21-104771-Shoreline Substantial Development Permit Application-11-12-2021-V1Bulletin #051 – January 1, 2011 Page 1 of 3 k:\Handouts\Application for Shoreline Management
APPLICATION FOR SHORELINE MANAGEMENT
SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT, CONDITIONAL USE, OR
VARIANCE PERMIT
1. Name of Applicant: File #:
2. Mailing Address:
3. Relation of Applicant to Property:
Owner Purchaser Lessee Other:
4. Name and Address of Owner (if other than applicant):
5. General Location of Proposed Project (list section to the nearest quarter section, township, and range):
6. Name of Water Area and/or Wetlands Within Which Development is Proposed:
7. Current use of Property with Existing Improvements:
8. Proposed Use of Property (be specific):
TO THE APPLICANT: This is an application for substantial development, conditional use, or variance permit as
authorized by the Shoreline Management Act of 1971. It is suggested that you check with appropriate local, state,
or federal officials to determine whether your project falls within any other permit systems.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
33325 8th Avenue South
Federal Way, WA 98003
253-835-2607; Fax 253-835-2609
www.cityoffederalway.com
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9. (TO BE COMPLETED BY LOCAL OFFICIAL) Nature of the existing shoreline. (Describe type of
shoreline, such as marine, stream, lake, lagoon, marsh, bog, swamp, flood plain, floodway, delta; type
of beach, such as accretion, erosion, high bank, low bank, or dike; material such as sand, gravel, mud,
clay, rock, riprap; and extent and type of bulk heading, if any).
10. (TO BE COMPLETED BY LOCAL OFFICIAL) In the event that any of the proposed buildings or structures
will exceed a height of 35 feet above the average grade level, indicate the approximate location of and
number of residential units, existing and potential, that will have an obstructed view.
11. (TO BE COMPLETED BY LOCAL OFFICIAL) If the application involves a conditional use of variance, set
forth in full that portion of the master program which provides that the proposed use may be a
conditional use or, in the case of a variance, from which the variance is being sought.
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PROJECT DIAGRAMS: Draw all site plans and maps to scale, clearly indicating scale on lower right-hand
corner and attach them to the application.
A. SITE. Include in plans:
1. Site boundary.
2. Property dimensions in vicinity of project.
3. Ordinary high-water mark.
4. Cross section or site beginning at the
property line, extending through the
building(s), and ending at the far bank of the
water body, and including the following:
i. Existing ground elevations.
ii. Proposed ground elevations.
iii. Height of existing structures.
iv. Height of proposed structures.
v. Ordinary high water mark.
5. Where appropriate, proposed land contours
using five-foot intervals in water area and
ten-foot intervals on areas landward of
ordinary high-water mark, if development
involves grading, cutting, filling, or other
alteration of land contours.
6. Show dimensions and locations of existing
structures that will be maintained.
7. Show dimensions and locations of proposed
structures.
8. Identify source, composition, and volume of fill
material.
9. Identify composition and volume of any extracted
materials, and identify proposed area.
10. Location of proposed utilities, such as sewer,
septic tanks, drain fields, water, gas, and
electricity.
11. If the development proposes septic tanks, does
proposed development comply with local health
and state regulations?
12. Shoreline designation according to master
program.
13. Show which areas are shorelines and which are
shorelines of statewide significance.
B. VICINITY MAP
1. Indicate site location using natural points of
reference (roads, state highways, prominent
land marks, etc.).
2. If the development involves the removal of
any soils by dredging or otherwise, please
identify the proposed disposal site on the
map. If the disposal site is beyond the
confines of the vicinity map, provide another
vicinity map showing the precise location of the
disposal site and its distance to the nearest city or
town.
3. Give a brief narrative description of the general
nature of the improvements and land use within
one thousand feet in all directions from
development site (i.e., residential to the north,
commercial to the south, etc.).
C. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS
One set of self-addressed stamped envelopes (with City of Federal Way return address1) of persons
receiving tax statements for the subject property and all properties within 300 feet of the boundary
of the subject property. Include a separate list of the addresses with their parcel numbers and an
assessor’s map showing the 300-foot boundary. Note, please do not submit metered envelopes.
The Federal Way Post Office may refuse such envelopes.
D. WORK PROPOSED WITHIN CRITICAL AREAS
Projects that involve review of work proposed within critical areas many times require that the City
contract out for expert technical assistance with the review. Under Federal Way Revised Code
19.150.030, the City may require the applicant, at the applicant’s expense, to provide any
information, mapping, studies, materials, inspections, and/or reviews that are reasonably necessary
to implement the environmentally sensitive areas article, and to require that such information,
studies, mapping, materials, inspections, and/or reviews be provided or performed by a qualified
professional acceptable to the City. You will be advised at the earliest possible point if your project
will be subject to these types of expenses.
1 City of Federal Way, Dept of Community Development Services, 33325 8th Avenue South, Federal Way, WA 98003-6325