Chapter 15.16 REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING AND LAND USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS

Chapter 15.16
REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING AND LAND USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS

Sections:

15.16.010 Building permit application – Consideration – Requirements.

15.16.020 Land use permit application – Consideration – Requirements.

15.16.010 Building permit application – Consideration – Requirements.

A. A valid and fully complete building permit application for a structure that is permitted under the zoning or other land use control ordinances in effect on the date of the application shall be considered under the building permit ordinance in effect at the time of application, and the zoning or other land use controls in effect on the date of application.

B. The requirements for a fully completed application shall consist of the elements required by RCW 19.27.095 (State Building Code Act) and Sections 106.3.1 through 106.3.4.2 of the Uniform Building Code and subsection F below, but for any construction project costing more than $5,000 the application shall include, at a minimum:

1. The legal description, or the tax parcel number assigned pursuant to RCW 84.40.160, and the street address if available, and may include any other identification of the construction site by the prime contractor;

2. The property owner’s name, address, and phone number;

3. The prime contractor’s business name, address, phone number, current state contractor registration number; and

4. Either:

a. The name, address, and phone number of the office of the lender administering the interim construction financing, if any; or

b. The name and address of the firm that has issued a payment bond, if any, on behalf of the prime contractor for the protection of the owner, if the bond is for an amount not less than 50 percent of the total amount of the construction project.

C. The information required on the building permit application by subsection (B)(1) through (4) of this section shall be set forth on the building permit document which is issued to the owner, and on the inspection record card which shall be posted at the construction site.

D. The information required by subsection B of this section and information supplied by the applicant after the permit is issued under subsection E of this section shall be kept on record in the office where building permits are issued and made available to any person on request. If a copy is requested, a reasonable charge may be made.

E. If any of the information required by subsection (B)(4) of this section is not available at the time the application is submitted, the applicant shall so state and the application shall be processed forthwith and the permit issued as if the information had been supplied, and the lack of the information shall not cause the application to be deemed incomplete for the purposes of vesting under subsection A of this section. However, the applicant shall provide the remaining information as soon as the applicant can reasonably obtain such information.

F. The limitations imposed by this section shall not restrict conditions imposed under chapter 43.21C RCW (the State Environmental Policy Act).

G. Civil engineering site plans shall comply with chapter 12.28 BMC and BMC 12.28.090, Plans Required, and shall include, at a minimum:

1. A complete set of plans showing plan and profile of a street or parking lot to a scale acceptable to the city engineer and stamped by a registered civil engineer for the state of Washington;

2. The plans shall show all utilities, sidewalks, curb and gutter, typical cross-sections, construction notes and any other details that are necessary to properly build the project;

3. The submittal shall also include a complete set of storm drainage calculations that would show the method and sizing of any storm drainage detention or retention facilities as required by BMC Title 14. (Ord. 1294 § 2, 1995).

15.16.020 Land use permit application – Consideration – Requirements.

A. Within 28 days after receiving a project permit application, the planning department shall mail or provide in person a written determination to the applicant, stating either:

1. That the application is complete; or

2. That the application is incomplete and what is necessary to make the application complete.

To the extent known by the planning department, the department shall identify other agencies of local, state, or federal governments that may have jurisdiction over some aspect of the application.

B. A project permit application is complete for purposes of this section when it meets the procedural submission requirements of the land use regulations in effect on the date of application, and is sufficient for continued processing even though additional information may be required or project modifications may be undertaken subsequently. The determination of completeness shall not preclude the city from requesting additional information or studies either at the time of the notice of completeness or subsequently if new information is required or substantial changes in the proposed action occur.

C. The determination of completeness may include the following as optional information:

1. A preliminary determination of those development regulations that will be used for project mitigation;

2. A preliminary determination of consistency with the comprehensive plan and development regulations; or

3. Other information the planning department chooses to include.

D. 1. An application shall be deemed complete under this section if the planning department does not provide a written determination to the applicant that the application is incomplete as provided in subsection (A) (2) of this section.

2. Within 14 days after an applicant has submitted to the city additional information identified by the city as being necessary for a complete application, the planning department shall notify the applicant whether the application is complete or what additional information is necessary. (Ord. 1294 § 2, 1995).