This permit is required for all new telecommunications installations, including eligible facilities modifications. A demolition permit is required for removal of equipment, not this permit. Please review Shoreline Municipal Code (SMC) 20.40.600 and SMC 20.40.605 to learn more about the City’s telecommunication facility regulations. 

How to Apply

Apply for this permit online at the City of Shoreline's eTRAKiT permitting portal. Once you are logged into your account, select Apply/New Permit from the left-hand sidebar and select the following permit type from the drop-down menu: Wireless Telecom Facility Online.

Required Documents

• Permit Application and Critical Areas Worksheet
• Submittal Fee
  • Please reference the City’s fee schedule for current application fees. 
• Construction Drawings – scaled drawings showing the proposed work. For this permit type, you must include:
  • Site Plan – the site plan must show the property lines, existing and proposed buildings, proposed telecom installation locations, graphic scale and north arrow, easements, parking stalls, trenching location, trees with their critical root zones, and access roads.
  • Cover sheet clearly identifying the type of equipment to be installed (monopole, new structure, co-location with existing equipment, attachment to existing structure, etc.)
  • Construction plans and details for the installation of the equipment and its supports. Include foundations, columns, beams, framing members, braces, brackets, cables, clamps, and other connection hardware as needed.
  • Elevation of each facility with screening, enclosures, landscaping and color scheme. Elevations must show all structure façades. Please include dimensions wall lengths, heights, and tenant lease lines. Drawings labeled “not to scale” will not be accepted.
  • Elevation of structure including mounting structure.
  • Plans for shelters or other structures related to the installation. Provide heating, ventilation, and/or air-conditioning equipment documentation and plans if proposed. Engineering calculations demonstrating that the equipment and the supporting structure have been designed to withstand gravity, wind, and earthquake forces per the currently adopted International Building Code. The plans and calculations must specify all design parameters as listed in the International Building Code Section 1603.
• Ownership or Lease Documents
  • Provide a copy of the current lease showing your ability to make changes to their property or have the property owner sign the permit application form authorizing you to act on their behalf. The agreement must be current, not expired, and must list the current property owner. The agreement holder must match the applicant.
• Photo Simulation or Photos/Renderings of Existing Facility
• Radio Frequency Information
  • Must provide one of the following:
    • Radio Frequency Radiation Report (Non-Ionizing Electromagnetic Radiation “NIER” Report); or  
    • FCC Optional Checklist for Local Government to Determine Whether a Facility is Categorically Excluded.
  • Staff may require an RF Report if the applicant’s checklist does not demonstrate that the facility is categorically exempt. 

Additional Documents (Possibly Required)

• Eligible Facilities Modification Checklist
  • Required for eligible facilities modifications (antenna swaps, small increases as allowed by the FCC and SMC). 
• Existing Facility Documentation
  • Required for ground-mounted installations such as lattice towers and monopoles, both camouflaged and non-camouflaged, including additions or modifications to existing towers and monopoles.
  • Documents should include copies of an earlier Conditional Use Permit, Special Use Permit, or other historic permits for the existing facility, including any conditions that may still apply.
• Noise Emission Report
  • Required for new facilities or projects adding any ground facilities. 
• Towair Confirmation or FCC Registration
  • Required for any new facility or increase in height. 
• SEPA Environmental Checklist
  • Required if the project is not categorically exempt as described in SMC 20.30.560 or WAC 197-11-800.
  • Additional fee for SEPA Environmental Checklist review is required at the time of application, as specified in the City’s fee schedule.