Ord 2626 - Shoreline Master Program (Adopted on 3/2/2020)

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WHEREAS, the City Council adopted a Public Outreach Plan that incorporated a variety of methods to notify the general public and property owners along the shoreline of the proposed Shoreline Master Program update including an open house, mailings to property owners and tenants, notice in a stormwater bill, postings on the City's website, creation of a broadcast e-mail group who received updates of the shoreline review process and articles in the City's newsletter "The Hazelnut;" and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed a public review draft Shoreline Master Program, held a public hearing on March 28, 2019, and recommended adoption of a revised Shoreline Master Program to the City Council on April 25, 2019, and WHEREAS, an environmental checklist was prepared for the Planning Commission recommended draft Shoreline Master Program update and a Determination of Non - Significance was issued May 15, 2019, and WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on June 24, 2019 to review the Planning Commission recommended draft Shoreline Master Program; and WHEREAS, the City Council reviewed written and verbal testimony and approved revisions to the Planning Commission recommended draft Shoreline Master Program to address issues raised by interested parties, individual Councilmembers, staff and the Department of Ecology; and WHEREAS, notice has been provided to the Washington State Department of Commerce pursuant to RCW 36.70A.106; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Shoreline Master Program established. The Shoreline Master Program with accompanying maps, as set forth in "Attachment A," is hereby adopted and shall become binding as of the effective date of this ordinance on all properties within the shoreline jurisdiction. Section 2. Repealer. Ordinance No. 2344, including the Shoreline Master Program adopted by reference in Section 1 thereof, is hereby repealed. Section 3. Corrections by City Clerk or Code Reviser. Upon approval of the City Attorney, the City Clerk and the code reviser are authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the correction of clerical errors; references to other local, state or federal laws, codes, rules, or regulations; or ordinance numbering and section/ subsection numbering. Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or its application to any person or situation should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to any other person or situation. W: Legislative Development\SMP-Adopting update -repeal Ord 2344 8-28-19 MD:bjs Review and analysis by Barbara Saxton Page 2 of 3