Planning and Development Services is not 311 and not Tax & License. Last checked August 29, 2026. The counter is only open four mornings.
The desk
747 Market Street, third floor, Tacoma, WA 98402
Phone: (253) 591-5030 — Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Walk-in: Monday–Thursday 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Closed Friday at the counter.
permits@tacoma.gov
Apply and pay: Apply for permits
Residential types: Residential permits
Online system: Tacoma Permits / Accela. Portal help: 591-5030 option 8 or permitplandesk@cityoftacoma.org. Account errors: tacomapermits@cityoftacoma.org.
What the counter will do
Questions, help with an application, pick up, pay. Virtual meetings run 15–20 minutes and do not issue the permit. Inspections schedule inside Accela after the permit is live. TPU power and water connections are a different desk — TPU start-stop.
Pre-approved ADU / DADU plans and the housing how-we-got-here: The DADU Thursday that already happened and Start a Business in Tacoma if the project is a storefront.