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Types of Land Use Amendment for the 2008 process

Amendments considered this year are primarily focused on Land Use changes. To streamline the process, this year's amendments are categorized as Minor and Major.

Minor Amendments do not significantly alter the approved goals, policies and intent of the Land Use element. These amendments make changes to smaller parcels of land within the City and create considerably less impact to the surrounding area. The following criteria determine if the proposed amendment is categorized as a Minor amendment:
· The property is less than 3 acres
· The property is adjacent to land that is similar to the land use proposed
· All utilities with sufficient capacity is available to the property
· The property can be served by the existing transportation system with minor alteration or improvements that can be done by the property owner
· Any potential adverse impacts can be mitigated on the property
· Critical areas or other environmentally sensitive areas will not be impacted by the proposed change

Major Amendments are properties that do not meet the above criteria.

Information for Applicants

Property owners interested in submitting an application are recommended to familiarize themselves with some of the releveant documents listed below. These documents will provide some of the necessary exhibits that are required to be included in your application. The list below is not an all inclusive list. Some of the required information will have to be obtained from Island County and/or other private documents that you may possess.

* City Map
* Land Use Designation Map
* Zoning Map
* Infrastructure Map - Water
* Infrastructure Map - Sewer
* Infrastructure Map - Stormwater
* Comprehensive Plan

Tuesday, April 1, 2008


INTERESTED APPLICANTS

The deadline to submit an application for this year's amendment process is April 30, 2008. A meeting with planning staff is recommended prior to the deadline. The meeting is primarily to share information on the process and documents, research etc. that will be required to supplement a complete application.

All applications must be submitted to the Development Services Department before the end of the workday on April 30, 2008. The application fee is $1,356.
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