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Bill would clarify binding site plan eligibility and add limited 'builder's remedy' for lapsed land‑use permit timelines
Summary
Senate Bill 5611 would clarify that binding site plans may be used for developments in commercial zones that permit multifamily housing, require written extensions for permit timelines, and establish a limited remedy when statutory review deadlines lapse without a decision.
Senate Bill 5611 drew contested testimony about how to speed land‑use permitting for residential projects while protecting local review of environmental and shoreline issues. The bill contains three major elements: clarification that binding site plans may be used on commercially zoned properties that permit multifamily residential uses; a requirement that project‑permit extension agreements be documented in writing; and a narrowly drawn provision that limits a local government’s ability to deny or condition a project after statutorily prescribed review timelines lapse.
Committee staff described existing procedures: local governments must determine within 28 days whether a project permit application is complete…
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