What Chelan County Comunty Development Dept. does

Chelan County Community Development Department is a government entity within the County of Chelan, Washington State, headquartered at 316 Washington St., Suite 301, Wenatchee, WA. The department is responsible for administering and enforcing Chelan County Code Titles 3 (Building Regulations), 11 (Zoning), 12 (Subdivisions), 13 (Environment), 15 (Development Standards), and 16 (Enforcement), as well as the Shoreline Master Program and adopted city codes for Urban Growth Areas encompassing Wenatchee, Cashmere, Chelan, Entiat, and Leavenworth. It operates with approximately 25 employees and serves all residents, property owners, developers, and litigants within unincorporated Chelan County.

The department's core services span three functional areas: Building (permit applications, inspections, regulatory oversight for construction), Current Planning (land use planning, zoning compliance, subdivision review), and Long-Range Planning (comprehensive planning, plan updates, urban growth area management). It also runs a Code Enforcement program handling violations across all six regulated code titles, and a dedicated Short-Term Rental Program with a complaint hotline. Supporting technology infrastructure includes ArcGIS for geospatial mapping, OnBase for court case management, Acclaim for document recording, TrueFiling for electronic court filing, and online portals for property tax payment, public records requests, jury questionnaires, and permit applications.

The department's revenue model is exclusively fee-based and budget-allocated as a public agency. It collects payments for marriage licenses ($157), civil filings ($290), probate ($290), criminal filing fees ($200 plus victim penalty assessments up to $500), building permits, parenting classes ($40), court facilitator appointments ($40/60-min), and various court document fees. Property taxes are collected semi-annually through the Treasurer's Office, and a new land use permit fee schedule takes effect August 1, with increased online court records access fees effective January 1, 2026. The department has no private ownership, investors, or shareholders, and operates under the authority of the Board of County Commissioners.

Name

Chelan County Comunty Development Dept.

Legal name

County of Chelan, Washington

Website

https://co.chelan.wa.us

Company type

Public

Founded year

1889

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Government department of Chelan County, Washington providing building permits, code enforcement, current and long-range planning, and short-term rental oversight for residents and property owners within unincorporated Chelan County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Land Use and Building Regulation

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Planning, Zoning, Permitting & Code Enforcement (BPAIACAE)

Keywords

• Building permit services
• Land use planning
• Code enforcement
• Zoning administration
• Subdivision review

Headquarters

HQ city

Wenatchee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

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Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Chelan County Community Development Department administers land use, building, zoning, subdivision, environmental, and code enforcement regulation for unincorporated Chelan County, Washington. It processes building permit applications, conducts inspections, manages current and long-range planning, oversees short-term rental compliance, and enforces county code Titles 3, 11, 12, 13, 15, and 16 along with the Shoreline Master Program and Urban Growth Area city codes.

Product overview

Chelan County Community Development Department provides a suite of government services including building permits, code enforcement, current and long-range planning, and short-term rental oversight. The department offers various online services such as code violation reporting, fee schedules, permit applications, and GIS mapping through ArcGIS. Services are delivered through the county's main website infrastructure which includes Court Case Management (OnBase), document recording systems, property/parcel search, and public records request portals.

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Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Pierce County Planning & Public Works: Major Washington State county offering integrated planning, permitting, and code enforcement alongside broader public works functions; comparable regulatory mandate and digital service model at a larger scale.
• Snohomish County Planning & Development Services: Large Puget Sound-area Washington county with a comparable consolidated planning, building, and code enforcement department, operating under the same state enabling statutes but serving a substantially larger population and permit volume.
• King County Permitting Division: Much larger Washington State county permitting organization (King County) offering the same core services — building, land use, code enforcement, permitting — but at metropolitan scale and within a broader portfolio of regulatory functions.

Direct peers

• City of Wenatchee Community Development: Municipal counterpart located within Chelan County's primary Urban Growth Area, executing city-level permitting, planning, and code enforcement that interfaces directly with the county department's UGA responsibilities.
• Yakima County Public Services: Central Washington county delivering comparable building, planning, code enforcement, and subdivision review services across a mix of agricultural, urban growth, and unincorporated lands, with similar state-level regulatory framework.
• Skagit County Planning & Permit Center: Washington State county providing integrated planning, building, and permit services under a single department structure comparable to Chelan County Community Development's consolidated model.
• Douglas County Community Development: Adjacent Washington State county (Waterville/East Wenatchee) providing comparable building permits, planning, zoning, and code enforcement services in the same North Central Washington region, making it the most directly comparable peer for Chelan County Community Development.
• Grant County Planning Department: East-side Washington State county offering parallel permitting, land use planning, and development services under Washington State planning law, with similar mix of unincorporated-area regulation and Urban Growth Area responsibilities.
• Kittitas County Community Development: Washington State county of similar size delivering building, planning, zoning, and code enforcement functions; operates under the same state enabling statutes (RCWs/GMA) and serves a comparable rural-to-small-city geography.

Others

• Chelan-Douglas Health District: Co-located public health partner agency serving the same Chelan-Douglas region; relevant as an adjacent government peer with overlapping environmental health, permitting coordination, and community development intersections but distinct regulatory mandate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ChelanCounty
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chelan-county-comunty-development-dept.

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