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Permitting Process
Permit Description Agency Contact Time
Air Quality Southwest
Washington
Clear Air
Authority
SWAPCA

Bob Elliot
360.574.3058

From point of complete
engineering design*
1. Schedule and hold kickoff meeting
2. Submit application
3. Perform review and gather additional information (6 wks.)
4. Public comment period (4 wks.)
Land
Planning &
Site Utilities
Land use
planning
including all site
utilities and
zoning
requirements.
SEPA (State
Environmental
Protection
Agency)
City of
Longview
John Brickey,
Director
Community
Development
360.442.5080
8 weeks**
1. Application (immediate)
2. Staff Review (1wk.)
3. SEPA review (2wks.)
4. Planning Commission (1 wk.)
5. Council Review
(1 wk.)
Fire Marshal
& Hazardous Materials Management Plan
Fire Department review and
permits
City of
Longview
Fire
Department
Jim Kambeitz
Fire Marshal
360.442.5088
4 weeks (can be concurrent
with building permits
)
Site Grading
and Utilities
Site
development
review and
permits
City of
Longview
Community
Development
Department
John Brickey,
Director
Community
Development
360.442.5080
2 weeks (can be concurrent
with building permits
)
Building
Permits
Building Review
and Permits
City of
Longview Building
Department
John Brickey,
Director
Community
Development
360.442.5080
6 to 8 weeks for Full Permit***
(can be concurrent with land use planning and could respond to staged permits).
Shell Permit (2-3 wks.)
Tenant Improvements (6-8 wks.)
   

*Assumes substantially complete and detailed design (i.e. drawings, specifications, process information, MSDS, control equipment design parameters, BACT analysis, access to process engineers familiar with processes, and short time turnaround to receive requested information.

**Assumes complete applications containing transportation discussion for site access based on employee count and shift loads, sensitive lands evaluation (wetlands, stream courses).

***Concurrent applications and staged permitting allowed. Application for permit assumes submittal of code analysis and summary, sprinkler design, information on hazardous materials (type, quantity, location, health effects with material safety data sheets), occupancy loading, structural calculations, water and sewer consumption and loading rates, design which reflects state amendments to UPC, UMC, UBC, energy code and indoor air quality code.

Permits Obtained:

  • Dept. of Army Permit #1998-4-00832: Permits filling and grading of 25 acres of wetlands and drainage swales
  • Water Quality Certification: For construction of an industrial/business park in wetlands
  • Environmental Checklist
  • Final Environmental Impact Statement
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