TIC 2019-11-19 Item 2E - Resolution - Administrative Variance for Starefire Sports Facility

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DRAFT A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ALLOWING FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE VARIANCE TO TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 16.52 AND ALLOWING FOR THE WET- FLOODPROOFING OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THE STARFIRE ATHLETIC CENTER. WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila has entered into an agreement with Starfire Sports to develop and operate park athletic, recreation and associated facilities at the Fort Dent Park; and WHEREAS, portions of Fort Dent Park are within the Green River floodplain; and WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and this program requires the City to adopt floodplain management standards and a floodplain construction permit process; and WHEREAS, the Indoor Athletic Center was permitted and constructed under Resolution No. 1526 that allowed the use of wet -flood proofing techniques; and WHEREAS, Starfire Sports has requested another variance that would allow for modifications to the existing Athletic Center and allow wet -flood proofing of indoor practice and storage areas; and WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila follows the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Flood - Proofing Regulations, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Floodproofing Standards, and the Federal Insurance Administration (FIA) Regulations, which allow the City to grant wet -flood proofing variances to those standards and requirements if certain criteria are met as found in 44 CFR 60.6(a) of FIA Regulations; and WHEREAS, wet -flood proofing will not result in increased flood heights, additional threats to public safety, extraordinary public expense, create nuisances, cause fraud on or victimization of the public, or conflict with existing local laws or ordinances; and WAWord Processing\Resolutions\Starfire wet-floodproofing variance 11-1-19 RL: Review and analysis by Barbara Saxton Page 1 of 23