§ 20.60.030. Contents of application.

For an application to be deemed complete for purposes of beginning the formal project review and starting the review clock, the following basic submittal information shall be provided. During project review, additional information or studies may be requested in writing by the department if needed to address particular aspects of the project or site. While the project review clock will formally stop during the time that the additional information is being assembled, department review of other aspects of the project will continue.

If the application is deemed incomplete or if additional information is required, the applicant shall have one hundred eighty calendar days to submit the required information to the department. The department shall notify the applicant as to when the one-hundred-eighty-day period will end. If the applicant does not submit the required information within the one-hundred-eighty-day period, the application shall lapse. Prior to the expiration date, the applicant may request in writing an extension of time. The director may grant an extension if the required studies or information warrant additional time.

1.

Type I, II and III Applications. The project site must be identified in the field by posting an identification sign visible from the access road and by flagging the property corners and the center of the driveway/road access location. The purpose of this sign is for project identification rather than public notification. The sign and flags shall be provided by the county.

2.

Type I and IV Applications. Each application for a Type I or IV action shall contain all of the information requested on the application form provided by Thurston County, including a single applicant contact to receive all determinations and notices, and submittal of applicable fees. An application for a wireless communication facility (WCF) shall also contain the applicable information required in Section 20.33.050. An application for conceptual approval of a planned community or master plan shall also contain the information required in Chapter 20.39. An application for a secure community transition facility shall also contain the applicable information required in Section 20.54.070(39.5).

3.

Type II and III Applications. Each application for a Type II or III permit shall contain the following in clear and intelligible form (with exceptions as provided in Section 20.60.030(3)(p) and (q) below):

a.

An application form provided by Thurston County containing all of the information requested on the form, including a single applicant contact to receive all determinations and notices;

b.

A narrative summary of all uses and activities proposed to occur on-site, including hours of operation. For nonresidential developments, provide a statement which indicates whether hazardous materials, as defined in Chapter 24.03 of the Thurston County Critical Areas Ordinance or Section 17.15.200 of the Thurston County Agricultural Activities Critical Areas Ordinance for agricultural uses, will be used, stored or disposed of on-site, or as a result of site activities;

c.

Full size copies (quantity as stated on application form) and one eleven inches by seventeen inches reduced copy of a site plan drawing or drawings (folded, not rolled) at a scale of not less than one inch for each two hundred feet which shall include or show:

i.

The location and height of all existing and proposed structures, including, but not limited to, mobile/manufactured homes, houses, sheds, garages, barns, fences, culverts, bridges, storage tanks, signs and exterior lighting,

ii.

The boundaries, including dimensions, of the property proposed to be developed,

iii.

Setback distance measurements from all property lines (or road access easements) to all existing and proposed buildings. For mobile/manufactured home parks, show location and size of all mobile/manufactured home pads with dimensions of each yard and all proposed lighting,

iv.

All areas, if any, to be preserved as buffers or to be dedicated to a public, private or community use or for open space under the provisions of this title,

v.

The location of all existing and proposed easements,

vi.

The location of any area protected by covenant on the project site for water supply sources,

vii.

The location of all existing and proposed public and on-site utility structures and lines, including existing and proposed on-site sewage systems, sewer lines, water lines, wells and springs (including those within two hundred feet of the project site, depending on the applicant's ability to gain access to adjacent properties and based on existing Washington State Department of Ecology and Thurston County well log records).

viii.

Existing location and name of drainage/surface water on-site,

ix.

Proposed stormwater drainage facilities type and location,

x.

All means, existing and proposed, of vehicular and pedestrian ingress and egress to and from the site, including disabled parking and access provisions, and the size and location of sidewalks (within urban areas), driveways, streets, internal circulation roads, and fire access roads, including existing and proposed road names and existing county and state right-of-way,

xi.

Existing adjacent/neighbor accesses to public road,

xii.

The location and size of all parking and outside storage areas,

xiii.

The location of all loading spaces, including, but not limited to, loading platforms and loading docks,

xiv.

A north arrow, map scale, date, site address and directions to the site,

xv.

All existing vegetation proposed to remain and all proposed landscaping, including location and type,

xvi.

Location of any existing critical areas or buffers affecting the site, both on-site and on adjacent properties, including but not limited to shorelines, wetlands, streams, steep slopes and special habitats. Off-site information obtained from available county mapping is sufficient,

xvii.

Vicinity sketch, at a scale of not less than three inches to the mile, indicating the boundary lines and names of adjacent developments, streets and boundary lines of adjacent parcels, and the relationship of the proposed development to major roads and highways, schools, parks, shopping centers and similar facilities;

d.

Topographic map showing two-foot contours for the entire subject parcel or parcels and a minimum of fifty feet into adjacent parcels, based on available County information. Contours may be placed on the site plan or on a separate map of the same scale. The topographic information may be generalized to the smallest, even-numbered, contour interval that is legible in areas of steep slopes where two-foot contour lines would otherwise be illegible to read;

e.

Written estimate of trips to and from the site daily for the proposed use. Specifically list trucks and other traffic;

f.

Description of proposed grading, including a written estimate of both cut and fill quantities in cubic yards and a map showing the location of cut and fill areas;

g.

The number of square feet covered by each existing and proposed building, total square feet in graveled, paved or covered surfaces, whether covered by buildings, driveways, parking lots or any other structure, and the total number of square feet in the entire subject parcel or parcels;

h.

The proposed number of dwelling units in the development, including the density calculation method used in deriving the total number of units for the project;

i.

For projects where new or altered on-site sewage systems are proposed, a soils report, as prescribed in Article IV of the Thurston County Sanitary Code (Sanitary Code), shall be submitted or soil test pits shall be dug in the proposed location of the on-site sewage system, as prescribed in Article IV, Section 11.3.2, Sanitary Code. The location of the soil test pits shall be shown on the site plan. During project review, county staff will initially perform the soils review. In some instances, the applicant may be required to retain the services of an on-site sewage system designer, as defined in Article IV, Sanitary Code, to conduct further analysis of soil and site conditions;

j.

Applicable fees;

k.

Applicable environmental documents, e.g. SEPA Checklist, applicable critical areas permit or review under Title 24 or Chapter 17.15 TCC or written agreement to complete an environmental impact statement;

l.

There may be additional submittal requirements for certain special uses, as listed in Chapter 20.54;

m.

In addition to the information listed in subsections (3)(a) through (l) above, for multifamily developments (more than two dwelling units on a single parcel) and planned residential developments, the following information is required:

i.

Program for development, including estimated phasing or timing of development and estimated build-out data for each year during the construction period,

ii.

Provisions to assure permanence and maintenance of common open space through homeowner's association formation, condominium development or other means acceptable,

iii.

Dwelling unit breakdown by type and size;

n.

In addition to the information listed in subsections (3)(a) through (l) above, for planned rural residential developments, the following information is required:

i.

The location of prime farmland soils, as defined by the Soil Survey of Thurston County, Washington, and Washington State's Private Forest Land Grade 2 areas,

ii.

The approximate location of trees, with the location of any windfirm trees that would screen residences from public roadways specifically identified, and other native vegetation,

iii.

General land uses adjoining the proposed subdivision,

iv.

The approximate location of any designated resource use parcels, designated long-term commercially significant agriculture or forest areas, identified critical areas, designated open space, greenbelts, parks, and wildlife corridors adjoining the proposed subdivision,

v.

Intended use of the resource use parcel, including the siting of any residence,

vi.

If not all of the allowable density is used, the number of lots which may be created in the future shall also be noted on the plat. The limitations on the use and subdivision of the resource use parcel, as provided in Sections 20.30A.040(3) and 20.30A.080(2), shall be noted on the plat. These limitations shall be effective until such time as the property is annexed into a city or town,

vii.

Proposed ownership of resource use parcel and open space areas,

viii.

Provisions to assure permanence and maintenance of any commonly owned open space through homeowners association formation or other means acceptable;

o.

In addition to the information listed in subsections (3)(a) through (l) above, for wireless communication facilities (WCFs), the applicable information in Section 20.33.050 is required.

p.

Each application for a quasi-judicial rezone shall contain only the following in clear and intelligible form:

i.

An application form provided by Thurston County containing all of the information requested on the form, including detailed responses to the following questions:

(A)

What is the relationship between the proposed use of the land to be rezoned and the surrounding land uses (i.e., is your proposed use of land significantly different than existing land uses surrounding your property)? Explain,

(B)

Why is the property not usable as presently zoned, including the events which lead you to this conclusion?

(C)

How have conditions affecting the subject site changed to make the proposed zone more appropriate than the existing zone?

(D)

How would the proposed zone change be in the interests of not only the applicant but the surrounding properties and the public as a whole?

(E)

How does the rezone request conform with the Thurston County Comprehensive Plan?

ii.

Full size copies (quantity as stated on application form) and one eleven inches by seventeen inches reduced copy of a site plan drawing or drawings (folded, not rolled) at a scale of not less than one inch for each two hundred (200) feet, which shall include or show:

(A)

A narrative summary of all uses and activities proposed to occur on-site,

(B)

The location of all existing and proposed structures, including, but not limited to, mobile homes, houses, sheds, garages, barns, fences, culverts, bridges, storage tanks, signs, and exterior lighting,

(C)

The boundaries, including dimensions, of the property proposed to be developed,

(D)

The location of all existing and proposed easements,

(E)

A north arrow, map scale, date, site address and directions to the site,

(F)

Location of any existing critical areas or buffers affecting the site, both on-site and on adjacent properties, including, but not limited to, shorelines, wetlands, streams, steep slopes and special habitats. Off-site information obtained from available county mapping is sufficient.

(G)

The boundaries and land use of all adjacent parcels,

iii.

Topographic map showing two-foot contours for the entire subject parcel or parcels and a minimum of fifty feet into adjacent parcels, based on available county information. Contours may be placed on the site plan or on a separate map of the same scale. The topographic information may be generalized to the smallest, even-numbered, contour interval that is legible in areas of steep slopes where two-foot contour lines would otherwise be illegible to read,

iv.

Applicable fees,

v.

Applicable environmental documents, e.g. SEPA checklist, applicable critical areas permit or review under Title 24 or Chapter 17.15 TCC or written agreement to complete an environmental impact statement;

q.

Each application for the designation of mineral lands of long-term commercial significance shall contain only the information listed in Section 20.30B.030(2). Each application for removal of designation status shall contain the information required in Section 20.30B.040.

(Ord. 12807 § 6, 2002; Ord. 11867 § 1 (part), 1998; Ord. 11804 § 108, 1998; Ord. 11398 § 3 (part), 1997: Ord. 10025 § 41, 1995: Ord. 6708 § 3 (part), 1980)

(Ord. No. 14773, § 10(Att. I), 7-24-2012; Ord. No. 14961, § 3(Att. C), 12-17-2013)