Land Use Planning
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The land use planners for Sammamish serve in three capacities: policy planning,
project management, and land use planning review. In a policy planning role, the
planners provide the Planning Commission and City Council with technical support
in adopting land use policies and regulations; such support may include evaluating
expected economic, social, physical, and procedural effects of proposed land use
changes (e.g. a re-zone’s impact on surrounding properties). In a project management
role, the planners coordinate the technical review of proposed developments (e.g.
subdivisions, schools, etc) between various departments, and ensure that procedural
land use permit requirements are satisfied (e.g. public notice, appeals, etc). And
in a land use planning review capacity, the planners are responsible for ensuring
that a proposed project complies with all applicable zoning, shoreline, and environmentally
critical area regulations (e.g. setbacks, height, landscaping, wetland protection,
etc).
Highlights:
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QUICK LINKS:
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Permit Center Hours: 8:30 am - 4 pm, Monday - Friday
Phone: 425-295-0500 ~ Fax: 425-295-0600
Pre-Application Conference
Per SMC 20.05.030 Pre-application conferences are required.
The purpose of the pre-application conference is to review and discuss the application
requirements with the applicant (and their consultants, if preferred) and provide
comments from City staff from various departments and other City jurisdictions (sewer
and water district, fire district) on the development proposal. This give the opportunity
to determine the feasibility of the project prior to hiring professional consultants
to prepare submittal items, as well as review timelines and costs associated with
the proposal.
Submittal Appointments
This gives us an opportunity to clarify any items and to do a preliminary review
of your project. It also gives you, the applicant, opportunities to ask questions
and to understand our process of plan review. There are numerous, small projects,
that are able to be reviewed over-the-counter. Please follow this link for additional
information on our Over-the-Counter Permit process.
Land Use Applications
Click here to view our Land Use Applications.
Sammamish Municipal Code(SMC)
Follow these links to view the Sammamish Municipal Code and
proposed ordinances.