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Committee discusses permit‑extension bill to help stalled projects, defers final action
Summary
SDCI and developers urged a 24‑month extension for applications and issued permits vested to the 2015 and 2018 code cycles; committee discussion closed with members asking for more outreach and the item scheduled for a future meeting.
Seattle’s Land Use Committee on April 2 heard SDCI staff and developers on Council Bill 120948, a code amendment proposed to allow additional extensions for projects and building permits vested under the 2015 and 2018 Seattle Building Codes.
SDCI staff said financial market shocks and pandemic‑era delays left numerous projects unable to proceed under their original permit vesting. The legislation would allow two types of relief: an additional 24 months for permit applications that remain under review and an additional 24 months renewal for permits already issued, both measured from the date of an extension request. SDCI told the committee roughly 1,100 permit applications in review and about 1,300…
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