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Labor & Industries reports faster plan reviews for factory‑built residential units, moves to formalize third‑party process
Summary
L&I told the Senate Housing Committee it has reduced residential factory plan‑review turnaround to roughly two days, is establishing a plans‑exam supervisor role, and will begin formal rulemaking in September to expand and clarify third‑party inspection and review processes for factory‑built housing.
Brian Hornback, deputy assistant director for Field Services and Public Safety at the Washington Department of Labor & Industries, briefed the committee on July 24 about the department’s work on factory‑built residential structures and steps taken since an April briefing.
Hornback said the department treats factory‑assembled residential structures as a distinct class (excluding panelized construction and manufactured/mobile homes) and highlighted three core functions: plan review and approval, factory inspection and placement inspections prior to shipment. He told the committee that residential plan reviews, which at times had taken months earlier in the pandemic, are now being prioritized and ‘‘residential…
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