Community Development

Short-Term Rentals (STR)

Building and Electrical Code Updates

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.

We provide building and permitting services, code compliance, land use review for development projects, comprehensive planning and transportation planning.

Permit Center

Start your commercial or residential project with our Permit Center.

We offer services online and in-person.

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

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