19.70.120 Application requirements.
A. A complete application for a permitted alteration permit or reasonable use exception/variance permit must include the following information and materials on a form provided by the Director. For the purposes of this section, a complete application includes:
1. The name and contact information of the applicant;
2. Adequate information to determine compliance with the requirements of the critical area regulations, including a critical area report, impact and hazard assessment, and mitigation requirements specific to each critical area type, as indicated in the corresponding sections of this chapter;
3. Identification of the development permit(s) requested and all other local, state, and/or federal critical area-related permits required for the project;
4. Site plan, a scaled drawing of the development proposal including:
a. Property and project site boundaries;
b. An accurate depiction of all critical areas, including off-site critical areas and buffers that extend onto the project site; a desk survey is acceptable when access to the adjacent property has been denied;
c. The development proposal, including grading and clearing limits and areas of proposed impacts to critical areas and/or buffers (include square footage estimates);
d. A scaled depiction and description of the proposed stormwater pollution prevention plan consistent with the adopted stormwater manual, for the development and consideration of impacts to critical areas due to drainage alterations;
e. An assessment of probable impacts to the critical areas resulting from the proposed development of the site based upon identified findings;
f. A description of reasonable efforts made to apply mitigation sequencing pursuant to AMC 19.70.125, Mitigation requirements, to avoid, minimize, and mitigate impacts to critical areas; and
g. Plans for mitigation required to offset any critical areas impacts, in accordance with AMC 19.70.130, Mitigation plan requirements, and the corresponding mitigation performance standards sections of this chapter, including a discussion of the applicable development standards and cost estimates for determination of financial guarantee requirements.
B. Additional Requirements. The Director may require additional information to be included in the critical areas permit submittal when determined to be necessary to the review of the proposed activity in accordance with this chapter. Additional information that may be required includes, but is not limited to:
1. Historical data, including original and subsequent mapping, historical aerial photographs, data compilations and summaries, and available reports and records relating to the site or past operations at the site;
2. Grading and stormwater management plans; and
3. Information specific to the type, location, and nature of the critical area. (Ord. 4025 § 2 (Att. A), 2022; Ord. 3064 § 2 (Att. A), 2021)