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2018-07-30 MINUTES 1 <br />COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES <br />KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br />COMMISSIONER’S AUDITORIUM <br />SPECIAL MEETING <br /> <br />MONDAY 11:00 A.M. JULY 30, 2018 <br /> <br />Board members present: Chairman, Laura Osiadacz; Vice-Chairman Obie <br />O’Brien and Commissioner Cory Wright. <br /> <br />Others: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Dan Carlson, CDS <br />Director; Mike Flory, Building Official; and 8 members of the <br />public. <br /> <br />SPECIAL MEETING FOUNDATION ONLY PERMITS CDS <br /> <br />At 11:00 a.m. Chairman Osiadacz opened a Special Meeting to consider <br />Foundation Only Permits. <br /> <br />Dan Carlson, CDS Director explained how they had begun discussions <br />previously about limiting Foundation Only Permits as they are <br />slowing the overall plans review process. He said they have reached <br />out to the building community and notified them of the meeting and <br />for any feedback. <br /> <br />Mike Flory, Building Official reviewed the process for Foundation <br />Only Permits. He said in the past they’ve tried to get the <br />applications processed within 2 weeks, but this past year they’ve <br />been hit with a 60% increase in overall building permit <br />applications. He explained how the Foundation Only Permits are not <br />related to fire, life, or safety but only load to ground. He said <br />for every Foundation Only Permit they review, it sets the rest of <br />the permits back. They have currently reviewed 60 of those permits <br />this past year, and each one takes approximately 4 hours to review. <br />They have contracted with outside agencies to assist with reviewing <br />and they are just now beginning to get caught up. Mr. Flory said <br />they are proposing to only accept Foundation Only Permits from <br />August/September to January. Mr. Carlson provided information on <br />their outside contract and other options relating to external and <br />internal Staffing which could bring in some relief. <br /> <br />Dave Reed, a local contractor said he applied for a permit for a <br />small art studio. He said that when he finally submitted his <br />application, the time for review went from 3-4 weeks to 6 weeks. <br />When prioritized over other permits for one time builders they are <br />pushed back due to the Foundation Only Permits. Pat Deneen said the <br />permits are needed but since it can be an 8-10 week process in the <br />summer, and that length of time can almost shut them down. He <br />doesn’t see how they can live without those permits and believed <br />it’s more of a Staffing issue. He does not see it slowing down