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Bill would let counties approve rebuilding after disasters through administrative process
Summary
Sen. Suzanne Weber and local officials backed SB 1561A to let dwellings destroyed by natural disasters be restored or replaced through a streamlined administrative process rather than a full land-use review, citing cases where missing records retraumatized families and threatened insurance timelines.
Sen. Suzanne Weber presented Senate Bill 1561A to the House Committee on Housing and Homelessness on Feb. 24, describing the bill as a narrowly drawn measure to allow local governments to approve the restoration or replacement of dwellings damaged or destroyed by natural disasters through an administrative process instead of a full land-use review.
"SB 1561A prevents this from happening by…
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