Authority, Purpose, Interpretation and Administration | Town Center
iii. If the director determines that the code interpretation request presents substantially the same issue as is pending before an adjudicatory body, such as the City hearing examiner, the City council when acting as a quasi-judicial body, any other quasi-judicial agency or any local, state or federal court, the director shall so state in the acknowledgment. The director is then under no obligation to further process the code interpretation request; and iv. If a code interpretation is requested regarding an issue that the director has previously addressed through a code interpretation, the director is not obligated to issue another code interpretation and shall so state in the acknowledgment required by this section and shall identify the previous code interpretation. a. If the director determines that the code interpretation request relates to a particular parcel of property, the director shall cause notice of the code interpretation request to be given to the taxpayer of record for the subject parcel. b. If the code interpretation request relates to a specific development project pending before the City, the director shall cause notice of the code interpretation request to be given to all parties of record for that project, including the applicant. c. If the code interpretation is initiated by the City, the director shall cause notice of the code interpretation
to be posted on the City’s website and at City Hall in addition to any other notice required by this section. d. The notice required under this section must include a copy of any code interpretation request and a copy of the director’s acknowledgment. Notice to property tax payers, applicants, or persons requesting an interpretation may be by United States mail or other appropriate method of delivery.
K. Administration and review authority
1. The director shall have authority to make decisions regarding Town Center development proposals. Unified zone development plans shall be classified as a Type 2 land use application in accordance with SDC Chapter 21.09 SDC and SDC 21.07.120. All other applications shall be processed in accordance with their applicable Chapter 21.09 SDC classification. 2. The director shall have the authority to grant, condition or deny applications for variances and conditional use permits, unless a public hearing is required as set forth in SDC 21.09.010, in which case this authority shall be exercised by the hearing examiner. 3. The director shall have the authority to issue a written code interpretation in accordance with the review procedures contained within this chapter and SDC 21.09.070. The director shall issue such interpretations as he or she deems necessary, or upon the request of any person, in cases of any ambiguity, difference of meaning, unclear procedural requirements, or other unclear regulatory requirements of the SMC.
Effective | January 1, 2022
Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 403
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