Land Use Review

Optional but strongly encouraged. At this meeting you will learn about the City's development standards, procedures and everything you need to submit a complete application. A presubmission conference can be requested in the Online Permit Portal.

Intake appointments are scheduled for all submittals except boundary line adjustments, lot consolidations, short plats, and staff level design review. Includes materials such as SEPA Checklist, technical reports (critical areas, stormwater, traffic, tree protection, etc.); site, landscape, and preliminary engineering plans; and architectural design concept.

Application completeness will be determined during the intake meeting. If items are missing, the intake meeting will be rescheduled. Once an application is deemed complete, it will be routed to applicable City departments, agencies, recognized neighborhood associations, and parties of record.

The City issues Notice of Application; public comment period begins. Notice may also contain dates of other public meetings such as neighborhood meeting or Design Review Board.

Target: 8 days from complete application

City staff will schedule informational meeting with neighborhood groups.

Target: 15-23 days from complete application

City staff reviews project and provides preliminary review comments to applicant prior to Design Review Board meeting.

Target: 30 days from complete application

Applicant may submit engineering and building permit applications for review if plans reflect review comments.

34 days from complete application

• Go to the Online Permit Portal

Project undergoes concept design review by Design Review Board.

Target: 51-58 days from complete application

Planner finalizes review comments including design direction from Design Review Board.

Target: 63 days from complete application

Applicant provided 6 months to respond to City comments. Revised plans and reports routed to City review team.

City either issues final decision or a recommendation to the Hearing Examiner with SEPA Threshold Determination, if project is subject to SEPA.

Target: 40 days following resubmittal. 120 days from complete application.

The appeal period is approximately 3 weeks from the City's decision or recommendation.

Note: If an appeal hearing is required, the process will add approximately 90 days.

If a public hearing is required, review is extended approximately 60 days.

• Master Plan
• Design Guidelines

• Master Plan and Phase I Plat