24.06.060 Permits – Approvals | Bellevue City Code

24.06.060 Permits – Approvals.

1. The utility shall administratively develop submittal requirements for the various utility permits/approvals;

2. When a drainage connection permit or utility developer extension agreement is required, the property owner shall build all the drainage facilities necessary to serve the property including, but not limited to, conveyance systems, runoff treatment best management practices, detention facilities and other system components as required by the utility;

3. When a drainage connection permit or utility developer extension agreement is required to provide drainage facilities for commercial or multifamily structures, the utility shall not approve issuance of the building permit until the utility has issued the drainage connection permit or the utility developer extension agreement has been executed. When a drainage connection permit or utility developer extension agreement is required to relocate a drainage facility from under a proposed building or structure, the utility shall not approve issuance of the building permit until the replacement drainage work has been completed and accepted by the utility, unless the building permit is conditioned to require relocation prior to site construction; and

4. When applicable, the director may approve projects through combined permit review processes, including but not limited to clearing and grading and building permits. The vested status of the provisions contained in this code is governed by and subject to the vesting provisions contained in BCC 23.76.045.

1. A drainage connection permit is required to connect to or modify the public storm and surface water system or to modify a private storm and surface water system for activities referenced in BCC 24.06.065, unless a utility developer extension agreement is required pursuant to subsection (C)(1) of this section or unless the work is specifically covered under another permit, such as a clearing and grading permit or right-of-way use permit, or unless the work falls below thresholds for any other permit required under this code or related codes;

2. If required, a drainage connection permit application shall be submitted and attested to by the property owner or their licensed and bonded contractor;

3. Drainage connection permits expire two years from the date of issuance. The director may extend the duration of an open drainage connection permit for up to one year; provided the utility receives payment for any applicable fees; and

4. Open applications for drainage connection permits that have not been issued shall be canceled by the utility if not issued within one year from the date of submittal.

1. The property owner and the utility shall enter into a utility developer extension agreement whenever new development or redevelopment requires any of the following:

a. Detention or other runoff control facilities;

b. Runoff treatment, other than spill control structures; or

c. Work on the public storm and surface water system or within the right-of-way except when the following is required:

i. Lateral connections to the public storm and surface water system;

ii. Limited conveyance system modifications such as the installation of catchbasins or manholes;

iii. Culverts for new driveways that can be covered under a drainage connection permit or another permit such as a clearing and grading or right-of-way use permit; or

iv. Work on private storm and surface water systems that may be addressed under another permit such as a building or clearing and grading permit.

2. The utility may accept complete constructed drainage facilities; provided:

a. The facility was built consistent with plans and specifications approved by the utility, as confirmed by utility inspectors and/or consultants retained or as authorized by the utility;

b. The property owner has submitted complete as-built drawings as specified in the engineering standards;

c. The property owner has submitted an operation and maintenance manual where applicable; and

d. All applicable fees and charges have been paid.

3. Prior to approval or as a condition of the utility developer extension agreement, the property owner shall provide a surety device, in a form approved by the utility, for utility extensions required during construction and for a one-year warranty period following acceptance by the utility.

D. Contractors. Contractors shall be licensed in accordance with Washington State requirements and shall be registered with the city of Bellevue tax office.

E. Other Permits. It is the property owner’s sole responsibility to identify and obtain all permits/approvals required for any proposed work, such as any approvals required by the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Washington State Department of Ecology and the Army Corps of Engineers. (Ord. 6321 §§ 19, 20, 2016; Ord. 5905 § 1, 2009.)