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Oak Harbor staff propose code updates to implement SB 5290 and consolidate land‑clearing and grading rules
Summary
City staff told the council they will revise municipal permitting timelines to reflect Senate Bill 5290, remove obsolete permit references, and move land‑clearing review into the engineering division under a single chapter to streamline review.
Oak Harbor city staff on Monday told the City Council they plan a package of housekeeping and substantive code changes to update local permit timelines, remove obsolete procedures and consolidate land‑clearing and grading rules.
The changes respond to Senate Bill 5290 and related state code language and would modify sections of Oak Harbor’s municipal code to match the new project‑permit definitions and timelines the state adopted earlier this year.
Development Services staff member Nolan said the draft ordinance would update seven sections of chapter 18.20 of the municipal code and remove references to permit processes that “no longer exist in our code,” including the PIP and PBB processes and a “counter complete review procedure.” He told council the package also corrects an inaccurate accessory‑dwelling…
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