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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 17G
Chapter 17G.061
Section 17G.061.140
 

Title 17G Administration and Procedures

Chapter 17G.061 Land Use Application Procedures

Section 17G.061.140 Expiration of Application
  1. Any application which has been determined to be counter complete, and for which the applicant fails to complete the next application step for a period of one hundred eighty days after issuance of the determination of completeness, or for a period of one hundred eighty days after the City of Spokane has requested additional information or studies, will expire by limitation and become null and void. The department may grant a one-hundred-eighty-day extension on a one-time basis per application. In no event shall an application be pending for more than three hundred sixty days from the date the application is deemed counter complete; provided, once an applicant provides notice of application pursuant to SMC 17G.061.120, the application shall no longer be considered pending for purposes of this time limitation. For purposes of this section, all time during which the City is reviewing materials submitted by an applicant will be excluded. This subsection shall apply to applications regardless whether the applications were submitted prior to the effective date of this section, as amended.
  1. Applications which have been certified complete by the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title shall have one hundred twenty days to complete the project review, receive a decision, and complete any appeal provisions of this chapter. The department will notify any applicants in writing that are subject to this provision within thirty days of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title. 

Date Passed: Monday, November 20, 2023

Effective Date: Monday, January 1, 2024

ORD C36459 Section 35