Community Development

The City’s Community Development Department is responsible for many programs that together help to ensure Vancouver continues to be a great place to live, work and grow.

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Permit Center
permit center

Start your commercial or residential project with our Permit Center. We offer services online and in-person:

  • Land Use Planning
  • Development Engineering
  • Building Permit Services
 Permit Center
Equitable Development Planning

Using a data-driven placed-based approach, we partner with local community members to address specific needs for each neighborhood.

 Equity Planning
Long Range Plannning
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We develop a variety of projects and programs that focus on the built environment. We advance the City’s policy priorities of taking bold climate action, advancing justice, equity, diversity and inclusion, and improving community safety.

 Long Range Planning
Transportation Planning
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We develop policies and programs that identify how and where the City invests in a safe, equitable, and accessible transportation system with travel options for all users, regardless of how they choose to move around the city.

 Transportation Planning

Development Activity

Development Projects Dashboard
Multi-Family Tax Exemption Dashboard
Featured Projects
Reports and Publications

Services

Building Permits, Licenses and Inspections
Code Compliance
Commercial Building Permits
Engineering Services
Land Use and Planning Applications
Pre-Application Conferences
Residential Building Permits
Schedule a Building Inspection
Street Use Permits

Contact Us

415 W 6th St
Vancouver WA 98660

Main: 360-487-7800

development@cityofvancouver.us