Fax Number (253) 798-3131
The Building Division consists of the Building Inspection and Plans Examiner Sections. The Building Division is responsible for ensuring all building plans meet Federal, State, and County building codes.

Name	Title	Phone #	E-mail	Responsibility
Aleshire, Gordon	Building Official	(253)798-2753	galeshi	Building Division Supervisor

Plans Examiner Section

Fax Number (253) 798-3131
Plans Examiner Section reviews plans for all residential and commercial structures proposed within unincorporated Pierce County. The plans examiners review and approve permit applications and provide information regarding architectural, structural, mechanical, and plumbing designs. Functions of the Plans Examiner Section include:

• Review of building plans prior to approval for compliance with the following codes: building, mechanical, plumbing, ventilation, energy, and portions of the fire code
• Review of construction methods, fire-resistance, structural design, life safety, barrier-free accessibility, hazardous materials mitigation, energy conservation, and indoor air quality

Name	Title	Phone #	E-mail	Specialty Area
Noot, Mike	Supervisor	(253)798-7218	mnoot	Plans Examiner Supervisor
Crook, Gary	Plans Examiner 2	(253)798-3132	gcrook	Residential
Lewis, Nicholas	Plans Examiner 2	(253)798-3230	nlewis	Commercial
McClain, Steve	Plans Examiner 2	(253)798-3167	smcclai	Commercial
Miles, Tracy	Plans Examiner 2	(253)798-2298	tmiles	Residential
Patterson, Joseph	Plans Examiner 2	(253)798-3703	jpatte1	Residential
Schreiner, Chuck	Plans Examiner 2	(253)798-4103	cschrei	Residential
Wilson, Doug	Plans Examiner 2	(253)798-3229	dwilson	Commercial

Fax Number (253) 798-3131
The Development Center is the one-stop location for building and land use information and applications. All departments / divisions involved are represented at the Development Center, including the Building Official, Fire Marshal, Planning, Health Department, and Public Works & Utilities. A wide variety of information is available encompassing sewer availability, health standards, building codes, and parcel-specific information including zoning designation, building codes, and potential environmental constraints. Submittal Standards, Application Forms, and Handouts are available at the front desk.

Name	Title	Phone #	E-mail	Responsibility
Johnson, Carol	Supervisor	(253)798-2712	cjohns2	Permit/Development Center Supervisor

Development Process Division

Fax Number (253) 798-3131
The Development Process Division consists of the following five sections: Building Amnesty Program & Environmental Enforcement, Current Planning, Development Engineering, Resource Management, and Technical Support. These sections work in teams and are responsible for ensuring compliance with laws governing development in Pierce County. Each team consists of a planner from the Current Planning and Resource Management Sections and a plan review and inspection engineer from the Development Engineering Section. The Building Amnesty Program & Environmental Enforcement Section handles complaints of code violations within unincorporated Pierce County.

Name	Title	Phone #	E-mail	Responsibility
	Assistant Director			Development Process Manager

Current Planning Section

Fax Number (253) 798-7425
Current Planning implements Pierce County's Comprehensive Plan Policies through the adopted Development Regulations, subdivisions, shorelines, and other related land use ordinances and codes. Functions of Current Planning include:
Review discretionary land use actions for public hearings:

• preliminary plats and final plats
• planned development districts
• conditional use permits
• shoreline substantial developments
• nonconforming use permits
• variances
• master plan communities
• administrative appeals
• major amendments
• reconsiderations
• Review administrative requests:
• administrative use permits
• minor amendments
• plat alterations
• zoning letters
• nonconforming use letters
• short plats and amendments
• large lots and amendments
• binding site plans
• boundary line revisions
• innocent purchaser
• general public inquiries

Administration Team

Name	Title	Phone #	E-mail	Assignment
Diamond, Vicki	Supervisor	(253)798-3193	vdiamon	Current Planning Supervisor
Halsan, Melanie	Planner 3	(253)798-2759	mhalsan	Special Projects
Anderson, Cindy	Office Assistant 2	(253)798-2630	cander5	Administrative Support
Carter, Shari	Office Assistant 2	(253)798-7037	scarter	Administrative Support
Eastburn, Vicki	Office Assistant 2	(253)798-7037	veastbu	Administrative Support
Fairbanks, Toni	Clerk	(253)798-7156	tfairba	Boundary Review Board, Planning Commission
Hankel, Laura	Office Assistant 2	(253)798-2105	lhankel	Administrative Support
Larson, Susan	Office Assistant 3	(253)798-3241	slarson	Administrative Support
Manning, Paula	Clerk	(253)798-3726	pmannin	Administrative Support/PCRC
Wetch, Marilyn	Office Assistant 3	(253)798-3172	mwetch	Administrative Support

Discretionary Applications Team

Name	Title	Phone #	E-mail	Geographic Area
Greeson, Marcia	Project Manager	(253)798-2789	mgreeso	Special Projects
Belieu, Terry	Planner 3	(253)798-3194	tbelieu
Carlson, Mojgan	Planner 3	(253)798-7234	mcarlso
Erkkinen, Mike	Planner 3	(253)798-2705	merkkin
Jenkins, Rob	Planner 3	(253)798-7016	rjenkin
Rhea, Donna	Planner 1	(253)798-3288	drhea
Wilson, Deirdre	Planner 3	(253)78-3713	dwilso4

Development Information Services

Name	Title	Phone #	E-mail	Geographic Area
Yekalam, Sam	Project Manger	(253)798-7371	syekala	Special Projects
Chase, Lorrie	Planner 1	(253)798-2591	lchase
Hoffmann, Ray	Planner 2	(253)798-2788	rhoffma3
Kamieniecki, Natalie	Planner 1	(253) 798-2635	nkamien
Jimenez, Mike	Planner 2	(253)798-2590	mjimen1
Witzl, Bob	Planner 2	(253)798-3297	bwitzl
Technical Support at the Development Center
POD Desk	Planner of the Day	(253)798-2636		Planning Support

Resource Management Section

Fax Number (253) 798-7425
The Resource Management Section is responsible for ensuring that land use development within unincorporated Pierce County complies with State and local environmental rules and regulations, including but not limited to the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) and the Pierce County Environmental Regulations, Title 18D. The Resource Management Section is also responsible for administration of Title 18E, Development Regulations - Critical Areas (Wetlands and Fish and Wildlife Habitat Areas) and Title 18H, Development Regulations - Forest Practices and Tree Conservation.

Environmental Review functions include:

• review, analyze, and process environmental checklists for projects requiring environmental review in accordance with SEPA and Title 18D
• coordinate environmental review by various Federal, State, and local government agencies and Indian Tribes
• consult with members of the general public
• evaluate the environmental impacts of a proposed project and identify methods to reduce the impacts
• issue threshold determinations for projects requiring environmental review; if significant adverse environmental impacts are probable, an environmental impact statement (EIS) is required and a determination of significance (DS) is issued; if there will be no significant impacts or the impacts can be mitigated, a determination of nonsignificance (DNS) is issued

Wetland regulation review functions include:

• conduct site inspections to identify and verify the presence of wetlands, determine wetland categories and appropriate buffer widths, delineate wetlands, and/or verify delineations completed by private consultants
• review, analyze, and approve wetland analysis reports
• prepare non-compensatory wetland mitigation plans
• review non-compensatory and compensatory wetland mitigation plans prepared by private consultants
• monitor implementation and success or failure of mitigation plans
• analyze the impacts proposed developments may have on wetland acreage, function, and value and develop mitigation measures to eliminate and/or minimize impacts
• issue wetland approvals for proposed developments which have been found to meet the requirements of Title 18E
• coordinate wetland review with other Pierce County departments, with various Federal, State, and local government agencies, and Indian Tribes
• provide project specific and / or general information regarding Title 18E to the public
• complete enforcement actions as necessary to gain compliance with Title 18E
  

Fish and Wildlife Habitat Areas review functions include:

• review and manage land use activities to protect identified critical fish and wildlife species and habitats and assure compliance with Title 18E
• coordinate fish and wildlife habitat areas review with other Pierce County departments, with various Federal, State, and local government agencies, and Indian Tribes
• Issue approvals for proposed development which has been found to meet the requirements of Title 18E
  

Forest Practice review functions include:

• review, analyze, and process environmental checklists for Class IV-General Forest Practice Applications (FPA)
• process applications for Conversion Option Harvest Plans (COHP)
• impose Development Moratoria on parcels on which unpermitted forest practices have occurred
• process applications for Removal of Development Moratoria
• process applications for Single Family Dwelling Exceptions
• consult with the general public
• review and, if necessary, comment on forest practice notifications/applications issued by the Washington Department of Natural Resources

Name	Title	Phone #	E-mail	Responsibilities
Larrabee, Kathleen	Supervisor	(253)798-3628	klarrab	Resource Management Supervisor
Denley, Lynda	Office Assistant 2	(253)798-7370	ldenley	Administrative Support
Predoehl, Sharon	Office Assistant 2	(253) 798-3724	spredoe	Administrative Support
Senzig, Dominque	Admin. Asst.	(253)798-7196	dsenzig	Administrative Support
Swensen, Colleen	Office Assistant 2	(253)798-7175	cswense	Administrative Support
Clark, Adonais	Planner 3	(253)798-7165	aclark	Environmental Designee, Forest Practices
Gallant, Sherri	Env. Biologist 1	(253)798-2290	slampma	Single Family Wetland, F&W Review
Marcus-Jones, Diane	Planner 2	(253)798-2616	dmarcus	Forest Practices
Mueller, Dara	Env. Biologist 2	(253) 798-2584	dmuelle	Area 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 & 20: Wetland, Fish & Wildlife Review
Risvold, Dave	Env. Biologist 3	(253)798-7036	drisvol	Wetland, Fish & Wildlife Review: All Areas
Ryba, Diane	Env. Biologist	(253)798-3748	dryba	Area 5, 6, 8 & 10: Wetland, Fish & Wildlife Review
Sissons, Scott	Env. Biologist 3	(253)798-2758	ssisson	Wetland, Fish & Wildlife Review: All Areas
Spurrier, Lisa	Env. Biologist 2	(253)798-2608	lspurri	Area 9, 11, 12 & 13: Wetland, Fish & Wildlife Review
Vincent, Carla	Env. Biologist 2	(253)798-2703	cvince2	Wetland, Fish & Wildlife Review: All Areas
Yonkow, Niki	Env. Biologist 2	(253)798-2116	nyonkow	Area 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 & 20: Wetland, Fish & Wildlife Review

Advance Planning Division

Fax Number (253) 798-3680 / General Information (253) 798-3736

The Advance Planning Division is responsible for comprehensive land use planning activities under the Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA), including development and implementation of the Pierce County Comprehensive Plan, community plans, and Development Regulations. These plans and regulations are designed to provide a consistent framework for land use and infrastructure development within Pierce County throughout a 20-year period. Functions of the Advance Planning Division include:

• Mandates of the Growth Management Act (GMA)
• Comprehensive Plan amendments: area-wide map amendments; urban growth area amendments (UGA); text amendments
• Drafting regulations and land use requirements to Comprehensive Plan policies, other land use laws, and protection of environmental critical areas regarding State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
• Community plans: detailed neighborhood planning
• Coordinate / facilitate cooperation among local municipalities regarding land use
• Shoreline Management Act
• Historic Preservation
• Census data
• Committees and commissions: Boundary Review Board (BRB), Planning Commission, Pierce County Regional Council (PCRC), Growth Management Coordinating Committee (GMCC), Landmarks Commission, Farm Advisory Commission, Firearms Advisory Commission, and Tacoma Narrows Airport Advisory Commission (TNAAC)

Long Range Planning

Name	Title	Phone	E-mail	Responsibility
Gaffney, Sean	Supervisor	(253)798-2724	sgaffne
Booth, Ty	Planner 3	(253)798-3727	tbooth
Byers, Trish	Planner 2	(253)798-2613	tbyers1
Cardwell, Dan	Planner 3	(253)798-7039	dcardwe	UGA Information/Demographics/Census/ Buildable lands/Regional Coordination/Alderton - McMillin Communities Plan
Freeman, Kimberly	Planner 3	(253)798-2784	kfreema	SEPA/Alderton-McMillin Communities Plan/ Fennel Creek Advisory Commission/Upper Nisqually Community Plan
O'Dell, Tiffany	Planner 2	(253)798-7027	todell
Park, Julia	Planner 3	(253)798-2783	jpark	Historic Preservation/Capital Facilities Plan Annual Updates
				Browns Point/Dash Point Community Plan and Shoreline Master Program Update
Williams, Chad	Planner 2	(253)798-3683	cwillia	Current Use Assessment, Key Peninsula Community Plan and Map Support