Bill to require clear, objective residential development standards advances amid debate on local flexibility
Senate Bill 5613 would have the Department of Commerce develop model clear-and-objective standards and allow cities/counties to adopt only clear-and-objective requirements for residential development under certain conditions; supporters argued it would reduce delay while counties and planning groups warned about one-size-fits-all rulemaking.
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Senate Bill 5613 would direct the Department of Commerce to convene a stakeholder group and adopt by rule a model code of clear-and-objective standards, conditions and procedures for residential development. Under certain conditions the bill would allow cities and counties under the Growth Management Act (GMA) to adopt and apply only clear-and-objective rules for residential development; the bill also sets definitions and a process for the Growth Management Hearings Board to review compliance.
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