Request the existing grade record
Ask the city whether an original-grade determination is already available for the property. Retain that record with the survey and proposed deck drawings.
Decks · Clyde Hill, Washington
Decks in Clyde Hill, WA.
Decks in Clyde Hill should start from the city’s height reference as well as the yard you see today. Filled or reshaped ground can make the current surface different from the original grade used in local height review.
Evergreen Home Pro helps you prepare a deck concept with the relevant property records available. Bring existing surveys, prior drawings and any original-grade determination so the design team can establish which measurements are needed before settling the platform and guard layout.
Deck installation
Connect the deck elevations to the property’s established records.
Have the designer identify the elevation reference used for the proposed platform, stairs and guards. Distinguish current ground measurements from the city’s original-grade information. Ask the reviewer which drawings and verified elevations are needed for this deck rather than treating a quick yard measurement as the complete height check.
Document the proposed elevations
Show the platform, guards and stair arrangement in relation to the identified reference. Have a qualified designer verify the information required for the actual project.
Resolve changed ground conditions
Identify known fill, retaining work or landscape reshaping. Ask which additional survey information is needed before using today’s ground as a design baseline.
Before work begins
Confirm deck review and the applicable height information.
Clyde Hill lists decks among projects requiring a building permit. Its original-grade page explains that city height restrictions use the ground characteristics at incorporation in March 1953 and that an established determination guides future structures on the property.
The city describes retrieving an existing determination or requesting one where needed. Ask Building & Planning how that information applies to the proposed deck and whether a pre-application meeting or additional survey work is required for the complete scope.
Decks questions for Clyde Hill homeowners.
Is the present lawn level the city’s original grade?
Not necessarily. Clyde Hill defines original grade by the ground characteristics at incorporation and uses city-established information for height review.
Do I always need a new original-grade determination?
Ask the city for existing property information first. Have staff confirm whether a prior determination and current survey meet this project’s needs.
What should I bring to an early deck discussion?
Share prior surveys, available original-grade records, proposed platform and guard elevations, and known changes to the yard. The reviewer can identify remaining information.
Bring the deck idea and available elevation records.
Share the desired outdoor layout, yard photos and any survey or city grade information. We can prepare a free deck estimate with the measurements and design questions identified.
