TO: Committee of the Whole - Finance, Administration, and Communications
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Planning and Community Development
Carol Helland
425-556-2107
Finance
Kelley Cochran
425-556-2748
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Planning and Community Development
Jason Lynch
Deputy Director
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Permit Fee Refund Mandates under State Legislation Senate Bill 5290
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
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Over the last several months, staff have been briefing City Council on the process improvements necessary to meet state legislative timeline mandates contained in Senate Bill (SB) 5290. The enacted legislation also stipulates that if permit review timelines are not met, the City will be required to reimburse a portion of permit fees to individual applicants. The City can avoid this impact by adopting three additional measures identified in the bill. This memorandum addresses the three additional measures that can be implemented at this time as a component of the 2025-26 budget package to insulate the City from having to pay refunds.
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? Additional Background Information/Description of Proposal Attached
REQUESTED ACTION:
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Direct staff to draft a resolution describing the three additional measures that can be implemented to insulate the City from having to pay mandated permit fee refunds. The resolution would be adopted together with the budget package for 2025-26.
REQUEST RATIONALE:
* Relevant Plans/Policies:
Community Strategic Plan - Housing Choices: Strategy #1 Increase the overall supply of housing and provide access to more affordable homes. Actions - Implement Housing Action Plan two-year goals.
Housing Action Plan - Strategy 2: Reduce the cost to develop housing through process improvements and increased regulatory predictability.
Action 2.2. Regularly assess development review processes to identify opportunities for increased efficiencies.
Fiscal Pol...
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