Concrete removal in Bellevue
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Bellevue does a few things differently from Seattle, and they change how a removal job gets planned. The city repairs most of its own sidewalks, but the driveway apron is yours. Dumpsters generally aren't allowed in the street at all. And because Bellevue is inside King County's solid waste service area, residents can use the Factoria transfer station, which Seattle residents can't.
Below is what that means for a driveway, patio or slab job here. When you know roughly what you need, tell us about the job and we'll pass it to one local concrete removal contractor. It costs you nothing.
Local facts for Bellevue
- Sidewalks vs. aprons
- Bellevue maintains and repairs the majority of its sidewalks, but repairing or replacing a driveway apron is the homeowner's responsibility and needs a right-of-way use permit. Source: City of Bellevue: Right of Way FAQs
- Dumpsters stay on the driveway
- In residential areas, dumpsters and storage containers must be placed in driveways. Street placement may be permitted only for driveways steeper than 15% grade, with a footprint no larger than 20 ft by 8 ft. Source: City of Bellevue: Right of Way FAQs
- Residential right-of-way permit
- Driveway installation, reconstruction or relocation in the right-of-way for an existing single-family home is covered by Bellevue's Residential Right of Way Permit, applied for through MyBuildingPermit. Source: City of Bellevue: Residential Right of Way Permit
- Nearest county station
- Factoria Recycling & Transfer Station, 13800 SE 32nd St, Bellevue. It accepts C&D debris, but not from dump trucks or dump trailers unless C&D makes up less than 20% of the load. Source: King County: Guide to Recycling & Transfer Facilities
Your driveway apron is your job, not the city's
Bellevue's right-of-way FAQ says the city maintains and repairs the majority of its sidewalks, which is unusual in this region. Crews inspect arterial sidewalks yearly and cycle through five maintenance districts.
The same page is clear that the driveway apron is different. Repairing, replacing or creating an apron is the homeowner's responsibility, and it needs a right-of-way use permit because apron work often forces changes to the curb, gutter, sidewalk or drainage. So if a driveway removal runs all the way to the street, the last few feet need their own permit and inspection.
- Residential right-of-way work, including driveway reconstruction or relocation, falls under Bellevue's Residential Right of Way Permit.
- Applications go through MyBuildingPermit.com, with a site plan showing the driveway entrances and the scope of work in the right-of-way.
- If you spot a damaged public sidewalk rather than your own apron, Bellevue takes reports on 425-452-7840.
Where the dumpster goes
This catches out people who've done a project in Seattle first. Bellevue says it does not permit dumpsters, PODs or storage containers in the right-of-way except in very limited circumstances. They're never allowed downtown or on arterial streets, and in residential areas they must go on the driveway.
The one exception is a very steep driveway, over 15% grade, where a Right of Way Street Use permit may allow street placement. Even then, the container's footprint can't exceed 20 feet by 8 feet.
For a driveway removal that creates an obvious problem: the dumpster can't sit on the slab being broken out. Ask contractors how they'll stage the job, whether that's loading straight into a truck, working the driveway in sections, or using a spot elsewhere on the lot.
Getting rid of the concrete
Factoria Recycling & Transfer Station is at 13800 SE 32nd St, and as a Bellevue resident you're inside the service area King County requires. King County takes construction and demolition debris at the garbage rate, with two limits that matter here. Dump trucks and dump trailers are turned away unless C&D is under 20% of the load, and no single dense piece can be bigger than 2 by 2 by 2 feet and over 200 pounds without a waste clearance.
In practice that makes Factoria useful for a homeowner's pickup load of small pieces, and not for a contractor's dump truck of broken slab. Most removal crews take full loads to a private recycler. Our disposal guide covers those options.
Questions to ask before you hire
Bellevue inspects right-of-way work at least three times: pre-construction, job start and final. Ask whether the contractor will pull the permit and book those inspections, or whether that's left to you.
- Does the price include the apron and any curb work, or stop at the property line?
- Where will debris be staged if the driveway itself is coming out?
- Which facility will the broken concrete go to, and is haul-away included?
Services in Bellevue
Concrete Driveway Removal in Bellevue
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Concrete Hauling & Disposal in Bellevue
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Do you need a permit to replace a driveway in Bellevue?
For the part in the public right-of-way, yes. Bellevue requires a right-of-way use permit for apron work because it often affects the curb, gutter, sidewalk or drainage. Driveway reconstruction for an existing single-family home falls under the Residential Right of Way Permit.
Will Bellevue fix the sidewalk in front of my house?
Usually, yes. Bellevue says it maintains and repairs most of its sidewalks and inspects arterial sidewalks yearly. Driveway approaches are the exception: the Streets Department doesn't maintain them, and the apron is the homeowner's responsibility.
Can I put a dumpster on the street in Bellevue?
Generally no. In residential areas it has to go on your driveway. Bellevue may issue a Street Use permit for street placement only where the driveway is steeper than 15%, and never downtown or on arterials.
Where can I dump broken concrete near Bellevue?
Bellevue residents can use King County's Factoria station on SE 32nd St for small loads, within the 2 ft x 2 ft x 2 ft and 200 lb limit on dense pieces. Dump trucks and dump trailers carrying mostly C&D aren't accepted, so bigger loads go to private recyclers.
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