15.02.060 Review Process I—Minor administrative review.
A. Description.
1. Review Process I (“REV I”) applies to permit applications that involve minor administrative land use decisions. Review Process I applications shall be reviewed administratively by the planning department staff to determine compliance with the unified development code and other applicable ordinances and regulations.
2. If a Review Process I application is not categorically exempt under SEPA, the application shall be processed under Review Process II.
B. Decisions Included.
1. Land use decisions identified as “Permitted,” or “P,” in EMC 19.05.080 through 19.05.120, Tables 5-1 through 5-5, and temporary use permits under EMC 19.05.068 are Review Process I (REV I) decisions.
2. Land Divisions. The following permit applications are included as REV I decisions:
a. All short subdivision applications.
b. All other land division applications, including preliminary and final approvals, not identified as REV II or REV III decisions.
c. Pursuant to RCW 58.17.100, all final plat approvals regardless of the number of lots created. See REV II and REV III decisions for preliminary plat approval authority.
3. Historic. The following permit applications are included as REV I decisions:
a. Construction of a new single-family or two-unit dwelling;
b. Addition of an accessory dwelling unit to an existing single-family or two-unit dwelling;
c. Alteration of significant features identified in a historic resource inventory of a structure or site on the Everett register of historic places;
d. Additions of more than one hundred fifty square feet to a building with three or more dwelling units when identified as a contributing structure and within an Everett historic overlay zone.
4. The review process for land use decisions shall be REV I unless otherwise indicated in this title, or as otherwise determined by the planning director based on subsection (B)(5) of this section.
5. Administrative determinations made by the planning department staff that are not associated with an application specifically identified in the unified development code and that are categorically exempt under SEPA are not subject to the procedures and requirements of this title.
6. If the planning director determines that notice to contiguous property owners should be provided regarding a land use decision, the planning director may require the permit application to be reviewed using a higher level of review process than otherwise required.
C. Action Taken. Action taken on the application shall be one of the following:
1. Permit issuance or approval, which may include conditions on the project;
2. Permit denial explaining the reasons the permit was not approved; or
3. A letter explaining what additional information is necessary or other approvals which are required before the permit can be issued.
An administrative appeal to the hearing examiner is provided. Any appeals shall be in accordance with the appeals section of this chapter (see EMC 15.02.600).
D. Public Notice Requirements.
1. No public notice is required for REV I land use decisions except for shoreline permit applications as set forth in subsection (D)(5) of this section.
2. When a project requires more than one land use permit, public notice shall follow the public notice requirements for the highest review process.
3. The city provides a notice of application, which is a public record. These records are available upon request and may be available electronically through the city’s open data portal or other web-based applications.
4. Historic. Those REV I actions that are subject to review by the historical commission shall follow procedures for public notice and conduct of public meetings.
5. Shorelines. Those REV I actions that are applications for shoreline management substantial development shall provide notice as set forth in WAC 173-27-110 and EMC 15.02.110(C)(3)(b):
a. Notice of application within fourteen days of the determination of completeness;
b. A public comment period not less than thirty days following the date of notice of application, except that comments shall be submitted within twenty days for shoreline permits for limited utility extensions or for the construction of a bulkhead or other measures to protect a single-family residence and its appurtenant structures from shoreline erosion. See the definitions section of the city’s shoreline master program for the definition of a limited utility extension;
c. Mailing notice to the latest recorded real property owners as shown by the records of the county assessor within at least five hundred feet of the boundary of the property upon which the development is proposed;
d. Mailing notice to the SEPA mailing list (unless the project is categorically exempt); and
e. Mailing notice to the neighborhood leader mailing list if applicable. (Ord. 3982-23 § 2, 2023; Ord. 3774-20 § 3 (Exh. 2), 2020.)
Code reviser’s note: The amendments of Ordinance 3982-23 shall be effective until June 7th, 2024, unless otherwise amended or extended.