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Appendix D: Local Building Codes and <br /> Processing Times <br /> Current state law(RCW 36.70B.080)requires that permits be completed within a"time period for <br /> local government actions"of no more than 120 days.Each of the six county and city governments <br /> have detailed in their codes how they interpret that phrase,elaborating on what time periods are not <br /> included when they count days.We found no court rulings or Attorney General opinions that would <br /> clarify the statute.A law effective in 2025 will change the definition to explicitly not include times that <br /> the local government is waiting for an answer from the applicant. <br /> Below are sections of code from the six county and city governments that address the issue.All six use <br /> identical or similar language.Emphasis is added throughout. <br /> Local government page <br /> City of Bellingham...................................................61 <br /> City of Richland.........................................................63 <br /> City of Shoreline.......................................................64 <br /> City of Vancouver.....................................................65 <br /> Kittitas County..........................................................66 <br /> Snohomish County.................................................67 <br /> Growth Management Act - Appendix D 160 <br /> i <br /> I <br /> k <br />