WAC 365-195-845   Permit process.  The development regulations of planning jurisdictions should include provisions addressing the general procedures for processing applications for development, designed to promote timeliness, fairness and predictability.

     (l) Centralized processing. Consideration should be given to the establishment of a master permit or centralized permit process which would allow an applicant to apply for all needed approvals at once and for the simultaneous processing by the local jurisdiction of all aspects of project approval.

     (2) Time limits. Consistent with the requirements of SEPA, consideration should be given to adopting self-imposed permit processing deadlines, so that applicants will be able to plan with greater certainty in most cases.

     (3) Fast tracking. Consistent with fairness, consideration should be given to expedited permit procedures for developments which include features which the planning jurisdiction particularly wishes to encourage. An example might be the inclusion of affordable housing in a residential development project.

     (4) Vertical integration. In designing permit programs planning entities should review the permit requirements of regional, state and federal agencies on the same subjects and, working with those agencies, attempt to coordinate processing in order to avoid overlapping reviews and unnecessary time delays.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 36.70A.190 (4)(b). 93-17-040, § 365-195-845, filed 8/11/93, effective 9/11/93.]