

For most commercial projects, it will be necessary to schedule a pre-development, Technical Committee meeting with the City.  For More information on Technical Committee meetings, click here.

For a printable copy of permit application forms, please click the appropriate links below.

 Building Permit Application (general application for all projects) 
 Mechanical Permit Application (mechanical installation projects)
 Plumbing Permit Application (plumbing type projects) 
 Landowner Consent Form (required)
 Site Plan (required: use to show setbacks, property lines, etc)
 Manufactured Home Placement Permit 
 Agreement to Pay Fees Form (required for all commercial permit applications)

Application packets also need to include a completed Public Works permit application.  A link to this form is below.

 Public Works Permit Application

Business Licenses

Bona fide businesses seeking to do construction work within the City limits will be required to obtain a Business License from the City of Airway Heights. You may apply for a 48-hour, 30-day or annual license.  Annual licenses run January 1st to December 31st of the calendar year in which they are purchased.

Business License .pdf

Design Criteria

For questions concerning design standards, snow loads, or design criteria utilized within the City of Airway Heights, please click here.

Local Utilities

For a list of local utilities providing service within the City of Airway Heights, please go to our utilities page here.   

Fee Schedule

The City of Airway Heights uses the 1997 UPC, UBC and UMC when determining project valuations. For a complete list of applicable fees that will be accessed, click here.

If you do not see the permit your looking for it may be a planning land use permit that may be required. If so, click here to go to the Planning Department.

Current Projects

For a list  of current construction projects taking place within the City of Airway Heights, click here.

Staff

For information on the Building Department staff, click here.

Questions

The answer to some commonly asked questions can be found on our FAQ's page.  If you have further questions regarding the Building Department and Permitting process please call our offices below.

City of Airway Heights
Building Department
Physical: 13120 W. 13th Ave.
Mailing: 1208 S. Lundstrom St.
Airway Heights, WA 99001
Phone: (509) 244.5514
Fax: (509) 244.4746