Where Bellevue's homes are, how many get built, and the rules that decide what comes next.
Bellevue's permit fees come to $24,606 for the city's example new house and $8,705 for a small commercial project. The city proposes about 6% more on each for 2027, with hourly review rates up about 9.5% and some flat fees up by a third or more; the Council is scheduled to adopt the budget on 17 November.
Every permit Bellevue issued since 2010 for a new house or building project, and every apartment building finished, on one map, played back in the order it happened.
The same kind of permit in five Eastside cities, year by year. Permitting a house has slowed everywhere it can be measured, and Kirkland is now slower than Bellevue.
