2SHB 2517 — Providing for enhanced municipal permitting tools for high capacity transit projects.

What this bill does

Allows development agreements with a regional transit authority to establish development standards that vary from otherwise applicable development regulations to accommodate transit facilities. Allows a regional transit authority to take specified actions related to land use and construction. Exempts from subdivision laws a land division for the acquisition of an existing lot to build an essential public facility. Requires building permit applications submitted by a regional transit authority to be considered under the building permit ordinances in effect at the time the regional transit authority makes decisions regarding the route alignment and station location of a rail fixed guideway system.

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