American Planning Association flags statutory language gaps, urges edits to design‑review and variance language
APA Washington told a Senate committee that three recent planning‑law changes leave ambiguous terms—'guidelines', 'variance' in design review, and an undefined administrative design review reference in the subdivision statute—and recommended deleting 'guidelines', replacing 'variance' with 'departure', and referencing the GMA definition for administrative design review.
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The Washington chapter of the American Planning Association (APA Washington) briefed the Senate committee on three statutory inconsistencies that, the chapter argued, create uncertainty and risk for local implementation.
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