Ordinance 3752-20 - Laserfiche WebLink

WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to encourage a continuation of construction activity delayed by the emergency restrictions and by the economic impacts of the pandemic through postponement of the deadlines and expiration dates for applications and permits; and WHEREAS, the City Council further recognizes the necessity for staff telecommuting, for City compliance with the Governor's restrictions on non-essential activities, and for prioritizing work to address the emergency conditions; and WHEREAS, this public health and economic crisis creates a time-sensitive emergency requiring the use of an interim zoning ordinance extending development application processing and permit expiration time periods to provide additional time; and WHEREAS, this interim ordinance is intended to be temporary until public health and economic conditions improve and the provisions of this Ordinance are procedural in nature, in that they only modify the amount of time an application or an issued permit remains viable. Accordingly, this Ordinance is exempt from the requirements of a threshold determination under the State Environmental Policy Act pursuant to WAC 197- 11-800(19) and does not require transmittal to the Washington State Department of Commerce for comment; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the public interest to adopt this interim Ordinance and that such Ordinance is necessary for the immediate protection of the public health, safety, property, or peace. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT ORDAINS THE FOLLOWING: Section 1. FINDINGS OF FACT. The Recitals set forth above are adopted as the Findings of Fact required pursuant to RCW 36.70A.390. Section 2. EXTENSIONS OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS AND PERMITS. A. This section relates to all development project applications and permits, including those under Titles 15, 16, 18, and 19 of the Everett Municipal Code. B. A permit or development approval (for example, project SEPA review, or a preliminary subdivision) that was active and valid as of April 29, 2020, shall not lapse, terminate, or otherwise expire prior to the expiration of this interim Ordinance, and the expiration date of the permit or development approval or time period for meeting a deadline or for performance of a condition of the permit or development approval shall be either the time currently provided by code or the expiration of this interim Ordinance, whichever date is later, unless the specific time period is required by state law and cannot be waived. C. Any application that is currently actively being processed or that is determined to be complete while this interim Ordinance is effective, will not be lapsed, cancelled, or expired prior to the expiration of this interim Ordinance, and the time period for meeting a deadline or for