Permit Center Lobby Open for Walk-Ins:
Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9:00am-4:00pm
 **Permit Lobby Closed:
Tuesday & Thursday

** Virtual Appointments available for residential projects Tuesday & Thursday.

We are continuing to take a phased approach to reopening in-person Planning services. Some staff continue to work remotely. We will continue to assist customers in this capacity including virtual meetings for residential projects on Tuesday (9am to 3pm) and Thursday (afternoon only-1pm to 3pm) (online via Zoom) during the phased reopening. 

Limited In-Person Services

• General property, permitting and zoning information (M, W, F 9am-4pm)
• Assistance and direction on how to submit and apply online.
• Records Research (capacity for records research shall be limited to one customer at a time). Records research will be available Monday, Wed and Friday from 9-4 pm.

Online Services and Resources

• All applications and prescreens must be submitted digitally to [email protected] —we will not be taking paper submissions for prescreens, applications and permit intake.
  • Building Permit Application Information
  • Current Planning Application Information
  • Natural Resources Application Information
• Submit general questions or parcel specific questions using our online Property Information Request Form.
• Schedule a building inspection online using our Building Inspection Request Form.
• The Whatcom County GIS Map Portal provides access to planning-related information for Whatcom County.  Whatcom County GIS Tax Parcel Viewer—Use multiple map gallery choices and map layers to navigate through topics, such as Zoning, view current imagery maps, Assessor information, city boundaries, subdivision annotation and bare earth topography. Instructions for Tax Parcel Viewer.
• Virtual Appointment Available for residential projects Tuesday (9am to 3pm) & Thursday (1pm to 3pm). We cannot do "same day" appointments for virtual appointments; please give us a minimum of 24 hours notice to get it all set up.  Use the Appointment Request Online Form to request.
• Report a code violation - go to our Report a Code Violation page.
• Contact PDS
  • Main Phone number: 360-778-5900
  • General Email: [email protected]s
  • Complete Application & Prescreen Submittals: [email protected] 
  • Full Staff Directory