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Frequently Asked Questions
Eric Mendenhall, Community Development Manager
3100 Belmont Blvd
West Richland, WA 99353
509-967-5902
509-967-2419 Fax
Community Development Department Mission Statement
The Community Development Department mission is to proactively manage and facilitate enhanced vitality of the city’s neighborhoods, business districts, and parks. We are committed to attracting and incentivizing high-quality development, creation of new jobs, diversity of housing opportunities, city financial growth to support quality services, and to the prevention of decay & degradation of neighborhoods, business districts, and parks.
The department operates under the direction of the Mayor to carry out City Council policies and procedures.
Community Development Department Functions
The City of West Richland Community Development Department is responsible for the following;
Building Division
- Residential and Commercial Building Permits
- Building Inspection
- Code Enforcement
Building Division Staff:
Todd Blevins, Building Official
Richard Olson, Building Inspector
Amy Jeffery, Permit Technician II
Email for building permits: permits@westrichland.org
Planning, Parks and Economic Development Division
- Long-range planning
- Land use studies, annexations, environmental studies, special permit requirements, and variance requests
- Land use and building codes, programs and regulations
- City’s Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Ordinance, and subdivision regulations
- Zoning Map
- [wpfilebase tag=fileurl id=2368 linktext=’Comprehensive Plan (Land Use) Map
- Site plan review
- Economic development programs and initiatives
- Park programming and reservations
- GIS and mapping
- SEPA (Sate Environmental Policy Act) analysis and notifications
- Staff assistance to city volunteer boards and commissions (Planning Commission, Parks and Recreation Board and Board of Adjustments)
Planning Division Staff:
Eric Mendenhall, Community Development Manager
Emily Weimer, Senior Planner
Community Development Department Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Closed Noon-1:00 pm for lunch)
General Inquires: 509-967-5902
Building Inspection Line: 509-967-3518
Email: planner@westrichland.org