The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) adopted a 5.86% fee increase for permits

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) adopted a 5.86% fee increase for permits, inspections, and other services for factory-assembled structures. A fee increase is needed to cover increased operating costs for L&I’s Factory Assembled Structures (FAS) Program. The fee increase is the maximum the state Office of Financial Management allows for the fiscal year 2023.

L&I also adopted a housekeeping change to make a typo correction.

The fee changes affect the following Washington Administrative Code (WAC) rules and fees in the following areas:

• WAC 296-150C-3000, Commercial coach fees;
• WAC 296-150F-3000, Factory-built housing and commercial structure fees;
• WAC 296-150I-3000, Penalties, fees, and refunds;
• WAC 296-150M-3000, Manufactured/mobile home fees;
• WAC 296-150P-3000, Recreational park trailer fees;
• WAC 296-150T-3000, Factory-built temporary worker housing fees; and
• WAC 296-150V-3000, Conversion vendor units and medical units – Fees.

You can review the rulemaking process regarding the new fees here or by going to the program’s “Rule Development” page.

The new fees were adopted (CR-103) on Sept. 20 and will take effect on November 1, 2022.

If you have any questions, please contact them at FAS1@Lni.wa.gov or call 1- 800-705-1411, Option 3.