Puyallup City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 20
10 ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
§ 20.10.001 Scope and purpose.
The intent of this chapter is to detail the duties, powers and responsibilities of the planning and community development director, planning and community development department, planning commission, hearing examiner, and city council for administering and implementing the terms of this title. These duties, powers and responsibilities shall be in addition to any authority described elsewhere in this code, in state or federal law.
(Ord. 2147 Exh. A, 1987; Ord. 2268 § 17, 1991; Ord. 2478 § 1, 1996)
§ 20.10.005 Planning and community development director.
Subject to the supervision and direction of the city manager, the planning and community development director (director) or the director's designee shall have primary responsibility for administering this title. These responsibilities include, but are not necessarily limited to the following:
(1)
When directed by the city manager, or when the director deems it advisable, the director shall cause to be prepared drafts of appropriate amendments to the comprehensive plan and this title for submission to the city planning commission and city council for consideration and possible adoption.
(2)
The director shall investigate and prepare reports and recommendations for submission to the hearing examiner on all applications for variances, conditional use permits, rezones, interpretations, amendments and other planning and zoning matters requiring action by the hearing examiner.
(3)
The director shall establish procedures and requirements for the contents, processing, disclosure and maintenance of all development applications, permits and records required by the city; provided, that such procedures and requirements are necessary to assure compliance with this code and state law. The director or his/her designee shall serve as permit coordinator to ensure the timely processing of development applications pursuant to this code and state law. The director shall establish procedures to monitor and enforce the provisions of all permits issued pursuant to this code.
(4)
The director is authorized to take action on the following specific matters:
(Ord. 2147 Exh. A, 1987; Ord. 2268 § 18, 1991; Ord. 2478 § 1, 1996)
§ 20.10.015 Office of the hearing examiner.
The office of the hearing examiner shall be responsible for hearing and making final determinations consistent with PMC § 2.54.070.
(Ord. 2268 § 19, 1991; Ord. 2478 § 1, 1996; Ord. 3031 § 8, 2013; Ord. 3119 § 11, 2016)
§ 20.10.020 City planning commission.
The planning commission, as established by Chapter 2.28 PMC, shall be responsible for hearing and making recommendations for action to the city council on the following types of matters:
(1)
Amendments to this title, or the creation of new zones;
(2)
Area-wide zone changes proposed as part of a city-initiated comprehensive planning action or an annexation action;
(3)
Amendments to the comprehensive plan;
(6)
Any other matter under this title that the city council authorizes as requiring final action by the city council upon the recommendation of the planning commission.
(Ord. 2147 Exh. A, 1987; Ord. 2268 § 20, 1991; Ord. 2478 § 1, 1996; Ord. 2745 § 4, 2003)
§ 20.10.035 City council.
The city council shall be responsible for making final determinations on the following types of applications and/or matters under this title:
(1)
Amendments to this title, or the creation of new zones;
(2)
Amendments to the comprehensive plan;
(4)
Any other matter under this title that the city council authorizes as requiring final action by the council.
(Ord. 2147 Exh. A, 1987; Ord. 2268 § 22, 1991; Ord. 2478 § 1, 1996)