Article I. General Provisions
17.80.100 Purpose.
In enacting regulations to conform with Chapter 36.70B RCW, the city intends to establish a mechanism for implementing the provisions of the Growth Management Act regarding compliance, conformity and consistency of land use development permit review with the city’s adopted Comprehensive Plan and existing development regulations. In order to achieve this purpose, the city finds that:
(1) Considerable time and effort went into the adoption of the city’s Comprehensive Plan under the mandates of the Growth Management Act. The Comprehensive Plan and the city’s supporting development regulations identify land use types, densities, minimum development standards, and mitigation for critical areas and public impacts. These documents are the foundation for project and environmental review in the city. The city shall not reanalyze these basic land use planning decisions when making a permit decision.
(2) The following land use development permit review process shall determine consistency between the proposed project and applicable regulations or plans through an integrated project and environmental impact analysis that run concurrently with each other, not separately.
(3) This chapter provides a coordinated review of zoning and other development regulations to ensure that proposed site development complies with the city’s Comprehensive Plan, zoning regulations, public works standards, and other applicable development regulations. (Ord. 1499 § 6 (Exh. F), 2021).