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      • Completed Projects
      • Stormwater
      • Master and Facility Plans
    • Burien's Vision
      • Comprehensive Plan
      • Downtown Burien Handbook
      • Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan
  • Business
    • Why Choose Burien?
      • Regional Connection
      • Business Friendly
      • Affordability
      • Talented Workforce
    • Start Your Business
      • Business License
    • Grow your Business
      • Marketing
      • Financing
      • Workforce Assistance
      • Site Location/Expansion Assistance
      • Business Resources
      • Shop Local Burien
    • Economic Development
      • Business Assistance
      • Business Attraction
      • Invest in Burien Opportunity Zones
      • Wellness Cluster
      • Burien Film Office
      • Soundside Alliance
      • Economic Development Projects & Initiatives
      • Storefront Repair Grant Program
    • Community Development
      • Permit Center
      • Land Use Review
      • Request an Inspection
      • Planning Initiatives
      • Development Projects
      • Trees and Urban Forest Management
      • Housing Affordability
    • Sustainability
      • Plastic Bag Ban
      • Compostable Products
      • Waste Reduction
      • Burien Source Control Inspection Program
  • City Hall
    • About Burien
      • Building Hours and Directions
      • How is Burien Governed?
      • Native Land and Peoples Acknowledgment
    • City Council
      • Mayor Sofia Aragon
      • Deputy Mayor Kevin Schilling
      • Hugo Garcia
      • Cydney Moore
      • Jimmy Matta
      • Sarah Moore
      • Stephanie Mora
      • City Council Meeting Access
      • Council Roundups
      • Strategic Plan
    • Boards and Commissions
      • Consejos y Comisiones
      • Arts Commission
      • Business and Economic Development Partnership
      • Burien Airport Committee
      • Human Services Commission
      • Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
      • Planning Commission
    • Working With Us
      • Why Work for Burien?
      • Job Openings
      • Job Descriptions & Salary Schedules
      • Volunteer
      • Bids, RFPs, & RFQs
      • Interlocal Agreements
    • Laws & Regulations
      • Municipal Code
      • Public Record Request
      • Executive Orders
      • Zoning
      • Construction Codes
      • Shoreline Master Program
      • Marijuana Business
      • Hearing Examiner
      • Code Compliance
      • City Attorney
      • Renting in Burien
      • Special Event Permit
    • Departments
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      • Budget
      • Annual Financial Reports
      • Quarterly Financial Reports
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      • Recovery Roadmap
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