1. Applications for land use approval shall be made on forms provided by the Director and made available at the Department.

2. A complete application for land use approval shall be filed with the Department. An application shall not be considered complete if it fails to contain any of the information and material required by LMC 18A.30.040 and 18A.30.050.

3. Upon determination of a complete application, the Department shall notify all appropriate recognized neighborhood associations.

4. Application fee(s) as established by the City are due upon presentation of an application for land use approval.

1. The Site Plan Review Committee is hereby established and shall consist of the Building Official, Planning Manager, City Engineer, SEPA official, and the Fire Marshal or their designees. The committee shall be chaired by the Director or his/her designee and serves in an advisory capacity to the Director, who shall be responsible for all land use related decisions. The committee shall adopt rules of procedure for the purpose of ensuring fair, lawful and timely recommendations.

2. Except when a public hearing is required or where the applicant agrees to an extension of time, the Director shall, within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of complete application, approve, disapprove or approve with conditions any proposed land use. Notice of the Director’s decision or recommendation shall be distributed as provided by LMC 18A.20.310.

3. When a public hearing is required prior to land use approval, the Director shall issue his/her recommendation to the Hearing Examiner in a manner that will provide the Hearing Examiner sufficient time to issue a notice of final decision within one hundred twenty (120) days of the date of complete application.

4. Any time required to prepare, review and issue a final environmental impact statement as required under the provisions of SEPA shall not be included under the time constraints of this subsection.

5. The Director shall review proposed projects for consistency with the standards and provisions of the City of Lakewood as expressed in the various adopted plans and ordinances, including this title.

6. Whenever the Director denies land use approval, he/she shall set forth, in writing, his/her findings which shall specify the reasons for the disapproval. Unless a public hearing is otherwise required, the decision of the Director shall be final unless appealed to the Hearing Examiner pursuant to Chapter1.36 LMC, General Provisions, and Chapter 18A.30 LMC, Article IV.