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Council defers permit‑timeline code changes to Sept. 2 after legal questions
Summary
Ordinance 20-26 to align Oak Harbor permit‑review timelines with recent amendments to the Local Project Review Act (SB 5290 / RCW 36.70B) was the subject of a July 1 public hearing; council continued the hearing to Sept. 2 to allow staff and legal counsel to check code language and exemptions.
The Oak Harbor City Council held a public hearing on ordinance 20-26, a set of edits to OHMC chapter 18.20 intended to align the city’s permit‑review timelines with state law changes enacted by SB 5290 to chapter 36.70B RCW.
Associate Planner Nolan Grunska told the council the state changes shorten review periods for many permit types and require calendar‑day counting; the draft updates…
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