Chapter 16A.05 Project and Construction Permit Applications

Chapter 16A.05
Project and Construction Permit Applications

Sections:

16A.05.030 Procedural Submission Requirements and Submittal

16A.05.010 General

A. Permit applications shall be processed as Type 0, I, II, or III applications, consistent with this title and Appendix II. A current listing of permit applications subject to these procedures is contained in Appendix I. The following generally describes the permit types:

1. Type 0 permits are construction permits required by SMC Title 13, Buildings and Construction, and Chapter 11.10 SMC, Right-of-Way Use Code.

2. Type I permits are project permits not required to provide notice to the public under State law and where environmental review is not required or was done under another permit application (see Appendix I).

3. Type II permits are project permits required under State law to provide a notice of application to the public.

4. Type III permits are project permits that require a public hearing before the City’s Hearing Examiner.

B. Where a project requires more than one (1) Type I, II, or III application, all applications required may be submitted at one (1) time under a consolidated review process specified in subsection (C) of this section.

C. Consolidated Review Process. A project permit application that involves two (2) or more permit type procedures may be processed collectively under the highest numbered permit type procedure required for any part of the application or may be processed individually under each of the application permit type procedures identified in Appendix II. The applicant may determine whether the application will be processed collectively or individually. If the applications are processed individually, the highest numbered permit type procedure shall be undertaken first, followed by the other permit type procedures in sequence from the highest numbered to the lowest.

D. Applications processed in accordance with subsection (C) of this section which have the same procedure number, but are assigned to different decision makers, shall be heard collectively by the Hearing Examiner. (Ord. 24-1022 § 5 (Exh. C); Ord. 18-1004 § 1; Ord. 03-1020 § 2)

16A.05.020 Preapplication Meetings

Applicants for all Type III permits are required to attend a preapplication meeting. Additionally, applicants for some Type 0, I and II permits may be required, or may request, to undergo preapplication review, depending on the magnitude and impact of the proposal. (Ord. 24-1022 § 5 (Exh. C); Ord. 18-1004 § 1; Ord. 03-1020 § 2)

16A.05.030 Procedural Submission Requirements and Submittal

A. A completed application for a construction or project permit, which meets the procedural submission requirements, shall be submitted to the City on forms and/or in a manner provided by the City.

B. General procedural submission requirements are defined in SMC 16A.07.030(B). Application materials for each project type and specific submittal requirements related to each application are available from the responsible City department. (Ord. 24-1022 § 5 (Exh. C); Ord. 18-1004 § 1; Ord. 03-1020 § 2)

16A.05.040 Expiration of Application

A. Absent statute or ordinance provisions to the contrary, any complete permit application for which the applicant has been nonresponsive per SMC 16A.15.015(C) for a period of ninety (90) days after receipt, or for a period of ninety (90) days after the City has requested additional information studies, will expire by limitation and become null and void. The City may grant a one hundred eighty (180) day extension on a one (1) time basis per application if the failure to take a substantial step was due to circumstances beyond the control of the applicant. The extension request must be requested prior to the expiration date.

B. For any applications and permits required by SMC Title 11 or Title 13, expiration of applications shall be governed by Chapter 13.100 SMC. (Ord. 24-1022 § 5 (Exh. C); Ord. 18-1004 § 1; Ord. 03-1020 § 2)

16A.05.050 Vesting of Applications

A. Absent statute or ordinance provisions to the contrary, the regulations in effect on the date a complete application consistent with Chapter 16A.07 SMC is submitted and applicable fees are paid will vest the application.

B. Vested applications shall be considered under the development standards in effect on the date of complete application. Additional information and revisions required by the City after vesting of a complete application shall not affect the validity of such application.

C. Complete applications are only vested to the intended use and development proposal as described in the complete application.

D. The vested rights of an application will terminate if the application or permit expires, or the applicant withdraws the application or permit.

E. Applicant-generated modifications or revisions to a project proposal which are not made in response to staff review, public comment, appeal, or conditions of approval and which result in substantial changes to a development proposal shall be treated as a new application for purposes of vesting. Substantial changes include but are not limited to the creation of additional lots, a substantial change in access, a substantial change in project design or configuration, and additional impacts to critical areas. (Ord. 24-1022 § 5 (Exh. C); Ord. 18-1004 § 1; Ord. 03-1020 § 2)