Chapter 15.16
CLASSIFICATION OF PERMITS BY TYPE
Sections:
15.16.010 Classification.
A. Type I permits shall include SEPA categorically exempt building, clearing and grading permits and sign permits, boundary line adjustments, temporary use permits, code interpretation, miscellaneous administrative decisions, and permit type classification.
B. Type II permits shall include SEPA nonexempt building, clearing and grading permits, short plats, binding site plans, critical area permits (those which require a SEPA threshold determination) and reasonable use exceptions, procedural and substantive SEPA decisions.
C. Type III permits shall include zoning variances and conditional use permits.
D. Type IV permits shall include preliminary plats, PUD, and zoning map amendments (site-specific rezones).
E. The following table sets forth the above classification, and the criteria upon which this classification is based. In case of conflict, the criteria shall control. Asterisks (*) in the Type II column indicate a SEPA threshold determination is required.
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Type I |
Type II |
Type III |
Type IV |
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1. Is a SEPA threshold determination required? |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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2. Is a hearing required? |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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3. Is the hearing held by a body other than the deciding body? |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Permits of this type established by EMC Title 15 |
variances |
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Permits of this type established by EMC Title 16 |
building permits; sign permits |
*building permits |
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Permits of this type established by EMC Title 17 |
*short plats |
preliminary plats |
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Permits of this type established by EMC Title 18 |
site plan approvals |
conditional use permits |
site-specific rezones, PUD |
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Permits of this type established by EMC Title 19 |
*critical area permits |
F. Land use actions or permits not specified in the above table or subsections A through E of this section, or for which the process is not defined elsewhere in the Enumclaw Municipal Code, shall be classified by the administrator. Such a classification is a Type I decision. (Ord. 2367 § 4, 2007; Ord. 2316 § 2 (Exh. A), 2006).
15.16.020 Exemptions.
The following actions are not Type I, II, III, or IV permits, and are exempt from Chapters 15.18 through 15.30 EMC:
A. Landmark designations;
B. Street vacations;
C. Minor approvals relating to the use of public properties, such as street tree permits;
D. Lot line adjustments;
E. Code compliance actions;
F. Temporary permits;
G. Landscape regulations exceptions pursuant to EMC 19.08.020;
H. Legislative actions which are processed per Chapter 15.32 EMC;
I. Storm drainage connection permits pursuant to EMC 14.10.050;
J. Final plats which are processed per EMC 17.12.100. (Ord. 2367 § 4, 2007; Ord. 2316 § 2 (Exh. A), 2006).