(1) An application for a permit or project permit listed as a Type I – V permit, except those which seek variance from land use regulations, shall be considered under the development regulations in effect on the date of a complete application. For purposes of this section the “date of a complete application” shall mean the date on which the applicant files a permit application that contains all information, documents, plans and reports required by this chapter.

(2) The community development director, or their designee, shall prepare a written notice of complete application that is mailed, emailed or hand delivered noting that the application includes all of the required permit submittals. The issuance of a written notice of complete application as provided in this chapter shall be a final determination of whether an application is vested pursuant to this chapter.

(3) Supplemental information required after vesting of a complete application shall not affect the validity of the vesting for such application unless the information is requested because incorrect information was submitted by the applicant and if the incorrect information would materially affect the final decision on the application.

(4) An applicant-requested modification occurring either before or after issuance of the permit shall eliminate vesting when such modification would result in a substantial change in a project’s review requirements, as determined by the director. Under such a condition, the application will be deemed a new application.

(5) Applications for subdivisions that propose to create offspring lots within a parent site comprising existing detached condominiums or attached townhouses for which a grading or building permit has been issued shall vest to the site development requirements and standards in effect at the time such grading or building permit application was determined to be complete by the city.

(6) Building permits that may be subsequently required to construct or complete a vested site development permit shall be considered new applications under the building code, zoning, or other land use control ordinances in effect on the date of application and shall be subject to the edition of the building code in place at the time of application.

(7) Nothing herein shall restrict the director’s authority to impose conditions on site development permits pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), Chapter 43.21C RCW and WAC 197-11-600.

(8) Filing of a permit application does not vest the payment of fees. Fees due, including impact mitigation fees, application fees, or other charges, shall be those fees in effect on the date the fee is paid in accordance with the most current city council fee resolution. (Ord. 1499 § 6 (Exh. F), 2021).