A.

Applications for land clearing or grading permits shall be submitted to the Town on forms provided, accompanied by all supplementary information specified below or on the form, and by the fee required. Fees shall be as established in Coupeville Development Regulations Section 16.44.010 of this title as may be amended from time to time, or as established by other town ordinance. The application shall include a map or plot plan of the affected area, to a scale determined to be adequate by the reviewing official, and including a north arrow, scale indication, contours, property lines, abutting streets and water bodies, delineation of the area to be cleared or graded, soil profiles, and designation of fill and waste disposal areas. The map or plot plan shall show the location of internal and adjacent drainage ways, wetlands, and all other critical areas and their buffers, that may be affected by runoff from the site. It shall be accompanied by drainage and erosion control plans prepared in accordance with the requirements of the stormwater management ordinance of the Town, and a schedule of proposed operations. If the excavated material or the product of clearing operations is to be disposed of off-site, indication of the location and route to the disposal site shall be given. For clearing projects, the application shall state the species, size, quantity, and condition of trees, and describe the ground cover to be removed. Applications shall be dated and signed by the submitting party or authorized agent, and shall bear the name, address, and phone number of the applicant.

B.

The public works director may require additional information deemed necessary for proper consideration of the application, or may waive specific items due to the simplicity, size, or relative safety of the proposed project. When satisfied that the application is complete, the public works director shall review the application for compliance with the standards set forth in Section 16.20.070 of this chapter in accordance with procedures set forth in Section 16.20.060.

C.

The provisions of the Washington State Environmental Policy Act of 1971, the Shoreline Management Act, the Coupeville Development Regulations, the stormwater management ordinance, and other applicable ordinances adopted by the Town from time to time shall be observed.

(Ord. No. 688, § 2(Exh. B), 1-11-2011; Ord. No. 792, § 1(Exh. A), 3-12-2024)