Land Use Information

All applications are subject to an advertising fee for public affidavit notices. Advertising provided by Newport Miner (fees vary). Permits will not be issued until all fees have been paid.

A Site Evaluation Application must be completed prior to any building and/or land use development.

If you have questions regarding land use, please feel free to call the office at (509) 447-4821. Please include as much parcel information as you can.

Helpful Links

• Department of Ecology - Well Log: An interactive map showing the locations of wells in Washington State.
• Hydraulic Project Approval: A link to information and online application for Hydraulic Project Approval (HPA)
• FEMA FIRM: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM).

Applications

• Land Use Fee Schedule: Gives the fees associated with different land use actions.
• Site Evaluation Application: The Site Evaluation Application is required to be completed prior to ANY building and/or land use development. A scaled sketch of the parcel where improvement is occurring. This evaluation will ask you to show spatial relationships of different features (proposed and existing) of the parcel.
• SEPA Checklist: A current checklist/worksheet needed for determining the environmental significance of certain projects.
• Application for Appeal: This application is for the appealing of decisions made by the Planning Director (Community Development Department) or of those made by the Planning Commission.
• Boundary Line Adjustment: The application includes submittal requirements needed to adjust a property line.
• Clearing and Grading Permit: Clearing and Grading of more than 1 acre requires that this application be filled out. There is no fee associated with this permit.
• Conditional Use Permit: Commercial uses of property require that landowners seek a Conditional Use Permit for their property. Please print the “Conditional Use Permit Required Documents”
• Vacation Rental - Required Documents: Required documents for the permitting of a residence for short term rentals (30 days or less).
• Vacation Rental Application: Application for the permitting of a residence for short term rentals (30 days or less).
• Land Owner Consent Form: A form authorizing an applicant to act on behalf of the property owner for the purposes of submitting applications for different County permits relating to building and land use.
• Large Lot Segregation Application: For the subdivision of 4 or less 10 acre lots.
• Long Plat Application: This form is used for divisions of land into five (5) or more lots.
• Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment Application: An application to change the language or content of the Pend Oreille Comprehensive Plan. For those seeking to rezone a property, please use the Rezone Future Land Use Amendment application.
• Re-Zone Future Land Use Map: Future Land Use Map Amendments shall be processed as a Class 4 Permit (decision made by the Board of County Commissioners and appeals to be heard by the Eastern Washington Growth Management Hearings Board) based on a finding that the development activity is consistent with applicable County Development Regulations and the Goals and Policies of the adopted Comprehensive Plan.
• RV Park Application: If considering putting in an RV park, this is the specific application for that process. This is a class 2 application and will ultimately be decided upon by the Planning Commission in a public hearing.
• Short Plat Application: This application is for the subdividing of property into 4 or less parcels.
• Variance Application: Variance Applications are needed when development regulations cannot be met, but a property owner would like to pursue a project. The most frequent instances of this are when parcels dimensions or geography do not allow for regulations to be met. Variances are a class 2 permit and are decided upon by the Planning Commission in a public hearing.
• Special Use Permit Application: These permits are for large events or temporary projects. The County will seek to determine and mitigate any negative impacts from such special uses. This is a class 1 permit and will be decided upon by the Community Development Director.