16.02.070 Building Permit Application:
A. A valid and fully complete building permit application for a structure, that is permitted under the zoning or other land use control ordinances in effect on the date of the application, shall be considered under the building permit ordinance in effect at the time of application, and the zoning or other land use control ordinances in effect on the date of application.
B. To be considered a valid and fully complete building permit application, the application shall include, at a minimum:
1. The legal description, or the tax parcel number assigned pursuant to RCW 84.40.160, as now enacted or hereafter amended, and the street address, and may include any other identification of the construction site by the prime contractor;
2. The property owner’s name, address, and phone number;
3. Identify and describe the work to be covered by the permit for which application is made;
4. The prime contractor’s business name, address, phone number, current state contractor’s registration number; and
5. Either:
a. The name, address, and phone number of the office of the lender administering the interim construction financing, if any; or
b. The name and address of the firm that has issued a payment bond, if any, on behalf of the prime contractors for the protection of the owner, if the bond is for an amount not less than fifty percent (50%) of the total amount of the construction project;
6. Indicate the use or occupancy for which the proposed work is intended;
7. State the valuation of the work for which application is made;
8. Be signed by the owner, or the owner’s authorized agent;
9. Be accompanied by plans, diagrams, computations and specifications and other data to indicate the location, nature and extent of the work proposed and show in detail that it will conform to the provisions of all relevant laws, ordinances, rules and regulations;
10. Required plan review fee;
11. Pursuant to RCW 19.27.097, as now enacted or hereafter amended, each applicant for a building permit of a building necessitating potable water shall provide evidence of an adequate water supply for the intended use of the building. Evidence may be in the form of a water right permit from the Department of Ecology, a letter from an approved water purveyor stating the ability to provide water, or another form sufficient to verify the existence of an adequate water supply. In addition to other authorities, the City may impose conditions on building permits requiring connection to the public water system.
C. The information required on the building permit application by subsections (B)(1) through (5) of this section shall be set forth on the building permit document which is issued to the owner, and on the inspection record card which shall be posted at the construction site.
D. The information required by subsection B of this section and information supplied by the applicant after the permit is issued under subsection E of this section shall be kept on record and made available to any person on request. If a copy is requested, a copy fee may be charged in accordance with City of Moses Lake policy.
E. If any of the information required by subsection (B)(5) of this section is not available at the time the application is submitted, the applicant shall so state and the application shall be processed forthwith and the permit issued as if the information had been supplied and the lack of the information shall not cause the application to be deemed incomplete for the purposes of vesting under subsection A of this section. However, the applicant shall provide the remaining information as soon as the applicant can reasonably obtain such information.
F. The limitations imposed by this section shall not restrict conditions imposed under Chapter 43.21C RCW. (Ord. 3025, 5/23/23; Ord. 2172, 7/27/04; Ord. 2073, 7/23/02)