Grant County, WA Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

050. If a project proceeds beyond any inspection required under Section R109 (residential) or [A]110 (commercial) without that inspection having occurred, the permit is deemed void and revoked, and no structure can be approved or receive a certificate of occupancy until all required inspections are scheduled, conducted, and approved by the building inspector. A permit nearing expiration can only be extended up to 180 additional days if the project has already been inspected through rough trades; one that never reached that point cannot be extended.

An expired permit can still be reinstated, but only if all inspections are completed and approved to date, the permit is not more than a year past its expiration, and a reinstatement fee equal to half the original permit fee is paid. The building permit itself must stay on site until the project is finished so it is available for inspectors. Certain uses face additional inspection cycles: transient residences must pass an annual fire and life-safety inspection from the Grant County Fire Marshal's office starting within one year of the certificate of occupancy and every year after. Appeals of an inspector's or building official's determination go to the Grant County Hearing Examiner, sitting as the Building and Fire Board of Appeals.