Planning, Community, & Economic Development

Department Activities:

• Development permit application review, issuance, and inspection.
• Administration and enforcement of of building, zoning, subdivision, shoreline, environmental and critical area codes.
• Processing of amendments to the Anacortes Comprehensive Plan, development regulations, and Official Zoning Map.

Permit Information

• Permit Application Forms and Checklists
• Submit an Application
  • Please send applications in PDF format with a file and message size no greater than 30 MB.  Please review our Electronic Document Submittal Guidelines for more information.  An email with a link to a file share site (Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, etc.) is acceptable.
  • Building permit submittals:   buildingpermit@cityofanacortes.org
  • Planning & Land Use permit submittals: pced@cityofanacortes.org
• Pay for a permit
  • Pay online  (The fee for online payments will be 2.75% of the total dollar amount or $1.00, whichever is greater.  Online payments using ACH/e-check transactions will be $1.50 per transaction.  The maximum payment amount per payment is $50,000.  Multiple payments may be made.)
  • If online payment is not an option, you can mail a check (including a copy of the invoice with permit number) to: City of Anacortes, PCED Department, PO Box 547, Anacortes, WA 98221. 

Public Notices:

• Land Use Permits
  • Current Land Use Projects and Notices
• Long Range Planning & Legislative Actions
  • Shoreline Master Program Periodic Update
  • Critical Areas Regulations Update