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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING TUKWILA MUNICIPAL
CODE (TMC) TITLE 17, "SUBDIVISIONS AND PLATS," INCLUDING
ORDINANCE NOS. 2649 §2 AND 1833 §1 (PART), AS CODIFIED AT
TMC SECTION 17.08.030, "PRELIMINARY APPROVAL," TO ADD
CLARIFYING LANGUAGE REGARDING ZONING REQUIREMENTS
FOR BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENTS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Title 17 of the Tukwila Municipal Code adopts procedures for preliminary plats
and the City desires these procedures to be consistent with the provisions of state law, as per
Chapter 58. 17 RCW; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to provide clarification on zoning requirements for boundary
line adjustments; and
WHEREAS, on May 26, 2022, Tukwila Planning Commission, following adequate public
notice, held a public hearing to receive testimony concerning amending the Tukwila Municipal
Code and at that meeting adopted a motion recommending the proposed changes; and
WHEREAS, on July 21, 2022, the City's State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Responsible
Official issued a Determination of Non -Significance on the proposed amendments; and
WHEREAS, on August 8, 2022, the Tukwila City Council, following adequate public notice,
held a public hearing to receive testimony concerning the recommendations of the Planning
Com m ission;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Ordinance Nos. 2649 §2 and 1833 §1 (part), as codified at TMC Section
17.08.030, "Preliminary Approval," subparagraph C, are hereby amended to read as follows:
17.08.030 Preliminary Approval
C. In order to approve a boundary line adjustment or lot consolidation, the Short
Subdivision Committee shall determine the project complies with the following criteria:
1. No additional Tots, sites, parcels, tracts or divisions are created.
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2. The adjustment will not create non -conforming lots with respect to zoning
dimension and area standards, zoning setbacks and lot area coverage standards. The
adjustment shall not result in the creation of lots with split zoning.
3. The degree of non-conformance on existing non -conforming lots with respect to
zoning dimension and area standards, zoning setbacks and floor area ratio are not increased.
4. All lots have legal access to a public road. Existing required private access road
improvements and easements are not diminished below subdivision ordinance standards for
lots that are served by a private access road.
5. Existing easements for utilities are appropriate for their intended function, or they
are extended, moved or otherwise altered to an appropriate location.
6. The adjustment does not create any non -conformities with respect to the Uniform
Building Code or any other locally administered regulation.
Section 2. Corrections by City Clerk or Code Reviser Authorized. 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 num bering.
Section 3. 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.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance or a summary thereof shall be published in
the official newspaper of the City, and shall take effect and be in full force five days after
passage and publication as provided by law.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF. TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a
Regular Meeting thereof this / 514- day of /11A -905r , 2022.
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City of Tukwila Public Notice of Ordinance Adoption for Ordinances 2676-2679.
On August 15, 2022 the City Council of the City of Tukwila, Washington, adopted the
following ordinances, the main points of which are summarized by title as follows:
Ordinance 2676: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON; AMENDING TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE (TMC) TITLE 8,
"PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND SAFETY," AND ORDINANCE NO. 2293 §13, AS
CODIFIED AT TMC SECTION 8.22.120.B, TO AMEND LANGUAGE ON PUBLIC
NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL PARTIES; REPEALING ORDINANCE
NO. 2370 §13, AS CODIFIED AT TMC SECTION 8.22.120.B; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ordinance 2677: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE (TMC) TITLE 17,
"SUBDIVISIONS AND PLATS," INCLUDING ORDINANCE NOS. 2649 §2 AND 1833 §1
(PART), AS CODIFIED AT TMC SECTION 17.08.030, "PRELIMINARY APPROVAL," TO
ADD CLARIFYING LANGUAGE REGARDING ZONING REQUIREMENTS FOR
BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ordinance 2678: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING VARIOUS ORDINANCES AS CODIFIED IN
TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE (TMC) TITLE 18, "ZONING," AS DELINEATED HEREIN,
TO INCORPORATE A VARIETY OF HOUSEKEEPING CODE AMENDMENTS
INCLUDING DEFINITIONS (TMC 18.06), AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO: NON-
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (TMC 18.41), SHORELINE CONDITIONAL USE
PERMITS (TMC 18.44), SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DESIGN STANDARDS AND
EXCEPTIONS (TMC 18.50), LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS (TMC 18.52), TREE
EXCEPTION PERMITS AND PROCEDURES (TMC 18.54), NONCONFORMING
STRUCTURES (TMC 18.70), AND CLASSIFICATION OF PROJECT PERMIT
APPLICATIONS (TMC 18.104); AS WELL AS REVISIONS TO THE BASIC
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE TMC AS DETAILED
HEREIN; AND AN UPDATE TO TABLE 18-6, "LAND USES ALLOWED BY DISTRICT;"
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ordinance 2679: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE (TMC) TITLE 19,
"SIGN AND VISUAL COMMUNICATION CODE," INCLUDING ORDINANCE NOS. 2375
§6 AND 2303 §5 (PART), AS CODIFIED AT TMC SECTION 19.20.030.6.7;
ORDINANCE NOS. 2375 §7 AND 2303 §5 (PART), AS CODIFIED AT TMC SECTION
19.20.040; AND ORDINANCE NO. 2375 §10, AS CODIFIED AT TMC SECTION
19.32.075, TO AMEND LANGUAGE REGARDING CHANGES TO SIGN COPY AND TO
CLARIFY LANGUAGE ON FREESTANDING AND MONUMENT SIGN REGULATIONS;
ADDING A NEW DEFINITION FOR "MURAL," PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The full text of this ordinance will be provided upon request.
Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk
Published Seattle Times: August 18, 2022