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Senate committee approves bill to allow third‑party plan review and inspections for building permits
Summary
Senate Bill 322, as amended, creates an alternate path allowing registered engineers, registered architects or city‑approved third‑party inspectors to perform plan review and construction inspections, with city oversight and specified timelines to reduce permit delays.
Chair Caesar Quam recognized Senator Joshua Bridal to present Senate Bill 322 and an accompanying amendment. Bridal said the amendment effectively becomes the bill and described the legislation as a rework intended to accelerate building permits and inspections by allowing third‑party reviewers and inspectors.
"What Senate Bill 322 does is provide an alternate path for third party inspections, but still using the city as a regulatory body to provide oversight to the process," Bridal said. Under the bill, after an applicant submits required plans and documents, a city has five days to state whether it can meet a 60‑day plan‑review window. If the city cannot, an applicant may engage a…
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