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Anacortes staff present ordinance to align permit review timelines with state law; council to move measure to next week's consent agenda

Anacortes City Council · March 10, 2026
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Summary

Planning staff introduced ordinance 4092 to amend Anacortes Municipal Code Title 19 to adopt SB 5290 permit-review timeframes and three optional measures; council directed staff to place the ordinance on next week's consent agenda for further consideration.

Planning manager Libby Grage presented ordinance 4092 on March 9, explaining the draft would align the city's permit-review deadlines with Washington State Senate Bill 5290 and add local procedures intended to improve predictability in permit processing.

Grage said SB 5290 revises the local project review act and establishes default review windows (65, 100 and 170 days depending on permit complexity) and…

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