30.32E.030 Exemptions.
(1) The following development activities and uses are exempt from the requirements of this chapter provided the development activity or use will not interfere with airport operations:
(a) Any air navigation use or facility, airport visual approach or aircraft arresting device, meteorological device, or a type of device approach approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, the location and height of which is fixed by its functional purpose.
(b) Development activities or uses located on airport property which are included in an airport layout plan approved by the Federal Aviation Administration.
(c) Aeronautical activity, including but not limited to:
(i) Aerospace industry and aerospace manufacturing;
(ii) Fixed base operations, and other necessary airport support facilities, as approved by the airport, if located outside of airport property; and
(iii) Aerospace and aviation educational facilities, including technical schools and flight-training schools.
(d) Development activities regulated by the county’s construction codes, subtitle 30.5 SCC, that are determined by the director to be minor or incidental in nature and consistent with the purpose of this chapter.
(2) Personal wireless service facilities that are subject to the requirements of chapter 30.28A SCC shall comply with the requirements of SCC 30.32E.080 and 30.32E.090 but are exempt from other provisions of this chapter.
(3) Any public capital facility project included in a capital facilities plan adopted by the Snohomish County council and incorporated by reference into the capital facilities element of the Snohomish County Comprehensive Plan, for which a conditional use permit is required under SCC 30.22.100, is exempt from the requirements of SCC 30.32E.070 when a complete conditional use permit application for that public capital facility project is submitted within 120 days of May 24, 2015. (Added by Amended Ord. 15-025, May 6, 2015, Eff date May 24, 2015; Amended by Ord. 18-011, Mar. 21, 2018, Eff date May 20, 2018).