Ord 2625 - TMC Title 18 Chapters - Critical Areas Regulations

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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ADDING, REPEALING AND AMENDING VARIOUS DEFINITIONS AS CODIFIED IN TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE (TMC) CHAPTER 18.06, "DEFINITIONS," AS IDENTIFIED HEREIN; AMENDING AND RECODIFYING VARIOUS ORDINANCES AS CODIFIED IN MULTIPLE SECTIONS OF TMC CHAPTER 18.52, "LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS;" AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2443 §25, AS CODIFIED AT TMC SECTION 18.28.240.C; AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2570 §3, §4, §5, §6, §7, §9, §12, §17 AND §20, AND ORDINANCE NO. 1758 §1 (PART), AS CODIFIED AT MULTIPLE SECTIONS OF TMC CHAPTER 18.54, "URBAN FORESTRY AND TREE REGULATIONS;" AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2518 §15 AND ORDINANCE NO. 1819 §1 (PART), AS CODIFIED AT TMC SECTION 18.70.050; REPEALING ORDINANCE NOS. 2175 AND 2077, AS CODIFIED AT TMC SECTION 18.70.050; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 2301, AS CODIFIED IN MULTIPLE SECTIONS OF TMC CHAPTER 18.45, "ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS;" REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 2368 §47, §48, §49 AND §50, AS CODIFIED AT VARIOUS SECTIONS OF TMC CHAPTER 18.45 AS IDENTIFIED HEREIN; REENACTING TMC CHAPTER 18.45, "ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS," TO AMEND AND ESTABLISH NEW REGULATIONS RELATED TO CRITICAL AREAS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila adopted new regulations governing development on sensitive areas and buffers in 2010 based on State Growth Management Act (GMA) requirements to adopt development regulations that protect the functions of sensitive areas, including wetlands, watercourse, fish and habitat conservation areas, and areas of potential geological instability; and WHEREAS, the City's critical area regulations should be consistent with the Washington State Department of Ecology wetland classification system, which is based on best available science; and w:\Legislative Development\Critical Areas update 2-25-20 MD:bjs Review and analysis by Barbara Saxton Page 1 of 87