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Committee reports substitute for HB 1096 out of committee after executive session; 16–1 tally
Summary
In executive session the House Housing Committee reported the proposed substitute for House Bill 1096 out of committee with a due-pass recommendation. The substitute adds procedural checks for simultaneous lot-split and building-permit reviews, SEPA appeal exemptions and directs Commerce to issue guidance and grants for implementation.
The House Housing Committee moved a proposed substitute to House Bill 1096 in executive session and voted to report the substitute out of committee with a due-pass recommendation.
Committee staff summarized the proposed substitute, H0904.1 offered by Representative Barkis. The substitute would require certain cities to establish a simultaneous-review process for a lot split and residential building permit for new single-family or middle-housing development. Key provisions require the planning director to determine a proposed lot split follows applicable development regulations, require both parent and newly created lots to be recorded with a…
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