Ordinance 2530-01 - Laserfiche WebLink

C. Determining Appropriate Review 1. The Director shall determine the proper classification for all project permit applications. Any reference in the Zoning Code or other City ordinance to a review process that no longer exists shall be construed to refer to the comparable process in this Ordinance. If the Director determines that the choice among appropriate classifications cannot be ascertained from the code and its intent, the Director shall resolve it in favor of the higher classification number. 2. A project that involves two or more land use permits may be processed collectively under the highest numbered classification required for any part of the application or processed individually under each of the classifications identified by the specific City regulation. The applicant may determine whether the application is processed under the individual procedure option(see Chapter 5, Section 2.A). If the application is processed under the individual procedure option, the highest numbered classification must be processed prior to the subsequent lower numbered procedure. For any project dependent on a legislative decision, including a change in the comprehensive plan(see Chapter 8 of this Ordinance), the legislative decision must be made prior to processing the land use permit application. 3. Applications processed in accordance with subsection 2 of this section that have the same highest numbered classification but are assigned different hearing bodies, shall be heard by the highest decisionmaker. The City Council is the highest, followed by the Hearing Examiner or Planning Commission, as applicable, the Director, and then the Planning Department or other authorized City staff. SECTION 2: REVIEW PROCESS I: MINOR ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION REVIEW A. Review Process I. Applies to permit applications that involve minor administrative land use decisions. The focus of minor administrative review is code compliance verification. Review Process I applications shall be reviewed administratively by the Planning Department staff to determine compliance with the City's zoning code and other applicable ordinances and regulations. If a Review Process I application is not categorically exempt under SEPA, the application shall be processed under Review Process II. B. Review Process I applications include the following minor administrative decisions: 1. Accessory Dwelling Unit 2. Alternative methods of architectural modulation in the M-1 zone as provided in EMC 19.27.020.A.2(e) 9