Sammamish Unified Development Code

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21.09.110 Enforcement A. Purpose

3. Establishing a permitted use without complying with applicable development standards set forth in other titles, ordinances, rules, or other laws, including but not limited to street construction, surface water management, and the fire code; 4. Failing to carry out or observe conditions of land use or permit approval, including contract development standards; 5. Failing to secure required land use or permit approval prior to establishing a permitted use; and 6. Failing to maintain site improvements, such as landscaping, parking, or drainage control facilities as required by this code.

The purpose of this chapter is to promote compliance with this Title by establishing enforcement authority, defining violations, and setting standards for initiating the procedures set forth in SMC Title 23, Code Enforcement, when violations of this Title occur.

B. Authority and application

The director is authorized to enforce the provisions of this code, any implementing administrative rules adopted under Chapter 2.55 SMC, Rules of City Departments, and approval conditions attached to any land use approval, through revocation or modification of permits, or through the enforcement, penalty and abatement provisions of SMC Title 23, Code Enforcement.

D. Permit suspension, revocation or modification

1. Permit suspension, revocation, or modification shall be carried out through the procedures set forth in SMC Title 23. Any permit, variance, or other land use approval issued by the City pursuant to this Title may be suspended, revoked, or modified on one or more of the following grounds:

C. Violations defined

No building permit or land use approval in conflict with the provisions of this Title shall be issued. Structures or uses that do not conform to this Title, except legal nonconformances specified in SDC 21.09.130 and approved variances, are violations subject to the enforcement, penalty, and abatement provisions of SMC Title 23, including but not limited to: 1. Establishing a use not permitted in the zone in which it is located; 2. Constructing, expanding, or placing a structure in violation of setback, height, and other dimensional standards in this Title;

a. The approval was obtained by fraud;

b. The approval was based on inadequate or inaccurate information; c. The approval, when given, conflicted with existing laws or regulations applicable thereto; d. An error of procedure occurred that prevented consideration of the interests of persons directly affected by the approval;

Effective | January 1, 2022

Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 675

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