18.05.070 Vesting of Development Rights.
Applications for all use or development permits or permit components except subdivisions and short subdivisions shall be considered under the provisions of the Municipal Code and the other land use control ordinances and standards of the City in effect on the date a fully complete building permit application, meeting the requirements of the State Building Code, RCW chapter 19.27, including payment of all fees, is filed. Until a complete building permit application is filed, such use or development permit applications shall be reviewed subject to any zoning or other land use control ordinances that become effective prior to the date that notice of the Administrator’s decision on such applications is made in writing, if the decision can be appealed to the Hearing Examiner, or prior to the date of the Administrator’s decision if no Hearing Examiner appeal is available. If approval of a project is given by issuance of a use or development permit, and the project is delayed by litigation or administrative appeals beyond the vesting periods that apply by state law for the use of development permit issued, such approval shall be deemed withdrawn and that proposal shall be required to conform to codes, ordinances and standards in place at the time performance or construction shall actually commence.