§ 2.05.025. Citizen initiated amendments.

A.

Citizen-initiated amendments are permitted for Thurston County's comprehensive plan and development regulations following the docketing and public participation procedure in this chapter.

B.

Fees are required for citizen-initiated amendment proposals. Applicable fees for citizen initiated amendments are identified on the fee schedule, which is adopted by reference, and incorporated in this section.

C.

Review of citizen-initiated amendments shall not occur until review fees have been paid. Fees for docketing proposed amendments do not constitute review fees.

D.

At any time after the application is submitted, additional information or studies may be requested that are needed to complete the review due to the particular aspects of the project or site or if substantial changes are made to the proposed amendment. If this occurs, the applicant shall be notified in writing as to what additional information is needed, and the review may stop during the time that the applicant is assembling this information. The review shall begin again once the additional information is submitted. If the additional information or studies are not submitted in time to continue review with the current docket cycle, then the review may be delayed until the next docket cycle.

E.

The applicant shall pay applicable fees and the cost of any studies required in this section as well as fees and costs for review and other studies under SEPA for proposed amendments. Applicants of amendments selected by the board of county commissioners under Section 2.05.020.B.4.c may not be required to pay these costs.

F.

Citizen-initiated amendments shall be submitted on forms provided by the county.

(Ord. No. 14671, § 1, 10-25-2011)