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Woodinville unveils phased overhaul of permitting operations to speed reviews and improve transparency

Woodinville City Council · February 4, 2025
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Summary

City staff described a phased program to modernize permitting: procedural and code changes, back‑end system improvements (time tracking, simultaneous review), and a public‑facing application interface planned for vendor selection in Q2 2025; pilots for completeness reviews began in September 2024.

City staff presented a multi‑phase plan to overhaul Woodinville’s permitting and land‑use operations, aiming to improve predictability, reduce review time and deliver more transparent information to applicants and the public.

"Phase 1 is our procedural changes and our interdepartmental coordination," said Joshua Jeffrey, public works management analyst, who outlined completed workflow diagrams, draft procedures and a piloted completeness review process launched in September 2024.…

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