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Seattle officials: 2023 residential SEPA exemption coincided with more residential permit applications
Summary
Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections policy director David Van Schaik told the committee that recent state changes to SEPA exemptions for residential development have materially reduced the city's SEPA workload and influenced permitting volumes.
Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections policy director David Van Schaik told the committee that recent state changes to SEPA exemptions for residential development have materially reduced the city's SEPA workload and influenced permitting volumes.
Van Schaik said the legislative change he referenced (cited in his remarks as "54 12") reduced the number of master use permits subject to SEPA review in Seattle from roughly 100'to'100 reviews per year down to about 35…
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