1. A development agreement must set forth the development standards and other provisions that shall apply to, govern and vest the development, use, and mitigation of the development of the real property for the duration specified in the agreement.

2. In order to encourage innovative land use management and provide flexibility to achieve public benefits, a development agreement adopted pursuant to this Chapter may impose development standards that differ from the following development standards of the Pierce County Code that are otherwise applicable to a proposed development: infrastructure requirements, street standards, and duration of approvals; provided that any development standards imposed by the development agreement must be consistent with the comprehensive plan.

3. Subsequently adopted standards which differ from those in the development agreement shall apply to the subject site only where necessary to address a serious threat to public health and safety or where the development agreement specifies a time period or phase after which certain identified standards may be modified. Building permit applications shall be subject to the building codes in effect when the building permit application is deemed complete.

1. A non-project development agreement shall only allow permitted land use types associated with the zoning or existing legally established uses in place at the time the agreement is approved.

2. All other development regulations including, but not limited to, bulk and construction standards shall be those that are in effect at the time a specific project application is submitted.

3. Project specific mitigation shall be based on the regulations in effect on the date a specific land use permit application or building permit application is accepted for processing.