Reviewed 04/09
Planning Procedures and Practices
Contents
- Public Meeting Procedures
- Public Hearings: When and Where to Hold Them
- Hearing Examiner System
- Permit Assistance
- Regulatory Reform/Permit Procedures
- Resources
- Related MRSC Web Pages
- Appearance of Fairness Doctrine
- Conflicts of Interest
- Open Public Meetings Act
- Robert's Rules of Order
- Effective Meetings
"Public Hearings: When and How to Hold Them"
- Use of Hearing Examiners by Cities and Counties in Washington (MRSC Focus Publication)
- Hearing Examiners List - used by cities and counties
- Hearing Examiner System in Washington
Regulatory Reform/Permit Procedures
- Regulatory Reform (ESHB 1724) Overview
- List of Regulatory Reform Provisions Adopted by Washington Cities and Counties
- Regulatory Reform Examples
- Permit Procedures Studies
- Permit Monitoring/Annual Development Permit Reports
- Examples of Measures to Streamline Permit Processing
- Planned Action
Some local jurisdictions are conducting more detailed SEPA review and preparing EIS documents in conjunction with sub-area plans, consistent with RCW 43.21C.031 and WAC 197-11-164 through 197-11-172. Such up-front analysis of impacts and mitigation measures then facilitates environmental review of subsequent individual development projects. A planned action is a development project whose impacts have been addressed by an EIS associated with a plan for a specific geographic area before individual projects are proposed.
- Development Agreements
- Customer Service Policies
- Building Code/Permit Administration
- Governor's Office of Regulatory Assistance
- Community Trade and Economic Development Web Page: Permit Process, including link to relevant statutes, handbooks and to Local Project Permitting Study prepared by Community Trade and Economic Development, Growth Management Services, January, 2005
- HUD Regulatory Barrier Clearing House
- Massachusetts Permit Regulatory Council - Includes Best Practices Model for Streamlined Local Permitting