Environmentally Critical Areas | Environment & Sustainability
current regulations is allowed; provided, that the addition or reconstruction does not increase the noncompliance to current regulations. A critical areas study may be required by the director. a. Replacement may be allowed in a different location not meeting current regulations if a determination is made by the City that the new location results in less impact to environmentally critical area functions and values than replacement in the existing footprint. b. Existing structures that were legally established but which are not meeting current regulations may be maintained, reconstructed, or repaired; provided, that the maintenance/reconstruction/repair does not increase the extent of noncompliance with current regulations by encroaching upon or extending into the environmentally critical areas or other area where new construction or use would not be allowed. c. If a structure not meeting current regulations is damaged by fire, explosion, or other casualty and/ or natural disaster or is otherwise demolished, it may be reconstructed to match the footprint that existed immediately prior to the time the damage occurred or in accordance with subsection 7.a. of this section; provided, that all of the following criteria are met: i. The owner(s) submit a complete application within 24 months of the date the damage occurred; and ii. All permits are issued within two years of initial submittal of the complete application, and the restoration is completed within two years of permit
issuance. This period may be extended for one additional year by the director if the applicant has submitted the applications necessary to establish the use or activity and has provided written justification for the extension. d. A structure not meeting current regulations that is moved outside the existing footprint must be brought into conformance with this chapter, except as allowed by subsection 7.a. of this section. 8. A permit or approval sought as part of a development proposal where previous critical areas review has been completed is exempt from the provisions of this chapter and any administrative rules promulgated thereunder, except for the notice on title provisions, SDC 21.03.020S. and SDC 21.03.020T., if:
a. The City previously reviewed all critical areas on the site;
b. There is no material change in the development proposal since the prior review that would affect a critical area; c. There is no new information available that is important to any critical area review of the site or particular critical area; d. No more than five years have lapsed since the issuance of the permit or approval under which the prior review was conducted; provided, that the director may allow a longer time period if new review would be unlikely to provide new information about the critical area; and
Effective | January 1, 2022
Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 67
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