17.80.385 Notice of final decision.
(1) Following the completion of any hearing, procedure, or administrative decision, the permit application shall be approved, approved with conditions, remanded, or denied and a written notice of decision shall be issued within five calendar days. The notice of decision shall include the final determination of approval or denial of the project, a statement of any threshold determination made under SEPA, and the procedure to appeal the notice of decision.
(a) For Type I permit applications a published notice of decision is not required. However, a memorandum or completed project checklist shall be placed in the permit file containing findings describing how the application was consistent/inconsistent with applicable zoning regulations and development standards.
(b) For Type II – V permit applications a notice of decision shall mailed or emailed to all parties of record, which shall include the applicant and each person who participated in the public hearing or who submitted comments during the public comment period at any time prior to issuance of the decision. For shoreline permits, the director shall notify the following persons in writing of its final approval or disapproval of a shoreline conditional use permit or shoreline variance:
(i) The applicant.
(ii) The Department of Ecology.
(iii) Any person who has submitted written comments on the application.
(iv) Any person who has written to the hearing examiner requesting notification.
(2) If the city is unable to issue its notice of decision within the allotted time frame, it shall provide written notice to the project applicant including the reasons the time limits have not been met and an estimated date for issuance of the notice of decision. The time limits established in this chapter do not apply if a site development permit application requires:
(a) An amendment to the Comprehensive Plan or development regulations; or
(b) Approval of a new fully contained community, master planned resort, or the siting of an essential public facility; or
(c) Substantial revisions by the applicant, in which case the time period shall start from the date at which the revised project application is determined to be complete. (Ord. 1499 § 6 (Exh. F), 2021).