HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2482 - 2015 Comprehensive Plan AmendmentCity of Tukwila
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Ordinance No. 2482
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE CITY OF
TUKWILA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND COMPLETING
THE REVIEW AND UPDATE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT,
PER RCW 36.70A.130; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila is required to plan under RCW 36.70A.040; and
WHEREAS, RCW 36.70A.130(1) requires the City of Tukwila to take periodic
legislative action to review and, if needed, revise its Comprehensive Plan and
development regulations, including its policies and regulations designating and
conserving natural resource lands and designating and protecting critical areas to
comply with the requirements in Chapter 36.70A RCW; and
WHEREAS, per RCW 36.70A.130, amendments to the Comprehensive Plan shall
not be considered more frequently than once every year, except in cases of emergency
or to amend the Shoreline Master Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila has conducted its required review and update per
RCW 36.70A.130(5)(a) in phases over several years; and
WHEREAS, as required in RCW 36.70A.130, the City of Tukwila adopted the
following revisions to comply with Chapter 36.70A RCW:
Ordinance Nos. 2334 and 2335 (June 20, 2011)
Ordinance Nos. 2345, 2346 and 2347 (August 15, 2011)
Ordinance No. 2413 (October 21, 2013)
Ordinance Nos. 2442 and 2443 (June 2, 2014)
Ordinance No. 2451 (October 20, 2014); and
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WHEREAS, during review of the Obstacles to Plan Achievement section,
Annexation Element, and Maintenance of the Plan Element, it was determined the
issues contained therein had either been addressed in other sections of the updated
Comprehensive Plan, or had been accomplished, and that these elements should be
deleted; and
WHEREAS, during 2015 the City of Tukwila reviewed and updated the Tukwila
International Boulevard District, Housing, and Residential Neighborhoods Elements, as
well as the Introduction, Vision, Glossary and Land Use Map sections; and
WHEREAS, all recommended amendments have been found to be consistent with
each other and to conform overall to the Comprehensive Plan's provisions through the
current planning period; and
WHEREAS, the Growth Management Act requires each jurisdiction to establish
public participation procedures, whereby amendments and updates to the
Comprehensive Plan are considered by the City of Tukwila (RCW 36.70A.130(2); and
WHEREAS, on March 18, 2013, the City of Tukwila passed Resolution No. 1792
adopting a Work Program and Public Participation Program for updating the
Comprehensive Plan and development regulations, consistent with RCW 36.70A.035;
and
WHEREAS, during the review and update process for the Comprehensive Plan and
development regulations, the City of Tukwila solicited public input and publicized the
update efforts through special direct mailings and emails, and with articles in the
"Tukwila Reporter" and on the City's website, per the adopted Public Participation
Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila has followed its adopted Public Participation
Program, and duly noticed and participated in community -based events, public
meetings, an open house, work sessions, and public hearings; and
WHEREAS, on July 6, 2015, the City of Tukwila issued an addendum to the
Tukwila Comprehensive Plan Environmental Impact Statement (File #E15 -0009,
previously issued October 9, 1995, as File #L92- 0053), which analyzed the potential
impact of various Comprehensive Plan amendments, pursuant to SEPA (Chapter 197-
11 WAC) and the Tukwila Municipal Code, Title 21; and
WHEREAS, staff prepared an analysis of the Comprehensive Plan and
development regulations currently in effect in Tukwila for consistency with the
requirements of Chapter 36.70A RCW and, based on this analysis, staff prepared
proposed revisions it concluded are needed to comply with Chapter 36.70A RCW; and
this analysis and proposed revisions were reviewed by the Tukwila Planning
Commission at work sessions and public hearings in May, June and July 2015; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila provided the required 60 -day notification of
proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan to the Washington State
Department of Commerce (DOC) under RCW 36.70A.106; and
WHEREAS, on August 10, 2015, the Tukwila City Council held a duly- noticed
public hearing to receive public comments on the recommended changes to the
Tukwila International Boulevard District, Housing, and Residential Neighborhoods
Elements, as well as the Introduction, Vision, Glossary and Land Use Map sections as
the 2015 portion of Tukwila's phased periodic update per RCW 36.70A.130(5); and
WHEREAS, at the conclusion of its review and deliberations on October 5, 2015,
the City Council approved the amendments to the Comprehensive Plan as shown in the
attached Exhibits A through G, hereby incorporated by this reference; and
WHEREAS, based on its review of the requirements of Chapter 36.70A RCW and
of the ordinances adopted to meet the requirement of RCW 36.70A.130, the Tukwila
City Council finds and declares that the City of Tukwila's Comprehensive Plan and
development regulations, as revised by the ordinances listed above, comply with the
requirements of Chapter 36.70A RCW, and that the City of Tukwila has complied with
the requirements of RCW 36.70A.130;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Introduction section of the City of Tukwila Comprehensive Plan is
hereby amended as shown in Exhibit A.
Section 2. The Vision section of the City of Tukwila Comprehensive Plan is hereby
amended as shown in Exhibit B.
Section 3. The Housing Element of the City of Tukwila Comprehensive Plan is
hereby amended as shown in Exhibit C.
Section 4. The Residential Neighborhoods Element of the City of Tukwila
Comprehensive Plan is hereby amended as shown in Exhibit D.
Section 5. The Tukwila International Boulevard District Element of the City of
Tukwila Comprehensive Plan is hereby amended as shown in Exhibit E.
Section 6. The Glossary section of the City of Tukwila Comprehensive Plan is
hereby amended as shown in Exhibit F.
Section 7. The Comprehensive Land Use Map Legend section of the City of
Tukwila Comprehensive Plan is hereby amended as shown in Exhibit G.
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Section 8. 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 9. 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 10. 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 5 7)5 day of C' c7 00Q r , 2015.
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Cle
APPROVED AS TO FORM BY:
Rachel B. Turpin, City Attorney
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Filed with the City Clerk: 3& /6
Passed by the City Council: )0-...6- I..S
Published: J 0_ ?_ 1_6'
Effective Date: 0 a- I..-- /-5
Ordinance Number: 4 sia-
Attachments: A - Introduction
B - Vision
C - Housing Element
D - Residential Neighborhoods Element
E - Tukwila International Boulevard District Element
F - Glossary
G - Comprehensive Land Use Map Legend
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City of Tukwila Public Notice of Ordinance Adoption for Ordinances 2481 -2482.
On October 5, 2015 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 2481: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING THE 2015 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE; AMENDING THE INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY
MAINTENANCE CODE WITH SPECIFIC PROVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL HEALTHY
HOUSING STANDARD; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 2406; REENACTING SECTION
8.28.020 OF THE TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ordinance 2482: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE CITY OF TUKWILA
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND COMPLETING THE REVIEW AND UPDATE IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT ACT, PER RCW 36.70A.130; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The full text of these ordinances will be provided upon request.
Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk
Published Seattle Times: October 8, 2015