Marysville, WA Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- 2021 IBC / IRC
- Base permit fee
- $50 up to $500 valuation
- Plan review fee
- 65% of permit fee
- Appeal fee
- $150 to hearing examiner
- Enforcing office
- Marysville building official
Summary
Marysville requires a building permit for construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, or demolition of any building or structure under the adopted 2021 IBC and IRC.
...are adopted as the building code of the city of Marysville for regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area and maintenance of buildings or structures in the city of Marysville, providing for the issuance of permits and the collection of fees therefor, and providing for penalties for the violation thereof.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4922912; v1 updated 2026-06-08; through 06-08-2026).
Full Breakdown
The city adopts the 2021 International Building Code and International Residential Code by reference, and that adoption covers permitting for erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, conversion, demolition, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area and maintenance of buildings or structures citywide. Permit fees start at $50 for work valued up to $500 and scale by valuation under MMC § 16.04.045, plus a 65 percent plan-review fee. A short list of minor work is exempt from permits (small sheds, low decks, fences under 6 feet); everything else needs a permit before work starts.
Violations & Fines
Building without a required permit is a misdemeanor under the citywide general penalty, MMC § 1.01.080: up to $5,000 fine or a year in jail per violation, plus the city can issue a stop-work order and require fees and corrective permits.
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