Obtaining a land use or building permit from the city has gotten faster and easier, according to city officials and Sammamish residents. City staff processed a greater portion of home renovation permit applications within its target processing time in 2008 compared with 2007, said Kamuron Gurol, the city’s director of community development.
The city increased its speed in all permit categories. The most significant increases were for additions and deck permits. The city met its two-day maximum goal for over-the-counter townhouse permits 60 percent of the time, compared with 10 percent in 2007. The city also met a two-week goal for small projects permits for townhouses 67 percent of the time, compared with 16 percent in 2007, Gurol told the Council in a quarterly presentation June 17. He attributed the city’s success in part to its transition to an online application process.
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