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Attachment B <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING TUKWILA MUNICIPAL <br />CODE TITLE 5 "BUSINESS LICENSE AND REGULATIONS <br />TITLE 8 "PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND SAFETY TITLE 17 <br />"SUBDIVISION AND PLATS TITLE 18 "ZONING CODE <br />AND TITLE 21 "ENVIROMENTAL REGULATIONS" TO <br />INCORPORATE A VARIETY OF HOUSEKEEPING CODE <br />AMENDMENTS PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND <br />ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the Zoning Code establishes procedures for processing site specific <br />rezones and the city wishes to clarify those procedures to meet the State Law <br />requirements; and <br />WHEREAS, the Zoning Code establishes design standards for single family <br />dwelling units and the city wishes to allow exceptions to those standards for the <br />replacement of single wide manufactured homes with newer manufactured homes; and <br />WHEREAS, Title 5 and Title 8 of the Tukwila Municipal Code have some sections <br />that reference zoning designations and the city wishes to correct the inaccurate <br />references; update list of schools /parks to update the areas designated as drug free <br />zones; clarify the public notice requirements for noise variances; correct the inaccurate <br />references in the violations sections; add flexibility to residential parking area limitations; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the Zoning Code establishes regulations for the method of calculating <br />building height and the city wishes to amend it to have a different method of calculation <br />for residential structures on sloping lots; and <br />WHEREAS, the Zoning Code includes a definitions section and the city wishes to <br />update it to include a definition of tow truck operations; and update the definitions of <br />regulated and isolated wetlands to be consistent with the Environmentally Sensitive <br />Ares Chapter; and <br />WHEREAS, the Zoning Code establishes thresholds for when projects are subject <br />to design review and the city wishes to update the thresholds to be consistent with the <br />recently adopted Shoreline Master Program; clarify thresholds and criteria for non- <br />residential development in Low Density Residential zone; and clarify when modifications <br />to design review approvals are required; and <br />WHEREAS, the Zoning Code establishes permit application types and procedures <br />and the city wishes the different sections to be consistent; and <br />WHEREAS, the Zoning Code establishes landscaping regulations and the city <br />wishes to clarify regulations pertaining to illegal removal of required landscaping; and <br />Page 1 of 32 <br />11 <br />