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Bill to force 45-day permitting decisions draws municipal concerns about notice and state review delays
Summary
House Bill 3215 would require local planning and permitting bodies to render decisions within 45 days or have applications deemed approved. Local officials warned the timeline conflicts with public-notice rules, does not define ‘render a decision,’ and does not account for state-level permitting delays.
House Bill 3215, introduced to set a statutory deadline for local permitting decisions, drew caution from municipal staff and planners who told the Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs subcommittee the text could conflict with public-notice timelines and state-level reviews.
Sponsor Representative Burns described the bill as an attempt to set a firm limit on permitting delays. "I put on the bill at 45 days. I don't care where it's 90 days, 75 days, 45 days," Burns said, stressing he seeks a "drop-dead date" to prevent protracted permitting timelines that have stalled projects.
The bill would require local planning and permitting entities to render a decision on building permits, certificates of occupancy, zoning variances or appeals within 45 days after an application is filed,…
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