Legislative Update!!

TUMWATER Update

Tumwater city council has just adopted a strategic plan as they are looking at their comprehensive plan. Their Strategic Plan and Comp Plan will contain an “economic development” platform. REALTORS® were instrumental in developing the plan. It contains 7 goals and action strategies that stimulate economic growth.

Three elements of the plan that were included by Realtors are:

# 1. Consider the timing of impact fees to coincide with the beginning of the impact to the city. i.e., at occupancy not permit application.

#2. Modify the city’s “vesting” ordinance so that vesting occurs at the time a compete plat is FILED and NOT at the time of a building permit.

# 3. Expedited Permitting: Tumwater has been criticized by the development community that it takes too long for a permit application to be approved. Due to a shortage of staff, Tumwater will hire outside permit review services [paid for by the developer] to move the permitting process to a few weeks and not a few months.

Tumwater will be looking at the “Brewery” property, Capitol Way, and Littlerock road for future development.

This plan will have two “public hearings” before final approval. We should all be there and support our additions to the plan. I will let you know when the hearings are scheduled.

A complete copy of the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN is available at the TCRA Office.

ATTENTION INTERESTED PARTIES: Tumwater has an opening on the Planning Commission and in this year of Comp Plan review, it would be GREAT to have a Realtor on the Planning Commission. If you live in Tumwater and would be interested, please contact DeWayne @ 918-1193

DeWayne Granacki
TCRA GAD

This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 at 7:37 pm and is filed under goverment, news.