When the planning department issues a decision on a Type 1 or 2 decision, the department or hearing body shall determine whether the decision is consistent with, carries out and helps implement applicable state laws and regulations and the regulations, policies, objectives and goals of the town of Darrington comprehensive plan, the town of Darrington's development regulations and other official laws, policies and objectives of the town of Darrington. The department is not required to enter findings of fact or conclusions when issuing Type 1 and 2 decisions.

(Ord. 541 § 1 (part), 1999)

When a hearing body renders a decision on an appeal of a Type 2 decision, the hearing body shall make and enter findings of fact and conclusions from the record, which support the decision or recommendation. Such findings and conclusions shall set forth and demonstrate the manner in which the decision or recommendation is consistent with, carries out and helps implement applicable state laws and regulations and the regulations, policies, objectives and goals of the town of Darrington comprehensive plan, the town of Darrington's development regulations and other official laws, policies and objectives of the town of Darrington.

(Ord. 541 § 1 (part), 1999)

When a hearing body renders a decision on a Type 3, 4 or 5 decision, and when the planning commission makes a recommendation on a type 4 decision, the hearing body shall make and enter findings of fact and conclusions from the record which support the decision or recommendation. Such findings and conclusions shall set forth and demonstrate the manner in which the decision or recommendation is consistent with, carries out and helps implement applicable state laws and regulations and the regulations, policies, objectives and goals of the town of Darrington comprehensive plan, the town of Darrington's development regulations and other official laws, policies and objectives of the town of Darrington.

(Ord. 541 § 1 (part), 1999)

When the city council makes a decision regarding an application for a reclassification of property, the decision shall include additional findings, which support the conclusion that at least one of the following circumstances applies:

A.

The reclassification is for the purpose of achieving consistency with the comprehensive plan; or

B.

The applicant has demonstrated with substantial evidence that:

1.

Since the adoption of the last version of the comprehensive plan, authorized public improvements, permitted private development or other conditions or circumstances affecting the subject property have undergone substantial and material change not anticipated or contemplated in the adopted comprehensive plan;

2.

The impacts from the changed conditions or circumstances affect the subject property in a manner and to a degree different than other properties in the vicinity such that rezoning or redesignation by means of a generalized amendment to the comprehensive plan, and

3.

The requested reclassification or redesignation is required in the public interest.

(Ord. 541 § 1 (part), 1999)

When the city council makes a decision regarding an application for a proposed preliminary plat, the decision shall include additional findings as to whether:

A.

Appropriate provisions are made for the public health, safety, and general welfare and for such open spaces, drainage ways, streets or roads, alleys, other public ways, transit stops, potable water supplies, sanitary wastes, parks and recreation, playgrounds, schools and school grounds and all other relevant facts, including sidewalks/landscaping and other planning features that assure safe walking conditions for students walking to and from school; and

B.

The public use and interest will be served by the platting of such subdivision and dedication.

C.

If the city council finds that the proposed subdivision and dedication make such appropriate provisions and that the public use and interest will be served, then the city council shall approve the proposed subdivision and dedication. Dedication of land to any public body, provision of public improvements to serve the subdivision, and/or impact fees may be required as a condition of subdivision approval. Dedications shall be clearly shown on the final plat.

(Ord. 541 § 1 (part), 1999)