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Fr <br />Appendix D <br />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 ................................................... <br />61 <br />City of Richland......................................................... <br />63 <br />City of Shoreline.......................................................64 <br />City of Vancouver..................................................... <br />65 <br />Kittitas County.......................................................... <br />66 <br />Snohomish County.................................................67 <br />Growth Management Act Appendix D 160 <br />