Arlington grew up at the forks of the Stillaguamish River, where the North and South Forks meet. Today it’s a mix of an old downtown, fast-growing neighborhoods on the hilltops, the Arlington Municipal Airport, and the Cascade Industrial Center that Arlington shares with Marysville. Beyond city limits, it’s rural acreage, farms and forest. Reach Dirt Works serves Arlington homeowners, landowners, builders and light commercial owners from our base in Snohomish.
What Arlington Projects Look Like
Rural acreage. Around Arlington, many of our clients have bought raw land and need everything: land clearing, a gravel driveway or access road, a building pad, and room for a shop. Driveways connecting to county-maintained roads need a Snohomish County access permit. Converting forest to a homesite usually needs a Class IV-General Forest Practices permit.
Growing neighborhoods. On the hilltop areas east and south of downtown, new homes and subdivisions mean site prep, grading and retaining walls.
River and valley ground. Near the Stillaguamish, low-lying land brings floodplain and high-groundwater considerations that shape what grading and drainage work makes sense.
Light industrial and commercial. Gravel yards, pads and parking areas around Smokey Point and the industrial area by the airport. Properties near the airport fall within the city’s Airport Protection overlay, which affects land use in those zones.
Who Issues Permits
- Inside Arlington city limits: the City of Arlington Community & Economic Development Department (Building Services) handles building, land use and civil permits through the city’s online portal; applications are on its Permit Applications page. Contact: 360-403-3551, ced@arlingtonwa.gov.
- Outside city limits: much of the land around Arlington is unincorporated and permitted by Snohomish County PDS. That includes LDA clearing and grading, forest practices conversion, building, demolition and driveway access permits.
Services in Arlington
- Land clearing for raw acreage and homesites
- Gravel driveways and private access roads
- Site prep for homes, shops, barns and ADUs
- Grading, pasture leveling and drainage
- Demolition of old farmhouses, barns and mobile homes
- Retaining walls, stump removal and utility trenching
Building on Raw Land Up North
Rural Arlington sites usually need well and septic, which means the Snohomish County Health Department reviews building plans for compatibility with them. Site work has to respect the septic area. We plan driveways, pads and drainage around it from day one.
Get a Free Quote in Arlington
Call 360-512-2225 or request a free quote. Reach Dirt Works is family owned in Snohomish; licensed, bonded & insured (WA #REACHDW771Q7); 5.0 stars on Google.
