§ 18.20.020. Determination of proper type of procedure.

A.

Determination by Administrator. The administrative official of Title 17, or his/her designee (hereinafter the "administrator"), shall determine the proper procedure for all development applications. If, in the sole and exclusive discretion of the administrator, the administrator believes there is a question as to the appropriate type of procedure, the administrator shall resolve it in favor of the higher procedure type number.

B.

Optional Consolidated Permit Processing. An application that involves two or more procedures may be processed collectively under the highest numbered procedure required for any part of the application, or processed individually under each of the procedures identified by the code. The applicant may determine whether the application shall be processed collectively or individually. If the application is processed under the individual procedure option, the highest numbered type procedure must be processed prior to the subsequent lower numbered procedure.

C.

Decision-maker(s). Applications processed in accordance with subsection B of this section, which have the same highest numbered procedure, but are assigned different hearing bodies, shall be heard collectively by the highest decision-maker(s). The city council is the highest, followed by the hearing examiner, as applicable, and then the administrator. Joint public hearings with other agencies shall be processed according to Section 18.20.040.

(Ord. 2407 (part), 2004; Ord. 2274 § 2 (part), 2000)