Ordinance 03-060 Adopts Application Review Procedures for Project Permits of County Code CiTY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 4)/7
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY, WASHINGTON,
ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE SPOKANE COUNTY "APPLICATION REVIEW
PROCEDURES FOR PROJECT PERMITS" AS THE INTERIM APPLICATION
REVIEW PROCEDURES FOR PROJECT PERMITS OF THE CITY.
WHEREAS, the City of Spokane Valley will incorporate on March 31, 2003; and
WHEREAS, the City of Spokane Valley pursuant to RCW Chapter 36.70B must have
enforceable application review procedures for project permits in effect on the date of
incorporation; and
WHEREAS, the City intends to embark on a comprehensive planning process including
revisiting adopted interim regulations after the date of incorporation when additional time,
resources and planning staff are available to the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Spokane Valley, Washington, do
ordain as follows:
Section 1. Authority to Adopt Interim Application Review Procedures for Project
Permits. Pursuant to RCW 35A.11.020 and 35A.12.140, the City adopts by reference the
Spokane County "Application Review Procedures for Project Permits" which is attached hereto
as Exhibit "A" and fully incorporated by this reference as if set forth in full. References to
"Spokane County" in the Application Review Procedures for Project Permits shall be construed
to mean the City of Spokane Valley and references to County Staff shall refer to the City
Manager or designee unless the context requires otherwise.
Section 2. Adoption of Certain Other Laws. To the extent that any provision of the
Spokane County Code, or any other law, rule or regulation referenced in the attached Application
Review Procedures for Project Permits is necessary or convenient to establish the validity,
enforceability or interpretation of the Application Review Procedures for Project Permits, then
such provision of the Spokane County Code, or other law, rule or regulation is hereby adopted by
reference.
Section 3. Reference to Hearing Bodies. When the attached Application Review
Procedures for Project Permits refer to planning commissions, board of appeals, hearing
examiner, or any other similar body, the City Council shall serve in all such roles, but retains the
right to establish any one or more of such bodies, at any time and without regard to whether any
quasi-judicial or other matter is then pending.
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Section 4. Application Review Procedures for Project Permits — Copies on File. The
City Clerk is to maintain one copy on file of. the Application Review Procedures for Project
Permits adopted by this ordinance.
Section 5. Liability. The express intent of the City of Spokane Valley is that the
responsibility for compliance with the provisions of this ordinance shall rest with the permit
applicant and their agents. This ordinance and its provisions are adopted with the express intent
to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the general public and are not intended to protect any
particular class of individuals or organizations.
Section 6. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance
shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other
section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance.
Section 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect on the
official date of incorporation provided publication of this Ordinance or a summary thereof occurs
in the official newspaper of the City as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council this March,y y �S �day of March 2003.
Mayor, Mic iael DeVlemin
ATTEST:
Interim City Clerk, Ruth Muller' .
Approved as to Form:
hteri City or y, Stanle M. Schwartz
Dat of Publication: /rlarcln Z 7, 2603
Effective Date: /1 2.4 0_3
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SPOKANE COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS
O APPLICATION REVIEW PROCEDURES
FOR PROJECT PERMITS
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SOURCE OF COPIES:
DIVISION OF BUILDING&CODE ENFORCEMENT
DIVISION OF PLANNING
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SPOKANE,WASHINGTON 99260
DATE OF ADOPTION: July 31, 2001
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OVERVIEW
these review procedures have been developed under RCW 36.70B and are intended to outline
how 'project permits'will be processed by Spokane County.
Project permits include building and•other county permits subject to the State Environmental Policy .
Act, subdivisions, variances, re-classifications and similar permitting actions described in the _
procedures(see also APPENDIX I, "Classification Of Project Permit Applications").
The procedures outline a chronological process that includes provisions for:
• Preapplication Conferences to provide permit applicants with information regarding what •
requirements must be met to process an application;
• A Determination of Completeness to advise permit applicants that the necessary paperwork
has been submitted and the "procedural submission requirements" of the county have been met
so county departments arid other public agencies can begin review of an application, or if all
documents have not been included with an application, which ones are needed;
• A Notice of Application to advise other agencies, adjacent property owners, neighborhoods,
and the public in general that an application has been submitted and that the opportunity for
comment is available within a defined period of time;
. • A Technical Review process, where county staff and affected agencies review proposals for .
consistency and conformance with applicable.regulations in preparation for the project to proceed
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• A Notice of Hearing to advise agencies, property owners, neighborhoods and the public in
general that proposals requiring a public hearing have been scheduled for an 'open record' •
hearing and where individuals and agencies can provide testimony. Provisions are available to
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• A Notice of.Decision on a project permit, either administrative or as a result of the hearing, to
applicable parties of record, including any applicable appeal procedures;and
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• Appeal procedures'to provide interested parties with standing the opportunity to appeal a ,
•decision on a project permit. An open record appeal is available on many administrative
determinations and one 'closed record'appeal is available on decisions of the Hearing Examiner.
• An Optional Consolidated Project Permit Review Process to provide for integrated
processing of multiple discretionary permits issued by Spokane County related to a specific
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project and to provide for coordinated meetings'and hearings associated with the project.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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13.100 GENERAL PROVISIONS 1
13.100.102 Purpose 1
13.100.104 Exclusions 1
13.100.106 Administration 1
13.100.107 Permit Assistance Staff 2
13.100.108 Conflicting Ordinances 2
13,100.110 Severability 2
13.100.112 Effective Date 2
13.200 DEFINITIONS 3
13.300 PROJECT PERMIT APPLICATIONS 5
13.300.102 General 5 •
13.300.103 Community Informational Ivteetings 5
13.300.104 Pre-application Meetings 5 •
13.300.106 Procedural Submission Requirements and Submittal 6
13.300.108 Expiration of Application 6
• 13.300.110 Standard of Review • 6
13.400 DETERMINATION OF CO&IPLE'TENTFSS 7
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13.400.102 General 7
13.400.104 Contents 7
13.500 . NOTICE OF APPLICATION 8
13,500.102 General 8
13.500.104 Contents 8
13.500.106 Distribution 9
• 13.500.108 Notification Process • 10
13.600 TECHNICAL REVIEW 11
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13.600.102 General '11
13.600.104 Determination of Consistency 11.
•13.600.106 Project Review 12
13.700 NOTICE OF HEARING 13
13.700.1.02 General 13
13.700.104 Contents 13
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13.800 . NOTICE OF DECISION
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13.800.102 General 16
13.800304 Contents 17
13.800.106 Distribution 17
13.900 APPEALS 18
. 13.900.102 General 18
13.900.104 State Environmental Policy Act(SEPA) Decision Appeals 18
13.900.105 Administrative Decision Appeals 18
• 13.900.106 Type I Project Permit Decision Appeals 18
13.900.108 Type II Project Permit Decision Appeals 19
13.900.110 Contents 19
• 13.1000 OPTIONAL CONSOLIDATED PROJECT PERMIT REVIEW PROCESS 20
APPENDIX I CLASSIFICATION OF PROJECT PERMIT APPLICATIONS 22
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These procedures describe how Spokane County will process applications for project permits.These procedures are
intended to implement,and shall be applied in a manner consistent with RCW 36.70B. It is the intent of these
procedures to provide for the effective processing and review of project permits and to inform the public about how
- and when to provide timely comment during their consideration_
13.100.104 EXCLUSIONS
The following are excluded from the project permit review process,associated time frames,and other provisions of
these procedures: landmark designations,street vacations or'other approvals related to the use of public areas or
facilities,or other project permits,whether administrative or quasi-judicial,that by ordinance or resolution have
been determined to present special circums tances warranting a review process different from that provided in this
chapter. .
Also excluded are lot line or boundary adjustments,final short subdivisions,final binding site plans,final plats and
building or other construction permits or similar administrative approvals categorically exempt from environmental
review under RCW 43.21C,or for which environmental review has been completed in conjunction with other project
permits and are judged by the review authority to adequately address the current application.
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1.3.100.106 ADMINISTRATION
Responsibility for the administration,application and interpretation of these procedures rests with the review
Oauthority.The review authority is generally the responsible official pursuant to RCW 43.21C and the Spokane
Environmental Ordinance. Specifically:
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1) The Director of the Division of Building and Code Enforcement for those sections of the
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as,but not limited to those pertaining to building permits.
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2) The Director of the Division of Engineering and Roads for those sections of the Spokane
County Code or other development regulations under his/her responsibility such as,but
not limited to,those pertaining to bridges,drainage,erosion and sediment control,flood
damage-protection,or roads.
• 3) The Director of the Division of Planning for those sections of the Spokane County Code or
other development regulations under his/her responsibility such as,but not limited to,
those pertaining to binding site plans,conditional uses,permits or approvals required by
the Critical Areas Ordinance,planned unit developments,shoreline permits,site-specific
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rezones,subdivisions,and variances.. •
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other development regulations under his/her responsibility such as,but not limited to,
those pertaining to sanitary sewer,storrnwater utility and water.
The Director of the Public Works Department shall determine the review authority where it is not apparent or when
organizational changes modify the above responsibilities.
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The review authority shall make available procedures for requesting interpretations of the development regulations
under their responsibility.
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13.100.107 PERMIT ASSISTANCE STAFF
The review authority shall designate permit assistance staff pursuant to RCW 36.7013.220,whose function it is to
assist permit applicants. Permit assistance staff designated under this section shall: •
1) Make available to permit applicants all current regulations and adopted policies of
Spokane County that apply to the subject application. The review authority shall provide
counter copies thereof and,upon request,provide copies according to RCW 42.17. The
review authority shall also publish and keep current one or more handouts containing lists
and explanations-of all the regulations and adopted_policies;
• 2) Establish and make known to the public the means of obtaining the handouts and related
information;and
3) Provide assistance regarding the application of the regulations adopted by Spokane
County in particular cases.
-13.100.108 CONFLICTING ORDINANCES
If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid,the remainder of .
the ordinance or the application of its provisions to other persons•or circumstances shall not be affected.
13.100.11.0 SEVERABILITY .
To the extent there is conflict between this ordinance and other ordinances or resolutions of Spokane County
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13.100.112 EFFECTIVE DATE
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These procedures shall come into full force and effect on September 1,2001.
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13.200 DEFINITIONS
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Applicant means property owner and/or the person or entity who submits a project permit application
. Days,for the purpose of this ordinance are calendar days.
Identified Neighborhood Organizations are organizations which have requested in writing,directed to Spokane
County Public Works Division of Planning,that Spokane County provide the organization notification in
accordance with this ordinance,have provided a current mailing address and contact person,and identified their
geographic boundaries on a map of public record with Spokane County.
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Pre-application meetings are meetings between county or agency staff and an applicant or•their representatives
prior to formal submission of a detailed application. They are intended to acquaint the applicant with an overview
of the regulatory requirements,application process and procedural submission requirements. Many times they are
based on conceptual proposals and are not intended to provide an exhaustive regulatory review of a proposal.
• 'Detailed review and comment are provided after submission of a complete application.
Project permit or project permit application means any land use or environmental permit or license required from a
review authority for a project action,including but not limited to building permits,short plats,subdivisions,binding
site plans,planned unit developments,conditional uses,variances,shoreline permits,site plan review, permits or
approvals required by the Critical Area Ordinance,site-specific zone reclassifications,manufactured home parks,
and change of condition requests,but excluding the permits/licenses specified herein,and those permit
applications excluded by RCW 36.708.140.
Procedural submission requirements are those specified by this and other applicable ordinances regulating the
application.
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Where not otherwise specified,applications shall minimally include:
1) A legal description acceptable to the review authority,including its source;
2) Appropriate information for any required public notification procedures;
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5) All applicable information,application forms,site plans,vicinity maps and other
information as may be required by ordinance and/or identified by the review authority;
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6) As applicable,evidence of a Community Informational Meeting.
Technical review meetings are formal meetings held between county or agency staff and art applicant or their
representatives after submission of an application and the issuance of a Determination of Completeness. They are
intended to provide the project sponsor with regulatory comments wherein a complete application is consistent or is
not consistent with applicable regulations and detail what additional information,revised or corrected plans or
studies are required to complete project review of a proposal for consistency and conformance with applicable
regulations. Although all project permits go through a technical review or plan review process,they all do not
require a technical review meeting.
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Type I applications are applications for project permits that are not categorically exempt from environmental review
under RCN 43.21C(SEPA)-and the Spokane County Environmental Ordinance and do not require a public hearing
(such as building permits or preliminary binding site plans)and are identified in Appendix I. Note: Appeals of
administrative decisions made pursuant to the Spokane County Zoning Code or the Spokane County Subdivision Ordinance
not classified as a Type I or Type II project permits/applications will be processed pursuant to the provisions for the Notice of
Hearing for Administrative Decision Appeals. (See chapters 13.700 and I3.900).
Type II applications are applications for project permits that may or may not be categorically exempt from RCW
43.21C(SEPA)and the Spokane County Environmental Ordinance and require a public hearing(such as zone •
reclassifications,subdivisions or variances),and are identified in Appendix I.
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Project permit applications not excluded by section 13.100.104 shall be processed as Type I or Type II applications
as determined by the review authority.A current listing of project permit applications subject to these procedures is
contained in Appendix I.This appendix may be updated administratively by the Director of Public Works and a
copy of the revised appendix shall be available at the divisions within Public Works,
Unless otherwise required,where the County must approve more than one(1)application for a project permit,all
applications required for the project permit may be submitted for review at one time under a consolidated permit
review process specified in,chapter 13.1000 of these procedures.
For Type I applications,a pre-application meeting is recommended.A Type I application requires a Determination
of Completeness,a Notice of Application and a Notice of Decision as outlined in these procedures.
For Type U applications,a pre-application meeting and a technical review meeting are a part of the project permit
review process.A Type II application requires a Determination of Completeness,a Notice of Application,a Notice of
Hearing and a Notice of Decision as outlined in these procedures.
1.3.300.103 COM_VIUNI'IY INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS
For all proposed Type II project permit applications located within an identified Joint Planning Area under the
Growth Management Act as delineated on the official maps of Spokane County, the applicant shall conduct a
community informational meeting regarding the proposed application no more than 120 calendar days prior to
submission of the application.The applicant shall post notice of the meeting on the site as provided in section
13.500.106(1)(a)and shall identify the proponent,generally describe the project and the time and location of the
meeting. Notice of the meeting shall also be mailed by the applicant to the adjacent property owners and the
identified neighborhood organization which includes the property within which the project lies,if any.
The applicant shall provide a summary of the meeting consisting of the following at the time of submission of the
application:
1) A narrative summary of the issues discussed;
2) A list of attendees;and
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Such summary is a procedural submission requirement for Type II project permit applications. • •
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13.300.104 PRE-APPLICATION MEETINGS
1) Pre-application meetings are intended to:
• a. Acquaint county agency staff with a proposed development and to generally advise the
applicant of applicable regulations impacting a proposal;
b. Acquaint the applicant with applicable provisions of these procedures,minimum
procedural submission requirements and other plans and regulations which may impact
the proposal. Pre-application meetings are not intended to provide an exhaustive review
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prevent the county from later applying other relevant laws to an application;and
c. Provide an opportunity for other agency (county and non-county)staff to become 3
acquainted with a proposed application and generally inform the applicant of other
agency rules and regulations. •
2) The general procedures for pre-application meetings are:
a. A pre-application meeting is recommended for all applications and required for Type TI
• applications,provided the applicant may request a waiver from a pre-application meeting
in writing. The waiver of a pre-application meeting may increase the risk that the
application may not be accepted or that processing will be delayed.A pre-application
meeting generally would be waived by the review authority only if an application is
relatively simple;
b. The applicant or agent must be present at any pre-application meeting.Generally the
County does not provide meeting minutes.Any prepared agency written comments will be
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c. Each County review agency shall develop procedures to implement the provisions of this
section.
13.300.106 PROCEDURAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND SUBMITTAL
A completed application for a project permit,which meets the procedural submission requirements,shall be
submitted to the applicable review authority on forms and/or in a manner provided by that office.
Procedural submission requirements are defined in chapter 13.200 of this ordinance and shall be made available by
the review authority. The review authority shall make available a printed listing of such requirements for each
project permit type,
13.300.108 EXPIRATION OF APPLICATION
Absent statute or ordinance provisions to the contrary,any application for which a Determination of Completeness
has been issued and for which no substantial step has been taken to meet project approval requirements for a period
of 180 days after issuance of the Determination of Completeness,or for a period of 180 days after Spokane County
has requested additional information studies,will expire by limitation and become null and void. The review
authority may grant a 180 day extension on a one-time basis per application if the failure to take a substantial step
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13.300.110 STANDARD OF REVIEW
Absent statute or ordinance provisions to the contrary,the regulations in effect on the date a complete application is
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13.400.102 GENERAL
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Within twenty-eight(28)days after submission of a project permit application,the review authority shall provide a
written determination(Determination of Completeness)to the applicant,stating either:
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1) -That the application is complete;or
2) That the application is incomplete and.what is necessary to make the application complete.
To the extent known,the review authority shall identify other agencies of local,state or federal governments that
may have jurisdiction over some aspect of the application.
A project permit application is complete for the purposes of this section when it meets the procedural submission
requirements of the review authority and is sufficient for continued processing even though additional information
may be required or project modifications may be undertaken subsequently. The Determination of Completeness
' shall not preclude the review authority from requesting additional information or studies either at the time of the
notice of completeness or subsequently if new information is required or substantial changes in the proposed action
occur. The issuance of a Determination of Completeness shall not be construed to mean the project permit
application or any of its components have been approved.
An application shall be deemed complete if the review authority does not provide a written determination to the
applicant that the application is incomplete as provided in this section.
Within fourteen (1.4)days after an applicant has submitted additional information identified by the review authority
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as being necessary for a complete application,the review authority shall notify the applicant whether the
application is complete or what additional information is necessary.
13.400.104 CONTENTS
The Determination of Completeness may include the following as optional information:
1) A preliminary determination of those development regulations that will be used for project .
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2) A preliminary determination of consistency as provided under Section 13.600.106;and/or
3) Other information the review authority chooses to include.
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13.500 NOTICE OF APPLICATION
13.500.102 GENERAL
Within fourteen(14)days after issuance of a Determination of Completeness,a Notice of Application shall be
provided for Type I and Type II project permit applications in accordance with this section.
13.500.104 CONTENTS
The Notice of Application shall include the following: - •
1) The designation of the review authority,contact person,associated telephone numbers,
project number(s),date of application submittal,date the Determination of Completeness
was issued,and the date of the Notice of Application;
2) The place,days,and times where information about the application and studies may be
examined;
3) • The name,address and telephone number of the applicant and/or agent;
4) A description of the proposed project action,a list of project permits included with the
application a list if applicable of any further studies requested by the review authority,and
identification of other permits not included in the application,to the extent known by the
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5) . A description of the site,including current zoning classification,nearest road intersection
and site address,if available,reasonably sufficient to inform the reader of the general
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6) Identification of existing environmental documents that evaluate the proposed project and
the location where any studies can be reviewed if other than that of the review authority;
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7) If the review authority has made a SEPA threshold determination under chapter 43.21C
RCW concurrently with the Notice of Application,the Notice of Application may be •
combined with the SEPA threshold determination and the scoping notice for a
Determination of Significance(DS).Nothing in this section prevents a DS and scoping-
notice from being issued prior to the Notice of Application;
8) A statement of the comment period,inviting the public and agencies to comment on the
• application within fourteen(14)calendar days of the notice date,and stating that any
person has a right to receive notice and participate in any hearings,to request a copy of the
decision once made and describing any appeal rights,along with the deadline for
submitting a SEPA appeal(if applicable):Additionally the statement should include a
notice that this may be the only comment period if the optional Determination of Non-
significance(DNS)process for combined Notice of Application and the DNS comment
period identified in WAC 197-11-355 is used;
9) Statements of the preliminary determination,if one has been made at the time of the notice,
of those development regulations that will be used for project mitigation and of consistency
as provided in section 13.600.106;
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10) A preliminary(non-binding)SEPA threshold determination,with such clarification as is
needed,that a final threshold determination must be issued at least fifteen(15) days before
a Type II hearing;
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11) A statement that any SEPA appeal shall be governed by the Spokane Environmental
Ordinance and such appeal shall be filed within fourteen(14)days after the notice that the •
determination has been made and is appealable;
12) Any other information determined appropriate by the review authority;and
13) The date,time,place and type of hearing,if applicable.
13.500.106 DISTRIBUTION
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1) For Type I and Type lI project permits: _
a. Within 24 hours of the mailing of the Notice of Application the applicant shall post the
Notice of Application on the site in a visible location facing a public road during the •
comment period in a manner approved by the review authority.One sign provided by the
review authority shall be posted for projects with less than 300 feet of road frontage.One
additional sign provided by the review authority shall be posted at every additional 300 •
foot interval,or portion thereof,of road frontage,up to a maximum of four(4)signs. The
• signs shall be located at approximately 300 foot intervals.. The sign(s)shall be erected by
the applicant on the site fronting and adjacent to the most heavily traveled-public street,so
it is readable by the vehicular public from the right-of-way.
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Failure to post a site in accordance with these provisions for the required time frame may
require extending the comment period. Any additional comment period may be excluded
from the time frames contained in section 13.800.102
• b. The review authority shall mail or cause to be mailed a Notice of Application to:
i. Such internal review offices as needed;
ii. Municipal corporations or organizations with which the county has executed an
influence area agreement or is part of a joint planning area;
iii. The applicant and/or agent;
iv. Adjoining property owners;
v. Other persons,organizations or entities the review authority may determine or
who request such notice in writing;and
vi. The identified neighborhood organization(s)which include the property in
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2) For Type II project permit applications,the review authority shall cause notice to be given as noted in
section(1)above and in addition shall cause the Notice of Application to be mailed to all property owners whose
property is within a four-hundred(400)foot radius of any portion of the boundary of the subject site by first class
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mail. Where any portion of the properly abutting the subject property is owned,controlled,or under the option of
the applicant,then all property owners within a four-hundred(400) foot radius of the applicant's total ownership
interest shall be notified by mail in the same manner. Property owners are those presently shown on the Spokane
County Assessors/Treasurers database,as obtained by a title company no more than thirty(30)calendar days prior
to mailing the notice.The notice shall be deemed mailed as determined by the postmark date.
The review authority may exercise discretion to expand the mailing to include areas adjacent to access easements
and to areas on the opposite sides of rights-of-way,rivers,streams and other physical features.
13.500.108 NOI.IFICATION PROCESS
The notice shall consist only of that information approved and provided by the review authority.
The review authority may require the applicant to provide a mailing packet consisting of a listing of property
owners as described above with a corresponding set of preaddressed stamped envelopes,and may require the
packet to be included as a procedural submission requirement.
Tn addition to the procedures contained in this chapter,the review authority may develop general procedures for
notification and mailing packets,including the format of the notice,the size and configuration of any signage and
an affidavit of posting/mailing form to be filled out by the party doing notice.The completed affidavit forms)shall
be filed with the review authority no more than five(5)working days after posting or mailing. •
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13.600.102 GENERAL
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The purpose of the technical(project)review process is to review complete applications for consistency and
conformance with applicable development regulations prior to proceeding to hearing or rendering project permit
decisions,and to assure that review agencies have sufficient information to analyze a proposal and make '
recommendations at hearings or other forums.
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Although all project permits go through a technical review or plan review process,they all do not require a technical
review meeting.Technical review meetings may or may not be necessary for Type I applications;they are required
for all Type II applications. Type I applications within a joint planning area may require a technical review meeting
when determined by the review authority,based on comments received relative to the Notice of Application or SEPA
documents,that such meeting would be appropriate. The technical review meeting typically is an agency review
meeting.
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The review authority will arrange for the meetings)and establish proper notification to the applicant and other
interested agencies,including identified neighborhood organizations,as necessary.The review authority will also
coordinate the involvement of county personnel and other agencies responsible for planning,development,roads,
•drainage,parks and other subjects as appropriate.Additional information,corrected or revised plans,or studies
may be requested at this time. Any time period during which the applicant has been requested to provide such
information is excluded from the time frames outlined in section 13.800.102(2).
The technical review meeting should be scheduled at the time of the application submittal,and should be held no
more than 14 days after the close of the Notice of Application comment period.Upon mutual agreement between the
review authority and the applicant,the technical review meeting may be rescheduled;all parties shall be notified
e-Y accordingly. At the discretion of the review authority,additional technical review meetings may be held during
project review. Upon determination by the review authority that a complete application contains sufficient
information to determine consistency and conformance with county regulations,the project permit application can
proceed to hearing or project permit decisions rendered. The applicant shall be notified of such determination
pursuant to procedures developed by the review authority.
13.600.104 DETERMINATION OF CONSISTENCY
A proposed project's consistency with the County's development regulations adopted under RCW 36.70A,or,in the
absence of applicable development regulations,the appropriate elements of the Comprehensive Plan adopted under
RCW 36.70A,shall be determined by the review authority during project review by consideration of:
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2) The level of development,such as units per acre or other measures of density;
3) Infrastructure,including public facilities and services needed to serve the development;
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4) The characteristics of the development,such as development standards.
In determining consistency,the determinations made pursuant to subsection 13.600.106 and RCW 36.70B.030(2)
shall be controlling.
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For purposes of this section,the term"consistency"shall include all terms used in this ordinance,RCW 36.70B and
RCW 36.70A to refer to performance in accordance with this ordinance and RCW 36.70A,including but not limited
to compliance,conformity and consistency.
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Nothing in this section requires documentation,dictates the review authority's procedures for considering •
consistency,or limits the review authority from asking more specific or related questions with respect to any of the
four main categories listed in(1)through(4) of this section.
13.600.106 PROLECT REVIEW •
Fundamental land use planning choices made in the Comprehensive Plan and development regulations shall serve
as the foundation for project review.The review of a proposed project's consistency with applicable development
regulations,or in the absence of applicable regulations,the Comprehensive Plan,under section 13.600.104 and
RCW 36.706.040 shall incorporate the determinations made under this section.
During project review,the review authority or any subsequent reviewing body shall determine whether the items
listed in this subsection are defined in the development regulations applicable to the proposed project,or,in the
absence of applicable regulations,the Comprehensive Plan. At a minimum,such applicable regulations,or plans
shall be determinative of the: •
1) Type of land use permitted at the site,including uses that may be allowed under certain
circumstances,such as planned unit developments and conditional and special uses,if the
criteria for their approval have been satisfied;
2) Density of residential development in urban growth areas;and
3) Availability and adequacy of public facilities identified in the Comprehensive Plan,if the
plan or development regulations provide for funding of these facilities as required by RCW
36.70A.
During project review,the review authority or any subsequent reviewing body shall not reexamine alternatives to or
hear appeals on the items identified in this section,except for issues of code interpretation.
Pursuant to RCW 43.21.C.240,the review authority may determine that the requirements for environmental analysis
and mitigation measures in development regulations and other applicable laws provide adequate mitigation for
some or all of the project's specific adverse environmental impacts to which the requirements apply..
Nothing in this section limits the authority of a permitting agency to approve,condition,or deny a project as
provided in its development regulations and its policies adopted under RCW 43.21C.060.Project review shall be
used to identify specific project design and conditions relating to the character of development,such as the details of
site plans,curb cuts,drainage swales,transportation demand management,or other measures,to mitigate a
proposal's probable adverse environmental impacts,if applicable.
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13.700.102 GENERAL.
A Notice of Hearing is required for public hearings for appeals of administrative decisions and all Type II project
permits.The notice shall contain the information included in Section 13.700.104. Notice shall be provided at least
fifteen(15)days prior to the scheduled hearing.
13.700.104 CONTENTS
The written notice shall include the following information:
1) The application/project file number;
2) Project summary/description of each project permit application;
3) The designation of the review authority; •
4) The date,time and place of the hearing and a statement that the hearing will be conducted
in accordance with the rules of procedure adopted by the hearing body or review authority;
• 5) General project location,vicinity and address and parcel number(s),if applicable;
6) The name,address and telephone number of the owner,applicant and.designated contact;
7) The SEPA threshold determination or description thereof(Determination of Non-
Significance(DNS)or Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance(NIDNS))if other than a
DS,shall be contained in the notice,along with any appropriate statement regarding any
shared or divided lead agency status and phased review,and stating the end of any final
comment period;
8) The deadline(date,time and place)for submitting a SEPA appeal;
9) A statement regarding the appeal process,including any SEPA appeal;and
10) The date when the staff report will be available and the office where it can be reviewed.
13.700.106 DISTRI13UTION
The review authority shall cause the Notice of Hearing to be distributed as follows:
1) Appeals of Administrative Decisions and Type I project permit SEPA decisions:
a. Mail the Notice to:
i. The applicant/appellant,parties of record,affected agencies,parties requesting
notice,and other persons whom the review authority believes may be affected by the
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a. Absent statute or ordinance provisions to the contrary,mail the Notice to:
i. All property owners whose property does not abut the subject site but is within a
four-hundred(400)foot radius of any portion of the boundary of the subject site and
all property owners whose property abuts the subject site,by first class mail.Where
any portion of the property abutting the subject property is owned,controlled,or
under the option of the applicant,then all property owners within a four-hundred
(400) foot radius of the total ownership interest shall be notified by mail as referenced
above prior to the hearing.Property owners are those presently shown on the
Spokane County Assessors/Treasurers database as obtained by a title company no
more than thirty(30)calendar days prior to the scheduled public hearing.The notice
shall be deemed mailed when deposited in the U.S.mail,postage prepaid and
properly addressed;
The review authority may exercise discretion to expand the mailing area to indude
areas adjacent to access easements and to areas on the opposite sides of rights-of-
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ii. Agencies with jurisdiction(SEPA);
iii. Municipal corporations or organizations with which the county has executed an
influence area agreement;
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iv. Other persons who the review authority believes may be affected by the proposed
action or who request such notice in writing;and
v. Identified neighborhood organization(s) which include the property in which the
project is located.
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b. A sign a minimum of sixteen(16)square feet(4 feet in width by 4 feet in height)in area
shall be posted by the applicant on the site along the most heavily traveled street lying
adjacent to the site,The sign shall be provided by the applicant.The sign shall be
constructed of material of sufficient weight and reasonable strength to withstand normal
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weather conditions.The sign shall be lettered and spaced as follows:
i. A minimum of two(2)inch bolder on the top,sides and bottom of the sign;
ii. The first l ine(s)in four(4)-inch letters shall read"NOTICE OF HEARING";
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iv. The text of the sign shall include the following information in three(3)inch letters:
Proposal:
Applicant:
File number:
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c. Publish one notice in a newspaper of general circulation within the county at least fifteen
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The notice shall consist only of that information approved and provided by the review authority,consistent with
section 13.700.104 of this ordinance.
The review authority may require the applicant to provide a mailing packet consisting of a listing of property
owners as described above together with a corresponding set of preaddressed stamped envelopes.
in addition to the procedures contained in this chapter,the review authority may develop general procedures for
notification,including mailing packets and the format of the notice and an affidavit of posting/mailing form to be
filled out by the party doing notice.The completed affidavit form(s)shall be filed with the review authority no more
than five(5)working days after posting or mailing.
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A Notice of Decision is issued by the review authority or Hearing Examiner at the conclusion of applicable project
permit processes. The Notice of Decision may be included as part of the decision or project permit.The purpose of
the Notice of Decision is to inform the applicant and any person who,prior to rendering of the decision,requested
notice of the decision or submitted substantive comments on the application.The Notice of Decision also marks the
beginning of any appeal period which may be set forth herein or in other ordinances governing the project permit.
1) Except as provided in subsection 3)below,a Notice of Decision on a project permit should
be issued as soon as possible but no more than one-hundred and twenty(120)calendar
• days after issuance of the Determination of Completeness.
a. The issuance of a Type I project permit or administrative decision will constitute a
Notice of Decision.
b. If a Determination of Significance is issued,then the review authority or Hearing
Examiner shall issue a project permit decision not sooner than seven(7)calendar
. days after a final environmental impact statement is issued.
c. The applicant may agree in writing to extend the time frame for issuance of a
decision.
2) In determining the number of days that have elapsed after the review authority has issued
the Determination of Completeness,the following periods shall be excluded from the
maximum 120 day decision period:
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a. Any period during which the applicant has been requested by the review authority
to correct plans,perform required studies,or provide additional required
information.The period shall be calculated from the date the review authority
notifies the applicant of the need for additional information until the earlier of:(1) the
date the review authority determines whether the additional information satisfies the
request for information;or(2)fourteen(14)calendar days after the date the.
information has been provided to the review authority.
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b. If the review authority determines that the information submitted by the applicant is
insufficient,the applicant shall be notified and the procedures under(a) above shall
apply as if a new request for studies had been made.
• c. Any period of time during which an environmental impact statement is being
prepared,which time shall not exceed one(1)year from the issuance of the
determination of significance,unless the review authority and applicant have
otherwise agreed in writing to a longer period of lime. If no mutual written extension
agreement is completed,then the application shall become null and void after the
one(1)year period unless the review authority determines that delay in completion
is due to factors beyond the control of the applicant and agent. .
3) The time limits established by subsections(1)and(2)of this section do not apply if a project
permit application:
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b. Requires approval of a new fully contained community as provided in RCW
36.70A.350,a master planned resort as provided in RCW 36.70A.360,or the siting of
an essential public facility as provided in RCW 36.70A.200;or
c. Is substantially revised by the applicant,in which case the time period shall start
from the date at which the revised project application is determined to be complete
under chapter 13.400.
4) If the review authority or Hearing Examiner is unable to issue its final decision within the
time limits provided for in this section,it shall provide written notice of this fact to the
project applicant.The notice shall include a statement of reasons why the time limits have
not been met and an estimated date for issuance of the notice of final decision.
13.800.104 CONTENTS
A Notice of Decision shall include a statement of the decision and that the decision and SEPA determination made
under chapter. RCW 43.21 C are final but may be appealed.The appeal closing date shall be listed.The statements
shall include how a party may appeal the project permit decision and/or the SEPA determination.The Notice of
Decision may be optionally included in the written decision,a decision on the project permit application or may be
provided as a separate document.-
13.800.106 DISTRIBUTION •
The review authority shall provide Notice of Decision to the applicant and to any person who prior to the rendering
of the decision,requested notice of the decision or submitted substantive(written)comments on the application or
testified at the public hearing.
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• The Hearing Examiner or other designated appeal body hears appeals of project permit decisions and appeals of
administrative decisions,including any procedural or substantive SEPA appeals,according to statutes,rules or
procedures established by underlying ordinances for the Hearing Examiner or other appeal body or the Spokane
Environmental Ordinance.
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1) The applicant or owner to which the permit decision is directed.
2) A person aggrieved or adversely affected by the permit decision,or who would be
aggrieved or adversely affected by a reversal or modification of the permit decision.A
person is aggrieved or-adversely affected within the meaning of this section only when all
of the following conditions are present:
a. The permit decision has prejudiced or is likely to prejudice that person;and
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b. That person's asserted interests are among those that the decision maker was
required to consider when the permit decision was made;and
c. A judgment in favor of that person would substantially eliminate or redress the
prejudice to that person caused or likely to be caused by the.permit decision;and
d. The petitioner has exhausted his or her administrative remedies to the extent
required by law.
13.900.104 STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT(SEPA)DECISION APPEALS
An appeal of a SEPA decision shall be governed by the Spokane Environmental Ordinance.
13.900.105 ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION APPEALS
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An appeal of an administrative decision made pursuant to the Spokane County Zoning Code or the Spokane -
County Subdivision Ordinance not classified as Type I or Type H project permits/applications will be processed
pursuant to the provisions for the Notice of Hearing and Appeals for Type I project permit applications.
13.900.106 TYPE I PROTECT PERMIT DECISION APPEALS •
An appeal of a decision regarding a Type I application or other administrative decisions,as appropriate,may be
filed with the review authority by a party with standing to appeal only if,within fourteen(14)calendar days after
permit issuance,or,the written decision or a notice of the decision is mailed,a written appeal is filed with the
review authority,together with the designated appeal fee.The issuance of a building permit is a ministerial act and
as such is not appealable under the provisions of this section.
The Hearing Examiner or other designated appeal body shall hear appeals of Type I project permit application
decisions and appeals of administrative decisions,including any procedural or substantive SEPA appeals,in an
open-record appeal hearing according to statutes,rules or procedures established for the Hearing Examiner or other
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appeal body or the Spokane Environmental Ordinance. Administrative shoreline permit decisions are appealable to
the Hearing Examiner for an open record appeal hearing and decision.
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'An appeal of a Type II project permit decision may be filed pursuant to the Hearing Examiner Ordinance by a party
with standing to appeal.
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Shoreline permit appeals resulting from an'appeal hearing are appealed to the Washington State Shoreline
Hearings Board. .
An appeal of a decision on a zone reclassification application,as well as a decision on any land use application
heard at the same time as a zone reclassification application for the same project,must be made within fourteen(14)
days from the date the Hearing Examiner's written decision was mailed.
13.900.110 CONTENTS
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An appeal shall contain all of the following information and may be on•a form provided by the review authority.
1) . The file number designated by the review authority and the name of the applicant;
2) The name,address and signature of the appellant and a statement regarding the legal
standing of the appellant to appeal. If multiple parties file a single appeal;they shall
designate one party as the representative for all contact with the review authority; '
3) The specific aspect(s)of the permit decision and/or SEPA issue being appealed,the
reasons why each aspect is in error as a matter of fact or law and the evidence relied upon
to support allegations of error; . •
4) All statutory requirements for appeals of land use actions,including land use petitions
filed in superior court pursuant to RCW 36.70C shall be complied with;and
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13.1000.102 GENERAL
This optional process allows for the consideration of all discretionary land use,environmental,engineering and
building permits issued by the county,together with project permits requiring a public hearing as a single project,if
so desired and requested in writing by the applicant.Permit decisions of other agencies are not included in this
process;but public meetings and hearings for other agencies may be coordinated with those of Spokane County.
13.1000.104 CONTENTS .
Where multiple permits are required for a single project,the optional consolidated project permit review process is
available and is composed of the following:
1) A pre-application meeting.
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The pre-application meeting process will be adapted by the review authority to
accommodate the consolidated project permit review of applications. A pre-application
meeting is required only for Type II and recommend for Type I project permits.It should
include all appropriate county and other agency staff.The consolidated process will
generally follow the path of the highest-level-type permit application.
2) A designated permit coordinator.
3) . A single Determination of Completeness.
Upon acceptance of a consolidated application,all appropriate county staff and available
other agency staff may meet to determine,within twenty-eight(28)calendar days,whether
the accepted application is complete and whether a consolidated Determination of
Completeness should be issued consistent with Chapter 13.400 of these procedures.
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4) A single Notice of Application.
When the application is deemed complete,a consolidated Notice of Application will be
issued and/or posted consistent with the provisions of Chapter 13.500 of these procedures.
5) A single comment period.
The combined,affected staff may meet as needed with the applicant and/or interested •
public prior to the issuance of a decision.
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6) A consolidated administrative decision for applicable Type I or Type II project permits.
• The review authority will issue decisions for Type I and Type II non-hearing administrative
permits.The decisions will,to the extent known,include information regarding other state
and local agency permits. Any administrative decisions will be issued with sufficient time
for appeal period(s)to place appeals on the same Hearing Examiner agenda date as any
companion Type[I land use permit requiring a public hearing.
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consolidated open-record appeal hearing before the Hearing Examiner,unless
otherwise specified by statute.
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a. A consolidated report and recommendation will be developed for the Type II open-
record hearing portion of the project permit application;
• b. A consolidated report will be developed which will summarize Type I or Type II
administrative project permit decisions(if any)and provide an appropriate
consolidated response to any appeals of administrative Type I or Type II project
permits. To the extent possible,appeal hearings of administrative Type I or.Type II
project permits shall be consolidated with open record public hearings for Type II
project permit applications.
c. If the Hearing Examiner's deliberations include an open-record appeal hearing or an
appeal of an engineering or building/construction administrative permit,the
• Hearing Examiner may keep the.record open for a period not to exceed ninety(90)
- calendar days,unless agreed to in writing by both the Hearing Examiner and the
applicant,and may request submission of a recommendation from one or more
neutral,technical advisory boards or other sources chosen by the Hearing Examiner.
Alternatively,technical issues may,by statute,necessarily be heard by special
boards.
8) A single consolidated public hearing decision.
a. The Hearing Examiner will issue a consolidated decision and a consolidated Notice
of Decision regarding all administrative Type I and Type II appeals and all Type II
project permit applications requiring an open-record public hearing,consistent with
the provisions of these procedures.
b. The Hearing Examiner's decision is appealable only to Superior Court except where
the Hearing Examiner Ordinance requires certain actions be appealable to the Board
of County Commissioners. Shoreline permit appeals are appealable only to the State
Shoreline Hearings Board.
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CLASSIFICATION OF PROJECT PERMIT APPLICATIONS/ACTIONS BY TYPE
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Note: This appendix is intended to be used as a general guideline in classifying various actions subject to the provisions of
. RCW 36.70B. After initial adoption,all pages of this table may be administratively amended by the Director of Public Works
after consultation with division Directors as applicable.
PERMIT/ACTION EXCLUDED1 TYPE I TYPE II
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DIVISION OF BUILDING&CODE ENFORCEMENT I ' I _ •
• Class IV forest practices applications X - -
• Commercial/industrial/other building permits w/SEPA - X -
• Grading cv/SEPA - X
• Residential building permits X - -
• Timber Harvest Permit - X -
• Development Moratorium lifting - - X
DIVISION OF ENGINEERING&ROADS
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• Approach Permit X - -- -
• Design deviation X - -
• Floodpla in development permit w/SEPA - X• Haul road agreement X - -
• License agreement , X - -
• One-foot strip vacation X - - ...
•• Right-of-Way vacation X - 1 -
• Road improvement district formation X - -
• Temporary road closure X - -
• Work in right-of-way permit X -
DIVISION OF PLANNING I J
• Accessory dwellings EA or GA X - -
• Administrative exceptions X - -
• Administrative interpretation/ determinations X - -
• Appeal of administrative decision/interpretation - • X -
• • Height variance in airport overlay zone X - - -
• Binding site plan,vacation or alteration X -• Binding site plan,change of conditions - X
• Binding site plan,preliminary - X -
• Certificates of exemption X -
• Conditional accessory unit(residence) - - X
• Conditional use permit • - - X
• Dependent relative temporary use(TOP) X - -
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DIVISION OF PLANMNG (Continued) _ __ .
• Home professions X - -
• Large lot standard) •lat chan:e of conditions - X 2 -
• Large lot(standard)plat - X2 -
• Large lot(standard)plat vacation or alteration X - -
• Manufactured home park-approval or redesign - X .
•• Nonconforming building/structure determination X -
• Nonconforming use expansion(CUP) - - X
• Nonconforming use determination . - X - -
• Open space/timber land _ X - -
• Plat(preliminary)change of conditions - - X
• Plat(preliminary) - - X
• Plat vacation or alteration - X - -
• PUD overlay cone - - X
• Shoreline exemption/determination/ interpretation 1 X - -
• Shoreline expansion of nonconforming use review • - - X
• Shoreline permit - • - X
• Shoreline permit revision X -
•• Short plat vacation or alteration X - -
• Short plat,change of conditions X -
• Short plat,preliminary X
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• Tem orary use permit - X -
• Top soil removal - X -
• Variance - - .X
• Zero lot line - - X
• Zone reclassification _ - - X
• Zone reclassification change of conditions - - X
• Zone reclassification with variance,conditional use permit - - X
or standard preliminary plat,PUD,change of conditions,
etc.or other project permit
DIVISION OF UTILITIES
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• Sewer side permit X - -
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It is not intended to provide a detailed accounting of all steps included in the procedures. Please S
consult the ordinance and/or with the review authority for more detail information relative to project review,
noticing and,if applicable,the public hearing process.
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The required components of A i cation are present and are judged by the review authority to
meet the procedural submission requirements for this type of application and the information is
sufficient for continued processing even though additional information may be required or project
modifications may be undertaken subsequently. The Determination of Completeness does not
preclude the review authority from requesting additional information or studies'either with this
notice or subsequently if new information is required or substantial changes in the proposed action
occur. The issuance of this Determination of Completeness shall not be construed to mean the project
permit application or any of its components have been approved.
❑ Incomplete
All of the required components of the application are not present. Please provide the following:
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above as being necessary for a complete application, the review authority will.
notify the applicant whether the application is complete or what additional
information is necessary.
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culminates in a decision on this proposal. Any time during which the review authority is waiting for
response to a request for additional.information is not included in the ..er'ew timeframe. Project review will
continue as much as possible even though additional plans ai 0/or •' ies maybe necessary.
The next step in the process is the mailing and siH •ei ,yi 4�ioti T Application. The mailing of the
notice will.be accomplished by the re ew ' h.-. % 1 ,,i, 11 t `lok —.'Y
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appropriate signage for your prop9X1n., i t a1 Is;l� posting within 14 days of the date of this
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determination. An°Affidavit ofPo Pr " Her. 0)i• - :vided. The affidavit must be completed and
returned to the review authority wi Y ,r ,�`i)'1 rking days of the posting.
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The Spokane County Division of • (Review Authority)has published this
Notice of Application to provide the opportunity to comment on the described proposal. The comment •
period ends 14 calendar days from the date issued. During this period written comments may be submitted
to the Review Authority. The file may be examined between the hours of 8:00 a.m.and 5:00 p.m.Monday
through Friday(except holidays)at the Division of offices in the Public
Works Building,1026 W. Broadway,Spokane,Washington. Questions may be directed to the Project
Coordinator listed below.
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PROJECT:
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• OTHER PERMITS: The following local,state and federal permits/approvals are needed for
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REQUIRED STUDIES: (list any studies that may have been completed or will be completed •
for this proposal)
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: The Division of has reviewed the
proposed projecE for probable adverse environmental impacts and expects to issue a determination of
nonsignificance(DNS)for this project. The optional DNS process in WAC 1.97-11-355 is being used. This
may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of the proposed project. Any •
SEPA appeal is governed by the Spokane Environmental Ordinance and such appeal shall be filed within
fourteen(14.)days after the notice that the determination has been made. •
LXISTING E VIRONEMNTAL DOCUMENTS: (List any existing environmental documents that will be
used as part of the review process.)
WRITTEN COMMENTS: Agencies,tribes and the public are encouraged to review and provide written
comments on the proposed project and its probable environmental impacts.All comments received within
14 calendar days of the date issued below will be considered prior to making a decision on this application.
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS: Spokane County Zoning Code,Spokane County Subdivision
Ordinance,Spokane County Standards for Roads and Sewer Construction.Spokane County Guidelines for
Stormwater Management and the regulations of the Spokane Regional Health District are the primary
regulations applicable to the site.
CONSISTENCY: In consideration of the above referenced development regulations and typical conditions
and/or mitigating measures,the proposal is found to be consistent with the"type of land use°,"level.
ofdevelapment" "infrastructure",and"character of development".
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PUBLIC HEARING: This action(is/is not)subject to a future public hearing. (include date,time and place•
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Date Issued: ignature•
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION
PROPOSAL: :(Description of Proposal)
APPLICANT: (Applicant Name)
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REVIEW AUTHORITY: Spokane County
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