20.25F.020 Master Development Plan required

20.25F.020 Master Development Plan required.

1. In order to insure coordinated development, prior to any development by a property owner, that owner must submit a Master Development Plan as provided for in this section encompassing all contiguous property owned and all contiguous property in which that person has a legal or equitable ownership interest.

2. Exception. Property in performance area A need not be combined with property in performance area B.

B. Required Review. Each Master Development Plan must be approved by the Technical Committee through Design Review Part 20.30F LUC.

a. Each Master Development Plan shall be submitted to the City of Redmond for review and comment prior to a decision on the proposal. Comments received from the City of Redmond shall be accommodated in the design to the maximum extent possible, and consistent with the adopted policies of the City of Bellevue.

b. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Land Use Code, the City of Redmond may appeal the decision of the Technical Committee on the Master Development Plan.

C. Criteria. The Technical Committee may approve a Master Development Plan only if the proposed Master Development Plan is consistent with:

1. The goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan; and

2. The requirements of this part, and all other applicable provisions of the Land Use Code.

D. Conditions. The Technical Committee may impose conditions on the Master Development Plan in order to insure that the standards and intent of the Evergreen Highlands Goals and Policies, and the Land Use Code and Comprehensive Plan are met, and to mitigate potential adverse environmental impacts. The Technical Committee shall also provide for continuity of development between properties and between jurisdictions.

E. Recording Required. Following approval of a Master Development Plan, the applicant shall record the Master Development Plan with the King County Division of Records and Elections and with the City Clerk. The Plan is binding on and runs with the land.

a. The property owner may request a minor amendment to an approved Master Development Plan.

b. The applicant shall submit each document which requires revision in order to reflect the proposed minor amendment.

c. An amendment is minor and may be approved by written decision of the Technical Committee if:

i. It does not significantly affect or change the overall concept or design of the approved Master Plan; and

ii. It does not significantly impact the visual nature, environment and intensity of the development; and

iii. It results in an improvement to the Master Development Plan.

d. The applicant shall record the written decision of the Technical Committee approving a minor amendment to the Master Development Plan with the King County Division of Records and Elections and with the City Clerk.

2. Major Amendment. All proposed amendments which are not deemed minor, will be processed as major amendments.

a. The Technical Committee will decide upon a major amendment to an approved Master Development Plan through Design Review, Part 20.30F LUC. An amendment may be processed separately, or in conjunction with the review of a specific development proposal pursuant to LUC 20.25F.030.

b. The applicant shall submit each document which requires revision in order to reflect the proposed major amendment.

c. The Technical Committee may approve a major amendment to an approved Master Development Plan only if:

i. The Master Development Plan as amended complies with the criteria of subsection C of this section; and

ii. The amendment is based on new information available regarding the proposal and will achieve an equal or superior result; and

iii. The amendment will result in increased preservation or enhancement of the natural environment, or other improvement in the overall Master Development Plan.

d. The applicant shall record an amended Master Development Plan with the King County Division of Records and Elections and with the City Clerk. This amended Plan is binding on and runs with the land. (Ord. 3690, 8-4-86, § 16; Ord. 3530, 8-12-85, § 67; Ord. 3219, 1-17-83, § 7)