20F.40.130 Site Plan Entitlement.

20F.40.130-010 Purpose.

As part of its review of applications, the Technical Committee, Design Review Board, the Landmark Commission, and the Code Administrator shall individually or collectively review site plans as follows to ensure that the following purposes have been achieved:

(1)    To review the proposal for compliance with the provisions of the City of Redmond Community Development Guide and all other applicable law;

(2)    To help insure that the proposal is coordinated, as is reasonable and appropriate, with other known or anticipated development on private properties in the area and with known or anticipated right-of-way and other public projects within the area;

(3)    To encourage proposals that embody good design principles that will result in high quality development on the subject property;

(4)    To determine whether the streets and utilities in the area of the subject property are adequate to serve the anticipated demand from the proposal;

(5)    To review the proposed access to the subject property to determine that it is the optimal location and configuration for access. (Ord. 2164; Ord. 2118)

20F.40.130-020 Scope.

Review and approval is required for all multiple-family, commercial, industrial, utility, shoreline development, public-initiated land use proposals, the expansion and exterior remodeling of structures, parking, and landscaping; or as otherwise specified in the Redmond Community Development Guide. All of the above projects require the review and approval of a site plan entitlement except for:

(1)    Detached single-family residential buildings unless the building is a historic landmark;

(2)    Signs determined by the Code Administrator to comply with review criteria set forth in Chapter 20D.160 RCDG unless associated with a historic landmark or a historic design district; and

(3)    Tenant improvements not affecting significant features of a historic landmark and not encompassing modification to the exterior of an existing building. (Ord. 2164; Ord. 2118)

20F.40.130-030 Procedure.

Site plan entitlements shall follow the procedures established in RCDG 20F.30.35 for a Type II permit process. (Ord. 2164; Ord. 2118)

20F.40.130-040 Decision Criteria.

(1)    The Technical Committee, composed of the Departments of Planning and Public Works, shall review all Development Review permits except for Certificates of Appropriateness for compliance with the State Environmental Policy Act and the Redmond Community Development Guide. The Technical Committee may refer any application requiring a building permit to the Design Review Board for review based upon review criteria outlined in Chapter 20D.40 RCDG.

(2)    The Landmark Commission will review all Certificates of Appropriateness for compliance with the Redmond Community Development Guide. (Ord. 2164; Ord. 2118)