Permits/Actions

Type I

Type II

Type III

Building Division of Public Works

Electrical

X

Mechanical

X

Plumbing

X

Building

X

Engineering Division of Public Works

Grading and Drainage

X

Right-of-Way Use

X

Fire Department

Fire Alarm Permits

X

Fire Suppression System

X

Fuel Storage Tank

X

Other Fire Code Permits

X

Planning Department

Home Occupation

X

Lot Line Adjustment

X

Separate Lot

X

Sign

X

Site Plan Review, Type I

X

Temporary Use

X

Administrative Variance

X

Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Minor

X

Shoreline Exemption

X

Short Plat

X

Site Plan Review, Type II

X

Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Major

X

CUP – Essential Public Facility (EPF)

X

Planned Unit Development (PUD)

X

Rezone: Owner-Initiated

X

Shoreline Substantial Development

X

Special Home Occupation

X

Subdivision

X

Variance

X

Variance (Sign)

X

Permit Type

Permits/Actions

Determination of Completeness

Notice of Application

Notice of Public Hearing

Decision Made by

Notice of Decision

Appeal Heard by

RCW 36.70B.070

RCW 36.70B.110

SMC 16.03.090

RCW 36.70B.130

Type I

Electrical

Yes

No

N/A

City staff

No

Hearings Examiner

Fire Code Permits

Yes

No

N/A

City staff

No

Hearings Examiner

Fuel Storage Tank

Yes

No

N/A

City staff

No

Hearings Examiner

Mechanical

Yes

No

N/A

City staff

No

Hearings Examiner

Plumbing

Yes

No

N/A

City staff

No

Hearings Examiner

Building

Yes

No

N/A

City staff

No

Hearings Examiner

Grading and Drainage

Yes

No

N/A

City staff

No

Hearings Examiner

Right-of-Way Use

Yes

No

N/A

City staff

No

Hearings Examiner

Home Occupation

Yes

No

N/A

City staff

No

Hearings Examiner

Lot Line Adjustment

Yes

No

N/A

City staff

No

Hearings Examiner

Separate Lot Determination

Yes

No

N/A

City staff

No

Hearings Examiner

Sign

Yes

No

N/A

City staff

No

Hearings Examiner

Site Plan Review – Planning review of Type I permits that do not require SEPA

Yes

No

N/A

City staff

No

Hearings Examiner

Temporary Use

Yes

No

N/A

City staff

No

Hearings Examiner

Type II

Administrative Variance

Yes

within 500 feet

N/A

City staff

Yes

Hearings Examiner

Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Minor

Yes

within 500 feet

N/A

City staff

Yes

Hearings Examiner

Shoreline Exemption

Yes

within 500 feet

N/A

City staff

Yes

Hearings Examiner

Short Plat

Yes

within 1,000 feet

N/A

City staff

Yes

Hearings Examiner

Site Plan Review – Planning review of single-family Type I permits requiring SEPA

Yes

within 500 feet

NA

City staff

Yes

Hearings Examiner

Site Plan Review – Planning review of all other Type I permits requiring SEPA

Yes

within 1,000 feet

NA

City staff

Yes

Hearings Examiner

Type III

Binding Site Plan

Yes

within 1,000 feet

within 1,000 feet

Hearings Examiner

Yes

Superior Court

Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Major

Yes

within 1,000 feet

within 1,000 feet

Hearings Examiner

Yes

Superior Court

CUP – Essential Public Facility (EPF)

Yes

within 1,000 feet

within 1,000 feet

H. E. or City Council

Yes

Superior Court

Planned Unit Development (PUD)*

Yes

within 1,000 feet

within 1,000 feet

Hearings Examiner

Yes

City Council

Rezone: Owner-Initiated

Yes

within 1,000 feet

within 1,000 feet

Hearings Examiner

Yes

City Council

Shoreline Substantial Development

Yes

within 1,000 feet

within 1,000 feet

Hearings Examiner

Yes

Superior Court

Special Home Occupation

Yes

within 500 feet

within 500 feet

Hearings Examiner

Yes

Superior Court

Subdivision*

Yes

within 1,000 feet

within 1,000 feet

Hearings Examiner

Yes

City Council

Variance

Yes

within 500 feet

within 500 feet

Hearings Examiner

Yes

Superior Court

Variance (Sign)

Yes

within 500 feet

within 500 feet

Hearings Examiner

Yes

Superior Court

Permit

Actions Subject to this Permit

Building Division of Public Works

Electrical

All electrical installations/modifications unless exempt by the Electrical Code.

Mechanical

All mechanical installations/modifications unless exempt by the Mechanical Code.

Plumbing

All plumbing installations/modifications unless exempt by the Plumbing Code.

Building

All building construction/modifications unless exempt by the Building Code.

Engineering Division of Public Works

Grading and Drainage

Projects subject to permits as described in Section 1.1.1 of the 1998 King County Surface Water Design Manual, or projects subject to permits under the Grading Code, including changes to impervious surface area and import/export of fill.

Fire Department

Fire Alarm Permits

Any addition or modification to a fire alarm system, per the National Fire Protection Association Standard 72.

Fire Suppression System

Sprinkler systems, commercial range hood systems, stand pipe systems, and inert fire protection systems for commercial computer rooms, as required by the Fire Code.

Fuel Storage Tank

Removal Permit – Removal of any underground fuel storage tank.

Installation Permit – Installation of new underground fuel storage tank.

Other Fire Code Permits

Any activity related to hazardous materials, places of assembly (fifty (50) or more persons), processes that create hazardous atmosphere or conditions and storage of flammable materials, per the Fire Code.

Planning Department

Home Occupation

The establishment or expansion of a business in any residential dwelling. Home occupation requirements are detailed in Chapter 15.17 SMC.

Lot Line Adjustment

Any change to the boundaries of a property that does not create an additional lot. Standards for lots are found in Chapter 15.13 SMC. Subdivision standards and requirements are found in SMC Title 14.

Separate Lot Determination

The establishment of two or more legal lots based on documentation of historic status as separate lots.

Sign

Any advertisement visible from public or private streets per the Sign Code, Chapter 15.16 SMC. Note that all advertisements must meet the requirements of Chapter 15.16 SMC, but certain provisions allow for nonilluminated signs of nine square feet or less without a permit.

Temporary Use

The establishment of a temporary or seasonal use such as a Christmas tree stand or fruit stand, according to the requirements of Chapter 15.20 SMC.

Administrative Variance

Any variance from a code standard of less than 20% of a standard. Criteria are listed in SMC 15.22.020.*

Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Minor

The minor expansion of an existing use in a zone where such use is listed as a “conditional” use within the zone, according to the land use chart in Chapter 15.12 SMC. Criteria are listed in SMC 15.22.030.

Shoreline Exemption

Any construction or alteration of a structure, or any grading or alteration of shoreline conditions within 200 feet of Angle Lake, if such construction is associated with one single-family dwelling as permitted under State shoreline regulations WAC 173-27-040.

Short Plat

The division of a piece of property into four (4) or fewer lots. Standards for lots are found in Chapter 15.13 SMC. Short plats must meet certain requirements of the Subdivision Code, SMC Title 14.

Site Plan Review

Type I (No Public Notification)

A. Planning review of building and grading permits, per SMC 15.05.040.

B. Actions that need to comply with zoning standards, but do not fall under another City permit. SMC 15.05.040.

Type II (Public Notification)

Done with SEPA review of a project, where no other project permits are being filed at the same time as the SEPA review. See SMC 16A.11.030.

Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Major

The creation or significant expansion of a use in a zone where such use is listed as a “conditional” use within the zone, according to the land use chart in Chapter 15.12 SMC.

CUP-Essential Public Facility (CUP-EPF)

The creation or expansion of a use listed as being subject to the essential public facility siting process per the Chapter 15.12 SMC use charts. The CUP-EPF process is outlined in SMC 15.22.035.

Planned Unit Development (PUD)

Any residential development requesting variation from density and other standards to cluster development and preserve open space.

Rezone: Owner-Initiated

A request from a property owner to change the zoning on a piece of property. Note that the proposed zone must be compatible with the Comprehensive Plan Map. Decision criteria are found in SMC 15.22.050.

Shoreline Substantial Development

Any construction or alteration of a structure, or any grading or alteration of shoreline conditions within two hundred (200) feet of Angle Lake, if such construction exceeds the exemption threshold as outlined under State shoreline regulations WAC 173-27-040.

Special Home Occupation

The establishment or expansion of a business in any residential dwelling, where the business meets most, but not all, of the criteria for a regular home occupation. Home occupation requirements are detailed in Chapter 15.17 SMC.

Subdivision

The division of a piece of property into five (5) or more lots. Such lots must meet the requirements of SMC Title 14, Subdivisions.

Variance

Any variance from a code standard of more than twenty percent (20%) of a standard. Criteria are listed in SMC 15.22.020.*

Variance (Sign)

Any variance from a sign code standard (limit fifty percent (50%) of a standard). Criteria are listed in SMC 15.22.020.