§ 22.08.030. Project-Based Permit Requirements.

Table 2-3 determines the type of land use permit required to authorize proposed development or a new land use, based on project characteristics.

A.

To determine what land use permit is required to establish an allowable use, a proposed project must be compared with each land use and development characteristic listed in the left column of Table 2-3.

B.

When a project involves more than one use listed in the left column of the table, or both a listed land use and a listed development characteristic, the most restrictive permit requirement shall apply. (Example: if a commercial building (included under "Retail Trade, Services and all other non-residential use groups") is proposed with 2,300 square feet of floor area, and will include a proposed paved area ("Impervious Surface") greater than one acre, a Minor Use Permit is required even though the floor area of the building itself would otherwise require a Zoning Clearance).

C.

The permit requirement criteria shall be applied to the entire project site, regardless of intervening lot lines.

[22.03.040]

TABLE 2-3
PERMIT REQUIREMENTS BASED ON PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS

Land Use or Development Characteristic	Criteria (1)	Permit Requirement
		Zoning Clearance	Site Plan Review	Minor Use Permit	Conditional Use Permit
Dwellings	Number of proposed single- or multi-family dwellings per site (2)	4 or fewer	5 to 15	16 to 24	25 or more
Manufacturing & Processing, Outdoor Storage (3)	Gross floor area or outdoor use area	Less than 10,000 sf, or change in "A1" uses (5)	10,000 sf to 19,999 sf	20,000 sf to 39,999 sf	40,000 sf or more
Retail Trade, Services, and all other non-residential use groups (4)	Gross floor area or outdoor use area	Less than 2,500 sf, or change in "A1" uses (5)	2,500 sf to 9,999 sf	10,000 sf to 19,999 sf	20,000 sf or more
	and traffic circulation	with no drive-in or drive-through	and/or drive-in or drive- through	and/or drive-in or drive- through
Site Disturbance	Area per site of grading requiring a permit, or removal of native vegetation	Less than 1 acre (6)	N.A. (6)	1 to 3 acres	More than 3 acres
Impervious Surface	Area per site of site coverage by paving and structures	Less than 1 acre (6)	N.A. (6)	1 to 3 acres	More than 3 acres

 

Notes:

(1)

All criteria are cumulative for a single site (e.g. a proposed 3-unit expansion of an existing 39 unit apartment requires Conditional Use Permit approval).

(2)

Or number of dwellings proposed to be constructed by a single developer, in a single subdivision that was recorded before March 19, 1962.

(3)

Includes all uses listed under the Manufacturing & Processing land use group by Table 2-2, and the specific use identified by Table 2-2 as Storage Yards and Sales Lots.

(4)

Includes all uses listed under the Retail Trade, Services, and all other land use groups by Table 2-2, except Residential, Manufacturing & Processing, and Outdoor Storage.

(5)

When an allowed use (an "A1" use in Table 2-2) in an existing building is to be replaced with another allowed use that is required by Chapter 22.18 to have equal or less parking than the use being replaced, approval of a Zoning Clearance is required regardless of what permit was necessary for the original building, provided the building satisfies all applicable provisions of Chapter 22.72 (Nonconforming Buildings, Structures, Parcels, and Signs).

(6)

A grading permit, drainage plan review or erosion and sedimentation plan review may be required by Chapter 22.52 (Grading and Drainage); and/or construction permits may be required by the Building and Construction Ordinance, Title 19 of this code.

[Amended 1992, Ord. 2553; 1995, Ord. 2714] [Table 3-A]