Any person conducting an activity within the jurisdiction of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Reservation that will or is likely to significantly impact the environment shall be required to obtain a permit from the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe under this title prior to commencing the activity. Activities requiring a permit include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) 
Preparation of a site for the construction of a building or area for purpose of business use or public use;
(b) 
The construction of any structure except single family residences and construction which expands the square footage of the exterior of an existing structure by more than 500 square feet.
(c) 
New road construction or road widening;
(d) 
Road construction or repair and right of way maintenance that alters a natural drainage course;
(e) 
Construction, installation, or repair of culverts and drainage ditches;
(f) 
Construction of any water related project regardless of the nature or extent of the construction activity;
(g) 
Any docks or other projects of a permanent or semi-permanent nature which interfere with the normal use of the tidelands or surface of the waters overlying lands within the Port Gamble S’Klallam Reservation at any state of water level;
(h) 
Dredging; drilling; dumping; filling; removal of any sand, gravel or minerals; bulk heading; diking; rip rapping; or driving of piling;
(i) 
Timber harvesting;
(j) 
Spraying or other application of pesticides and herbicides, except for use by single family residences;
(k) 
Clearing and grading involving the removal of more than 150 cubic yards of soil, sand, or gravel; and
(l) 
Storage, application, disposal, or incineration of solid waste and/or hazardous materials as those terms are defined under the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 6903), as it may be amended.
(Res. 04-A-053 6/8/2004)
The following activities shall not require a permit under this title:
(a) 
Construction and site preparation for single family residence and residential home improvements;
(b) 
Construction of sheds or smokehouses which are accessory to existing residential use;
(c) 
Business conducted in the home, except where construction is required;
(d) 
Fireworks stands licensed by the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe;
(e) 
Woodcutting performed in compliance with Title 12 of this Code;
(f) 
Gathering berries, plants, or other forest products for personal use;
(g) 
Emergency public works projects as identified by the Planning Director and deemed necessary to protect health, safety, and welfare;
(h) 
Fishing and gathering of shellfish in compliance with Title 17 of this Code;
(i) 
Day to day operation of the Little Boston Hatchery; and
(j) 
Any repair or right of way maintenance that does not alter a natural drainage course.
(Res. 04-A-053 6/8/2004)
Structures in existence prior to the adoption of this title are exempt from the permit requirements of this title. Modifications to such structures made after the date of adoption of this title, and which fall under section 24.02.01, are subject to this title.
(Res. 04-A-053 6/8/2004)
When an activity covered under this title requires an environmental review by an outside governmental entity, the Planning Director may accept an Environmental Site Analysis (ESA) prepared for the outside government in lieu of the tribal ESA, provided the ESA addresses substantially the same elements as required under this title.
(Res. 04-A-053 6/8/2004)