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Spokane Municipal Code

***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.061.510
 

Title 17G Administration and Procedures

Chapter 17G.061 Land Use Application Procedures

Section 17G.061.510 Optional Consolidated Project Permit Review Process
  1. The optional process allows for the consideration of all discretionary land use, environmental, construction and building permits issued by the City, together with project permits requiring a public hearing as a single project, if requested in writing by the applicant. Permit decisions of other agencies are not included in the process but public meetings and hearings for other agencies may be coordinated with those of the City of Spokane. 
  1. When multiple permits are required for a single project, the optional consolidated project permit review process is available as follows:
    1. A permit coordinator shall be designated. 
    1. A single determination of complete application, notice of application and notice of final decision is made for all project permits being reviewed through the consolidated process, provide the time limits in this chapter can be met.
    1. Consolidated permit review may provide different procedures for different categories of project permits, but if a project action requires project permits from more than one category, the consolidated review process shall permit only a single open record hearing and one closed record appeal.
    1. A single open record hearing including appeals of the SEPA threshold determination shall be conducted by the hearing examiner, pursuant to the procedures in chapter 17G.050 SMC. The hearing examiner’s decision shall be appealable to superior court except rezones and preliminary long plats that are appealable to the city council and shoreline permits are appealable to the shoreline hearing board. Appeals to the city council shall be conducted as a closed record appeal hearing pursuant to the procedures in chapter 17G.050 SMC. 

Date Passed: Monday, November 20, 2023

Effective Date: Monday, January 1, 2024

ORD C36459 Section 35