Local Services and Land Use Committee, March 18, 2026
Votes on Discussion of Proposed Ordinance 2025-0321 building and construction codes
How this board votes
The County Council approved 95% of 93 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Reagan Dunn (7 of 90 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
No land-use entitlements were decided at this King County Local Services and Land Use Committee meeting of 2026-03-18; the agenda was a briefing and one discussion-only item.
- Jurisdiction
- King County, WA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- March 18, 2026
- Decisions
- 2 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Free sample: decision 1 of 2
DLS department briefing on permitting and flood recovery
Briefing 2026B0039 by Department of Local Services director Leon Richardson covering permitting reform (over 90% compliance with SB 5290, legacy permit backlog drawdown), December flood/storm recovery, road services, and community programs. No vote taken.
The other decision is listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
No land-use entitlements were decided at this King County Local Services and Land Use Committee meeting of 2026-03-18; the agenda was a briefing and one discussion-only item.
Key Decisions (2)
DLS department briefing on permitting and flood recovery
Discussion of Proposed Ordinance 2025-0321 building and construction codes
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
King County December 2025 flood (estimated one-in-200-year event) caused substantial…
Commercial Demand
Proposed building-code amendments would raise EV-charging, energy-efficiency, and renewable-energy requirements…
Sentiment
County officials expressed concern about the cost of code changes…
Who Spoke (8)
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