§ 16.70.040.1.20. Target Employment Center (TEC) Overlay.

A.

Applicability. Certain zoning districts allow for a 100 percent FAR (intensity) bonus for manufacturing, office and research & development uses on parcels designated as Target Employment Center (TEC) Overlay on the future land use map.

B.

Application. An application for bonus FAR (intensity) shall include the information that the POD may generally require for a planning and zoning decision application, and any other information the POD may deem appropriate.

C.

Procedure.

1.

Staff review and recommendation. Upon receipt of the application, the POD shall determine whether the application conforms to all submittal requirements. The following procedures shall not exempt any applicant from complying with any other approval process.

a)

POD approval. If the POD determines that the application complies with all submittal requirements and requests approval of 25 percent or less of the FAR bonus, the POD may approve such application with or without conditions.

b)

Streamline approval. If the POD determines that the application complies with all submittal requirements and requests approval of more than 25 percent of the FAR bonus, the POD shall provide written and posted notice prior to making a final decision. The POD's decision shall be in writing and state the reasons for such approval.

c)

Appeals. A decision of the POD to approve, approve with conditions or deny an application may be appealed to the commission designated in the Decisions and Appeals Table whose decision shall be deemed the final decision of the City.

2.

If the POD determines that the application requires review by the commission designated in the Decisions and Appeals Table because of new or unusual circumstances or that the application does not comply with all the submittal requirements, the POD shall send a report to the commission designated in the Decisions and Appeals Table recommending whether the application should be approved, approved with conditions or denied and the grounds for the recommendation. Upon receipt of the recommendation the Commission shall conduct a public hearing and shall approve, approve with conditions or deny the application.

(Ord. No. 246-H, § 25, 10-20-2016)