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Commerce report: 2024 permit timelines exceed statutory goals in first year of reporting

5868495 · September 16, 2025
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Department of Commerce presented baseline results from the first annual Local Project Review Act report: 2,723 reported decisions with average review times longer than the statutory goals; Commerce will refine reporting and seek jurisdictional reforms and data about reforms that work.

Dave Anderson of the Department of Commerce presented the first annual report compiling 2024 local permit timelines under the Local Project Review Act (the 5290 reporting process) and outlined next steps for improving data and identifying promising reforms.

Anderson said local governments reported 2,723 permit decisions to Commerce for the 2024 calendar year and that many reported review times exceeded statutory goals — for…

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