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Commerce and counties describe implementing SB 5290 timelines, grants and local 2-by-6 review pilots
Summary
State agencies and local governments told the House Local Government Committee they are implementing Senate Bill 5290 and related permit reforms through guidance, grants, new reporting requirements and local process redesigns.
State agencies and local governments presented the committee with implementation updates for recent permit-reform bills, focusing on Senate Bill 5290 (the Local Project Review Act), grants to improve permitting systems, and local pilot processes designed to meet statutory timelines.
Kellen Wright, committee staff, reviewed a list of recent bills that change permitting and development requirements for specific project types, including timelines for permit review and statutory changes for middle housing, ADUs, lot splits, parking limits, and transit-oriented density rules.
Dave Anderson of the Washington Department of Commerce explained Commerce's SB 5290 responsibilities. Commerce has published guidance on local project review and convened a 30-member digital permitting work group. Commerce concluded feasibility studies and recommended against creating a single statewide permitting…
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