Environment & Sustainability | Environmentally Critical Areas
K. Critical area review and study requirements
maps maintained by the City of Sammamish department of community development. All maps are deemed advisory with the exception of the critical aquifer recharge area, flood insurance study for King County, wetland management area and erosion hazard near sensitive water bodies overlay maps. If there is a conflict among the advisory maps, inventory and/or site-specific features, the department of community development shall verify the actual presence or absence of the features defined in this Title as environmentally critical areas. The determination may be challenged by the property owner pursuant to Chapter 21.01 SDC.
1. Critical area review
a. The City shall perform a critical area review prior to issuing any approval for a development proposal permit application or other request for permission to proceed with an alteration on a site that includes a critical area or is within an identified critical area buffer or building setback area.
b. As part of the critical area review, the City shall:
i. Confirm whether critical areas or buffers have been mapped or identified within the distance equal to the largest potential required buffer applicable to the development proposal area;
J. Disclosure by applicant
1. The applicant shall disclose to the City the presence of critical areas on the development proposal site and any mapped or identifiable critical areas within the distance equal to the largest potential required buffer applicable to the development proposal area on the applicant’s property. 2. If the development proposal site contains or is within a critical area or buffer, the applicant shall submit an affidavit that declares whether the applicant has knowledge of any illegal alteration to any or all critical areas or their buffers on the development proposal site and whether the applicant previously has been found in violation of this chapter, pursuant to SMC Title 23. If the applicant previously has been found in violation, the applicant shall declare whether such violation has been corrected to the satisfaction of the City.
ii. Confirm the nature and type of the critical area;
iii. Determine whether a critical areas study is required;
iv. Evaluate the critical areas study and require third party review, if necessary; v. Determine whether the development proposal is consistent with this chapter; vi. Determine whether any proposed alteration to the critical area is necessary; and vii. Determine if the mitigation and monitoring plans and bonding measures proposed by the applicant are sufficient to protect the public health, safety, and welfare, consistent with the goals, purposes, objectives, and requirements of this chapter.
70 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code
Effective | January 1, 2022
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