Ordinance 2537-01 - Laserfiche WebLink

1. The planning commission shall hold a hearing on projects exceeding twenty-five acres in size, except if it is a utility project listed in subdivision 2 of this subsection; 2. The hearing examiner shall hold a hearing on projects between one and twenty-five acres and shoreline management substantial development permits for the following utility improvements: water supply distribution and storage facilities, sanitary sewage (and storm drainage when in a combined system) transmission and treatment facilities, and storm water drainage systems. All other utility facilities shall be under the jurisdiction of the Everett planning commission; 3. Projects involving a conditional use or variance shall have a public hearing per subdivision 1 and 2 of this section; 4. Projects which have been administratively denied by the planning director shall have a hearing before the hearing examiner. B. When a public hearing is required, the planning department shall prepare a recommendation for the planning commission or hearing examiner by evaluating the proposal utilizing the criteria in Section 20.12.070. The planning commission or hearing examiner shall take action based on the recommendation, public comments received, the information presented by the applicant, and the criteria in Section 20.12.070. C. The planning commission's recommendation shall be conveyed to city council for its consideration at a regular public meeting. The hearing examiner's action shall constitute a decision which shall be the final action unless appealed to city council. 20.12.120 Administrative issuance of permit. A. An application for shoreline permit may be approved by the planning director provided: 1. The project does not require a public hearing per Section 20.12.110; 2. The project is clearly incidental and accessory to the primary activity presently occurring on the subject property; 3. The project is consistent with Everett's Shoreline Master Program, and the Shoreline Management Act of 1971; 4. The project is identified as having an insignificant impact on the environment. B. Any decision to grant or deny the issuance of a shoreline permit by the planning director may be appealed to the hearing examiner by either the applicant or other aggrieved party, and shall be heard by the hearing examiner. 20.12.130 Granting or denial of shoreline permits — Conditions attached to shoreline permits - Other permits. A. The city shall provide copies of the action taken on an application for a shoreline permit to the following, within seven days of the final location decision: 1. The applicant; 2. The Department of Ecology; 3. Washington State Attorney General; 4. Any person who has written requesting notification; 5. Any person who has written requesting a public hearing. B. Development pursuant to the issuance of a shoreline permit shall not begin and shall not be authorized until thirty days from the date the Department of Ecology receives the 6