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A. New Development. All proposals for new multifamily residential, mixed use, commercial, or industrial development shall be subject to site plan application and review.

B. Existing Development. When one or more of the following actions are proposed for a site with existing multifamily residential, mixed use, commercial, or industrial development, the proposal shall be subject to site plan application and review:

1. Addition of one or more new buildings on a site with existing development;

2. Expansion of an existing building that will increase the existing building’s floor area by ten percent or greater;

3. Expansion of a development that will result in an increase in the number of dwelling units;

4. Expansion of existing development within shorelines;

5. Expansion of existing development within critical areas and/or buffers;

6. Relocation of an existing parking area containing ten or more parking stalls;

7. Change in the number of parking stalls in a parking area containing ten or more existing stalls;

8. Relocation of or a change in the number of ingress and/or egress points from the site;

9. Expansion of an existing building that generates at least one p.m. peak hour trip of additional demand on and/or need for transportation facilities, as determined by a traffic impact analysis;

10. Expansion of an existing building that triggers a new review under the 2019 Department of Ecology Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington; or

11. Increase in the amount of impervious surface that triggers a new review under the 2019 Department of Ecology Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington.

C. Exemptions. Site plan review for the following proposals is exempt from the requirements of this chapter. Site plan review for the following proposals shall be conducted as part of, and concurrent with, review of required development permits.

1. Construction of one detached single-family residential dwelling unit on one legally created lot;

2. Construction and/or maintenance of public road improvements by a city department and/or other government agency;

3. New buildings or improvements accessory to a detached single-family residential dwelling unit, including an accessory dwelling unit;

4. Any development that does not require either a building permit or a land use permit;

5. Interior remodels that do not alter the exterior of the structure or affect parking standards; or

6. Normal building maintenance and repair. (Ord. 020/2022 § 1; Ord. 005/2019 § 10 (Exh. B))