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***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Title 04
Chapter 04.12
Section 04.12.085
 

Title 04 Administrative Agencies and Procedures

Chapter 04.12 Plan Commission

Section 04.12.085 Design Review

 

  1. The Plan Commission shall review projects required to follow the Standard Design Review process provided in the Unified Development Code. Such a review shall be permitted to occur through a Design Review Subcommittee established by the Plan Commission.
  1. The Plan Commission may convene a subcommittee on an ad hoc basis to conduct the Standard Design Review process. The Plan Commission may appoint Plan Commission members to the Design Review Subcommittee on a standing or ad hoc basis. The Design Review Subcommittee shall include the Plan Commission’s Community Assembly liaison or an additional qualified neighborhood council member to serve as a liaison to the Plan Commission’s Design Review Subcommittee.
  1. The Plan Commission may appoint design professionals to the Design Review Subcommittee, including but not limited to architects, landscape architects, urban designers, civil/structural engineers, real estate developers, and members of the building trades, to assist in the review of the project subject to Standard Design Review.
  1. Any meeting of the Plan Commission’s Design Review Subcommittee shall be subject to the Open Public Meetings Act under RCW 42.30.

 

Date Passed: Monday, February 9, 2026

Effective Date: Thursday, March 19, 2026

ORD C36830 Section 3