Clark County adopted revisions to its development engineering fee table.
April 25, 2012
Los Angeles Leading Infill Solutions?
April 24, 2012
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Rethinking Impact Fees: What Impact Did These Fees Have on the Housing Crisis? PART ONE
April 20, 2012
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Streamlining Development Bill Passes Washington Senate
April 18, 2012
House Bill 1717, which passed the House unanimously on March 8 just passed the Washington Senate unanimously in a 48-0 vote with 1 excused absence. This bill will allow counties, cities, and towns to recover reasonable expenses for the preparation of Environmental Impact…
Interesting New Data on Housing from the Obama Administration
April 17, 2012
Interesting New Data on Housing from the Obama Administration
New U.S. Supreme Court Wetlands Case
April 16, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a decision in the closely followed Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency case. The Court agreed with arguments contained in two amicus briefs filed by the NAHB that a property owner who receives a Compliance Order from the EPA…
Plat Extension Time In Washington Again
April 12, 2012
The Washington legislature passed House Bill 2152 and Governor Gregoire signed it into law on March 29. 2152 will extend approvals for short plats and subdivisions located inside city limits for up to nine years. This follows a similar effort from the…
Villebois
April 11, 2012
Developed by Costa Pacific Communities, Villebois is a mixed use community including about 2400 homes on 500 acres in Wilsonville, Oregon.
Clark County New Final Plat Recording Procedure
April 11, 2012
Clark County adopted a new final plat recording procedure in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of RCW 58.17. The Board of County Commissioners will now sign final plats during their Consent Agenda meetings which are held on Tuesday…
Six-Year Building Code Cycle
January 18, 2012
Currently, the State Building Code Council reviews and updates all the state building codes on a three-year cycle. They were last updated in 2009 and again in 2012. Builders emerging from the recession are now facing additional fees for building…
