Planning & Zoning

Consultation Hours:
Monday- Friday
9:00 am - Noon, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
*Appointments highly recommended*
Please contact us to schedule.

NEW!

The Grays Harbor County Fire Marshal's Office has issued burn restrictions as of 07/11/2025 @ 12:01a.m. Complete details found here: Burn Restrictions.

MapGeo - The Assessor has replaced the Mapsifter program with a new mapping site called MapGeo that is user friendly, contains live links to County Code and pertinent layers for feasibility research, current and past aerial imagery and more!

Need help designing your project? Looking for a consultant, surveyor, architect, engineer, etc.? Click here!

WHAT'S HAPPENING:

2027 COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN - Grays Harbor County is beginning the process for a new Comprehensive Land Use Plan, which is anticipated to be completed by late 2026. The project is in its early stages. Members of the public are encouraged to check back in Summer 2025 for additional information and opportunities to participate. Updates will be shared on the outreach page as the project progresses.

ONLINE PERMITTING - We are excited to announce a new multilingual feature available on our Online Permitting Portal. You can now choose from over 100 different languages to assist with your online applications! With the Online Portal you can submit applications, make payments, track application status, request inspections, review historic permits, parcel information and more. Please visit the Property Development Process page to learn more

2021 WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE CODE - The implementation of the 2021 Wildland Urban Interface Code has been postponed awaiting the creation of new mapping by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. This process is anticipated to take 1-2 years after which the County will have up to 6 months to implement the code. Please revisit this site regarding updates on this issue.

Consultants, if you would like to advertise your services, consider registering as a member on the Greater Grays Harbor Inc. website. Click here!

Grays Harbor County
Planning & Building Division

Updated 09-12-2025

Reception Desk
(360) 249-5579

pbd@Graysharbor.us