Chapter 19.50
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Sections:

19.50.010    Specific form and content of application determined.

19.50.020    Initiation of required approvals or permits.

19.50.030    Complete applications.

19.50.035    Vesting.

19.50.040    Modifications to proposal.

19.50.050    Supplemental information.

19.50.060    Oath of accuracy.

19.50.070    Limitations on refiling of applications.

19.50.010 Specific form and content of application determined.

The department shall:

(1) Prescribe, prepare and provide the form on which applications required by this code are made; and

(2) Prescribe the type of information to be submitted by the applicant. (Ord. 2131, 1997).

19.50.020 Initiation of required approvals or permits.

The department shall not commence review of any application set forth in this chapter until the property owner has submitted the materials and fees specified for complete applications. (Ord. 2131, 1997).

19.50.030 Complete applications.

(1) Applications for conditional use permits, variances, and zone reclassifications shall be considered complete as of the date of submittal upon determination by the department that the materials submitted contain the following:

(a) Application forms provided by the department and completed by the applicant;

(b) Certificates of sewer and water availability from the appropriate purveyors, where sewer and/or water service is proposed to be obtained from a purveyor, confirming that the proposed water supply and/or sewage disposal are adequate to serve the development in compliance with adopted state and local system design and operating guidelines;

(c) Identification on the site plan of all easements, deed restrictions, or other encumbrances restricting the use of the property, if applicable;

(d) Proof that the lot or lots are recognized as separate lots pursuant to the provisions of MMC Title 20, Subdivisions;

(e) A sensitive area report, if applicable;

(f) A completed environmental checklist, if required by Chapter 19.22 MMC, Procedures and Policies for Implementing the State Environmental Policy Act;

(g) Payment of any development permit review fees, excluding impact fees; and

(h) Complete applications for other required permits that are required to be processed concurrently with the proposed application, or copies of approved permits that are required to be obtained prior to the proposed application.

(2) Applications found to contain material errors shall not be deemed complete until such material errors are corrected.

(3) The planning director may waive specific submittal requirements determined to be unnecessary for review of an application. (Ord. 2131, 1997).

19.50.035 Vesting.

(1) Only a complete application for a conditional use permit shall be considered under zoning and other land use control ordinances in effect as of the date of submittal.

(2) Supplemental information required after acceptance and vesting of a complete application shall not affect the validity of the vesting for such application.

(3) Vesting of an application does not vest any subsequently required permits, nor does it affect the requirements for vesting of subsequent permits or approvals.

(4) This section vests only conditional use permits. Vesting for other development permits shall be governed by other applicable titles. No rights shall vest by virtue of any application for a zone reclassification. (Ord. 2151 § 18, 1997; Ord. 2131, 1997).

19.50.040 Modifications to proposal.

(1) Modifications to an application required by the city shall not be deemed a new application.

(2) An applicant-requested modification occurring either before or after issuance of the permit shall be deemed a new application for the purpose of vesting when such modification would result in a substantial increase in a project’s impact as determined by the department. Such substantially increased impact may include increases in residential density or traffic generation or a greater than 10 percent increase in building square footage. (Ord. 2131, 1997).

19.50.050 Supplemental information.

(1) The department may cease processing of a complete application while awaiting supplemental information which is found to be necessary for continued review subsequent to the initial screening by the department.

(2) The department shall set a reasonable deadline for the submittal of such supplemental information and shall provide written notification to the applicant by certified mail. An extension of such deadline may be granted upon submittal by the applicant of a written request providing satisfactory justification for an extension.

(3) Failure by the applicant to meet such deadline shall be cause for the department to cancel/deny the application.

(4) When granting a request for a deadline extension, the department shall give consideration to the number of days between receipt by the department of a written request for a deadline extension and the mailing to the applicant of the department’s decision regarding that request. (Ord. 2131, 1997).

19.50.060 Oath of accuracy.

The applicant shall attest by written oath to the accuracy and completeness of all information submitted for an application. (Ord. 2131, 1997).

19.50.070 Limitations on refiling of applications.

Upon denial by the city council of a zone reclassification or a conditional use permit, no new application for substantially the same proposal shall be accepted within one year from the date of denial. (Ord. 2131, 1997).