Ordinance 2136-96 - Laserfiche WebLink

• • 2. In determining consistency, the determinations made pursuant to this ordinance shall be controlling. 3. For purposes of this section, the term"consistency" shall include all terms used in this ordinance and chapter 36.70A RCW to refer to performance in accordance with this ordinance and chapter 36.70A RCW, including but not limited to compliance, conformity, and consistency. 4. Nothing in this section requires documentation, dictates procedures for considering consistency, or limits the Director from asking more specific or related questions with respect to any of the four main categories listed in subsection C(1) of this section. SECTION 2: MASTER ORDINANCE The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to all City project permit applications identified herein that are submitted on or after April 1, 1996, unless exempted in part or in total herein. Notwithstanding any provisions of any other City ordinance or regulation, the provisions of this ordinance shall control. During this interim period, the Director is authorized to reconcile any inconsistency between the requirements of the Act and any City regulations not addressed or not adequately addressed by the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 3: TYPES OF LAND USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS For the purpose of project permit processing, all development permit applications shall be classified as one of the following: Review Process I, minor administrative decisions; Review Process II, administrative decisions; Review Process III, Hearing Examiner Decisions; Review Process IV, Board of Adjustment and Zoning Variance Decisions; Review Process V, Planning Commission and City Council Legislative Decisions; and Review Process VI, City Council approval of final plats. A. Determining Appropriate Review 1. The Director shall determine the proper classification for all development permit applications. If there is a question as to the appropriate classification, the Director shall resolve it in favor of the higher classification number. 2. An application that involves two or more procedures 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. 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 action requiring a legislative decision, including a change in the comprehensive plan (Review Process V), the legislative decision must be Interim Administrative Procedures Ordinance 3 ESHB 1724