Environmentally Critical Areas | Environment & Sustainability
E. Fees
structure or improvement without first assuring compliance with the requirements of this chapter. 3. Approval of a development proposal pursuant to the provisions of this chapter does not discharge the obligation of the applicant to comply with the provisions of this chapter. 4. When any provision of any other chapter of the Sammamish Municipal Code conflicts with this chapter or when the provisions of this chapter are in conflict, that provision that provides more protection to environmentally critical areas shall apply unless specifically provided otherwise in this chapter or unless such provision conflicts with federal or state laws or regulations. 5. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all forest practices over which the City has jurisdiction pursuant to Chapter 76.09 RCW and WAC Title 222.
1. Consistent with the City’s adopted fee schedule, the City shall establish fees for the application filing, review and other services provided by the City for critical areas review. Basis for these fees shall include, but not be limited to, the cost of engineering and planning review time, cost of inspection time, costs for administration, costs for third- party peer review, and any other special costs attributable to the critical areas review process. 2. Unless otherwise indicated in this Title, the applicant shall be responsible for the initiation, preparation, submission, and expense of all required reports, assessments, studies, plans, reconnaissances, or other work prepared in support of or necessary to review the application.
F. Complete exemptions
The following are exempt from the provisions of this chapter and any administrative rules promulgated thereunder except as provided in SMC 25.01.070 which excludes specific environmentally critical areas rules from application within the City of Sammamish shoreline jurisdiction: 1. Alterations in response to emergencies that threaten the public health, safety, and welfare or that pose an imminent risk of damage to private property as long as any alteration undertaken pursuant to this subsection is reported to the department immediately. The director shall confirm that an emergency exists and determine what, if any, mitigation shall be required to protect the health, safety, welfare and environment and to repair any resource damage;
C. Appeals
Any decision to approve, condition or deny a development proposal based on the requirements of this chapter may be appealed according to and as part of the appeal procedure for the permit or approval involved.
D. Critical areas rules
Applicable departments within the City are authorized to adopt, pursuant to Chapter 2.55 SMC, such administrative rules and regulations as are necessary and appropriate to implement this chapter and to prepare and require the use of such forms as are necessary to its administration.
Effective | January 1, 2022
Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 61
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