Chapter 20.12
CRITERIA AND REVIEW

Sections:

20.12.010    Pre-application meetings.

20.12.020    Land use certificates.

20.12.030    Land use certificates requiring council decision.

20.12.040    Consolidated review election.

20.12.050    Special processing review.

20.12.060    Environmental review.

20.12.010 Pre-application meetings.

A. Informal. Applicants for development permits are encouraged to participate in an informal meeting with town staff prior to the formal pre-application meeting in order to discuss, in general terms, the proposed development, town design standards, design alternatives, required permits, and the approval process.

B. Formal. Every person proposing a development, with the exception of building permits and those matters, which may be approved by the administrator under FHMC 20.12.060 and 20.16.010, shall attend a pre-application meeting with the town staff. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss in some detail the nature and scope of the proposed development, application and permit requirements, fees, the review process and schedule, and the applicable plans, policies and regulations. In order to expedite development review, the town may invite all affected jurisdictions, agencies and/or special districts to the pre-application meeting. (Ord. 1119 § 10, 1999)

20.12.020 Land use certificates.

A. Applicability. Every parcel of land within the town of Friday Harbor shall be required to have a land use certificate prior to any development or use of land.

B. Application. All applications for development permits shall be submitted on forms provided by the town. All applications shall be signed by all owners of the property on which the development is to occur. The owners, if more than one, shall designate a single person to receive all determinations and notices under this title. Upon request the applicant shall provide a current title report indicating all owners of record.

C. Fees. Applications shall be accompanied by payment of the applicable filing fees, if any, as determined by the town council.

D. Criteria. A land use certificate shall only be issued for a lawfully existing use. (Ord. 1119 § 11, 1999)

20.12.030 Land use certificates requiring council decision.

For projects requiring both a land use certificate and a council land use decision the council decision must be issued prior to issuance of the land use certificate. (Ord. 1119 § 12, 1999)

20.12.040 Consolidated review election.

Whenever a proposed development project will require more than one development permit, the applicant shall have the right to require all or some of the development applications to be reviewed and acted upon in a single consolidated process. The applicant must make the election in writing, specifying which permits are to be processed together. Once such an election is made the applications shall be treated as a single application and, where different procedures might otherwise apply to the several applications, the most restrictive applicable procedure shall apply to the consolidated application. (Ord. 1119 § 13, 1999)

20.12.050 Special processing review.

Upon receipt of any development application, the permit coordinator shall promptly determine whether or not the special processing provisions of FHMC 20.24.010 apply. For consolidated applications under FHMC 20.12.040, if the provisions of FHMC 20.24.010 apply to any component, the entire application shall be processed in compliance with FHMC 20.24.010. (Ord. 1119 § 14, 1999)

20.12.060 Environmental review.

A. Developments subject to the provisions of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) shall be reviewed in accordance with the policies and procedures contained in Chapter 18.04 FHMC as amended from time to time.

B. SEPA review shall be conducted concurrently with development project review. The following are exempt from concurrent review:

1. Projects categorically exempt from SEPA.

2. Components of previously completed planned actions, to the extent permitted by law and consistent with the EIS for the planned action. (Ord. 1119 § 15, 1999)