Chapter 18.00
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Sections:

18.00.000    Scope.

18.00.010    Application.

18.00.020    Review.

18.00.030    Inspection.

18.00.040    Regulations.

18.00.000 Scope.

This chapter establishes review procedure for all permits or approvals required by this title.

18.00.010 Application.

A. Forms and Fees. The public works department shall provide application forms. Application fees and other fees shall be as set in Chapter 15.00 ECDC.

B. Required Information. The applicant shall provide the following information:

1. Applicant’s name and address;

2. Owner’s name, address and written consent if the applicant is not the owner;

3. The location, by address and legal description, of the site;

4. A site plan, to scale, showing existing and proposed structures and improvements and affected streets, utilities, etc.;

5. The applicant shall clearly specify on the plans, in a separate written statement, how the proposed development meets the requirements of this title;

6. Further information required by the portion of the community development code that governs the type of application;

7. Further information required by general rules adopted by the public works director and information required by the public works director to properly review an individual application;

8. A release of the city from all damages arising from any action or inaction of the city based on false, misleading or incomplete information furnished by the applicant;

9. Permission to city staff to inspect the property involved to determine whether the application should be approved.

C. Date of Filing. The public works director shall review all applications and accept for filing only those which include all the information required by paragraphs B(1) through B(7) of this section. The date of filing shall be the date the application is accepted for filing. When an environmental impact statement or a proposed negative declaration is required, the date of filing shall be the day on which the final environment impact statement or final negative declaration is available to the public.

18.00.020 Review.

A. Other Departments. The public works director shall promptly send copies of the application to each department which has requested copies of the type of application that has been filed, and to other departments which may have an interest in the individual application.

B. Staff Analysis. The staff may use a summary form or checklist to review application, with written conclusions as to whether the proposal meets the standards and criteria of the community development code.

C. Decision. The public works director shall decide whether to approve, conditionally approve, or deny the application, based on the staff analysis and comments from other city departments. The decision shall be in writing and shall be appealable to the hearing examiner pursuant to Chapter 20.06 ECDC as if it were a Type II decision. No application may be approved that conflicts with any portion of the community development code, unless that portion is specifically subject to waiver or variance.

D. Optional Conditions of Approval. The public works director may condition an approval upon any or all of the following, in addition to any other reasonable condition necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare, or necessary to carry out a purpose or provision of this code:

1. A performance bond, or similar security, to ensure the satisfactory completion of the permitted work in accordance with city standards, the city time schedule, and any other conditions of the permit;

2. An agreement or bond to indemnify and hold the city free and harmless from any and all claims, actions or damages of any kind or description which result in any way from the approved work. This agreement may be required to be recorded as a covenant running with the affected property;

3. Submission of detailed “as built” plans upon completion of construction;

4. Posting of a maintenance bond for a specific period of time.

E. Required Conditions of Approval.

1. All work shall be accomplished in accordance with general standards and criteria adopted by the public works director.

2. All work shall be accomplished in accordance with the plans and specifications approved for an individual project by the public works director.

3. The applicant shall furnish proof of a valid general contractor’s license, or a specialty license to do the kind of work permitted, issued by the state of Washington, and proof of general liability insurance in effect, unless the owner of a site is to do the work on that site in which case the public works director may waive the same depending on such factors as project size, risk and such other objective factors as the director finds pertinent.

4. An expiration date for the permit, which the director may extend upon written request showing satisfactory reasons. [Ord. 3736 § 24, 2009].

18.00.030 Inspection.

A. Authority. The public works director may enter any site to inspect any work authorized by a permit under this chapter.

B. Notification. The owner or contractor holding the permit shall notify the public works director at least 24 hours in advance of starting any work, or resuming any work in a public place.

C. Covering Work. No work that is to be covered or enclosed shall be covered or enclosed until the public works director has approved the installation. The director may require that any work covered be uncovered, or tested by a recognized independent testing laboratory (at the expense of the permittee) to ensure that the work has been accomplished in accordance with the permit.

D. Correction. If the public works director finds that any work does not comply with this code, he shall notify in writing the owner of the site, or the permittee, of the deficiency, and of the period of time in which the work must be corrected. If the work is not corrected within the set time, the director may have the work done and assess the direct cost plus cost of administration against the property as a lien.

18.00.040 Regulations.

The public works director may establish reasonable rules and regulations for all work covered by this title, including all aspects of construction, maintenance and repair, which shall be observed by all persons doing work covered by this title.