Kittitas County reports rise in single-family permits for 2024; building-code enforcement on hold pending court challenges to Initiative 2066

Kittitas County building officials told county commissioners at a CVS study session that the county issued 1,003 total building permits in 2024, with single-family home permits rising to 326 from 288 the prior year.

The numbers were presented by Jeremy Larson, Kittitas County building official, who said the total includes a range of permit types — mechanical, plumbing and commercial permits among them — and that residential accessory-structure permits were essentially unchanged at 161. Larson also noted a small cluster of permits in the Suncadia area, where totals have held roughly steady at about 76 and 72 in the past two years.

Why it matters: the county’s permit workload could be affected if state-level code rules change. Larson said the legal status of Initiative 2066 — a statewide measure passed by voters that addresses how local governments and utilities…