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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Thursday, October 8, 2026
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- Willamette View to Break Ground on 92-Unit Senior Housing Building Near Milwaukie
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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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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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