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CITY OF TU K WILA
WASHINGTON
n oj0co ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SIDEWALK
CONSTRUCTION AND AMENDING ORDINANCE
NOS. 1158 and 1217
The CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON does ordain
as follows:
1. Section 1 of Ordinance No. 1158 passed in May, 1980 and
amended by Ordinance No. 1217, passed in June, 1981, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Whenever a building permit application is made
for the construction of new multi residential,
commercial or industrial structures within the
City, the person, partnership, or corporation
seeking such permit shall submit a sidewalk
construction plan for approval by the Directors
of the Departments of Public Works and Planning.
The sidewalk construction plan shall include all
plans and specifications necessary for the
construction of sidewalks adjacent to all edges
of the property adjoining any street or public
right -of -way. A building permit shall not be
issued until after a sidewalk construction plan
is approved by the Director of the Department of
Planning with the consent of the Director of the
Department of Public Works.
"No final certificate of occupancy shall be
issued for the subject project until the
sidewalks have been constructed in accordance
with the approved plan or the applicant has made
6°t-469 eteF alternate arrangements with the
Director of the ni_ n__.n� nq Department of Public
Works, which have been approved by the Director
of the Planning Department.
"Building permit applications for construction of
improvements on property zoned for single- family
residential use shall be excluded from this
requirement except when such sidewalk is built as
a part of an overall development, plat or
subdivision."
2. Section 4 of Ordinance No. 1158, passed in May, 1980, and
amended by Ordinance No. 1217, passed in June, 1981, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"A delay, waiver or exception to the requirements
of this Chapter may be granted by the City
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Council upon request by the applicant. Said
request may be granted if the City Council
determines that such construction is not feasible
because of: unique topographical considerations,
conditions, or existing City Public Works
development plans; or would such construction
would render a hardship on the applicant. In the
event any person desires to file such a request
for delay, waiver or exception, such request must
be considered by the City Council at least thirty
(30) days before the requested building permit is
issued as follows:
"As a condition for granting a delay, waiver or
exception to the requirements of this chapter set
forth above, the City Council may require the
applicant to make an agreement which would
provide that such sidewalk improvements would be
constructed at the applicant's sole expense
or to provide for the construction
of said sidewalk improvements by means of
participating in a future local improvement
district, or districts, whichever should occur
sooner."
"In the event a building permit is sought for a
development adjoining any street or other public
right -of -way which does not have an established
finished grade with associated storm drain and
utility systems, including establishment of the
width of said street or right -of -way, the
Director of Public Works is authorized to enter
into an agreement with said permit applicant to
provide for the construction of said sidewalk
improvements by means of a proposed participating
in a future local improvement district, or
districts, er developer's agreement. or to make
an agreement which would provide that such
sidewalk improvements would be constructed at the
applicant's sole expense_"
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON at
a regular meeting thereof this go day of 1981.
Mayor
Attest:
Ap•roved as to Form:
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City C erk
C ty Attorney, Lawr nce E. Hard
Published Record Chronicle October 19, 1981
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