20.210.070 Type IV Applications.
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A. Purpose and findings. Type IV applications are legislative land use actions as well as site-specific rezones and planned developments to be reviewed by the Hearings Examiner or Planning Commission and City Council. Specific Type IV applications are subject to the procedures and review criteria set forth in the applicable sections of the code. The full list of Type IV applications is set forth in VMC 20.210.020(C), Table 20.210.-1.
B. Initiation of Type IV applications. Type IV applications may be initiated by any of the following if authorized by this code:
1. Property owner(s) or their representatives;
2. Any citizen, agency, neighborhood association or other party; or
3. City staff, Planning Commission or City Council.
C. Exception from consolidated review. Type IV applications, except planned developments, shall be considered exempt from 36.70B.120 RCW requirements which mandate consolidation of all related project permits into a single application review if requested by the applicant. Projects involving a Comprehensive Plan amendment and associated change of zone shall not be processed using concurrent review under VMC 20.210.020(D).
1. Type IV Map amendments: Refer to Chapter 20.285 VMC.
2. Type IV Text amendments: Refer to Chapter 20.285 VMC (Ord. M-3922 § 9, 07/06/2009; Ord. M-3643, 01/26/2004)
Code reviser’s note: ACM M-3643, Amended, 05/20/2008, Correction of Title to Table 1 from Table 20.020-1 to read VMC 20.210.020(C), Table 20.210-1.