§ 36.70B.220. Permit assistance staff
(1) Each county and city having populations of ten thousand or more that plan under RCW 36.70A.040 shall designate permit assistance staff whose function it is to assist permit applicants. An existing employee may be designated as the permit assistance staff.
(2) Permit assistance staff designated under this section shall:
(a) Make available to permit applicants all current local government regulations and adopted policies that apply to the subject application. The local government shall provide counter copies thereof and, upon request, provide copies according to chapter 42.56 RCW. The staff shall also publish and keep current one or more handouts containing lists and explanations of all local government regulations and adopted policies;
(b) Establish and make known to the public the means of obtaining the handouts and related information; and
(c) Provide assistance regarding the application of the local government's regulations in particular cases.
(3) Permit assistance staff designated under this section may obtain technical assistance and support in the compilation and production of the handouts under subsection (2) of this section from the municipal research council and the department of community, trade, and economic development.
[2005 c 274 § 272; 1996 c 206 § 9.]
Notes:
Part headings not law -- Effective date -- 2005 c 274: See RCW 42.56.901 and 42.56.902.
Findings -- 1996 c 206: See note following RCW 43.05.030.
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