Administrative Departures
Administrative Departures are applicable if a development proposal is located in Downtown, East Main or Wilburton. An Administrative Departure is used to modify provisions of the land use code when the strict application would result in a development that does not fully achieve the policy vision as it is articulated in the Comprehensive Plan. Administrative Departures are not used to waive land use code requirements, but to modify them. Requests to waive a land use code requirement shall be processed as a Variance application.
If a development proposal seeks to modify provisions of the land use code as permitted in 20.25A, 20.25Q or 20.25R, applicants will need to provide an Administrative Departure request that includes the following:
- The specific code section sought to modify; and
- A short narrative of the request that explains why the modification is needed; and
- Any graphics necessary to understand the departure request; and
- Responses to the applicable departure criteria.
A separate Administrative Departure must be created for each modification request. All requests shall be combined into one PDF and uploaded as a single submittal item with an application, as "Administrative Departure."