Service areas
Two offices. Three counties.
AXE works where the bench can drive: Whatcom and Skagit Counties from the Bellingham office, Snohomish County from downtown Arlington. Every jurisdiction below is one we’ve submitted in — not a pin on a marketing map.
Whatcom County
Served from the Bellingham office
Home base. AXE was founded in Bellingham in 2017, and the Whatcom bench handles city and county projects daily — from Lake Whatcom watershed stormwater rules to fill & grade permits on county parcels.
Cities & communities
Bellingham · Lynden · Ferndale · Blaine · Birch Bay · Everson · Sudden Valley · unincorporated county
What Whatcom County calls it
- Stormwater Design
- Residential Stormwater Design
- Land Disturbance Permit
- Fill & Grade Permit
- Short Plat / Long Plat
- Critical Areas
- ADU / DADU
- Building Permit Requirements
Skagit County
Served from the Bellingham office
Served from the Bellingham office. Skagit projects run the same Whatcom-style permitting vocabulary — land disturbance, fill & grade, plats — with jurisdiction-specific drainage standards in Mount Vernon, Burlington, and the county.
Cities & communities
Mount Vernon · Burlington · Anacortes · Sedro-Woolley · La Conner · Clear Lake · Big Lake · unincorporated county
Skagit County guides
What Skagit County calls it
- Stormwater Design
- Land Disturbance Permit
- Fill & Grade Permit
- Short Plat / Long Plat
- Critical Areas
- ADU / DADU
- Building Permit Requirements
Snohomish County
Served from the Arlington office
Served from the Arlington office (downtown N Olympic Ave, established 2024). Snohomish County speaks a different permitting language — LDA permits, drainage plans, RBP support — and the Arlington bench works in it every week.
Cities & communities
Arlington · Marysville · Everett · Lake Stevens · Stanwood · Smokey Point · Snohomish · Camano Island · unincorporated county
What Snohomish County calls it
- Drainage Design
- Residential Drainage Design
- LDA Permit (Land Disturbing Activity)
- RBP (Residential Building Permit)
- Short Plat / Long Plat
- Critical Areas
- ADU / DADU
- Building Permit Requirements
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