The Local Project Review Act was established in 1995 as the statewide framework for local government land use planning review and development permitting. Fundamental land use planning choices made in adopted comprehensive plans and development regulations serve as the foundation for project review.
Beginning in 2025, The Department of Commerce will require certain jurisdictions are required to submit annual permitting performance reports to Commerce regarding housing permit timelines. Reports are only required for Clark, King, Kitsap, Pierce, Snohomish, Thurston, and Whatcom counties and the cities within them with a population of 20,000 or more.