WA HB1160

Requires local governments to use only "administrative design review" for housing development permits, where applications are approved or denied by a planning director based on clear, objective standards without public predecision hearings

Prohibits local governments from requiring more than one architectural drawing set of one design concept when reviewing housing development permit applications

Removes "design review" from the definition of "public meeting" in local government permit processes, limiting its inclusion to architectural control board meetings and similar gatherings

Mandates that design review processes be conducted concurrently with consolidated project permit review, and removes previous language allowing public meetings during design review

Eliminates the requirement that middle housing be subject to only administrative design review, instead applying the broader administrative design review standard to all housing development permits