(1) Approval of Final Drawings. After final approval of engineering drawings for public facilities with an approved preliminary plat, the necessary permits may be issued and work commenced.

(2) Issuance of Permits. Issuance of permits shall be contingent upon compliance with the conditions specified on the approval of the preliminary plat, approved water, sanitary sewer, and storm drainage system, compliance with all engineering and survey requirements, other laws and regulations, state, local, or federal, as may apply, and payment of all fees and bonding as may be required.

(3) Time Limits – Approval. Council approval of the preliminary plat shall be effective as indicated in RCW 58.17.140, after approval of the preliminary plat by the council. If the final plat has not been approved by the city council within the appropriate time, the preliminary plat must be again submitted to the Planning Commission for review and approval as a new proposal; provided, a single renewal of a preliminary plat approval may be requested by the property owner or the owner's agent. Requests for renewal of the preliminary plat shall be filed with the director prior to the termination date of the preliminary plat. Renewal requests shall be submitted by the director to the Planning Commission. Standards applicable to Planning Commission review of preliminary plats shall be utilized in its review of renewal requests. Upon review, the Planning Commission may recommend granting or denial of the request, or, at its option, upon presentation of evidence of changed conditions in the area, require a public hearing to be held in accordance with preliminary plat procedures.

(4) Renewal. Upon Planning Commission recommendation for approval to the director of public works of the request for renewal, the director of public works shall extend the life of the preliminary plat an additional calendar year beyond the appropriate termination date of council approval of the preliminary plat. The action of the director of public works on the request for extension shall be final unless any aggrieved party files an appeal with the City Council within ten days of written notice of the director's action.

(5) Appeal to the Council. Any appeal to the council of the director's action on a request for a one-year extension shall be according to the procedures and requirements provided for in Section 13.80.130. (Ord. 22-13 §1, 2022; Ord. 97-18 §1, 1997; Ord. 80-42 §16, 1980).