14.60.100 Permit requirements.
(1) Applications shall be on forms prescribed by the Director and shall include such information as deemed necessary by the Director to establish compliance with this section. A complete application shall include requirements as outlined in CMC 14.35.020 and this section, unless otherwise approved by the Director and as shown on the application form.
(a) A complete application on a form supplied by the department;
(b) Payment of any application fee set forth in the current fee resolution;
(c) Describe the work to be covered by the permit for which application is made;
(d) Indicate the estimated quantities of work involved (disturbed area in acres and cut and fill quantities in cubic yards);
(e) Be signed by the property owner or his/her authorized agent who shall be required to submit evidence to indicate such authority;
(f) Complete bond quantity worksheet, associated financial guarantees, and liability insurance as set forth in CMC 14.105.150 and 14.105.170; and
(g) Other information as may be required by the Director.
(2) Each application for a grading permit shall be accompanied by plans and specifications and other supporting data, as applicable. The plans and specifications shall be prepared and signed by a civil engineer registered to practice in the State of Washington. Plans and specifications for single-family residential construction shall not require preparation by a licensed engineer unless deemed necessary by the City Engineer.
(3) Plans shall be prepared in general accordance with Chapter 10 of the City’s Design and Construction Standards.
(a) Tree retention plan shall be prepared in accordance with CMC 18.45.080;
(b) A soils report shall be prepared by a licensed soils or geotechnical engineer and shall cover all portions of the project within the engineer’s expertise, including site history; geologic structures; surface conditions; subsurface conditions; recommendations for foundation support, site preparation, structural fill, slope stability, and mitigation; design parameters for retaining structures and structure backfill, surface and subsurface drainage, dewatering, excavation conditions, and hazards; seismic conditions, erosion, and sedimentation hazards and controls; use of on-site materials for structural fill and backfill; and pavement design. The soils or geotechnical engineer shall be retained as the engineer-of-record for the duration of the project; and
(c) If the clearing or grading is proposed to take place in or adjacent to a critical area as regulated in Chapter 18.65 CMC, provide information as required by that chapter.
(4) Issuing Clearing and Grading Permits.
(a) After an application has been filed and reviewed, the Director shall determine that the clearing and grading work complies with the other provisions of the municipal code or request that the application be corrected or amended to comply with this chapter.
(b) In granting a clearing and grading permit, the Director may require measures to mitigate the impacts of the clearing and grading work.
(c) No clearing and grading permit shall be issued until approved by Federal, State, and local agencies having jurisdiction by laws or regulations pertaining to the proposed work.
(d) Upon approval of the application and issuance of the clearing and grading permit, no work shall be done that is not provided for in the permit.
(e) The clearing and grading permits from the Director shall be required regardless of any other permits issued by any other department or governmental agency who may be interested in certain aspects of the proposed work. (Ord. 04-19 § 2 (Exh. B); Ord. 08-13 § 1 (Exh. A))