DSW‐04
DevelopmentServicesDivision
2163011thAvenueSouth,SuiteD
DesMoines,WA98198
Phone:(206)870‐7576
www.desmoineswa.gov
USEPERMI
UBMITTALWORKSHEE
WHATISTHEPURPOSEOFAUSEPERMITANDTHISWORKSHEET?
Allusesidentifiedaseitherconditionalorunclassifiedpossessuniquecharacteristicswhichmakeit
impracticaltoautomaticallyincludeitinanyclassesofuseassetforthinthevarious zonesdefined
inCity’szoni ngco de.Therefore,thepurposeofthereviewistodetermineifthecharacteristicsofany
suchuseisr easonablycompatiblewiththetypeofusespermittedinsurrounding areasandto
stipulateconditionsofapprovalasmayreasonablyassurethatthebasicpurposesofthezoning
regulationsareserved.
Thisworksheethasbeendevelopedtohelpprospectiveapplicantspreparetherequireddocumentationthat
willfacilitatethesubmittalofacompleteapplication.Pleasenotethatthisisnottheofficialapplication,but
atooltoassistinthecompilationofthematerialsrequiredforthereviewbytheCity.Itisimportantthat
prospectiveapplicantscontacttheDevelopmentServicesDivisionpriortosubmittingofanapplicationas
someproject’smaynotrequirethesubmittalofallthematerialslistedormayrequireadditionalmaterials
notlisted.TheCityofDesMoinesofferspre‐applicationmeetingsforallprojectsatnocost
totheapplicant.
Application:Provideone(1)copyofacompletedMasterDevelopmentApplication.Anon‐linePDF
fillableformversionoftheMasterDevelopmentApplicationisavailableatthefollowingwebaddress:
http://www.desmoineswa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/119
ProjectNarrative: Providefive(5)copies.Thenarrativeshouldprovideabriefandthorough
descriptionoftheproject.
TitleCertificate:Provideone(1)copy.Thecertificatemustbenotmorethan30daysoldatthe
timeofsubmittal,andmustincludecopiesofalleasements,deedrestrictionsandotherencumbrances
restrictinguseofthesite.
SitePlans:Pleaseprovidefive(5)copies.Theapplicantshallsubmitadimensionedplandrawnata
scaleof1”=20’.Thesiteplanshallcontainthefollowing:
Date,ScaleandNorthArrow(orientedtothetopofthepaper/plansheet).
Subjectpropertywithallpropertylinesdimensioned.
Existingstructuresanddistancestopropertylines.
Squarefootageoflot(s)andofexistingstructures.
Locationoftheneareststreet(s),includingalleysandotherrightsofway.
Offstreetparkingareas.
Groundcontourstoadequatelydescribesiteconditions.
Legaldescriptionoftheproperty.
NoticeMap:Provideone(1)copyoftheplatlayouton8.5”x11”paper.
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