The intent of this chapter is to detail the procedures and responsibilities of the community development director, and hearing examiner upon appeal, in the processing, consideration, and issuance of administrative conditional use permits whenever such permits are applied for pursuant to provisions of this title.

Certain uses require a special degree of control due to unusual effects or characteristics peculiar to them, or because of size, location, type of equipment used, or demands upon public facilities resulting from such use. Chapter 20.80 PMC establishes standards for conditionally permitting such uses within zones. There are certain such uses which are of a lesser impact or intensity so as to allow for a more streamlined administrative conditional use process. Therefore, the community development director shall have the authority subject to provisions of this chapter, to grant, upon such conditions as he/she may determine, an administrative conditional use permit as may be in harmony with the scope and purpose of this title and zone district in which the use is to be located, and the goals, objectives and policies of the Puyallup Comprehensive Plan. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to give any property owner a right to use any property in any manner which requires an administrative conditional use permit, unless an administrative conditional use permit for such use has first been granted and is in full force and effect pursuant to all conditions attached thereto.

Each determination granting an administrative conditional use permit shall be supported by written findings of fact showing specifically wherein all of the following conditions exist:

The community development director shall have the authority to impose conditions and safeguards as he/she deems necessary to protect and enhance the health, safety and welfare of the surrounding area, and to assure that the proposed use or activity fully meets the findings set forth in PMC § 20.81.010. No administrative conditional use permit shall require, as a condition, the dedication of land for any purpose not reasonably related to the use of property for which the administrative conditional use permit is requested, nor posting of a bond to guarantee installation of public improvements not reasonably related to the use of property for which the administrative conditional use permit is requested.

Any administrative conditional use permit granted by the development services director or hearing examiner (on appeal) shall become null and void if not exercised within the time specified in such permit or, if no time is specified, within one year of the date of approval of such permit. No administrative conditional use permit approval shall exceed a maximum of two years. An administrative conditional use permit shall be deemed exercised and remain in full force and effect when a complete building permit application has been submitted, or a complete civil engineering permit is submitted if no building permit is required for the approved project. If such permit is abandoned or is discontinued for a continuous period of one year, it may not thereafter be reestablished unless authorized in accordance with the procedure prescribed herein for the establishment of a conditionally permitted use.

Upon written request by a property owner or his/her authorized representative prior to the date of administrative conditional use permit expiration, the development services director may grant an extension of time up to but not exceeding one year. Such extension of time shall be based upon the following findings:

Minor additions or modifications to sites and structures permitted under existing valid conditional use permits may be administratively approved by the community development director, subject to the following findings:

A valid conditional use permit granted by the community development director, or hearing examiner, may be canceled at any time. Cancellation must be initiated by the owner of the property covered by a conditional use permit by means of a written request to the community development director. Said permit shall then become null and void within 30 days thereafter.

The community development director may revoke or add additional conditions to any administrative conditional use permit issued, and the hearing examiner on any other conditional use permit issued, on any one or more of the following grounds:

Notwithstanding the provisions of PMC § 20.81.015, whenever an administrative conditional use permit is granted upon any condition or limitation, the person seeking the administrative conditional use permit may be required to furnish security in the form of money or a surety bond in an amount fixed by the community development director, or hearing examiner on appeal, to ensure compliance with the conditions and limitations upon which permit is granted. Every such bond shall be a performance bond and shall be in a form approved by the city attorney, shall be payable to the city and shall be conditioned upon compliance with the conditions and limitations upon which such permit is granted.