You may have thought the reason your building permit was taking so long was because the building codes were getting too stringent?
The main reason for a long wait in the processing of building permit applications usually centers around development engineering, utilities, planning and land use issues.
In the west the listing of the Chinook Salmon and its protection through the issuance of National Marine Fisheries Service 4D rules could cause tremendous hardship on developers during the next several years.
You will want to stay current on these issues through this website and its Endangered Species Act Link on our main page.