Permit review

AN ACT Relating to permit review processes; amending RCW 1
36.70B.020, 36.70B.080, and 36.70B.060; reenacting and amending RCW 2
36.70B.160; adding a new section to chapter 36.70B RCW; adding a new 3
section to chapter 54.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.21A 4
RCW; adding a new section to chapter 57.08 RCW; adding a new section 5
to chapter 86.09 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 43.21C RCW.6
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:7
Sec. 1. RCW 36.70B.020 and 2025 c 102 s 1 are each amended to 8
read as follows: 9
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in 10
this section apply throughout this chapter. 11
(1) "Closed record appeal" means an administrative appeal on the 12
record to a local government body or officer, including the 13
legislative body, following an open record hearing on a project 14
permit application when the appeal is on the record with no or 15
limited new evidence or information allowed to be submitted and only 16
appeal argument allowed. 17
(2) "Development regulations" means the controls placed on 18
development or land use activities by a county or city including, but 19
not limited to, zoning ordinances, critical areas ordinances, 20
shoreline master programs, official controls, planned unit 21
H-2836.1
HOUSE BILL 2418
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session
By Representatives Duerr, Zahn, Parshley, Peterson, and Reed
Read first time 01/13/26. Referred to Committee on Local Government.
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development ordinances, subdivision ordinances, and binding site plan 1
ordinances together with any amendments thereto. A development 2
regulation does not include a decision to approve a project permit 3
application, even though the decision may be expressed in a 4
resolution or ordinance of the legislative body of the county or 5
city. 6
(3) "Local government" means a county, city, or town.7
(((3))) (4) "Open record hearing" means a hearing, conducted by a 8
single hearing body or officer authorized by the local government to 9
conduct such hearings, that creates the local government's record 10
through testimony and submission of evidence and information, under 11
procedures prescribed by the local government by ordinance or 12
resolution. An open record hearing may be held prior to a local 13
government's decision on a project permit to be known as an "open 14
record predecision hearing." An open record hearing may be held on an 15
appeal, to be known as an "open record appeal hearing," if no open 16
record predecision hearing has been held on the project permit.17
(((4))) (5)(a) "Project permit" or "project permit application" 18
means any land use or environmental permit or license required from a 19
local government for a project action, including but not limited to 20
subdivisions, binding site plans, planned unit developments, 21
conditional uses, shoreline substantial development permits, site 22
plan review, permits or approvals required by critical area 23
ordinances, site-specific rezones which do not require a 24
comprehensive plan amendment, but excluding the adoption or amendment 25
of a comprehensive plan, subarea plan, or development regulations 26
except as otherwise specifically included in this subsection.27
(b) "Project permit" or "project permit application" does not 28
include ((building)) permits issued based on compliance with state 29
and local building codes. 30
(((5))) (6) "Public meeting" means an informal meeting, hearing, 31
workshop, or other public gathering of people to obtain comments from 32
the public or other agencies on a proposed project permit prior to 33
the local government's decision. A public meeting may include, but is 34
not limited to, a design review or architectural control board 35
meeting, a special review district or community council meeting, or a 36
scoping meeting on a draft environmental impact statement. A public 37
meeting does not include an open record hearing. The proceedings at a 38
public meeting may be recorded and a report or recommendation may be 39
included in the local government's project permit application file.40
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 36.70B 1
RCW to read as follows: 2
(1) A project permit application for one or more residential 3
housing units within an urban growth area designated pursuant to RCW 4
36.70A.110, must be considered under the zoning or other land use 5
control ordinances in effect at the time a fully complete project 6
permit application has been submitted to the local government and 7
determined to be complete pursuant to RCW 36.70B.070.8
(2)(a) For purposes of this section, local government development 9
regulations may require the review of a permit to be paused until 10
applicable fees are paid and required notices are posted or 11
delivered. The period during which permit review is paused for this 12
reason is not included when determining the length of time a permit 13
has been in process under RCW 36.70B.080. 14
(b) A project permit application may not be deemed invalid or 15
incomplete for the purpose of determining what zoning and land 16
control ordinances it will be considered under pursuant to subsection 17
(1) of this section on the basis that an applicable fee has not been 18
paid or required notice has not been posted or delivered.19
(3) For purposes of this section, "zoning or other land use 20
control ordinances" excludes the following: 21
(a) Building permit ordinances within the meaning of 22
RCW 19.27.095, and subdivision or short subdivision ordinances within 23
the meaning of RCW 58.17.033; 24
(b) Floodplain management ordinances adopted pursuant to chapter 25
86.16 RCW; 26
(c) Water pollution control ordinances adopted pursuant to 27
chapter 90.48 RCW; and 28
(d) Any permit review fee authorized under RCW 82.02.020, impact 29
fee imposed under RCW 82.02.050, or utility rate or charge, including 30
connection charges, for water, sewer, reclaimed water, and drain 31
services duly enacted by a water or sewer district pursuant to RCW 32
57.08.005(11) or by a city, town, or county providing such utilities.33
(4) This section does not alter the authority of a local 34
government under chapter 43.21C RCW if the project permit is not 35
exempt from review under chapter 43.21C RCW, chapter 197-11 WAC, or 36
under the development regulations of the local government adopted to 37
implement chapter 43.21C RCW or chapter 197-11 WAC.38
(5) Nothing in this section affects the consideration of a 39
building permit application under RCW 19.27.095, a proposed division 40
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of land under RCW 58.17.033, or a development agreement under RCW 1
36.70B.180, nor the determination of the applicable zoning or other 2
land use control ordinances under those chapters. 3
(6)(a) Unless otherwise established pursuant to an executed 4
development agreement adopted under RCW 36.70B.180 that governs the 5
project permit application, a jurisdiction must provide for vested 6
rights to be maintained for a minimum of two years for project permit 7
applications containing 50 or fewer residential units, and a minimum 8
of three years for project permit applications containing more than 9
50 residential units. 10
(b) Submittal of a complete building permit application before 11
the expiration of a project permit application extends the vesting 12
period for the project permit for as long as the building permit 13
remains active. 14
(7) This section has no application or effect outside of urban 15
growth areas designated pursuant to RCW 36.70A.110.16
Sec. 3. RCW 36.70B.080 and 2025 c 208 s 5 are each amended to 17
read as follows: 18
(1)(a) Development regulations adopted pursuant to RCW 36.70A.040 19
must establish and implement time periods for local government 20
actions for each type of project permit application and provide 21
timely and predictable procedures to determine whether a completed 22
project permit application meets the requirements of those 23
development regulations. Except for modifications by a jurisdiction 24
provided for in (e) of this subsection, the time periods for local 25
government actions for each type of complete project permit 26
application or project type may not exceed those specified in this 27
section. 28
(b) For project permits submitted after January 1, 2025, the 29
development regulations must, for each type of permit application, 30
specify the contents of a completed project permit application 31
necessary for the complete compliance with the time periods and 32
procedures. 33
(c) A jurisdiction may exclude certain permit types and timelines 34
for processing project permit applications as provided for in RCW 35
36.70B.140. 36
(d) The time periods for local government action to issue a final 37
decision for each type of complete project permit application or 38
project type subject to this chapter should not exceed the following 39
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time periods unless modified by the local government pursuant to this 1
section or RCW 36.70B.140: 2
(i) For project permits which do not require public notice under 3
RCW 36.70B.110, a local government must issue a final decision within 4
65 days of the determination of completeness under RCW 36.70B.070;5
(ii) For project permits which require public notice under RCW 6
36.70B.110, a local government must issue a final decision within 100 7
days of the determination of completeness under RCW 36.70B.070; and8
(iii) For project permits which require public notice under RCW 9
36.70B.110 and a public hearing, a local government must issue a 10
final decision within 170 days of the determination of completeness 11
under RCW 36.70B.070. 12
(e) A jurisdiction may modify the provisions in (d) of this 13
subsection to add permit types not identified, change the permit 14
names or types in each category, address how consolidated review time 15
periods may be different than permits submitted individually, and 16
provide for how projects of a certain size or type may be 17
differentiated, including by differentiating between permits that 18
include a residential land use as a principal use of the land and 19
permits that do not. Unless otherwise provided for the consolidated 20
review of more than one permit, the time period for a final decision 21
shall be the longest of the permit time periods identified in (d) of 22
this subsection or as amended by a local government.23
(f) If a local government does not adopt an ordinance or 24
resolution modifying the provisions in (d) of this subsection, the 25
time periods in (d) of this subsection apply. 26
(g) The number of days an application is in review with the 27
county or city shall be calculated from the day completeness is 28
determined under RCW 36.70B.070 to the date a final decision is 29
issued on the project permit application. The number of days shall be 30
calculated by counting every calendar day and excluding the following 31
time periods: 32
(i) Any period between the day that the county or city has 33
notified the applicant, in writing, that additional information is 34
required to further process the application , an applicable fee must 35
be paid, or a required notice must be posted, and the day when 36
responsive information is resubmitted by the applicant , the fee is 37
paid, or the notice is posted; 38
(ii) Any period after an applicant informs the local government, 39
in writing, that they would like to temporarily suspend review of the 40
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project permit application until the time that the applicant notifies 1
the local government, in writing, that they would like to resume the 2
application. A local government may set conditions for the temporary 3
suspension of a permit application; ((and))4
(iii) Any period that the local government has completed all 5
possible work on the application but must wait for necessary action 6
by a government entity subject to subsection (2) of this section; and7
(iv) Any period after an administrative appeal is filed until the 8
administrative appeal is resolved and any additional time period 9
provided by the administrative appeal has expired.10
(h) The time periods for a local government to process a permit 11
shall start over if an applicant proposes a change in use that adds 12
or removes commercial or residential elements from the original 13
application that would make the application fail to meet the 14
determination of procedural completeness for the new use, as required 15
by the local government under RCW 36.70B.070. 16
(i) If, at any time, an applicant informs the local government, 17
in writing, that the applicant would like to temporarily suspend the 18
review of the project for more than 60 days, or if an applicant is 19
not responsive for more than 60 consecutive days after the county or 20
city has notified the applicant, in writing, that additional 21
information is required to further process the application, an 22
additional 30 days may be added to the time periods for local 23
government action to issue a final decision for each type of project 24
permit that is subject to this chapter. Any written notice from the 25
local government to the applicant that additional information is 26
required to further process the application must include a notice 27
that nonresponsiveness for 60 consecutive days may result in 30 days 28
being added to the time for review. For the purposes of this 29
subsection, "nonresponsiveness" means that an applicant is not making 30
demonstrable progress on providing additional requested information 31
to the local government, or that there is no ongoing communication 32
from the applicant to the local government on the applicant's ability 33
or willingness to provide the additional information.34
(j) Annual amendments to the comprehensive plan are not subject 35
to the requirements of this section. 36
(k) A county's or city's adoption of a resolution or ordinance to 37
implement this subsection shall not be subject to appeal under 38
chapter 36.70A RCW unless the resolution or ordinance modifies the 39
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time periods provided in (d) of this subsection by providing for a 1
review period of more than 170 days for any project permit.2
(l)(i) When permit time periods provided for in (d) of this 3
subsection, as may be amended by a local government, and as may be 4
extended as provided for in (i) of this subsection, are not met, a 5
portion of the permit fee must be refunded to the applicant as 6
provided in this subsection. A local government may provide for the 7
collection of only 80 percent of a permit fee initially, and for the 8
collection of the remaining balance if the permitting time periods 9
are met. The portion of the fee refunded for missing time periods 10
shall be: 11
(A) 10 percent if the final decision of the project permit 12
application was made after the applicable deadline but the period 13
from the passage of the deadline to the time of issuance of the final 14
decision did not exceed 20 percent of the original time period; or15
(B) 20 percent if the period from the passage of the deadline to 16
the time of the issuance of the final decision exceeded 20 percent of 17
the original time period. 18
(ii) Except as provided in RCW 36.70B.160, the provisions in 19
(([(l)])) (l)(i) of this subsection are not applicable to ((cities 20
and counties )) a local government which ((have)) has implemented at 21
least three of the options in RCW 36.70B.160(1) (a) through (j) at 22
the time an application is deemed procedurally complete.23
(2) Any government entity other than a local government that 24
imposes a fee on an applicant for review of a portion of a project 25
permit application, including special purpose districts and public 26
utilities, must complete its review of its portion of the project 27
permit application within the time frames established in subsection 28
(1)(d) of this section. The time that a government entity has taken 29
to review a project permit application must be determined as provided 30
for in subsection (1)(g) of this section, and is exclusive of the 31
time that a local government or other entity has taken to conduct its 32
review of its portion of the project permit application. A government 33
entity that does not complete its review within the required time 34
frame must refund or forgo 20 percent of the fee that it collected or 35
would have collected for its review.36
(3)(a) Counties subject to the requirements of RCW 36.70A.215 and 37
the cities within those counties that have populations of at least 38
20,000 must, for each type of permit application, identify the total 39
number of project permit applications for which decisions are issued 40
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according to the provisions of this chapter. For each type of project 1
permit application identified, these counties and cities must 2
establish and implement a deadline for issuing a notice of final 3
decision as required by subsection (1) of this section and minimum 4
requirements for applications to be deemed complete under RCW 5
36.70B.070 as required by subsection (1) of this section.6
(b) Counties and cities subject to the requirements of this 7
subsection also must prepare an annual performance report that 8
includes information outlining time periods for certain permit types 9
associated with housing. The report must provide: 10
(i) Permit time periods for certain permit processes in the 11
county or city in relation to those established under this section, 12
including whether the county or city has established shorter time 13
periods than those provided in this section; 14
(ii) The total number of decisions issued during the year for the 15
following permit types: Preliminary subdivisions, final subdivisions, 16
binding site plans, permit processes associated with the approval of 17
multifamily housing, and construction plan review for each of these 18
permit types when submitted separately; 19
(iii) The total number of decisions for each permit type which 20
included consolidated project permit review, such as concurrent 21
review of a rezone or construction plans; 22
(iv) The average number of days from a submittal to a decision 23
being issued for the project permit types listed in ((subsection 24
(2)(b)(ii) of this section [ (b)(ii) of this subsection] )) (b)(ii) of 25
this subsection . This shall be calculated from the day completeness 26
is determined under RCW 36.70B.070 to the date a decision is issued 27
on the application. The number of days shall be calculated by 28
counting every calendar day; 29
(v) The total number of days each project permit application of a 30
type listed in ((subsection (2)(b)(ii) of this section [ (b)(ii) of 31
this subsection])) (b)(ii) of this subsection was in review with the 32
county or city. This shall be calculated from the day completeness is 33
determined under RCW 36.70B.070 to the date a final decision is 34
issued on the application. The number of days shall be calculated by 35
counting every calendar day. The days the application is in review 36
with the county or city does not include the time periods in 37
subsection (1)(g)(i) through (iii) of this section;38
(vi) The total number of days that were excluded from the time 39
period calculation under subsection (1)(g)(i) through (iii) of this 40
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section for each project permit application of a type listed in 1
((subsection (2)(b)(ii) of this section [ (b)(ii) of this 2
subsection])) (b)(ii) of this subsection. 3
(c) Counties and cities subject to the requirements of this 4
subsection must: 5
(i) Post the annual performance report through the county's or 6
city's website; and 7
(ii) Submit the annual performance report to the department of 8
commerce by March 1st each year. 9
(d) No later than July 1st each year, the department of commerce 10
shall publish a report which includes the annual performance report 11
data for each county and city subject to the requirements of this 12
subsection and a list of those counties and cities whose time periods 13
are shorter than those provided for in this section.14
The annual report must also include key metrics and findings from 15
the information collected. 16
(e) The initial annual report required under this subsection must 17
be submitted to the department of commerce by March 1, 2025, and must 18
include information from permitting in 2024. 19
(3) Nothing in this section prohibits a county or city from 20
extending a deadline for issuing a decision for a specific project 21
permit application for any reasonable and certain period of time 22
specified and mutually agreed upon in writing by the applicant and 23
the local government. No local government may require or request an 24
extension of an applicable deadline for issuance of a decision for a 25
specific project permit application as a condition or an option at 26
initial submission of a project permit application.27
Sec. 4. RCW 36.70B.060 and 1995 c 347 s 407 are each amended to 28
read as follows: 29
Not later than ((March 31, 1996 )) June 30, 2027 , each local 30
government planning under RCW 36.70A.040 shall establish by ordinance 31
or resolution an integrated and consolidated project permit process 32
that may be included in its development regulations. In addition to 33
the elements required by RCW 36.70B.050, the process shall include 34
the following elements: 35
(1) A determination of completeness to the applicant as required 36
by RCW 36.70B.070; 37
(2)(a) The designation of a permit responsible official for 38
project permit applications. This official has the authority to make 39
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all final administrative decisions on approval of project permit 1
applications consistent with the procedural requirements of this 2
chapter. If a local government is also the lead agency responsible 3
for the environmental analysis and procedural requirements under 4
chapter 43.21C RCW, then the permit responsible official must be 5
designated as the responsible official under that chapter.6
(b) The local government shall designate a single point of 7
contact on each project permit application. Each project permit 8
application may have a different single point of contact. The single 9
point of contact must coordinate with the local government's other 10
departments and with other agencies or government entities with 11
permit review responsibilities as necessary to ensure that a final 12
decision on project permit applications can be issued within the 13
applicable timeline under RCW 36.70B.080;14
(3) A notice of application to the public and agencies with 15
jurisdiction as required by RCW 36.70B.110; 16
(((3))) (4) Except as provided in RCW 36.70B.140, an optional 17
consolidated project permit review process as provided in RCW 18
36.70B.120. The review process shall provide for no more than one 19
consolidated open record hearing and one closed record appeal. If an 20
open record predecision hearing is provided prior to the decision on 21
a project permit, the process shall not allow a subsequent open 22
record appeal hearing; 23
(((4))) (5) Provision allowing for any public meeting or required 24
open record hearing to be combined with any public meeting or open 25
record hearing that may be held on the project by another local, 26
state, regional, federal, or other agency, in accordance with 27
provisions of RCW ((36.70B.090 and)) 36.70B.110; 28
(((5))) (6) A single report stating all the decisions made as of 29
the date of the report on all project permits included in the 30
consolidated permit process that do not require an open record 31
predecision hearing and any recommendations on project permits that 32
do not require an open record predecision hearing. The report shall 33
state any mitigation required or proposed under the development 34
regulations or the agency's authority under RCW 43.21C.060. The 35
report may be the local permit. If a threshold determination other 36
than a determination of significance has not been issued previously 37
by the local government, the report shall include or append this 38
determination; 39
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(((6))) (7) Except for the appeal of a determination of 1
significance as provided in RCW 43.21C.075, if a local government 2
elects to provide an appeal of its threshold determinations or 3
project permit decisions, the local government shall provide for no 4
more than one consolidated open record hearing on such appeal. The 5
local government need not provide for any further appeal and may 6
provide an appeal for some but not all project permit decisions. If 7
an appeal is provided after the open record hearing, it shall be a 8
closed record appeal before a single decision-making body or officer;9
(((7))) (8) A notice of decision as required by RCW 36.70B.130 10
and issued within the time period provided in RCW 36.70B.080 ((and 11
36.70B.090;12
(8) Completion of project review by the local government, 13
including environmental review and public review and any appeals to 14
the local government, within any applicable time periods under RCW 15
36.70B.090)); and 16
(9) Any other provisions not inconsistent with the requirements 17
of this chapter or chapter 43.21C RCW. 18
Sec. 5. RCW 36.70B.160 and 2023 c 338 s 8 and 2023 c 333 s 2 are 19
each reenacted and amended to read as follows: 20
(1) Each local government is encouraged to adopt further project 21
review and code provisions to provide prompt, coordinated, and 22
objective review and ensure accountability to applicants and the 23
public by: 24
(a) Expediting review for project permit applications for 25
projects that are consistent with adopted development regulations or 26
that include dwelling units that are affordable to low-income or 27
moderate-income households; 28
(b) Imposing reasonable fees, consistent with RCW 82.02.020, on 29
applicants for permits or other governmental approvals to cover the 30
cost to the city, town, county, or other municipal corporation of 31
processing applications, inspecting and reviewing plans, or preparing 32
detailed statements required by chapter 43.21C RCW. The fees imposed 33
may not include a fee for the cost of processing administrative 34
appeals. Nothing in this subsection limits the ability of a county or 35
city to impose a fee for the processing of administrative appeals as 36
otherwise authorized by law; 37
(c) Entering into an interlocal agreement with another 38
jurisdiction to share permitting staff and resources;39
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(d) Maintaining and budgeting for on-call permitting assistance 1
for when permit volumes or staffing levels change rapidly;2
(e) Having new positions budgeted that are contingent on 3
increased permit revenue; 4
(f) Adopting development regulations which only require public 5
hearings for permit applications that are required to have a public 6
hearing by statute; 7
(g) Adopting development regulations which make preapplication 8
meetings optional rather than a requirement of permit application 9
submittal; 10
(h) Adopting development regulations which make housing types an 11
outright permitted use in all zones where the housing type is 12
permitted; 13
(i) Adopting a program to allow for outside professionals with 14
appropriate professional licenses to certify components of 15
applications consistent with their license; or 16
(j) Meeting with the applicant to attempt to resolve outstanding 17
issues during the review process. The meeting must be scheduled 18
within 14 days of a second request for corrections during permit 19
review. If the meeting cannot resolve the issues and a local 20
government proceeds with a third request for additional information 21
or corrections, the local government must approve or deny the 22
application upon receiving the additional information or corrections.23
(2)(a) After January 1, 2026, a county or city must adopt 24
additional measures under subsection (1) of this section at the time 25
of its next comprehensive plan update under RCW 36.70A.130 if it 26
meets the following conditions: 27
(i) The county or city has adopted at least three project review 28
and code provisions under subsection (1) of this section more than 29
five years prior; and 30
(ii) The county or city is not meeting the permitting deadlines 31
established in RCW 36.70B.080 at least half of the time over the 32
period since its most recent comprehensive plan update under RCW 33
36.70A.130. 34
(b) A city or county that is required to adopt new measures under 35
(a) of this subsection but fails to do so becomes subject to the 36
provisions of RCW 36.70B.080(1)(l), notwithstanding RCW 37
36.70B.080(1)(l)(ii). 38
(3) Nothing in this chapter is intended or shall be construed to 39
prevent a local government from requiring a preapplication conference 40
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or a public meeting by rule, ordinance, or resolution, where 1
otherwise required by applicable state law. 2
(4) Each local government shall adopt procedures to monitor and 3
enforce permit decisions and conditions. 4
(5) Nothing in this chapter modifies any independent statutory 5
authority for a government agency to appeal a project permit issued 6
by a local government. 7
(6) For the purposes of this section: 8
(a) A dwelling unit is affordable if it requires payment of 9
monthly housing costs, including utilities other than telephone, of 10
no more than 30 percent of the family's income. 11
(b) "Dwelling unit" means a residential living unit that provides 12
complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and 13
that includes permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, 14
cooking, and sanitation, and that is sold or rented separately from 15
other dwelling units. 16
(c) "Low-income household" means a single person, family, or 17
unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is less than 18
80 percent of the median family income, adjusted for household size, 19
for the county where the household is located, as reported by the 20
United States department of housing and urban development, or less 21
than 80 percent of the city's median income if the project is located 22
in the city, the city has median income of more than 20 percent above 23
the county median income, and the city has adopted an alternative 24
local median income. 25
(d) "Moderate-income household" means a single person, family, or 26
unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is at or 27
below 120 percent of the median household income, adjusted for 28
household size, for the county where the household is located, as 29
reported by the United States department of housing and urban 30
development, or less than 120 percent of the city's median income if 31
the project is located in the city, the city has median income of 32
more than 20 percent above the county median income, and the city has 33
adopted an alternative local median income. 34
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. A new section is added to chapter 54.04 35
RCW to read as follows: 36
(1) Whenever a public utility district imposes a fee on an 37
applicant for the review of a project permit application, the 38
district must complete its review within the time frames provided for 39
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a local government to issue a final decision in RCW 36.70B.080(1)(d). 1
The time that a project permit application has been under review must 2
be calculated from the date that the district receives the 3
information necessary for it to begin its review until the district 4
has issued its final decision, and excludes any time period that 5
would be excluded from the calculation of the time that a local 6
government has been reviewing an application under RCW 7
36.70B.080(1)(g). 8
(2) If a public utility district does not complete its review 9
within the required time frame, it must refund or forgo 20 percent of 10
the fee that it charged, or would have charged, the applicant for the 11
review. 12
(3) For the purposes of this section, "project permit" has the 13
same meaning as in RCW 36.70B.020. 14
NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. A new section is added to chapter 43.21A 15
RCW to read as follows: 16
(1) Whenever the department imposes a fee on an applicant for the 17
review of a project permit application, the department must complete 18
its review within the time frames provided for a local government to 19
issue a final decision in RCW 36.70B.080(1)(d). The time that a 20
project permit application has been under review must be calculated 21
from the date that the department receives the information necessary 22
for it to begin its review until the department has issued its final 23
decision, and excludes any time period that would be excluded from 24
the calculation of the time that a local government has been 25
reviewing an application under RCW 36.70B.080(1)(g).26
(2) If the department does not complete its review within the 27
required time frame, it must refund or forgo 20 percent of the fee 28
that it charged, or would have charged, the applicant for the review.29
(3) For the purposes of this section, "project permit" has the 30
same meaning as in RCW 36.70B.020. 31
NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. A new section is added to chapter 57.08 32
RCW to read as follows: 33
(1) Whenever a district imposes a fee on an applicant for the 34
review of a project permit application, the district must complete 35
its review within the time frames provided for a local government to 36
issue a final decision in RCW 36.70B.080(1)(d). The time that a 37
project permit application has been under review must be calculated 38
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from the date that the district receives the information necessary 1
for it to begin its review until the district has issued its final 2
decision, and excluded any time period that would be excluded from 3
the calculation of the time that a local government has been 4
reviewing an application under RCW 36.70B.080(1)(g).5
(2) If a district does not complete its review within the 6
required time frame, it must refund or forgo 20 percent of the fee 7
that it charged, or would have charged, the applicant for the review.8
(3) For the purposes of this section, "project permit" has the 9
same meaning as in RCW 36.70B.020. 10
NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. A new section is added to chapter 86.09 11
RCW to read as follows: 12
(1) Whenever a district imposes a fee on an applicant for the 13
review of a project permit application, the district must complete 14
its review within the time frames provided for a local government to 15
issue a final decision in RCW 36.70B.080(1)(d). The time that a 16
project permit application has been under review must be calculated 17
from the date that the district receives the information necessary 18
for it to begin its review until the district has issued its final 19
decision, and excludes any time period that would be excluded from 20
the calculation of the time that a local government has been 21
reviewing an application under RCW 36.70B.080(1)(g).22
(2) If a district does not complete its review within the 23
required time frame, it must refund or forgo 20 percent of the fee 24
that it charged, or would have charged, the applicant for the review.25
(3) For the purposes of this section, "project permit" has the 26
same meaning as in RCW 36.70B.020. 27
NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. A new section is added to chapter 43.21C 28
RCW to read as follows: 29
If a county, city, or town has designated a permit responsible 30
official under RCW 36.70B.060 on a project permit application, that 31
official must also be designated as the responsible official when the 32
county, city, or town is the lead agency responsible for complying 33
with the requirements of this chapter related to the application.34
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