25.180.090 Plan required.
(1) Prior to issuance of building permits, two copies of a site plan shall be submitted to the Community and Economic Development Department for review for consistency with the provisions of this chapter. The site development plan must be drawn to scale and shall include the following:
(a) All relevant data regarding the existing site that will include a vicinity map, location and name of existing adjacent streets, driveway locations, walkways, property lines, and/or easements.
(b) Boundaries, dimensions, and size in acres of the site.
(c) Indication of adjoining use.
(d) Layout of all use areas within the site, including parking areas and interior circulation areas, including truck circulation for loading/unloading.
(e) Landscape plan with:
(i) Identification of any existing trees or plantings that are to remain on the site; existing trees should be identified according to caliper and their common name. Existing trees and shrubs may be counted towards landscape requirement standards provided they are depicted on the plan, retained in their location, and meet minimum standards for plant health.
(ii) Location of all proposed landscape areas, including the location of all landscape elements and the size, common name, scientific name, spacing, and quantity of all live vegetation to be planted.
(f) Area in square feet and dimensions of individual and collective landscape areas.
(g) Irrigation plan showing the layout and type of all irrigation systems.
(h) Location and description of all existing and proposed structures such as buildings, berms, walls, fences, screens, storage areas, street furniture including refuse containers, and lighting.
(i) Location of all existing and proposed utilities, vaults, and boxes.
(j) Schematic building elevations showing exterior building walls.
(2) Excluding single-family residential districts and commercial /industrial development with 10 parking spaces or less, landscape plans shall be prepared by a Washington State registered landscape architect, Washington State certified nurseryman, or Washington State certified landscaper.
(3) Excluding single-family residential districts and commercial /industrial development with 10 parking spaces or less, an affidavit signed by an individual specified in subsection (2) of this section, certifying that the site landscaping has been installed consistent with the approved site landscape plan, shall be submitted to the Community and Economic Development Department within 30 days of installation completion, unless the installed landscaping has been inspected and accepted by the Community and Economic Development Department.
(4) The required landscaping shall be installed to coincide with the completion of the building. However, the time limit for compliance may be extended to allow installation of such required landscaping during the next appropriate planting season. For single-family dwellings, the landscaping must be installed no later than three months after issuance of a certificate of occupancy. [Ord. 3763 §10, 2006; Code 1970 § 25.75.090.]