Notes for Client

(handy to keep address/parcel number at top of notes for reference)

• Lot size
• utilities available/ on site
  • electricity/sewer/septic/potable water/ stormwater/gas
• Critical Areas
  • streams/ wetlands/ protected species areas
• Soil Assessment
• Snow loads (esp. for Snohomish county)
• Property sales history
• Possible significant/exceptional trees
• Jurisdiction/Zoning
  • max lot coverage % (check footnotes)- calculate SF
  • max building height (check footnotes)
    • and how it is measured
  • Setbacks
• Easements

GIS Map resources

King County: https://gismaps.kingcounty.gov/iMap/

Snohomish County: SCOPI / https://snohomishcountywa.gov/3752/PDS-Map-Portal

Pierce County: https://matterhornwab.co.pierce.wa.us/publicgis/

1. Find property – hint: if address doesn’t work, find parcel number on NWMLS- if plat is newly recorded it may not be in the system. Look on MWMLS Property Map tab or google maps to manually find on map.
2. toggle layers to find topography/ critical areas/ snow loads/ streams

Stream Delineation Report/ Soil Survey Resources

• https://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/WebSoilSurvey.aspx
• https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/data/mapper.html
• PHS on the Web
• https://apps.wdfw.wa.gov/salmonscape/map.html
• https://fpamt.dnr.wa.gov/default.aspx

NWMLS – use MLS number to search matrix

• marketing notes
• Lot size
• plat/parcel/survey maps on survey docs

Google maps street view 

• look at general topography, possible exceptional trees/ utilities

County Online Records Search

• search by book and page (if that is known., typically only full plats) or search by parcel id
• download plat maps to project info folder
• check title, easements, any records worth noting to client for property history