20.40.120 Whatcom Community College institutional district – Process.
Pursuant to BMC 20.40.060, individual projects will be reviewed by the city using either the institutional site plan approval process for significant projects or the land use approval process for non-significant projects as follows:
A. Significant projects include new buildings, parking lots or parking structures, and new (or alterations to) major and secondary vehicle routes. A project should be deemed significant if the following apply:
1. The project is located within 100 feet of a residential zone; and
2. The project is not “exempt” from State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review under BMC 16.20.180 as amended; or
3. The project is located in district 2.
B. Nonsignificant projects are those projects that do not meet the criteria in subsection (A) of this section such as:
1. New buildings in the core of the campus, interior improvement or renovation of existing buildings, exterior renovation and minor additions to existing buildings, minor roadway improvements, utility improvements or renovations, safety improvements, landscaping, signage, off-street pedestrian or bicycle paths, and installation of art sculptures; or
2. When a project in subsection (A) of this section is determined by the planning director to not have significant planning issues.
C. Building Permits.
1. Any building permit issued for a nonsignificant project must be in compliance with the WCCID standards herein and consistent with the WCC IMP.
2. Any building permit issued for a significant project having an institutional site plan approval shall be in compliance with the restrictions and conditions of the approval. [Ord. 2017-11-025 § 18 (Exh. I)].