Committee considers permit‑review reforms and contested vesting changes
HB 2418 would apply project permit review timelines to fee‑charging entities, pause review clocks for unpaid fees or missing notices, require a single permit responsible official, and set vesting windows (two years for ≤50 units; three years for >50). Builders and counties welcomed permitting fixes but strongly contested the vesting language.
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Committee staff summarized House Bill 24 18 as a permit‑process reform package aimed at improving predictability for project permit reviews. Kellen Wright said the bill would require that project permit applications for residential units in urban growth areas be reviewed under the development regulations in place at the time the application was determined complete, with vesting periods of two years for projects of 50 or fewer units and three years for projects with more than 50 units.
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