SHB 2386 - Permit Assistance Handouts
This is the table of contents from a compilation of permit assistance handouts and material related to Substitute House Bill 2386 prepared by the Municipal Research & Services Center Library in June 1996. Please note that most of the examples in the compilation and in the list of library holdings below were prepared prior to SHB 2386 and ESHB 1724. This compilation and the library holdings are available on loan to Washington State city, town, and county employees and elected officials by contacting the MRSC Library at (206) 625-1300 or via e-mail at mrsc@mrsc.org. A selected list of other sample permit assistance handouts held by the MRSC library is at the end of the Table of Contents.
Preface
"Permit assistance handouts: What should cities and counties include to address SHB 2386," by Sue Enger, MRSC, June 1996.
"Helpful handbook hints," by Sue Enger, MRSC, June 1996.
"Local land use & environmental codes checklist," by Sue Enger, MRSC, June 1996.
Examples of Synopses of Regulations
Park City Developer's Guide. Park City, Utah.
A Land Development Guide for Lewis County, WA: from Site Evaluation to Occupancy. Lewis County Public Services.
City of Omak Information Brochure: Building and Development.
Examples of Summaries of Regulatory Reform Changes
Memorandum to Development Permit Applicants re: Implementation of State Mandated Regulatory Reform Requirements. Federal Way.
120 Day Permit Process. Snohomish County.
Examples of Information About Who to Contact for More Information
Development & Building Review Procedure. Brochure by Kittitas County.
King County Customer Information Bulletin: Building and Development Permit Phone Numbers.
Examples of Handouts Illustrating Requirements
King County Assistance Development Bulletin: Landscaping Requirements.
King County Customer Information Bulletin: Obtaining a Residential Building Permit.
Grading Permits, Clark County, WA. Description and application.
Sample Sediment Control Measures.
Examples of Q&A Format
Shoreline Regulations. Thurston County, Washington.
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Handout and Land Use Application. Federal Way, WA.
Examples of Handouts for Individual Types of Permit Applications
Conditional Use Permit; Fee Schedule; Application Form. Clark County, WA.
Boundary Line Adjustment; Application Form. Clark County, WA.
Establishing a new accessory dwelling unit, City of Seattle.
Permitted Use Review. Park City, Utah.
Process for preliminary subdivision review, City of Yakima.
Final subdivision application, City of Kirkland.
Short Subdivision. Federal Way, WA.
Town of Frisco Conditional Use Application Procedure. Frisco, Colorado.
Variance, City of Bothell.
Master Use Permit Application Requirements for Shoreline Permits, City of Seattle.
Sensitive Areas, City of Bellevue.
Selections From MRSC Library Holdings on Permit Assistance Handouts
October 18, 1996
This is a selected list of MRSC Library holdings on permit assistance handouts. These publications are available to Washington State municipal employees and elected officials to borrow at no charge by contacting the MRSC Library at (206) 625-1300 or via e-mail to mrsc@mrsc.org. Please note that most of the examples listed here were prepared prior to SHB 2386 and ESHB 1724.
Client assistance memos and public information leaflets [Seattle, compilation] / City of Seattle Department of Construction and Land Use. Seattle : City of Seattle, [1996]. 1 v. (loose-leaf; various pagings) : ill. Contents: A compilation of DCLU client assistance memos and public information leaflets on such topics as: environmentally critical areas, day care requirements, development in floodplains, establishing an artist's studio dwelling, accessory dwelling units, shoreline permits, variance, conditional uses, short subdivisions, lot line adjustments, landscaping, home occupations, environmental review, design review, single family zoning, commercial zoning, multifamily zoning, etc. [PL 2.1110 S42 C57]
Development assistance handouts [Edmonds] / City of Edmonds. Edmonds, Wash. : City of Edmonds, 1995. 1 v. (loose-leaf) : ill. Partial contents: Architectural design board application requirements and landscape policy statement - Accessory dwelling unit - Appeal procedures - Annexation fact sheet - Community development code comprehensive plan or map amendment - Conditional use permit - Variance - Critical areas checklist - Day care center - Land clearing/tree cutting - Formal subdivision - Guesthouse - Home occupation permit - Official street map amendment - Shoreline management permit - Short subdivision -Summary of site development standards - Street vending business. [PL 2.1110 E3 D45]
Federal Way development assistance handouts [compilation] / City of Federal Way, Washington. [1996?]-. 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. Contents: Short subdivision - Pre-application meetings - Implementation of state mandated regulatory reform requirements - Accessory dwelling unit handout and application - Application checklist - Administrative modifications - Appeal procedure for city interpretations - Appeal procedures for site plan review or process I decisions - Binding site plan - Boundary line adjustment - Business registration application - Hazardous material/waste information - Challenge to a hearing examiner recommendation - Code violations and complaints - Comprehensive plan amendments - Development application submittal requirements - Drought tolerant/low water usage plant list - Environmentally sensitive areas - Geologically hazardous areas - Home occupation - In-home day care packet - Landscape bond and deposit information bulletin - Land surface modification - Lot line elimination - Master land use application - Social service transitional housing - Mitigation fees - Manufactured home prohibitions - Quasi-judicial project & non-project rezones - Pre-application meetings - Process I, II, III, & IV - Public notice information - Right of way vegetation list - SEPA appeals - Environmental checklist - Declaration of reciprocal access and parking easements - Shoreline management applications - Sign permits - Standard plan notes - Subdivision - Variance- Selecting a wetlands/stream consultant. [PL 2.1110 F4 F45 1996]
A land development guide for Lewis County, Washington from site evaluation to occupancy / Lewis County Public services. Chehalis, Wash. : Lewis County, [1994?] 24 p. Summary: A guide for land use permits required by Lewis County ordinances only. [PL 2.1110 L45 L35 1994]
Permit assistance information / Clark County Planning Division. Vancouver, Wash. : Clark County, 1996. 1 vol. (various pagings). Summary: A collection of Clark County's permit applications and permit assistance information. Contents: Pre-application conference, land division --Short plat -- Subdivision --Site plan conference --Site plan type 1-- Site plan type 2 -- Sign permit -- Preapplication process, non-land division -- Conditional use permit -- Administrative variance -- Post-decision review -- Home occupation type 2 -- Lot reconfiguration -- Boundary line adjustment -- Grading permit. [PL 2.1110 C52 P47 1996]