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Title 17A
Chapter 17A.060
Section 17A.060.050
 

Title 17A Administration

Chapter 17A.060 Development Agreements

Section 17A.060.050 Procedure
  1. Agreement Not Associated With an Application.

If a development agreement is not proposed in conjunction with a land use application under chapter 17G.060 SMC or an amendment application submitted pursuant to SMC 17G.020.010, the development agreement shall be presented to city council at a public hearing for approval by ordinance or resolution pursuant to the city council’s public hearing procedures.

  1. Agreement Associated With an Application.

If a development agreement is proposed in conjunction with a land use application under chapter 17G.060 SMC or an amendment application submitted pursuant to SMC 17G.020.010, the development agreement shall be presented to the city council at a public hearing for approval by ordinance or resolution, after approval of the land use application or after plan commission action on an application submitted pursuant to SMC 17G.020.010. The review body for the underlying application shall not make a final decision on that portion of the application related to the development agreement but shall make a recommendation of approval or denial of the development agreement to the city council. If no appeal is filed on the underlying land use application, the director shall send written notice of the public hearing at least ten days prior to city council consideration of the development agreement to all parties entitled to a notice of decision for the applicable application under SMC 17G.060.190.

    1. Appeal.

As an exception to the appeal procedures of SMC 17G.060.210, any appeal of a land use application processed together with a development agreement shall be heard by the city council in conjunction with council's consideration of the development agreement. Notice of the appeal hearing shall be sent to all persons entitled to notice of the appeal hearing under SMC 17G.060.210.

    1. Further Appeals.

Further appeals after final action by the city council of a land use application processed in conjunction with a development agreement shall be governed chapter 36.70C RCW.

Date Passed: Monday, April 25, 2011

Effective Date: Friday, June 3, 2011

ORD C34716 Section 6