ProceduresforLandUsePermitApplications,PublicNotice,HearingsandAppeals | Administration
c. Changes to building setbacks (10%)
to dwellings occupied or to be occupied by persons with disabilities as defined in the Federal Fair Housing Act, when the director determines that such accommodations reasonably may be necessary in order to comply with such Act.
d. Increase in building height (5%)
e. Additional encroachment into critical areas or buffers
f. An increase in the number of parking stalls (5%)
2. Applicability.
g. Any proposal requesting a variance or wavier from development standards h. Modifications to the amount of proposed open space (5%) i. Changes to the layout of streets, trails, and bike connections j. An increase of 500 or more square feet of impervious surface
The director may grant reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities as defined by the Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHAA), 42 U.S.C. 3602h., or the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD), Chapter 49.60 RCW.
3. Procedure.
If modification of a standard or regulation in the Sammamish Municipal Code is sought, the director shall make a written determination within 45 days and either grant, grant with modifications, or deny a request for reasonable accommodation in accordance with the following: a. Application. Requests for reasonable accommodation by any eligible person or entity described in subsection 1. of this section shall be submitted on an application form provided by the community development department, or in the form of a letter, to the director of community development and shall contain the following information: i. The applicant’s name, address, email, and telephone number.
k. Change to the primary site access location
l. Reduction in the size of any lots (5%)
m. Other changes determined by the director to constitute a substantial change
K. Reasonable accommodation
1. Purpose and Intent.
The Federal Fair Housing Act (FFHA) requires that reasonable accommodations be made in rules, policies, practices, or services, when such accommodations may be necessary to afford persons with disabilities equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling. The community development director is therefore authorized to make accommodations in the provisions of this code as applied
Effective | January 1, 2022
Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 627
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