23.41.016

A. A preapplication conference is required for all projects subject to or for which an applicant has elected administrative design review. B. Community outreach 1. Applicants shall prepare a community outreach. The outreach plan shall include, at minimum, the following outreach methods: printed, electronic or digital, and in-person. 2. Applicants shall document compliance with the community outreach plan and submit documentation demonstrating compliance to the Director prior to the early design guidance review. The Director shall make the documentation available to the public. The documentation shall include: a. A summary of the outreach completed to comply with the outreach plan, including a list and description of the outreach methods used, dates associated with each method, and a summary of what the applicant heard from the community when conducting the outreach; and b. Materials to demonstrate that each outreach method was conducted. 3. The purpose of the community outreach plan is to identify the outreach methods an applicant will use to establish a dialogue with nearby communities early in the development process in order to share information about the project, better understand the local context, and hear community interests and concerns related to the project. 4. The Director may establish, by rule, what constitutes the community outreach plan, and how compliance with the community outreach plan must be documented. C. Early design guidance process 1. Following a preapplication conference, an applicant may apply to begin the early design guidance process. 2. The purpose of the early design guidance process is to identify concerns about the site and proposed development, receive written comments from the public, review the design guidelines applicable to the site, identify guideline priorities, and explore conceptual design or siting alternatives. 3. The Director may establish, by rule, the information that the applicant shall provide with the early design guidance application. D. Guideline priorities 1. The Director shall identify the guidelines of highest priority, referred to as the "guideline priorities". The Director shall summarize and consider any community consensus regarding design resulting from community outreach, or resulting from community outreach, or as expressed in written comments received. 2. The Director shall make the guideline priorities available to those who sent in comments or otherwise requested notification, and to the applicant. E. Application for Master Use Permit 1. Once the guideline priorities are made available by the Director, the applicant may apply for a Master Use Permit (MUP). 2. In addition to submitting information required in a standard MUP application, as prescribed in Chapter 23.76 , the applicant shall include in the MUP application such additional information related to design review as the Director may require. F. Design review recommendation phase 1. The Director shall review the summary of public comments on the project's design, the project's consistency with the guideline priorities, and make a recommendation pursuant to subsection 23.41.008.F.1. 2. The Director shall make the recommendation available to those who sent in comments or otherwise requested notification, and to the applicant. G. Director's decision 1. A decision on an application for a permit subject to administrative design review shall be made by the Director. 2. The Director's design review decision shall be made as part of the overall Master Use Permit decision for the project. The Director's decision shall be based on the extent to which the proposed project meets the guideline priorities and in consideration of public comments on the proposed project. H. Notice of decision. Notice of the Director's decision shall be as provided in Chapter 23.76 , Procedures for Master Use Permits and Council Land Use Decisions. I. Appeals. Appeal procedures for design review decisions are described in Chapter 23.76 , Procedures for Master Use Permits and Council Land Use Decisions. (Ord. 126685 , § 5, 2022; Ord. 126188 , § 5, 2020; Ord. 126072 , § 5, 2020; Ord. 125429 , § 11, 2017; Ord. 120410 , § 4, 2001; Ord. 118980, § 5, 1998.)