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Bill would clarify use of binding site plans and bar permit-timeline waivers at initial submission

2790358 · March 26, 2025
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Summary

Senate Bill 5611 would clarify that binding site plans can be used to include multifamily residential uses in mixed‑use commercial/industrial projects and prohibit planners from requiring applicants to waive permit‑timeline deadlines at initial submission.

The committee heard engrossed substitute Senate Bill 5611, which clarifies when developers may use a binding site plan and restricts local-planning offices from requiring applicants to sign away statutory permit-timeline protections at initial submission.

Elizabeth Allison, committee staff, explained that a binding site plan is an alternative…

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