Environmentally Critical Areas | Environment & Sustainability
ii. If the application of this section would deny all reasonable use of property, the applicant may apply for a reasonable use exception pursuant to SDC 21.03.020H.2. iii. The director may modify the property-specific development standards required by this section when a critical areas study is conducted by the applicant and approved by the director which demonstrates that the proposed development substantially improves water quality by showing all of the following: a) Water quality on site is improved through site enhancements and/or other innovative management techniques; b) The development project will not subject downstream channels to increased risk of landslide or erosion; and c) The development project will not subject the nearest sensitive water body to additional hazards resulting from erosion.
listed in SDC 21.03.020.W.2.i.a) shall only be permitted if they meet the requirements of SDC 21.03.020.W.2.i.b). a) Development activities may be permitted as follows: 1) For single-family residences, associated landscaping and any appurtenances on preexisting separate lots; 2) For utility corridors to service existing development along existing rights-of-way including any vacated portions of otherwise contiguous rights-of-way, or for the construction of utility corridors identified within an adopted water, storm water, or sewer comprehensive plan; 3) For streets providing sole access to buildable property and associated utility facilities within those streets; or 4) For public park facilities including parking lots, restrooms or recreational structures and pedestrian trails/sidewalks. b) The development activities listed in SDC 21.03.020.W.2.i.a) may be permitted only if the following requirements are met: 1) Where applicable under SDC 21.03.020K.2., a report that meets the requirements of SDC 21.03.020K.3. shall show that the development activities will not subject the
c. No-Disturbance Area Development Standards
The following development standards shall be applied, in addition to all applicable requirements of this chapter, to development proposals located within the no- disturbance area: i. Development shall not occur in the no-disturbance area, except for the development activities listed in SDC 21.03.020.W.2.i.a). Development activities
Effective | January 1, 2022 Errata Revisions | February 7, 2022
Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 81
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