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Application submittal guidance
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Land Use Review permits are now available for application in Clark County’s Land Management System, CC LMS. You can now register, apply for, and track a land use review online via the public portal from the comfort of your office or home!
A Developer's Packet is required for many land use applications and is available in the GIS Department.
All forms are PDF files except where noted.
| General | Revised date |
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| Land use review application | 01/06/22 |
| Type II, II-A and III submittal requirements | 01/28/26 |
| Post Decision Review submittal requirements | 01/15/25 |
| Certification of landscape installation | 01/09/13 |
| Land divisions / adjustments |
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| Boundary line adjustment – Allows for the adjustment of lot lines that conform to zoning requirements |
| Cluster developments |
| Legal lot determination – Process used to determine if a parcel of land is legal for building |
| Lot reconfiguration – Used to adjust the boundaries of existing legal nonconforming lots to create lots less than the current minimum lot size in Forest, Agricultural, and Urban Holding Districts |
| Plat alteration |
| Residential Infill (Repealed) |
| Short plat – Process to divide land into nine or less urban lots and four or less rural lots |
| Subdivision |
| Other land use processes |
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| Address only (PDF) – Provides an address to a property where other building permits have not yet been issued |
| Appeal and Motion for Reconsideration – Process used to appeal a land use decision |
| Columbia Gorge permit - See also: gorgecommission.org |
| Conditional use |
| Mixed use development - Guidelines - Part 1 (10MB), Part 2 (7MB), Part 3 (10MB) |
| Non-conforming use |
| Planned unit development |
| Post decision review |
| Pre-application conference – Process for an applicant to present a development proposal to staff and to become informed about the application review and approval process - Waiver – used to waive the pre-application conference process only for relatively simple applications |
| School modular |
| Sewer waiver – New structures and land divisions within Urban Growth Areas are required to connect to a public sewer system unless a sewer waiver is approved |
| Similar use |
| Temporary use |
| Variance – Provides relief to property owners where application of the Clark County Code may cause a hardship due to unusual circumstances of the land |
| Zone change – Used to change the zoning designation of a parcel of land when a property owner wants to establish a use that is not permitted within the existing zoning |
| Public hearing requirements | Revised date |
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| Applicant posted land use sign (PDF) - Sign specifications (ZIP 1.2MB) | 12/13/24 12/13/24 |
| Neighborhood Review Meeting - administrative guidelines | 01/01/26 |
| Environmental |
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| Archaeological review – Used to determine if cultural resources are present on a property |
| JARPA - Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application |
| SEPA – Review under the State Environmental Policy Act to ensure that governmental agencies consider the environmental impacts of a proposal - SEPA planned action - SEPA Checklist (Word) (PDF) |
| Shoreline – Used to review a development proposal that could impact shoreline areas of local and statewide significance - Residential shoreline exemption – Used for minor residential developments that will not require a shoreline substantial development permit - Non-residential shoreline exemption |
| Changes to an existing home |
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| Garden shed, gazebo, and play structures |
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| Private kennel |