Chapter 17.165
AMENDMENTS AND FEES

Sections:

17.165.010    Amendments.

17.165.020    Fees.

17.165.030    Refund of permit fees.

17.165.040    Comprehensive plan amendments

17.165.010 Amendments.

(1) Upon referral by the county commission or by its own initiation, the planning commission may recommend amendments to the provisions of LCC Title 17 as per state statute.

(2) Upon petition of 50 percent of the owners of the land of any area or district hereafter regulated under the provisions of this title, the planning commission shall consider any changes affecting such district or area and, after holding such public hearing or hearings as the size and character of the district is believed to warrant, shall report its findings to the county commission with its recommendations.

(3) Amendments affecting or changing zone district boundaries or regulations of land uses previously affected by the ordinance shall be accompanied by a detailed map showing any and all of such proposed changes. [Ord. 1170B, 2000]

17.165.020 Fees.

The Lewis County Schedule of Fees is established by local Resolution on file with the Board of County Commissioners and codified under Title 18 LCC. [Ord. 1170B, 2000]

17.165.030 Refund of permit fees.

(1) The application may be withdrawn within 30 days of submittal by the owner or agent of the owner. A request for a refund shall be in writing.

(2) A full refund may be granted where no work shall have commenced on the project for which such application has been made.

(3) A partial refund may be granted where work has commenced on the project, based on work actually done.

(4) At the election of the Administrator or his/her designee, a site inspection may be conducted prior to any refund to verify item (2) and to assure that such withdrawal is in the public interest. Such inspections shall be reported back in writing to the Administrator or his/her designee.

(5) No refunds shall be made for projects/applications which are requested withdrawn when the refund would draw on county funds in a budget year other than the one in which the application and fees were collected.

(6) Withdrawal of an application shall constitute full surrender of any express or implied rights inherent in an application which has been perfected and accepted by the community development department or its designees. [Ord. 1170B, 2000]

17.165.040 Comprehensive plan amendments.

(1) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to promote coordinated review of comprehensive plan amendments and assure that both individual and cumulative affects of proposed changes may be evaluated.

(2) Schedule.

(a) The county shall publish a notice of the schedule in September of each years to permit people to plan and organize proposed amendments.

(b) The county shall accept recommendations for change through the last business day of December of each year. Applicants shall identify the specific change requested and identify the property or properties affected by the change; and if the change is parcel-specific, the owners of the property affected and the owners of property within 500 feet of the proposed change will be notified.

(c) The county staff will present the requested changes to the Planning Commission at its first meeting in February and the Planning Commission will identify the proposals consistent with county policies and appropriate for consideration for change.

(d) The Planning Commission will recommend specific comprehensive plan changes to be scheduled for public hearing at its first meeting in March, will hold public hearings in April, and will make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners by the Board of County Commissioner’s first meeting in May. The timing of the process are targets and will be followed consistent with the needs of notice and public participation.

(e) The Board of County Commissioners may take such steps as it deems appropriate, but if changes are to be made, the target for action is July of each year to permit changes to be incorporated into county capital facility plans and budgets.

(f) The Board of County Commissioners may adjust this schedule by resolution where GMA proceedings adversely affect the County’s ability to adhere to this schedule. [Ord. 1179, 2002; Ord. 1175 § 2, 2000]