Town Center | Authority, Purpose, Interpretation and Administration
4. An interpretation related to a development proposal must be requested prior to the date of expiration of any applicable administrative appeal period for a land use decision on the application to which the request relates. 5. The department shall have authority to grant, condition, or deny commercial and residential building permits, grading and clearing permits, and temporary use permits in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 21.09 SDC and this Chapter. 6. Except for other agencies with authority to implement specific provisions of this Chapter, the department shall have the sole authority to issue official interpretations of this Chapter, pursuant to Chapter 2.55 SMC.
f. Expected result or effect of the interpretation; and
g. Previous implementation of the regulatory requirements governing the situation. 2. Content. Consistent with the requirements of SDC 21.09.070, the director shall provide facts, findings, and conclusions supporting the interpretation. At a minimum these shall include the following:
a. A brief summary of the issue that requires an interpretation by the director;
b. The context of the interpretation, if not included or implied from the summary; c. Citation of the decision basis from subsection 1. of this section; and
L. Review
1. Decision Basis. In issuing an interpretation consistent with this chapter, the director may consider the following: a. The purpose and intent statements of the chapters in question; b. Consistency with other regulatory requirements governing the same or a similar situation; c. The legislative direction of the City council, if any, provided with the adoption of the code sections in question; d. The policy direction provided by the Sammamish Comprehensive Plan, or other adopted policy documents, as amended;
d. The interpretation, signature, and date.
M. Classification of right-of-way
1. Except when such areas are specifically designated on the zoning map as being classified in one of the zones provided in this Chapter, land contained in rights-of-way for streets or alleys, or railroads, shall be considered unclassified. 2. Within street or alley rights-of-way, uses shall be limited to street purposes as defined by law. 3. Where such right-of-way is vacated, the vacated area shall have the zone classification of the adjoining property with which it is first merged.
e. Relevant judicial actions related to the interpretation;
404 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code
Effective | January 1, 2022
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