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Senate committee hears bill to set 90‑day target for driveway permit reviews, DOT warns on safety and scope
Summary
Sen. Mark McConkie introduced legislation that would require issuance of driveway permits within 90 days of a completed application; the Department of Transportation told the committee the bill as written could force issuance of unsafe access points and urged any timeline apply only to DOT review days.
Senator Mark McConkie, District 3, told the Senate Transportation Committee he introduced Senate Bill 153 to shorten and standardize the time it takes to issue permits for altering driveways that exit onto public ways, saying “time is money” for developers and that permit delays can stall housing projects.
The bill would set a 90‑day threshold for the permit process once a completed application is filed. McConkie said some regions process applications quickly while others take much longer, creating uncertainty for builders and developers.
Alan Hanscomb, state highway maintenance engineer for the Department of Transportation, told the committee the driveway permitting process is a “complicated engineering effort” that may…
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