Environment & Sustainability | Clearing and Grading
29. Tree. A large woody perennial plant usually with a single main stem or trunk and generally over 25 feet tall at maturity. 30. Understory. The vegetation layer of a forest that includes shrubs, herbs, grasses, and grass like plants, but excludes native trees. 31. Vegetation. Any and all organic plant life growing at, below, or above the soil surface.
of the land, building, structure, premises, or portion thereof and demand entry. No owner or occupant or any other person having charge, care, or control of any building, land, structure, premises, or portion thereof shall fail or neglect, after proper demand, to promptly permit entry thereon by the director for the purpose of inspection and examination pursuant to this chapter. Any person violating this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor.
D. Hazards
C. Administration
Whenever the director determines that an existing site, as a result of clearing or grading, excavation, embankment, or fill has become a hazard to life and limb, or endangers property, or adversely affects the safety, use, or stability of a public way or drainage channel, the owner of the property upon which the clearing, grading, excavation, or fill is located, or other person or agent in control of said property, upon receipt of notice in writing from the director, shall within the period specified therein restore the site affected by such clearing or grading or repair or eliminate such excavation or embankment or fill so as to eliminate the hazard and be in conformance with the requirements of this chapter.
The director is authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter. 1. Inspections. The director is authorized to make such inspections and take such actions as may be required to enforce the provisions of this chapter. 2. Right of Entry. Whenever necessary to make an inspection to enforce any of the provisions of this chapter, or whenever the director has reasonable cause to believe that any land, building, structure, premises, or portion thereof is being used in violation of this chapter, the director may enter such land, building, structure, premises, or portion thereof at all reasonable times to inspect the same or perform any duty imposed upon the director by this chapter; provided, that if such building, land, structure, premises or portion thereof is occupied, he or she shall first present proper credentials and demand entry; and if such land, building, structure, premises, or portion thereof be unoccupied, he or she shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other persons having charge or control
E. Clearing and grading permit required—Exceptions
All clearing and grading activities must be associated with an approved land use and exceptions do not apply to properties that are undeveloped and do not have an approved land use. No clearing and grading activities may occur on undeveloped properties without a permit associated with an approved land use. On sites without an approved land use the removal of hazardous trees, invasive species, and noxious weed is allowed with issuance of a clearing and grading permit. For parcels
178 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code
Effective | January 1, 2022
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