City of Spokane - Municipal Code

Title 17G Administration and Procedures

Chapter 17G.060 Land Use Application Procedures

The following are excluded from the project permit review process, associated time frames, and other provisions of these procedures: landmark designations, street vacations, or other approvals related to the use of public areas or facilities, or other project permits, that by ordinance or resolution have been determined to present special circumstances warranting a review process different from that provided in this chapter (RCW 36.70B.140.1).
Also excluded are lot line or boundary adjustments, final short subdivisions, final binding site plans, final plats and building or other construction permits or similar administrative approvals categorically exempt from environmental review under chapter 43.21C RCW, or for which environmental review has been completed in conjunction with other project permits and are judged by the director to adequately address the current application (RCW 36.70B.140.2).
The following Table 17G.060-1 summarizes the applications subject to this chapter. The types of application are defined under chapter 17A.020 SMC. For any application type that is referenced in the land use codes, but not represented in Table 17G.060-1, the process shall be as identified in the application most closely associated with the application process definitions as defined under chapter 17A.020 SMC:

TABLE 17G.060-1
Permit/Action	Excluded	Type I	Type II	Type III
Building & Code Enforcement
Building Permits with SEPA (Commercial/Industrial/ Other)		X
Demolition Permit with SEPA		X
Fence Permit	X
Grading Permits with SEPA		X
Manufactured Home Permit	X
Sign Permit	X
Single-family and Two-family Residential Building Permit	X
Remodel Permit	X
Engineering Services – Developer Services
Address Permit	X
Approach Permit	X
Design Deviation – Street Design	X
Encroachment Permit	X
LID Formation	X
Obstruction Permit	X
Road Closure	X
Sidewalk Permit	X
Stormwater Design Acceptance	X
Street Vacation	X
Planning Services – Current
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)	X
Administrative Exemptions	X
Administrative Interpretations/Determinations	X
Binding Site Plan – Preliminary (BSP)			X
Binding Site Plan – Final (BSP)	X
Boundary Line Adjustment (BLA)	X
Certificate of Compliance (CC) – Hearing Examiner				X
Certificate of Compliance (CC) – Planning Director			X
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) – Hearing Examiner				X
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) – Planning Director			X
Floodplain Development with SEPA		X
Floodplain Variance				X
Home Occupation	X
Long Plat – Preliminary				X
Long Plat – Final	X
Nonconforming Use/Building Determination	X
Planned Unit Development (PUD) – Preliminary				X
Planned Plat/Short Plat Extension	X
Preliminary Unit Development (PUD) – Final	X
Shoreline Exemption/Determination/Interpretation	X
Shoreline Substantial Development Permit			X
Shoreline Variance				X
Shoreline Conditional Use Permit				X
Short Plat – Preliminary			X
Short Plat – Final	X
Variance				X
Plans-in-lieu of Compliance – Hearing Examiner				X
Plans-in-lieu of Compliance – Planning Director			X
Zone Reclassification and Change of Conditions				X

Date Passed: Monday, November 3, 2008

Effective Date: Monday, July 26, 2010

ORD C34327 Section 1