Authority, Purpose, Interpretation and Administration | Town Center
21.07.010 Authority, Purpose, Interpretation and Administration A. Title This Chapter shall be known as the Town Center development code, hereinafter referred to as “this chapter.”
6. To promote general public safety by regulating development of lands containing physical hazards and to minimize the adverse environmental impacts of development.
D. Conformity with this Chapter required
1. No use or structure shall be established, substituted, expanded, constructed, altered, moved, maintained, or otherwise changed except in conformance with this Chapter. 2. Creation of or changes to lot lines shall conform with the use provisions, dimensional and other standards, and procedures of this Chapter and SDC 21.02.060, Land Division. 3. All land uses and development authorized by this Chapter shall comply with all other regulations and/or requirements of this Chapter as well as any other applicable local, state, or federal law. Where a difference exists between this Chapter and other City regulations, the more restrictive requirements shall apply. 4. The provisions contained in this Chapter as specified in the following sections shall apply to the Town Center: SDC 21.03.020, SDC 21.05.020, SDC 21.05.030, SDC 21.05.040, SDC 21.06.040, SDC 21.06.060, SDC 21.06.070, SDC 21.09.070, SDC 21.09.080, SDC 21.09.090, SDC 21.09.020, SDC 21.09.100, SDC 21.09.110, and SDC 21.09.130. 5. Where more than one part of this Chapter applies to the same aspect of a proposed use or development, the more restrictive requirement shall apply.
B. Authority to adopt code
The Town Center development code is adopted by City of Sammamish ordinance, pursuant to Article XI, Section 11 of the Washington State Constitution.
C. Purpose
The general purposes of this Chapter are:
1. To encourage land use decision making in accordance with the public interest and applicable laws of the state of Washington;
2. To protect the general public health, safety, and welfare;
3. To implement the City of Sammamish Comprehensive Plan and Town Center Plan and its policies through land use regulations; 4. To provide for the economic, social, and aesthetic advantages of orderly development through harmonious groupings of compatible and complementary land uses and the application of appropriate development standards; 5. To provide for adequate public facilities and services in conjunction with development; and
Effective | January 1, 2022
Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 399
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