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Advocacy


Published on Feb 03, 2020

Another bill proposes to change permit application timelines

Contact: Carl Schroeder, Shannon McClelland

A House bill coming up for a hearing is very similar to a Senate bill we are opposing and wrote about during the second week of session—with one important exception.

HB 2886, sponsored by Rep. Chris Gilden (R–Puyallup), is virtually identical to SB 6461, described here. The most concerning element in these bills is that the permit decision defaults to approved if the deadlines are missed.

 

HB 2886, unlike the Senate bill, also makes some changes in sections 4 and 5 that we could use some eyes on.

The bill changes the definition of a government act that could trigger a property rights lawsuit from a “final decision” to a “land use” decision and then adds a definition of land use decision as follows:

(7) "Land use decision" has the same meaning as in RCW 36.70C.020(2).

Under RCW 36.70C.020(2), “land use decision” is a final determination made by a local jurisdiction.

Does this change create problems? Let Shannon know.

 

Dates to remember


HB 2886 is scheduled for public hearing in the House Local Government Committee at 8 am on Wednesday, February 5.

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