17.175.030 Application.
(1) Filing. All applications except those filed under the provisions of Chapter 17.100 shall be filed with the Department of Community Development unless a state statute or rule requires otherwise. The Department of Community Development shall provide the appropriate application form. Application fees as set by City Council resolution shall be paid to the city at the time of filing the application.
(2) Date of Filing. The city planner shall review all applications and accept for filing only those which include all the information required for the specific application being submitted. The date of filing shall be the date the application is accepted as complete for processing. When an Environmental Impact Statement is required or a Proposed Negative Declaration is made pursuant to Chapter 16.39 Environmental (SEPA) Procedure, the date of filing shall be the day on which the Final Environmental Impact Statement is filed by the applicant or the Final Negative Declaration is filed by the director.
(3) Required Material.
(a) The applicant shall provide the following information for all applications:
(i) the applicant’s name and address; and,
(ii) the owner’s name, address, proof of ownership, and written consent if the applicant is not the owner.
(b) Applicants for changes to the Comprehensive Plan, rezones, conditional use permits, special use permits for historic structures, variances, and townhouse developments shall provide the location by address and legal description of the site.
(c) Applicants for changes to the Comprehensive Plan, rezones, conditional use permits, special use permits for historic structures, and variances shall provide a list of the names and mailing addresses, as shown on the records of the County Assessor, of the owners of property and the street addresses of the property within three hundred (300) feet of the boundaries of the project site.
(d) Applicants for conditional use permits, special use permits for historic structures, and variances shall provide a plot plan that shows the proposed layout of site development.
(e) Applicants for changes to the Comprehensive Plan, rezones, conditional use permits, special use permits for historic structures, and variances shall provide written findings of fact related to the application.
(f) An application fee established pursuant to 17.10.060.
(4) Initiation. The city or a representative thereof, or an owner or authorized agent thereof may file an application relative to a particular property. Applications for text amendments shall be initiated only by application of the city planner, or motion of the planning commission, or motion of the City Council. (Ord. 21-15 §6, 2021; Ord. 10-9 §1, 2010; Ord. 06-15 §7, 2006; Ord. 03-33 §61, 2003; Ord. 87-9 §1, 1987).