Chapter 2.17
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Sections:
2.17.020 Designation of department of community development as planning agency.
2.17.030 Position established.
2.17.050 Powers and duties of director.
2.17.070 Senior planner and staff.
2.17.010 Department created.
There is created a separate administrative department in and for the city of Sultan entitled the department of community development to consolidate all planning, environmental and permitting functions into a single department under the supervision of a community development director and/or city administrator. (Ord. 1347-21 § 1 (Att. A); Ord. 1245-16 § 1; Ord. 1211-15 § 1; Ord. 1091-10 § 1; Ord. 904-06 § 1)
2.17.020 Designation of department of community development as planning agency.
The department of community development is hereby designated as the planning agency for the city of Sultan to perform all duties, directly or indirectly, by contract or agreement, required of a planning agency as imposed by law. Where provisions in the Revised Code of Washington or the city’s municipal code reference a “planning agency” and/or “planning commission,” from and after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section, such references shall refer to the department of community development. (Ord. 1347-21 § 1 (Att. A); Ord. 1245-16 § 1; Ord. 1211-15 § 1; Ord. 1091-10 § 1; Ord. 924-06 § 1; Ord. 904-06 § 1)
2.17.030 Position established.
There is established the position of community development director of the department of community development in and for the city of Sultan. (Ord. 1347-21 § 1 (Att. A); Ord. 1245-16 § 1; Ord. 1211-15 § 1; Ord. 1091-10 § 1; Ord. 904-06 § 1)
2.17.040 Appointment.
The mayor shall have the power of appointment and removal of the community development director of the department of community development. (Ord. 1347-21 § 1 (Att. A); Ord. 1245-16 § 1; Ord. 1211-15 § 1; Ord. 1091-10 § 1; Ord. 904-06 § 1)
2.17.050 Powers and duties of director.
The powers, duties and responsibilities of the community development director of the department of community development, except where the director may act in a quasi-judicial manner, shall be subject to the direction, authority and supervision of the city administrator, and shall include, without limitation, the following:
A. Perform, or cause to be performed for the city, all duties as imposed under the Sultan Municipal Code on the city planner and/or zoning official;
B. Issue administrative determinations under the city’s unified development code;
C. Serve as the city’s designated official under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA);
D. Serve as the city’s shoreline master program administrator;
E. Serve as the city’s zoning official;
F. Perform directly or by designee all duties imposed on the community development director of the department of community development of the city of Sultan under Sultan Municipal Code;
G. Supervise the performance of all staff planners and such permit technicians as authorized by the city’s annual budget;
H. Except where he/she acts in a quasi-judicial capacity, supervise the performance of the city’s building official and/or contract and the city’s code enforcement officer;
I. Participate in and prepare an annual budget for the department of community development; and
J. Cause to be performed the duties of the department of community development as established by this chapter. (Ord. 1347-21 § 1 (Att. A); Ord. 1245-16 § 1; Ord. 1211-15 § 1; Ord. 1091-10 § 1; Ord. 904-06 § 1)
2.17.060 Salary.
The community development director of the department of community development shall receive a salary in such amount as the city council may from time to time establish by ordinance for a permanent hire, and such amount as the mayor may negotiate and the council approve by resolution for an interim appointment. (Ord. 1347-21 § 1 (Att. A); Ord. 1245-16 § 1; Ord. 1211-15 § 1; Ord. 1091-10 § 1; Ord. 904-06 § 1)
2.17.070 Senior planner and staff.
Senior planner(s) and staff, as authorized by the city’s budget, may be appointed by the mayor and/or city administrator. In the absence of a community development director of the department of community development, the senior planner shall have all of the powers and duties of the director of the department of community development under the direction of the city administrator. (Ord. 1347-21 § 1 (Att. A); Ord. 1245-16 § 1; Ord. 1211-15 § 1; Ord. 1091-10 § 1; Ord. 904-06 § 1)