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Jefferson County
LAND USE
PROCEDURES ORDINANCE
Adopted August 28, 1998
Effective September 28, 1998
Ordinance #04-0828-98
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Type A (Administrative Decision)
7. Plat alterations or vacations. not including Boundary Line Adjustments;
8. Short subdivisions of four (4) or fewer lots;
9, Subdivision exemptions;
10. Shoreline Exemptions; and
11. Shoreline Substantial Development Permits for Primary Uses.
A. Type B (Hearing Examiner Decision)
The following applications require a Hearing Examiner decision:
1. Planned Unit Developments;
2. Special Uses;
3. Conditional Uses;
4. Variances (Zoning, Critical Areas, Shoreline, Subdivision, etc.);
5. Condominium subdivisions of five (5) units or more;
6. Long Subdivisions, including mobile home parks, of five (5) lots or more
(preliminary plat review);
7. Commercial/Industrial Park Divisions;
8. Shoreline Conditional Uses;
9. Shoreline Substantial Development Permits for secondary uses; and
10. Recreational Vehicle Parks/Camper Clubs
C. Type C (Board of County Commissioners Decision)
1. Site-specific rezones, including all land use application requests that are consolidated
with a request for a rezone, require a Board of County Commissioners decision.
2. Legislative actions, including area-wide rezone and Comprehensive Plan decisions, are
not affected by this Chapter.
D. Other Applications
The appropriate decision-making process for any other land use application authorized by
Jefferson County but not listed in this section shall be determined by the Director in
accordance with this Chapter unless the decision-making authority is expressly identified.
Section 7: Consolidated Applications
A. Optional Consolidated Permit Processing. A land use application that involves two or
more permits may, at the option of the Applicant, be consolidated into a single process using
the highest procedure required for any permit included in the application. For example, an
application involving Type A, B and C permits shall be processed under Type C procedure.
If the Applicant does not opt to proceed with consolidated permit processing, the permit(s)
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requiring the higher procedure(s) must be processed prior to the permit(s) requiring the lower
procedure(s). For example, Type C permits must be processed prior to Type B permits.
B. Joint Hearings
1. The Director may combine any hearing on a land use application with any other hearing
that may be held by another local, state. regional, federal, or other agency on the
application, so long as the requirements of subsection (3) are met.
2 Hearings shall be combined if requested by an Applicant, provided:
a. The requirements of subsection (3) are met; and
b. The joint hearing can be held within the time periods specified in this section or
the Applicant agrees to an alternate schedule in the event that additional time is
needed in order to combine the hearings.
3. A joint hearing may be held with another local, state, regional, federal, or other agency on
the proposed action, provided:
a. The other agency is not expressly prohibited by statute from doing so;
b. Sufficient notice of the hearing is given to meet each of the agencies' adopted
notice requirements as set forth in statute, ordinance or rule;
c. Each agency has received the necessary information about the proposed project
from the Applicant to hold its hearing at the same time as the local government
hearing; and
d. The hearing is held within Jefferson County.
Section 8: Pre-application Procedure
A. Purpose
The pre-application conference is a discussion between a potential Applicant and County
staff regarding a proposed project. The purpose of the pre-application conference is to assist
the Applicant by identifying the following:
1. Requirements for submittal, including types of permits necessary to complete the
proposal, procedures for processing permits, and whether SEP A review is required;
2. Requirements for compliance with applicable County plans, goals, policies, codes or
guidelines and possible revisions to the proposed project which will improve the proposal
with respect to these requirements; and
3. Required plans, studies, reports, and/or other materials specific to the proposal that will
provide necessary information for staff to review the project.
4. All requirements shall be provided to the applicant in writing.
B. When Required
A pre-application conference may be scheduled by the Director for any type of land use
application, but is required prior to submitting an application for the following:
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