Planning Code Interpretations
The following is an index of the Department of Community Development Director's Code Interpretations, which address inconsistencies, conflicts, or lack of clarity within the regulations of the Sammamish Municipal Code (SMC).
Please note that the code references are to the version of the SMC that was effective at the time of the interpretation.
|
File Number |
Related Code Sections - SMC |
Summary |
Keywords |
|
21.03.020 |
Purpose of Neighborhood Land Analysis |
Reasonable Use Exception, Home Size, Neighborhood Land Analysis | |
|
21.03.020.K.2 |
Critical area reports are valid for five years |
Critical Area Report and Report Validity | |
| COD2024-00044 |
21.04.030.J.3 |
Side Wall Height and Height Limitation |
Side Wall Height |
| COD2024-00333 |
21.03.020.H |
Overhangs, Eaves, and Setbacks |
Setback Encroachments |
| COD2024-00334 |
21.04.030.H |
Standard critical area buffers are not credited towards density calculations |
Critical Area Buffers, Density Calculations, and Mitigation Sequencing |
| COD2024-00337 |
21A.15.1062 |
Density calculation for Senior Assisted Living Facilities |
Density, and Senior Housing |
| COD2024-00338 |
21A.20.070 |
Craft Brewery as Retail Use |
Craft Brewery, and Tasting Room |
| COD2024-00368 |
21.03.070.B.29 |
Hedges are not trees |
Hedges, Trees, and Tree Removal Permit |
| COD2024-00386 |
21.04.040.B.241 |
Legal Nonconforming Structures |
Legal Nonconformance, and Grandfathered |
| COD2024-00451 |
25.08.140 |
Shoreline Nonconformance |
Legal Nonconforming Shoreline, and Grandfathered |
| COD2024-00583 |
21.02.030.E |
R-1 Subdivision Open Space |
50% Open Space , and Clustered Development |
| COD2024-00777 |
16.05.140 |
2021 UPC and Appendix C |
2021 Uniform Plumbing Code, and Appendix C |
| COD2026-00382 |
21.04.030.J |
Existing Grade for Building Height Measurement |
Height, and Existing Grade |
| COD2026-00499 |
Chapter 21.10 |
Making the inclusionary affordable housing program less burdensome for homeowners |
Affordable Housing Program, O2026-597, and Retroactivity |
| COD2026-00500 |
21.10.025 |
Habitable Living Space |
Total Floor Area, Habitable Space, and Finished Residential Floor Area |