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Revised 8.25.25
What is the purpose of final site plan review?
Final site plan review is conducted by staff to ensure that a development’s final site plans and final landscaping plans are consistent with the approved preliminary site plan, the land use conditions of approval, the construction plans submitted for final engineering plan review, and applicable sections of the Clark County Code.
The review also ensures that documentation has been processed for dedicating right-of-way, establishing needed easements, covenants, and agreements, and that guaranties have been provided for improvements and maintenance, such as bonds and escrow accounts.
When applicable, staff ensures that documentation is received confirming that requirements of other governmental agencies have been satisfied prior to the final site plan approval.
When do I need to apply for final site plan review?
For all development subject to site plan review, you may apply for final site plan approval as soon as your preliminary site plan approval is effective. Your preliminary site plan is effective after the close of the appeal period provided no appeal has been filed. Preliminary site plan approvals expire in seven years, unless a building permit has been issued and remains in effect or a final occupancy permit has been issued.
A proposed final site plan must be approved prior to the issuance of a building permit for all development subject to a site plan review.
Final engineering plan reviews for approved preliminary site plans require a concurrent final site plan review. Final site plan review applications must be submitted at the same time as final engineering plan review submittals. Final engineering plans will not receive the signature as approved for construction until the concurrent final site plans are approved.
How are final site plans processed?
All submittals for final site plan review are made through the Clark County ePlan Review portal. See Development Engineering Application Guidelines.
Final site plans are subject to a Type 1 review. Where a final engineering plan review is also required, the proposed final site plan and landscape sheet must be included as a sheet in the final engineering plan set.
- Counter Complete Review. The final site plan review process begins with a Counter Complete review of your submittal package. This review ensures that all items listed within the plan review submittal requirements are included before accepting your application (see Submittal Requirements section below). If the submittal package is not counter complete, the plans will not be accepted for review and will be returned to the applicant for correction.
- Final Site Plan Inspection. A final site plan inspection is required for projects that have conditions of approval requiring landscape installation, parking lot construction or expansion, trash enclosure areas, or open space construction such as pathways or picnic benches.
After construction is complete, contact the planning technician fourteen (14) days prior to request the inspection. Otherwise, the inspection will be conducted when final occupancy approval is requested. The inspection must be completed in order for the planning technician to sign off for final occupancy.
What if modifications are needed after plans are submitted or during construction?
Plan revisions proposed during final site plan review which conflict with the preliminary plan review decision and conditions of approval may require an application for a Post Decision Review. A Post Decision Review will be processed as a Type I, II or III Review, depending upon the degree of proposed changes. For more information, see Post Decision Review.
The post decision review process is only available prior to receiving final site plan approval. Plan revisions proposed after final site plan approval has been received are subject to the same Type I procedure as the original application.
How do I verify that the required landscape has been installed in accordance with my approved landscape plan?
A signed and stamped certification of landscape installation form shall be submitted to the planning technician.
The form must be signed and stamped by a landscape architect licensed in the state of Washington, certifying that the landscape and irrigation (if any) has been installed in accordance with the approved landscape plans and verifying that any plant substitutions are comparable to the approved plantings and are suitable for the site. A copy of the approved landscape plans shall accompany the completed form.
The completed form can be submitted via email to finallandusereview@clark.wa.gov. The final site plan planning technician must receive the form before being able to sign the final occupancy card that is a part of the building permitting process. The form should reference the final site plan case number assigned to the project, which is a case number beginning with the prefix ‘FLR’.
If a wetland area is located on the site, what additional requirements are there?
If the preliminary plan review decision and conditions of approval require a wetland permit, a final wetland permit approval is required before the final site plans and final engineering plans can be approved.
Wetland permits can be applied for online and are reviewed and approved by Clark County Community Development, Wetland/Habitat Review program.
The final wetland permit should be applied for and reviewed concurrent with the final site plan review and the final engineering plan review to ensure that approved wetland impacts, stormwater facilities within wetland or buffers, and wetland mitigation plans are accurately represented in the construction and site plans approved by the county.
The wetland biologist may require that a conservation covenant is recorded, and a financial guarantee for the construction of proposed mitigation be secured before the final wetland permit can be approved.
Fee Schedule
Visit Clark County Code Title 6 for current fees.
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