A. 
The purpose of this title is to prescribe the manner in which permits for development and construction are classified and processed, and the general procedures and practices for development permit administration.
B. 
The purpose of Chapters 21.01, 21.03, 21.05, 21.07 and 21.09 LMC is to enact the processes and time lines for local land development permitting. The objectives of these chapters are to encourage the preparation of appropriate information early in the permitting process, to process permit applications in a timely manner, to provide the general public with an adequate opportunity for review and comment, to integrate environmental review with development project review, and to provide the development community with a standardized process and predictability.
C. 
This title shall apply to permit applications for land development under the following titles of the Leavenworth Municipal Code:
1. 
LMC Title 14;
2. 
LMC Title 15;
3. 
LMC Title 16;
4. 
LMC Title 17;
5. 
LMC Title 18.
D. 
Other laws, ordinances, regulations and plans have a direct impact on the development of land. These include, but are not limited to, the city of Leavenworth Comprehensive Land Use Plan, the Leavenworth Shoreline Master Program, the city's Wastewater Facilities Plan and Comprehensive Water System Plan, the Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program, the Leavenworth Municipal Code (LMC), particularly LMC Titles 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18, the International Building Code, and the laws, ordinances, regulations and plans of federal, state and local agencies.
(Ord. 1088 § 2 (Exh. A), 1998)
For the purposes of the development code, all words used in the code shall have their normal and customary meaning, unless specifically defined otherwise in this code.
A. 
Words used in the present tense include the future.
B. 
The plural includes the singular and vice-versa.
C. 
The words "will" and "shall" are mandatory.
D. 
The word "may" indicates that discretion is allowed.
E. 
The word "used" includes designed, intended or arranged to be used.
F. 
The masculine gender includes the feminine and vice-versa.
G. 
Distances shall be measured horizontally unless otherwise specified.
H. 
The word "building" includes a portion of a building or a portion of the lot on which it stands.
(Ord. 1088 § 2 (Exh. A), 1998)
All definitions relevant to this chapter shall be included in Chapter 21.90 LMC. Unless specifically defined, words or phrases used shall be interpreted so as to give them the meaning they have in common usage and to give this chapter its most reasonable application.
(Ord. 1088 § 2 (Exh. A), 1998; Ord. 1544 § 1 (Att. A), 2017)