HB 1474 - DIGEST

(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

     Directs the department of ecology to adopt rules increasing categorical exemptions for minor new construction and minor land use decisions within urban growth areas designated under RCW 36.70A.110.

     Includes approvals of the:  (1) Construction of or location of any residential structures of ten or fewer dwelling units;

     (2) construction of an office, school, commercial, recreational, service, or storage building with eight thousand or fewer square feet of gross floor area, and with associated parking facilities;

     (3) construction of a parking lot designed for forty or fewer automobiles; and

     (4) division of land into ten or fewer lots or parcels.