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County staff outline streamlining plan for development review; propose consolidation and technology steps

2150759 · January 26, 2025
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Summary

Land Use and Growth Management and Public Works staff proposed a package of administrative reforms, delegation changes and longer-term technology investments aimed at shortening permit review and inspection timelines for county development projects.

County staff from Land Use and Growth Management and Public Works and Transportation presented a multi-part plan to streamline the county—s development-review process, recommending immediate administrative steps, medium-term staffing and process changes and longer-term electronic permitting and plan-review investments.

Derek Berlage and George Erickson described priority steps that can be implemented administratively: expand customer-service training for front-line staff, make pre-application meetings optional at the applicant—s choice, reinforce the…

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