Services we offer

6 service lines. One team that can stamp the whole set.

Civil engineering, residential stormwater drainage, land-use permitting, traffic impact analysis, pre-purchase site feasibility, and drafting — done by the same bench, under one Washington PE stamp. Below is what each line actually includes, in plain English, with the pricing we use most.

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Completed single-family residential stormwater drainage design — AXE Engineering, Bellingham. — SFR Stormwater Design — Bellingham

Building your own home?

One flat fee. Approval guaranteed.

One up-front fee covers the drainage plan and every jurisdictional revision until it's approved. Budget the drainage line with no surprise billing. This is the most common thing we do for homeowners — a fixed price set at the start, and we carry every city comment back to approval with no surprise billing.

Fixed price, set at kickoff.
All jurisdiction revisions included until approved.
Typical turnaround: 2–4 weeks after site info received.
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What each service actually includes

The service lines, spelled out.

Every line is delivered by the same bench in Bellingham and Arlington. You call once; one engineer of record carries it through plan review.

Service 1 of 6

Civil Engineering & Stormwater Design

Site plans, grading, utilities, and drainage design for classic civil engineering projects including commercial & multifamily developments, short plats & large subdivisions.

Best for: Builders running a spec lot, developers putting in a subdivision or a commercial parcel, multifamily and mixed-use teams.

What you walk away with

One coordinated set of civil and stormwater drawings ready for plan review.

Typical deliverables

Site plan, grading, and driveway layout
Drainage plan sized to your city or county manual
Utility layout (water, sewer, storm)
Erosion-control plan (SWPPP) for your building permit
Subdivisions and plats — start to plat approval

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Service 2 of 6

Residential Stormwater Drainage Design

Standalone Stormwater Drainage Design for single-family building permits or land disturbance permits — one fixed fee, every jurisdictional revision included until the design is approved.

Best for: Homeowners building a custom house or anyone needing standalone drainage plans for a single-family building permit or land disturbance permit.

What you walk away with

Everything needed to support permit approval — one price, every revision included.

Typical deliverables

Site plan and grading review
Drainage plan tailored to your county or city manual
Cost estimate / Best Management Practices for installation
Erosion-control plan (SWPPP) for your building permit
Submittal package to support permit approval

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Service 3 of 6

Land Use Permitting & Project Management

If a parcel needs a rezone, a conditional use permit, a SEPA review, or a pre-application meeting with the county, we handle the paperwork and the conversation with the reviewer.

Best for: Anyone looking at a piece of ground and wondering what it would take to build on it.

What you walk away with

A permit path you can actually plan against — with clear dates, fees, and who we're talking to at the county.

Typical deliverables

Feasibility studies before you close on land
Pre-application meetings and agency coordination
SEPA checklists and mitigated-DNS packages
Conditional use permits and rezones
Shoreline (SMA / SMP) and critical-areas work

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Service 4 of 6

Traffic Engineering & Impact Analysis

Traffic impact analysis, trip generation, access review, and turn-lane warrant support for projects where roadway comments can decide whether the site plan moves forward.

Best for: Commercial, industrial, subdivision, and multifamily teams that need traffic analysis tied to their civil permit package.

What you walk away with

A clear traffic memo or report that helps reviewers understand the project access, expected trips, and roadway mitigation path.

Typical deliverables

Traffic Impact Analysis reports
Trip generation and access review
Left- and right-turn warrant analysis
Sight-distance and safety-history review
Coordination with civil design and agency comments

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Service 5 of 6

Drafting & site exhibits

The drawings you need before you commit — site plans, parcel exhibits, zoning overlays, topography from LIDAR, and quick-turn feasibility sketches. Exactly enough to price a project and decide.

Best for: Anyone scoping a project who needs a real drawing to share with a lender, a contractor, or a planning department.

What you walk away with

A clean drawing you can put in front of a bank, a builder, or a planner — without committing to the full design.

Typical deliverables

Site plans and preliminary layouts
Aerial and parcel exhibits
LIDAR topography and base mapping
Zoning and land-use overlays
Pricing-grade feasibility sketches

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Service 6 of 6

Feasibility before you buy

A written civil feasibility memo in five business days for a flat $500 — stormwater outlook, critical-areas flag, and the likely jurisdictional path. Refunded if we miss the window.

Best for: Buyers, developers, builders, and land brokers inside an acquisition window who need the engineering risk on paper before the LOI.

What you walk away with

A written deliverable you can take straight to a pro forma or an LOI. It is a civil engineering opinion, not a legal, title, survey, environmental, or geotechnical review, and it cannot guarantee an approval or a timeline.

Typical deliverables

Stormwater outlook for the parcel
Critical-areas flag
Likely jurisdictional and permitting path
Written memo within five business days
Flat $500, refunded if we miss it

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For sites under contract

Need feasibility fast? Written memo in 5 days.

For tight acquisition windows, we return a written feasibility memo within five business days — stormwater outlook, critical-areas flag, jurisdictional path — for a flat $500. If we miss the window, it's refunded.

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AXE Engineering Arlington office — 518 N Olympic Ave, downtown Arlington. — Walk-in hours, Arlington · 518 N Olympic Ave

How to start

Three ways to get a real answer this week.

1.
Call the office nearest your parcel
Bellingham (360) 922-0549 for Whatcom and Skagit. Arlington (360) 652-5820 for Snohomish.
2.
Request a written proposal
Tell us the parcel, scope, and jurisdiction. We return a written scope and fee within one business day.
3.
Start a fixed-fee drainage plan
Building a house? Kick off the SFR program — one price, approval included.

Common questions

What homeowners and builders ask us first.

How long does a single-family stormwater design take?

Two to four weeks after we have the required site info. Our fixed-fee SFR program covers every jurisdictional revision until the plan is approved — no change orders.

Do you do civil and stormwater drainage design on the same project?

Yes, we typically stamp civil construction plans and stormwater drainage designs under one roof — one engineer of record, one submittal.

What does the $500 5-day feasibility include?

A written memo on stormwater outlook, critical-areas flag, and permit path for the parcel. Refunded if we miss the 5-day window.

Do you work directly with homeowners?

Yes. A substantial portion of our work is SFR stormwater for individual homeowners, usually under the fixed-fee program. We also support developers, builders, and architects on larger projects.

Not sure which line you need? Tell us about the site.

Parcel address, rough scope, jurisdiction. We reply in one business day with a written scope and fee — or flag the risks to address first.

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