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The City Planner, referred to in this chapter as the City Planner, is vested with the duty of administering the provisions of this chapter:

(1) A fully completed application for binding site plan approval shall be approved with conditions, returned to the applicant for modifications, or denied within 30 days of its receipt by the City Planner unless the applicant agrees, in writing, to an extension of this period. The City Planner shall not be considered to be in receipt of an application for binding site plan approval unless and until such time as the application meets the requirements of PMC 21.45.040, 21.45.050, 21.45.060 and 21.45.070 as determined by the City Planner.

(2) Upon receiving a complete application for binding site plan approval, the City Planner shall transmit a copy of the binding site plan, together with copies of any accompanying documents as the City Planner deems appropriate, to the following:

(a) City Engineer, who shall review the proposed binding site plan with regard to its conformance to the general purposes of adopted traffic and utility plans, adequate provisions for storm drainage, streets, alleys, other public ways, water and sanitary sewer and conformance to any applicable improvement standards and specifications;

(b) Fire Chief, who shall review the proposed binding site plan with regard to adequate provisions for emergency access;

(c) Any other City department, utility provider, school district or other public or private entity as the City Planner deems appropriate.

(3) In transmitting the proposed binding site plan to the parties referenced above, the City Planner shall solicit their comments and recommendations, and note the date by which comments and recommendations must be received by the City Planner in order to be considered. Any comments received by that date shall be incorporated into the formal findings which will form the basis of the City Planner’s decision on the binding site plan. If no comments are received from any of the parties referenced above, the City Planner shall make such findings as he/she deems just. However, in every case a proposed binding site plan shall contain a statement of approval from the City Engineer as to the survey data, the layout of streets, alleys and other rights-of-way, design of sewer and water systems and other infrastructure. The City Planner shall not approve a binding site plan that does not contain a statement signed by the City Engineer.

(4) The City Planner shall review the proposed binding site plan and determine its conformance to the general purposes of this title, its conformance with the Comprehensive Plan and its conformance with the zoning ordinance (PMC Title 25) and any other applicable land use controls. These determinations shall form the basis of the City Planner’s decision on the binding site plan. [Ord. 3398 § 2, 1999; Code 1970 § 26.40.080.]