Environment & Sustainability | Clearing and Grading
or similar description that will readily identify and definitely locate the proposed site;
iv. Reference to the approved land use permit or related land use permit application. Clearing and grading of sites without an approved land use permit is prohibited. h. File a critical areas affidavit regarding the presence or absence of critical areas on the site. Based on the response on the critical areas affidavit the Director may require a critical areas letter or report to be submitted by a qualified professional regarding whether there are critical areas and/or buffers on the site. A critical areas letter may be appropriate for sites in the R- zones that are less than 1-acre in size whereas a critical areas study is appropriate for larger sites and more intense clearing and grading activities. i. Give such other information as may be required by the director. 2. Plans and Specifications. When required by the director, each application for a grading permit shall be accompanied by six sets of plans and specifications and other supporting data as may be required. The plans and specifications shall be prepared and signed by a civil engineer or landscape architect registered to practice in the state of Washington when required by the director; provided, the director may require additional studies prepared by a qualified soils specialist. If the plans and specifications are returned as a result of permit denial or any other reason, they shall be returned to the applicant. 3. Information on Plans and in Specifications. Plans shall be drawn to an engineer’s scale upon substantial paper or cloth and shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the nature
c. Identify and describe those critical areas as defined in SDC 21.03.020 on or adjacent to the site;
d. Indicate the estimated quantities of work involved;
e. Identify any clearing restrictions contained in SDC 21.03.070L., wildlife habitat corridors pursuant to SDC 21.07.060, critical drainage areas established by administrative rule or property-specific development standards pursuant to SDC 21.03.020W.2.; f. Be accompanied by plans and specifications as required in subsections 2. and 3. of this section; g. Designate who the applicant is, on a form prescribed by the department, except that the application may be accepted and reviewed without meeting this requirement when a public agency or public or private utility is applying for a permit for property on which the agency or utility does not own an easement or right-of- way and the following three requirements are met: i. The name of the agency or public or private utility is shown on the application as the applicant; ii. The agency or public or private utility includes in the complete application an affidavit declaring that notice of the pending application has been given to all owners of property to which the application applies, on a form provided by the department; and iii. The form designating the applicant is submitted to the department prior to permit issuance; and
182 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code
Effective | January 1, 2022
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