Not later than March 31, 1996, each local government planning under RCW
36.70A.040 shall establish by ordinance or resolution an integrated and consolidated project permit process that may be included in its development regulations. In addition to the elements required by RCW
36.70B.050, the process shall include the following elements:
(1) A determination of completeness to the applicant as required by RCW
36.70B.070;
(2) A notice of application to the public and agencies with jurisdiction as required by RCW
36.70B.110;
(3) Except as provided in RCW
36.70B.140, an optional consolidated project permit review process as provided in RCW
36.70B.120. The review process shall provide for no more than one consolidated open record hearing and one closed record appeal. If an open record predecision hearing is provided prior to the decision on a project permit, the process shall not allow a subsequent open record appeal hearing;
(4) Provision allowing for any public meeting or required open record hearing to be combined with any public meeting or open record hearing that may be held on the project by another local, state, regional, federal, or other agency, in accordance with provisions of RCW *
36.70B.090 and
36.70B.110;
(5) A single report stating all the decisions made as of the date of the report on all project permits included in the consolidated permit process that do not require an open record predecision hearing and any recommendations on project permits that do not require an open record predecision hearing. The report shall state any mitigation required or proposed under the development regulations or the agency's authority under RCW
43.21C.060. The report may be the local permit. If a threshold determination other than a determination of significance has not been issued previously by the local government, the report shall include or append this determination;
(6) Except for the appeal of a determination of significance as provided in RCW
43.21C.075, if a local government elects to provide an appeal of its threshold determinations or project permit decisions, the local government shall provide for no more than one consolidated open record hearing on such appeal. The local government need not provide for any further appeal and may provide an appeal for some but not all project permit decisions. If an appeal is provided after the open record hearing, it shall be a closed record appeal before a single decision-making body or officer;
(8) Completion of project review by the local government, including environmental review and public review and any appeals to the local government, within any applicable time periods under *RCW
36.70B.090; and
(9) Any other provisions not inconsistent with the requirements of this chapter or chapter
43.21C RCW.
