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Title 17G
Chapter 17G.061
Section 17G.061.010
 

Title 17G Administration and Procedures

Chapter 17G.061 Land Use Application Procedures

Section 17G.061.010 Summary of Land Use Application Procedures

Table 17G.061.010-1 summarizes the applications subject to this chapter. For any application type that is referenced in the land use codes, but not represented in Table 17G.061.010-1, the process shall be as identified in the application most closely associated with the application process definitions in SMC 17G.061.100.

TABLE 17G.061.010-1
SUMMARY OF APPLICATION TYPES AND REQUIREMENTS

 

Application Type

Notice of Community Meeting

Notice of Application

Notice of Hearing

Notice Content

Review Official

City Council Review

Expiration of Permit

BUILDING AND CODE ENFORCEMENT

Building Permit without SEPA

Type I

-

-

-

-

Building Official

-

180 days

Building Permit with SEPA (Commercial/Industrial/Other)

Type I

-

Sign
Posted
Legal

-

-

Building Official

-

180 days

Demolition Permit without SEPA

Type I

-

- [2]

- [1]

-

Building Official

-

180 days

Demolition Permit with SEPA [2]

Type I

-

Sign
Posted
Legal
Newspaper

- [1]

-

Building Official

-

180 days

Fence Permit

Excluded

-

-

-

-

Building Official

-

180 days

Grading Permit without SEPA

Type I

-

Sign
Posted
Legal

-

-

Building Official

-

180 days

Grading Permit with SEPA

Type I

-

-

-

-

Building Official

-

180 days

Manufactured Home Permit

Excluded

-

-

-

-

Building Official

-

180 days

Sign Permit

Excluded

-

-

-

-

Building Official

-

180 days

Residential Building Permit

Excluded

-

-

-

-

Building Official

-

180 days

Remodel Permit

Excluded

-

-

-

-

Building Official

-

180 days

ENGINEERING SERVICES

Address Permit

Excluded

-

-

-

-

Engineering Director

-

180 days

Approach Permit

Excluded

-

-

-

-

Engineering Director

-

180 days

Design Deviation – Street Design

Excluded

-

-

-

-

Engineering Director

-

180 days

Encroachment Permit

Excluded

-

-

-

-

Engineering Director

-

180 days

LID Formation

Excluded

-

-

-

-

Engineering Director

-

180 days

Obstruction Permit

Excluded

-

-

-

-

Engineering Director

-

180 days

Road Closure

Excluded

-

-

-

-

Engineering Director

-

180 days

Sidewalk Permit

Excluded

-

-

-

-

Engineering Director

-

180 days

Stormwater Design Acceptance

Excluded

-

-

-

-

Engineering Director

-

180 days

Street Vacation

Excluded

-

-

-

-

Engineering Director

-

180 days

PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)

Excluded

-

-

-

-

Planning Director

-

180 days

Administrative Exemptions

Excluded

-

-

-

-

Planning Director

-

180 days

Administrative Interpretations/Determinations

Excluded

-

-

-

-

Planning Director

-

180 days

Binding Site Plan (BSP) – Preliminary

Type II

-

Individual
Sign
Posted

-

Project name
Proposed use
Acreage
# of lots

Planning Director

-

5 years

Binding Site Plan (BSP) – Final

Excluded

-

-

-

-

Planning Director

-

N/A

Boundary Line Adjustment (BLA)

Excluded

-

-

-

-

Planning Director

-

N/A

Certificate of Compliance (CC) – Hearing Examiner

Type III

Individual
Sign
Posted

Individual
Sign
Posted

Individual
Sign
Posted

Project name
Proposed use

Hearing Examiner

-

N/A

Certificate of Compliance (CC) – Planning Director

Type II

-

Individual
Sign
Posted

-

Project name
Proposed use

Planning Director

-

N/A

Conditional Use Permit (CUP) – Hearing Examiner

Type III

Individual
Sign
Posted

Individual
Sign
Posted

Individual
Sign
Posted

Project name
Proposed use

Hearing Examiner

-

3 years

Conditional Use Permit (CUP) – Planning Director [3]

Type II

-

Individual
Sign
Posted

-

Project name
Proposed use

Planning Director

-

3 years

Floodplain Development with SEPA

Type I

Individual
Sign
Posted

Individual
Sign
Posted

-

Proposed use

Planning Director

-

180 days

Floodplain Variance

Type III

Individual
Sign
Posted

Individual
Sign
Posted

Individual
Sign
Posted

Project name
Proposed use

Hearing Examiner

-

3 years

Home Occupation

Excluded

-

-

-

-

Planning Director

-

N/A

Long Plat – Preliminary

Type III

Individual
Sign
Posted

Individual
Sign
Posted

Individual
Sign
Posted
Newspaper

Project name
Proposed use
Acreage
# of lots

Hearing Examiner

-

5 years

Long Plat – Final

Excluded

-

-

-

-

Planning Director

-

N/A

Planned Unit Development (PUD) – Preliminary

Type III

Individual
Sign
Posted

Individual
Sign
Posted

Individual
Sign
Posted

Project name
Proposed use
Acreage
# of lots

Hearing Examiner

-

5 years [5]

Planned Unit Development (PUD) – Final

Excluded

-

-

-

-

Planning Director

Yes

N/A

Shoreline Exemption/Determination/Interpretation

Excluded

-

-

-

-

Planning Director

-

Must comply with WAC 173-27-90

Shoreline Substantial Development Permit (SDP)

Type II

Individual
Sign
Posted

-

-

Project name
Proposed use

Planning Director

-

Must comply with WAC 173-27-90

Shoreline Variance

Type III

Individual
Sign
Posted

Individual
Sign
Posted

Individual
Sign
Posted

Project name
Proposed use

Hearing Examiner

-

Must comply with WAC 173-27-90

Shoreline Conditional Use Permit (CUP)

Type III

Individual
Sign
Posted

Individual
Sign
Posted

Individual
Sign
Posted

Project name
Proposed use

Hearing Examiner

-

Must comply with WAC 173-27-90

Short Plat – Preliminary with Standard Review and SEPA

Type II

-

Individual
Sign
Posted

-

Project name
Proposed use
Acreage
# of lots

Planning Director

-

5 years

Short Plat – Preliminary with Standard Review and No SEPA

Type II

-

Individual
Sign [4]
Posted [4]

-

Project name
Proposed use
Acreage
# of lots

Planning Director

-

5 years

Short Plat – Preliminary with Minor Review

Type II

-

-

-

-

Planning Director

-

5 years

Short Plat – Final

Excluded

-

-

-

-

Planning Director

-

N/A

Skywalk

Type III

Individual
Sign
Posted

Individual
Sign
Posted

Individual
Sign
Posted

-

Hearing Examiner

Yes

Up to 25 year agreement

Variance

Type III

Individual
Sign
Posted

Individual
Sign
Posted

Individual
Sign
Posted

Project name
Proposed use
Proposed standard

Hearing Examiner

-

3 years

Rezone

Type III

Individual
Sign
Posted

Individual
Sign
Posted

Individual
Sign
Posted

Project name
Proposed use
Proposed zone

Hearing Examiner

-

3 years

Footnotes

[1] Public Hearing is required if the structure is on the National Historic Register.

[2] Applications for demolition permits for the demolition of an entire building or structure shall, in addition to any applicable requirements under chapter 43.21C RCW, be subject to a ten-day review and comment period. This review and comment period shall run concurrently with any other applicable notice and comment period. Following receipt of such applications, copies shall be forwarded to the individual(s) designated pursuant to SMC 4.27.010(D) to receive written notice on behalf of the neighborhood council in which the building or structure is located, at the address for such neighborhood council designee(s) that is on file with the department. Any comments submitted to the department by the neighborhood council during this review and comment period shall be provided to the applicant prior to issuing the demolition permit.

[3] Conditional Use Permits required under SMC 17C.111.110, Limited Use Standards for Religious Institutions and Schools, will complete posted/individual notification requirements for a Community Meeting.

[4] Sign and posted notice not required for 2-4 lots per SMC 17G.080.040(D)

[5] If a PUD is approved together with a preliminary plat, the expiration date for the PUD shall be the same as the expiration date of the preliminary plat.

Date Passed: Monday, November 20, 2023

Effective Date: Monday, January 1, 2024

ORD C36459 Section 35