Permitting Part 2

🧱 Part Two: Timelines, Environmental Review & How Jesfield Helps

Subtitle: The Shoreline Construction Process from Start to Finish
Published by Jesfield Construction

What’s the Timeline?

  • Site Assessment & planning: 1-2 Months

  • Permit Prep (JARPA, SSDP, HPA): 1-2 Months

  • Agency Review: 4-8+ months

  • Construction (Seasonal Window): 2-3 Months

🕒 On average, the full permitting process takes 6 to 12 months.

SEPA & Critical Areas Reviews

Some projects trigger additional reviews:

🔹 SEPA (State Environmental Policy Act)

  • Required for larger or more impactful work

  • Could lead to a Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) or a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

🔹 Critical Area or Flood plain Review

  • If your site includes:

    • Steep slopes

    • Wetlands or streams

    • FEMA flood zones

Additional engineering or environmental reports may be needed.

What If I Skip a Permit?

⚠️ It’s not worth the risk. Unpermitted work can result in:

  • Fines

  • Stop work orders

  • Forced removal or restoration

  • Loss of insurance or loan coverage

How Jesfield Construction Makes It Easier

  • We assess your site and provide honest, realistic expectations

  • We coordinate with trusted shoreline engineers and biologists

  • We assist or manage all permitting paperwork

  • We communicate with agencies to avoid surprises

  • We build the project to exact permit conditions

Our team knows the agencies, the process, and the timing—and we’ve done it before.

🏁 Let’s Plan Early

The best time to begin shoreline permitting is 6–12 months before you need to build. If you're noticing erosion, cracks in a bulkhead, or want to upgrade access, we’re here to help.

👉 Schedule a shoreline consultation now →
📍 Serving Hood Canal and surrounding waterfront communities

Steve Merrill