16.03.130 Development authorization – Review procedure.
Upon submittal and acceptance of a completed development authorization application, the administrative official shall process and review the application as follows:
(1) Development authorizations shall be processed consistent with review procedures provided in Section 10.06.040 (Application review procedures), and with any specific processes requirements provided in Sections 16.03.190 through 16.03.260 (specific permit descriptions), including but not limited to:
(A) Submittals;
(B) Completeness review;
(C) Notices;
(D) Reviewing official's decision;
(E) Hearings;
(F) Decision; and
(G) Decision appeals.
(2) Development authorizations shall be reviewed for conformance with the applicable development standards provided in Chapters 11.50 and 16.06.
(3) Decisions on a development authorization shall be consistent with Section 16.03.140 (Authorization decisions – Basis for action), Section 16.03.150 (Conditional approval of development) and with any specific decision criteria provided under the sections for each relevant permit type, as provided in Sections 16.03.190 through 16.03.260 (specific permit descriptions).
(4) In addition to the review procedures of Title 21, the following additional procedures shall apply to development authorizations within shoreline jurisdiction:
(A) The public comment period for shoreline permits shall conform to WAC 173-27-110 (thirty days), except that the public comment period for limited utility extensions and shoreline stabilization measures for bulkheads to protect a single-family residence and its appurtenant structures shall conform to WAC 173-27-120 (twenty days);
(B) For limited utility extensions and bulkheads for a single-family residence, the time for the city to issue a decision shall conform to WAC 173-27-120 (twenty-one days from the last day of the comment period);
(C) The effective date of a shoreline permit shall conform to WAC 173-27-090 (the later of the permit date or the date of final action on subsequent appeals of the shoreline permit, unless the applicant notifies the department of delays in other necessary construction permits);
(D) The expiration dates for a shoreline permit regarding start of construction and completion, and the extension of deadlines for those dates, shall conform with WAC 173-27-090 (start construction within two years, complete construction within five years, one-year extensions of those dates, and allowance for the administrative official to set alternative permit expiration dates with a showing of good cause);
(E) For limited utility extensions and bulkheads for single-family residences, the time for the city to complete any local appeal shall conform to WAC 173-27-120 (thirty days);
(F) The department shall send its decision and the application materials to the Department of Ecology after the local decision and any local appeal procedures have been completed in conformance with WAC 173-27-130;
(G) For substantial development permits, the Department of Ecology will file the permit without additional action according to WAC 173-27-130;
(H) For conditional use and variance permits, the Department of Ecology will follow WAC 173-27-130 and 173-27-200 (issue a decision within thirty days of the date of filing);
(I) The appeal period of a Department of Ecology action to the Shoreline Hearings Board will follow WAC 173-27-190 (twenty-one days from the date of filing for a substantial development permit, or issuing a decision on a conditional use or variance permit);
(J) The Shorelines Hearings Board will follow the rules governing that body (Chapter 90.58 RCW). (Ord. 2123, § 1 (Att.), 2021.)