Chapter 18.40 Procedures
Contents
- Part 1. General Procedural Elements
- Part 2. Specific Procedures
- 18.40.075 Plan Amendments
- 18.40.080 Text Amendments
- 18.40.090 Rezonings
- 18.40.100 Special Use Permits
- 18.40.110 Site Development Plans
- 18.40.120 Site Development Plan Changes
- 18.40.125 Administrative Review Process
- 18.40.130 Stormwater Permits
- 18.40.140 Subdivision Plats-Generally
- 18.40.150 Preliminary Plat
- 18.40.160 Final Plat
- 18.40.170 Minor Plats
- 18.40.180 Lot Splits
- 18.40.190 Vacating Plats, Streets or Reservations
- 18.40.200 Building Permits
- 18.40.210 Certificate of Occupancy
- 18.40.220 Appeals
- 18.40.230 Variances
- 18.40.240 Waivers
- 18.40.250 Nonconforming Situation / Vested Rights Permits
- 18.40.260 Revocation of Permit or Approval
Summary: this chapter establishes procedures for land development decisions. These include
•Legislative decisions, including adoption or amendments to this UDO and the Comprehensive Plan. These involve the development of citywide land development policy.
•Quasi-Judicial decisions, including rezoning (i.e., a change in the zoning map for a specific property), special use permits, and variances. These proceedings requires a weighing of the evidence, a balancing of the equities, an application of rules, regulations and ordinances to facts, and a resolution of specific issues. These also involve a public hearing at the exercise of discretion by the decision-making agency.
•Administrative decisions, such as building permits and certificates of occupancy. These apply the UDO or conditions of a quasi-judicial decision to a specific project that is either clearly defined in the UDO, or that has already obtained all necessary legislative and quasi-judicial approvals. Because these involve the application of non-discretionary rules to specific projects, these decisions are made by City staff without a public hearing.
This chapter sets up rules for procedures, such as pre-application, neighborhood notification, notices and public hearings. It then describes the process for specific land use decisions. The procedures all have a common workflow and description, as follows:
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Element |
What does this mean? |
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Applicability |
The type of development or situation that is subject to the process. |
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Initiation |
This is how the applicant begins the process, including the department or official that an applicant files the application with. |
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Completeness |
This is how the City determines that the application has sufficient information to be processed. |
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Decision |
This states who approves that application, how notice is provided, and the type of proceeding that leads to the decision. |
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Approval Criteria |
These are any particular standards that determine whether the application is approved. All applications are subject to this Title and zoning district regulations. |
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Subsequent Applications |
If an application is denied, some processes have a waiting period before that type of application can be re-filed for the property. |
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Appeals |
This provides a way to review an application that is denied, or that have conditions that the applicant disagrees with. |
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Scope of Approval |
This states the activities that the application authorizes. For example, some approvals send the applicant to the next step in the overall process, while others authorize construction or use. |
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Recordkeeping |
This states how the formal decision of approval is maintained. |