Pre-Application Meeting Information

Should you attend a Technical Committee Pre-Application Meeting? 
A Technical Committee Pre-Application Meeting is an optional process which provides prospective applicants the opportunity to meet with City representatives from the Planning, Public Works and Fire Departments to identify potential problem causing issues, assist applicants in preparing their applications for submittal to the City and to expedite processing of development applications.  These meetings are approximately 1 hour.  City representatives will describe the type of application(s) necessary, the review process and applicable regulations.  Pre-Application Meetings are not meant to be a detailed review of proposed plans or ideas.

A Technical Committee Pre-Application Meeting is appropriate if you are simply exploring ways to develop the property or have a general idea of a proposed site plan, but have not yet identified "fatal flaws".  This process is generally appropriate where your proposal is undefined or still at a conceptual stage and you are not yet ready to move forward with a specific proposal.

If you have previously met with City representatives, have developed a specific proposal for which you have put together a development team, and are ready to move ahead with detailed review, then you may choose to begin PREP (Pre Review Entitlement Process), if eligible.  Click here for information about PREP review.

Should you attend a Design Review Board Pre-Application Meeting? 
The purpose of a Pre-Application Meeting with the Design Review Board (DRB) is to consult with the Board (when DRB approval will be required) to gain preliminary feedback regarding conceptual design for the site, landscaping and architecture.  Ideally a Pre-Application Meeting with the Board would take place after you have a fairly good idea of what the major site constraints are and are therefore able to develop feasible alternatives for site and building design.  A DRB Pre-Application Meeting is optional under the standard review process, but is a required component of PREP review (click here for information about PREP).

Application Submittal Requirements
Below are submittal requirements for all Land Use Entitlement Permits.  If you are undergoing PREP review, please click here for applicable submittal requirements.

• Accessory Dwelling Unit
• Administrative Modification
• Annexation
• Appeal
• Binding Site Plan
• Boundary Line Adjustment
• CAO Exception for Streets and/or Utilities
• CAO Reasonable Use - Private Project
• CAO Reasonable Use - Public Project
• Certificate of Appropriateness
• Conditional Use Permit 
• Conditional Use Permit-Change of Use
• Conditional Use Permit for Telecommunication Facilities
• Development Agreement
• Development Guide Amendments - Comprehensive Plan
• Development Guide Amendments - Zoning Map or Text
• Essential Public Facility
• Master Planned Residential Development
• Planned Commercial Development
• Planned Residential Development
• Plat Alteration
• Preliminary Plat
• Right-of-Way Vacation
• Shoreline Conditional Use Permit
• Shoreline Exemption
• Shoreline Substantial Development Permit
• Shoreline Variance
• Short Plat (Short Subdivision)
• Sign Program Review
• Site Plan Entitlement
• Special Use Permit
• Special Use Permit for Telecommunication Facilities
• Telecommunications Facilities Permit
• Temporary Use Permit
• Variance

Application Fees

• 2008 Application Fees

Impact Fees

• Parks, Fire School & Transportation Impact Fees (new Transportation Impact Fees in effect November 2007)

Pre-Application Meeting Forms

• Design Review Board Pre-Application Meeting Form
• Technical Committee Pre-Application Meeting Form

Application Forms and SEPA Checklist

• Final Plat Application Form
• General Application Form (Required for all applications except Tree Removal Permits). 
• JARPA Form (Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application)
• Landmark Nomination Application
• Landmark Nomination Form
• Project Contact Form  (Required for all applications except Tree Removal). 
• Right-of-Way Petition
• SEPA/CAO Fee Worksheet
• SEPA Checklist
• SEPA Application Form Only (checklist not included)
• Tree Removal Permit Application for Single Family Residences
• Tree Removal Permit Application for All Other Uses

Critical Area Reporting Requirements/Forms

• Critical areas reporting requirements
• Habitat unit assessment form
• Stream summary sheet
• Wetland summary sheet
• Wetland data form
• Wetland rating form

Public Notice Posting Requirements

• Yellow Public Notice Signs:  The City provides public notice signs to applicants within two weeks of application submittal.  Applicants are responsible for posting these signs on-site.  This link provides detail regarding these posting requirements.  The yellow signs are used mainly for Notice of Application, SEPA decisions, and Hearing Notices.   
• Large Sign Schematic:  For applications requiring public hearings, an applicant is required to obtain a sign from a vendor and install it on-site.  These signs are larger than the yellow signs.  The applicant is responsible for installing the sign at least two weeks before a hearing.  An Affidavit of Posting is required from the applicant. 

They are presented as downloadable pdf (Adobe Acrobat) documents.  In order to view or print the forms you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.  (Obtain free Acrobat Reader)