Chapter 18.54
INTERPRETATIONS1
Sections:
18.54.010 Purpose.
18.54.020 Procedures.
18.54.010 Purpose.
It is the purpose of this chapter to authorize the director to formally interpret any development regulations in Sumner Municipal Code Title 18, Zoning; chapter 16.04, SEPA Procedures and Policies; Title 16, Division II, Shoreline Management; Title 16, Division III, Natural Resource Lands and Critical Areas; Title 17, Subdivisions; and to establish an administrative process whereby those interpretations may be appealed and reviewed. (Ord. 1762 § 1 (part), 1996)
18.54.020 Procedures.
A. A decision of the director as to the meaning, application or intent of any development regulation in Sumner Municipal Code Title 18, Zoning; chapter 16.04, SEPA Procedures and Policies; Title 16, Division II, Shoreline Management; Title 16, Division III, Natural Resource Lands and Critical Areas; Title 17, Subdivisions; as it relates to a specific piece or pieces of property is known as an “interpretation.”
B. An interpretation may be requested in writing by a permit applicant for a specific piece or pieces of property prior to a land use decision; provided he or she agrees to waive the timeframe required under SMC 18.56.185, to allow for preparation of the interpretation, and any changes to the project that the interpretation might require.
C. An interpretation shall be processed according to the procedures for land use permits, chapter 18.56 SMC.
D. The director’s decision on an interpretation shall include the name of the applicant, the description of the subject proposal, the language of the municipal code subject to interpretation, the explanation of the director’s interpretation, and any other necessary information reasonably related to the proposal.
E. The director’s interpretation may be appealed subject to the procedures and criteria of chapter 18.56 SMC, Procedures for Land Use Permits.
F. The decision of the hearing examiner may affirm, reverse or modify the director’s interpretation either in whole or in part. The hearing examiner may also remand the interpretation to the director for further consideration. (Ord. 1762 § 1 (part), 1996)
Prior legislation: Ords. 1694 and 1749, repealed by Ord. 1762.