HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2010-08-02 Item 6B.1 - Ordinance - Sensitive Areas Ordinance (SAO) - Informational MemorandumCAS NUMBER: 10-084
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ORIGINAL AGENDA DATE: JULY 26, 2010
AGENDA ITEM TITLE Revisions to the Sensitive Areas Ordinance (SAO), TMC 18.45
CATEGORY Dzscusszon Motion Resolution Ordinance Bic Award Public Hearing Other
Mtg Date 7/26/10 Mtg Dale Mtg Date Mtg Date 8/2/10 Mtg Date Mtg Date 7/26/10 Mtg Date
SPONSOR Council Mayor El Adm Svcs DCD Finance n Fire Legal P&R Police PW/
SPONSOR'S The ordinance revises the wetland classification system, adds references to the State's
SUMMARY watercourse rating system, clarifies information to be included in sensitive area special
studies and mitigation plans; clarifies where buffer mitigation must be carried out;
removes seven areas from the SAO maps that do not meet the criteria for sensitive areas.
After the close of the public hearing, staff would like direction on the process and level of
review by Council of the SAO revisions.
REVIEWED BY COW Mtg. CA &P Cmte F &S Cmte Transportation Cmte
Utilities Cmte Arts Comm. Parks Comm. Planning Comm.
DATE: 7 -12 -10 CAP; Planning Commission approved revisions on 6 -24 -10
RECOMMENDATIONS:
SPONSOR /ADMIN. Department of Community Development
COMMITTEE unanimous approval; Forward to Committee of the Whole
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ATTACHMENTS
Informational Memorandum dated 7/21/10
Draft Ordinance
Annotated proposed SAO revisions
Proposed SAO Map Removals (7)
Addendum to SAO departures Memo for Wetland and Watercourse Buffer Widths
Minutes from Community Affairs and Parks Committee meeting of 7/12/10
Attachment E Legislative History Folder (red)
*Community Affairs Parks members Please bring red folder from 7/12
Informational Memorandum dated /48 /1U and ordinance in rinai corm
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BACKGROUND
DISCUSSION
RECOMMENDATION
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City of Tukwila
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
Mayor Haggerton
Tukwila City Council
FROM: Jack Pace, Director, Department of Community Development
DATE: July 28, 2010
SUBJECT: 2010 Sensitive Areas Ordinance and Map Amendments
ISSUE
A. Draft Ordinance
B. Sites to be Removed from Sensitive Areas Map
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07/27/2010 12.17 PM
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
The City Council adopted new sensitive area regulations in 2004. After implementing these regulations for
six years, there are minor revisions that are needed to improve the ordinance as well as housekeeping
changes to maintain consistency with the Shoreline Master Program changes. In addition, there are some
sensitive areas identified on the SAO map that are incorrect the current regulations require Council review
and approval before any areas can be removed from the sensitive areas map.
At its meeting on July 26, 2010, the Committee of the Whole conducted and closed a public hearing on the
proposed revisions to the sensitive area regulations and provided direction to staff on two revisions to the
regulations as discussed below.
Two revisions are proposed to the draft ordinance in the Council's packet for the July 26, 2010 meeting.
The first revision is found on page 10 of the ordinance, TMC 18.45.070 B. 7.a. The proposed revision
clarifies what is meant by a "minor crossing After re- reading the language of that section, staff determined
that all crossings, whether minor or otherwise should be designed to avoid adverse impacts to sensitive
areas, but that requiring an assessment of impacts prepared by a biologist would be a hardship to property
owners for a minor crossing. So the "minor crossing" language is proposed to be removed from that
sentence and instead inserted in the preceding sentence.
The second revision addresses the concern that was raised at Community Affairs and Parks Committee
meeting about providing notice on the removal of trees from a sensitive area. New language is proposed on
page 11 of the ordinance to make clear that only hazardous trees that meet the definition specified in Title
18 of the Municipal Code may be removed from a sensitive area. Staff is not proposing a provision
requiring notice.
If the proposed language addresses the changes requested by the Council on July 26, 2010, adopt the
proposed revisions to the sensitive area regulations and remove seven sites from the Sensitive Areas Map
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