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Senate Bill 5290 Land Use Application Code Updates

Project Overview

In 2023, Washington State Legislature passed Senate Bill 5290 to update the Local Project Review Act in order to improve project review and permitting processes. These updates include clarification on the determination of completeness procedural requirements, new permitting deadlines and mitigation measures to prevent the City from missing the deadline. These updates amend various sections of Chapter 17G Land Use Application Procedures of the Spokane Municipal Code. The effective date for these updates is January 1, 2025.

Documents

• Plan Commission Hearing Staff Report and Proposed Amendments (PDF 985 KB)
• Plan Commission Findings and Conclusions (PDF 314 KB)
• Second Substitute Senate Bill 5290 (2023) (PDF 270 KB)

Meeting Recordings

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• Plan Commission Workshop – Aug. 28, 2024
• Plan Commission Hearing – Sept. 25, 2024