Table of ContentsThe First Statewide SB 5290 Performance ReportHow Pierce County Cities Are Performing Under SB 5290Bonney Lake: Ahead on Construction Permits, Behind on SubdivisionsPuyallup: Facing Delays in Multifamily and Subdivision PermitsTacoma: Balanced...
ERGONOMICS BILL The Washington State Senate is primed to pass the job-killing ergonomics bill ANY TIME in the next week. SB 5217: "Concerning the state's ability to regulate certain industries and risk classes to prevent musculoskeletal injuries and disorders" a job...
The Washington State Building Code Council (SBCC) is planning to pass the country's most stringent and most expensive package of building codes. At a series of hearings in late September and mid-October, members urged them to consider the high costs...
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The Master Builders Association of Pierce County endorses housing-friendly candidates at the local, state and national levels for every election regardless of their political affiliation. Check out our 2021 General Endorsements here.
If you perform work covered by the RRP and you are not certified, you could face thousands of dollars in fines, and – even worse – be responsible for harming your clients.
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The Master Builders Association of Pierce County (Master Builders Association of Pierce County) endorses housing-friendly candidates at the local, state and national levels for every election regardless of their political affiliation. Check out our 2021 Primary Endorsements here.
Contractors, does your work include plumbing, whether it’s in every project or just an occasional job? If the answer is yes, be prepared for major changes starting July 1. The state Legislature is requiring all plumbing work to be done by a new category of contractors called licensed plumbing contractors.
Last Friday at our virtual Development Officials’ Forum, eight different jurisdictions around Pierce County signed on to share their latest staffing concerns, permitting timelines, and efficiencies gained through working from home during COVID. A common theme, of course, was the abundance of applications ahead of the February 1st building code changes.
