WA SB5611

Expands binding site plan procedures to allow cities, towns, and counties to use them for creating or modifying divisions of commercially zoned property, including property zoned for multifamily residential uses

Establishes maximum permit decision timelines: 65 days for permits not requiring public notice, 100 days for permits requiring public notice, and 170 days for permits requiring public notice and a hearing

Requires partial permit fee refunds (10-20%) when local governments fail to meet permit processing deadlines, unless the jurisdiction has implemented at least three specified streamlining options

Prohibits zoning or land use regulations from imposing additional permitting requirements (such as binding site plans or hearing examiner proceedings) on condominiums or cooperatives that would not apply to physically identical developments under different ownership forms

Requires counties subject to RCW 36.70A.215 and cities over 20,000 population to submit annual performance reports on permit processing times to the Department of Commerce by March 1st each year