Vancouver’s New 20-Year Growth Plan Is Now Law
Vancouver’s development rulebook officially changed on July 31, when the city’s new “Our Vancouver 2026-2045” Comprehensive Plan and updated zoning
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Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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- Sale of Former Yakima Hospital Campus Completes, Clearing Way for Assisted Living Facility
- RapidRide J Line Construction Passes the Halfway Point in Seattle
- Willamette View to Break Ground on 92-Unit Senior Housing Building Near Milwaukie
- Washington Awards $475,000 to Speed Up Housing Permits, Including $70,000 for Ridgefield
- North Spokane Corridor’s Spokane River Crossing Continues Through the 2026 Season
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Codes & Zoning News
Vancouver’s New Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code Are Now in Effect — Here’s What Changes for Contractors
Vancouver, Washington just rewrote the rulebook for what can be built where — and if you’re pulling permits in Clark
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What Washington’s New Zoning and Permitting Laws Actually Mean for Builders
An abandoned strip mall. An empty big-box store. A parking lot nobody’s used in years. Under a law that took
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Editorial: Pretty Is Not a Building Standard — And Neither Is a Developer’s Pro Forma
When we trade safety codes for shareholder returns, the people who pay the price are never the ones who made
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Washington Just Rewrote the Rules for Mid-Rise Apartment Buildings — Smaller Elevators, Scissor Stairs, and Single Staircases Are All Now Legal. Is Oregon Keeping Up?
Subheadline: A wave of building code reforms passed by the Washington Legislature in 2026 could fundamentally change how mid-rise multifamily
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Clark County Code Glitch Threatens to Derail 30+ Construction Projects — With a Season on the Line
A 12-year misapplication of Clark County’s own transportation concurrency code has been quietly approving development it shouldn’t have — and
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Oregon’s New 2025 Building Codes Bring Major Changes for Contractors — Here’s What You Need to Know
The 2025 Oregon Structural Specialty Code and 2025 Oregon Mechanical Specialty Code became mandatory on April 1, 2026, bringing significant
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Oregon’s 2025 Structural & Mechanical Codes Now Mandatory — 2022 Codes Officially Phased Out
The 2025 Oregon Structural Specialty Code and 2025 Oregon Mechanical Specialty Code became fully mandatory on April 1, 2026, ending
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