A. Any person intending to propose a development agreement shall first meet with the director of community and economic development or their designee for purposes of understanding the parameters of the proposal and applicable procedures.

B. In order to encourage innovative land use techniques and to further achieve public benefits, a development agreement adopted pursuant to this chapter may impose development standards that differ from the standards of the Lacey Municipal Code and the Lacey Development Guidelines and Public Works Standards which would otherwise be applicable to a proposed development. Examples of development standards that may differ include infrastructure requirements, street standards, performance standards, and duration of approvals. All development standards imposed must achieve public benefits, respond to changing community needs, and require modifications which provide the functional equivalent or adequately achieve the purposes of otherwise applicable city standards. Any development standard imposed by the development agreement must be consistent with and further the stated intent of the Comprehensive Plan.

C. The development standards as approved through a development agreement shall apply to and govern the development and implementation of the subject site in lieu of any conflicting or different standards or requirements elsewhere in the Lacey Municipal Code. A development agreement shall reserve authority to impose new or different regulations to the extent required by serious threat to public health and safety.

D. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the International Building Code, International Fire Code, and other construction codes in effect in the state of Washington, and as adopted by the city of Lacey, on the date of filing a fully complete building permit application or other construction application for a building on the subject site shall apply; except that no changes to such codes taking effect after the date of the development agreement shall require redesign or modification of then-existing project utilities, facilities, or other infrastructure that was installed in accordance with the development agreement. (Ord. 1539 §131, 2019; Ord. 1471 §1 (part), 2015).