Concrete Services in Steilacoom
Steilacoom describes itself as the first incorporated community in Washington Territory: in 1854 the Territorial Legislature merged the two Steilacooms to form the town. The Steilacoom Historic District, between Nisqually Street and Puget Sound, was nominated for the National Register in 1975. Much of the area sits on Steilacoom gravel, glacial outwash that the state Division of Mines and Geology describes as forming bluffs that drop about 200 feet to the Sound, and whose qualities for concrete work have long been recognized.
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Historic district review
New construction and changes to the exterior of buildings within the Historic District are reviewed against the town's Historic Preservation regulations. Under SMC 2.14, an applicant must receive a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Preservation and Review Board before a building permit is issued. The code lists site development among the items exempt from that review, so ask Community Development early whether a given patio, walk, or step project needs a certificate at all.
Bluffs and the shoreline
The town's Shoreline Master Program reaches from the middle of Puget Sound to 200 feet landward, and a single-family residence keeps its shoreline permit exemption only if grading does not exceed 250 cubic yards. Geologically hazardous areas are regulated under SMC Chapter 16.16, updated by Ordinance 1740 on March 17, 2026. The minimum landslide hazard buffer is the height of the slope or 50 feet, whichever is greater.
Permits in Steilacoom
Community Development handles building permits from the Public Works Building at 1030 Roe Street. The town builds to the 2021 IRC as amended by Washington State, and driveways and sidewalks not more than 30 inches above grade, not over a basement, and not part of an accessible route are exempt from a building permit.
Digging up or disturbing a street or alley needs a street work permit under SMC 12.20, examined by the Public Works Director and backed by a performance bond and liability insurance naming the town as an additional insured. Pavement cuts must be sawn, and no work is allowed on weekends, holidays, or between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Town street standards set a four-inch minimum thickness that rises to six inches in driveway approaches. Moving more than 50 cubic yards of material requires a site development permit with an erosion and sediment control plan. Steilacoom has adopted Ecology's 2019 stormwater manual: Minimum Requirements 1 through 5 apply at 2,000 square feet of new plus replaced hard surface or 7,000 square feet of land disturbance, and 1 through 9 at 5,000 square feet.
Steilacoom concrete FAQs
Do I need a permit to replace a driveway in Steilacoom?
Not for the slab itself if it is no more than 30 inches above grade, not over a basement, and not part of an accessible route. Work that digs up or disturbs a street or alley needs a street work permit from Public Works under SMC 12.20, and driveway approaches must be at least six inches thick.
Does concrete work in the Steilacoom Historic District need review?
New construction and exterior changes to buildings in the Historic District are reviewed under the town's Historic Preservation regulations, and a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Preservation and Review Board is required before a building permit is issued. Site development is on the code's list of exemptions from that review.
What rules apply to concrete work near the Steilacoom bluffs or shoreline?
The Shoreline Master Program covers Puget Sound and the land 200 feet landward of it. Landslide hazard areas are regulated under SMC 16.16, with a minimum buffer equal to the height of the slope or 50 feet, whichever is greater.
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