22.80.060 Status, recording and amendment.
A. No Deadline. There shall be no deadline for the processing, consideration and/or final decision approving or denying a development agreement.
B. City Attorney Review. The city attorney shall review and approve a proposed development agreement as to form at least thirty calendar days prior to the public hearing on the development agreement.
C. Term. The term of a development agreement shall be as follows:
1. The maximum term of a development agreement shall be five years.
2. In determining the appropriate term for a development agreement, the city council shall consider the size, location and zoning designation of the subject property; the nature and extent of the proposed development; the extent of any modification to development standards authorized under the agreement; the proposed phasing of the development; and any other relevant consideration.
D. Recording. The city shall record an approved development agreement with the King County recorder’s office, at the cost of the owner.
E. Amendments. Amendments to an approved development agreement shall be processed as follows:
1. Minor Amendments. Minor amendments involve changes to the location, configuration, orientation of buildings, roads, parking areas, utilities and/or landscaping features. Minor amendments may be approved administratively following the procedures for building permit project actions without a public hearing or city council approval.
2. Major Amendments. Any amendment exceeding the definition of a minor amendment is a major amendment. Major amendments may only be approved by ordinance of the city council, and are subject to the procedures and standards set forth in AMC 22.80.050.
The city’s decision to approve a minor or major amendment to a development agreement is purely discretionary. The city may impose reasonable conditions of approval upon any amendment. (Ord. 1172-19 § 3 (Exh. A)).