Electronic Plan Review

Upload Submittal Documents to the Permit Submittal Portal

Building Permit applications are typically reviewed by multiple review disciplines, such as: Please review potential requirements from all divisions prior to making application.

Building Department,
Land Use Planning,
Civil Engineering (Stormwater and Utilities),
City Arborist, and
Fire Marshal - depending on the scope of work.

Prepare

Review submittal requirements by project type here. Prepare your plans, permit forms, and supplemental information to allow for electronic plan review.

_{*See process below for a guide to the Electronic Plan review Process:}

Upload Submittal

Resubmittal Instructions

Plan Review Timeline

Plan Review Troubleshooting

Revisions To Active Permits

First: Upload

Upload submittal documents to the Mercer Island Permit Submittal Portal.
Click here for Detailed how to apply Instructions.

Resubmit: Updated Plans

Once corrections have been made to your plans set, resubmit a complete set of corrected plans and any updated forms and documents. Click here for Detailed Resubmittal Instructions.

^{*You will need access to Adobe software to review and respond to plan review comments. You can download the most recent version of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC at get.adobe.com if you do not already have a current professional version of the product.}

When is Plan Review required?

The following types of projects require plan review before a permit can be issued: Building Permits - When are they Required?
Additions or remodels
Commercial tenant improvements
New commercial or multi-family buildings
New single-family residences
Commercial or multi-family electrical, mechanical, and plumbing work
Demolition projects
Fire sprinkler systems
Projects in the Right of Way (ROW)
Site development projects
All other work that does not qualify for a simple Over the Counter permit.

The Plan Review Process

Pre-Application Meeting: The City of Mercer Island requires a pre-application meeting for the many projects. Please review the Pre-Application Meeting Request Form to see if it will be required for your project.
Intake Screening: Intake Screenings are required prior to submitting some building or site development permits. Please review the Intake Screening Meeting Request Form to see if it will be required for your project.
Plan Preparation: Prepare your plans, permit forms, and supplemental information (i.e engineering calculations, geotechnical report, etc) as per the Submittal Checklist, Codes and Design Criteria, and Electronic Plan Requirements.
Plan Submittal: Plans can be submitted online via the electronic plan review process MIePlan.
Plan Review and Resubmittal of corrected plans: Your plans are reviewed for conformance with regulations pertaining to five separate disciplines: Tree review, Fire review, Land Use review, Civil review, and Building review. To reduce the overall processing time, separate comments from each plan review discipline are sent to you immediately after each review is completed. This provides you with the opportunity to coordinate and forward the City comments to your appropriate design team member as early as possible. However, you must coordinate your design team responses before resubmitting the plans.
Plan Approval/Permit Issuance: After the plan review comments have been adequately addressed, the Permit Services Team will process your permit documents for issuance and email a permit fee request to your project contact person. Upon receipt of fees and verification of all contractor license information and any other outstanding items, the permit will be issued. An approved copy of the plans must be maintained at the job site at all times.
Plan Review Target Times: Click here to access a page that shows the target time frame until your initial plan review is conducted (as determined from the date your application materials are approved at intake screening).
Plan Review Status: You can check your plan review status by going online at MyBuildingPermit.com or by calling the Permit Services Team (PST) at (206) 275-7605.

Approval and Issuance

Once all of the plan review comments are adequately addressed, an approval stamp is digitally encrypted onto the plans. The project contact will then be sent an email to let them know the permit is ready to be paid for and picked up. Once the permit is paid for and issued, the PST team will make the plans available for download.

Assure there is a hard-copy of these approved plans for posting at the job site. The absence of a hard-copy of a plan set may delay inspections.

^{Get to know your City Staff!}

^{Please feel free to contact members of the Building Team with your permit questions. Our Building Plans Examiners at Mercer Island are registered or have a degree in engineering or architecture. The team has substantial experience in building design, construction, plan review, and has earned multiple ICC/ICBO Certifications as Building Plans Examiner, Building Inspector, Plumbing Inspector, Mechanical Inspector, etc. To get in contact with the City Staff, contact PST at (206) 275-7605.}