Housing Accountability and Production Office Announcement

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February 18, 2026

Upcoming engagement opportunities for the Local Residential Development Process Improvement Study

The Housing Accountability and Production Office (HAPO) and lead consultant ECOnorthwest are happy to announce several upcoming focus groups for interested parties to share their input on the Local Residential Development Process Improvement Study. 

This study, directed in HAPO's founding legislation SB1537, will identify barriers and solutions to residential development processes across the state, with a focus on local land use entitlement, local public works review, and local construction permitting and plan review.

  • Focus groups will take place the week of February 23 and March 2nd. 
  • Advanced registration is required. 
  • Visit the Project Website for more information on the discussion topics, dates and times, and to register to participate. 
  • An introductory webinar was held on January 28th providing an overview of the study. If you missed it, watch the recording

Here is document about this study, reflecting comments and questions from the webinar.