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City of Vancouver
Projects inside the City of Vancouver are reviewed by the city, not by Clark County. PermitNorth coordinates that city submittal and the correction cycles that follow.
Residential permits in City of Vancouver
Who handles permits
City of Vancouver Permit Center (Community Development)
- A Vancouver address is not always inside the city. Confirm the parcel before the package is built.
Common residential permit types
- Residential building permits
- Land use applications that some projects need first
- Engineering permits where site work requires them
How applying and review work
- Email the completed, signed application to the city; it is checked for completeness and returned with fees and an application number.
- After review fees are paid, upload plans and documents in ePlans.
- A permit specialist prescreens the submittal, then it is routed to all disciplines for review at the same time.
- Corrections (changemarks) are returned in ePlans; revised sheets are uploaded with the same file names for versioning.
- Approved plans are downloaded once the permit is finalized and remaining fees are paid.
Typical review stages (general, all jurisdictions)
Completeness check at intake, plan review by each discipline, correction requests if anything is missing or unclear, resubmittal, then permit issuance and inspections.
Official portal and resources
How PermitNorth helps in City of Vancouver
We confirm the reviewing jurisdiction for your parcel, build the package to this jurisdiction's checklist, file it, track the review and organize correction responses. See services and deliverables.
Information last reviewed October 2026 from the official City of Vancouver pages linked above. Requirements change; confirm with the jurisdiction before you apply.