Authored by: Alan Middleton
A recent decision by Division II of the Washington Court of Appeals underscores the need for all potential lien claimants to check their forms and comply with the lien statute, or risk losing their lien rights. A copy of the case, Williams v. Athletic Field, Inc., can be found here: Download file
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Authored by Clayton P. Graham and James A. Greenfield
In a development of great interest to owners of property in or near floodplains, many local jurisdictions in Washington state will soon begin updating their floodplain development regulations to comply with new federal requirements. As discussed in a post on Davis Wright Tremaine’s Real Estate Blog, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) began developing its model ordinance after the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) found that FEMA’s administration of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) threatened the habitat of a number of species protected under the Endangered Species Act.
Continue Reading...Authored by: Craig Gannett and Clayton P. Graham
Landowners and developers across Western Washington will be affected by floodplain map revisions that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) plans to carry out in the coming months. These map updates are part of FEMA’s administration of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and changes in map designations can have far-reaching effects, including increases in flood insurance premiums and new floodplain development regulations under local codes. For these reasons, many landowners and local governments across Western Washington are expected to appeal these map revisions.
Continue Reading...Authored by: Alan Middleton
The International Code Council on Monday will release the International Green Construction Code, Public Version 1.0 (IGCC). The IGCC incorporates ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, as an alternate path of compliance. The IGCC is intended as an overlay to complement existing codes. More information is available at www.iccsafe.org. Release of the IGCC will likely accelerate adoption of relatively uniform green building codes nationwide. DWT will be tracking developments in local jurisdictions.
This post is authored by: Clayton Graham & Thomas Goeltz
Landowners and developers in Washington state should be aware of a spate of recent legislation aimed at prolonging the life of active land development permits. Developers who request these extensions in a timely manner could effectively extend the life of their development approvals—including certain building permits, use permits, subdivision and other land use approvals—and may be able to save themselves the hassle and expense of having to restart the entitlement process for stalled development projects.
Financial difficulties faced by many developers in the state have prompted a number of cities and counties to adopt ordinances that authorize extensions to certain permit expiration dates. These ordinances apply to a variety of development approvals and permits, and a few of them implement automatic permit extensions.
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