HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2763 - TMC Section 9.20.080 "Parking Class 3 and Class 4 Vehicles in Residential Zones" AmendmentCity of Tukwila
Washington
Ordinance No. 1,-1Q
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2494
§12, AS CODIFIED AT TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE (TMC)
SECTION 9.20.080, "PARKING CLASS 3 AND CLASS 4
VEHICLES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES"; TO UPDATE
REFERENCES PURSUANT TO CHANGES IN ZONING
DISTRICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Tukwila Municipal Code ("TMC") Title 9, "Vehicles and Traffic," regulates
vehicles and traffic in the City of Tukwila; and
WHEREAS, on June 16, 2025, the Tukwila City Council passed Ordinance No. 2762
rezoning the Low Density Residential (LDR) and Medium Density Residential (MDR)
zoning districts to Community Residential (CR); and
WHEREAS, the City desires to ensure consistency through the Tukwila Municipal Code;
and
WHEREAS, City staff have prepared the included code amendments to reflect this
rezone designation of Low Density Residential and Medium Density Residential to
Community Residential; and
WHEREAS, on May 13, 2025, the City's State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
Responsible Official issued a Determination of Non -Significance on the proposed
amendments; and
WHEREAS, the Tukwila Planning Commission held a property noticed public hearing
on April 24, 2025 to solicit and receive public comment; and
WHEREAS, on June 16, 2025, after considering the analysis and proposed code
amendments prepared by City Staff, the recommendation from the Planning Commission,
and the public comments received. the City Council desire to adopt code amendments as
set forth herein.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Adoption of Findings of Fact. The City Council finds as follows:
A. The above recitals, set forth as "WHEREAS" clauses, are hereby adopted as
Findings of Fact in support of the adoption of this ordinance.
B. The amendments that are established below comply with the requirements of the
Washington State Growth Management Act and the Tukwila Municipal Code.
Section 2. Ordinance No. 2494 §12, as codified at TMC Section 9.20.080, "Parking
Class 3 and Class 4 vehicles in residential zones," is hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Application. This section shall apply to Class 3 vehicles and Class 4 vehicles.
B. No person shall park any vehicle subject to this section on or along any street, alley
or public right-of-way in a residential zoning district of the City; provided that this restriction
shall not apply to pick-up trucks falling within the Class 3 vehicle rating.
C. As used in this section, a street, alley or public right-of-way in a residential zoning
district of the City shall be as defined and described in TMC Chapter 18.08, including the
Community Residential (CR) zone, and the High Density Residential (HDR) zone. Mixed -
use zoning districts shall not constitute a residential zoning district of the City for the
purposes hereof. In order for a street, alley or public right-of-way to be considered in a
residential zoning district of the City, the property on both sides of the roadway shall be
zoned CR, and/or HDR.
D. Exceptions. The parking prohibitions outlined in this section do not apply to the
following:
1. Pick-up trucks falling within the Class 3 vehicle rating.
2. Stopping or parking recreational vehicles in residential areas as regulated by
TMC Section 9.20.090.
Section 3. 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 numbering.
Section 4. 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.
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Section 5. 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 day of `Z� i/I,V1C, , 2025.
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
c�y y Yo -Barnet , CMC, City Clerk
ROV D AS TO FORM BY:
0 ice of the City Attorn-
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Filed with the City Clerk: Ciallol
Passed by the City Council:
Published:
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City of Tukwila Public Notice of Ordinance Adoption for Ordinance 2762-2765.
On June 16, 2025, the City Council of the City of Tukwila, Washington, adopted the
following ordinance, the main points of which are summarized by title as follows:
ORDINANCE 2762: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, CONSOLIDATING LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (LDR)
AND MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (MDR) ZONES INTO A NEW COMMUNITY
RESIDENTIAL (CR) ZONE; AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2741 §3 (PART), AS
CODIFIED AT TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE (TMC) CHAPTER 18.08, "DISTRICTS
ESTABLISHED - MAP", AND FIGURE 18-10, "ZONING MAP"; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE 2763: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2494 §12, AS CODIFIED AT
TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE (TMC) SECTION 9.20.080, "PARKING CLASS 3 AND
CLASS 4 VEHICLES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES"; TO UPDATE REFERENCES
PURSUANT TO CHANGES IN ZONING DISTRICTS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE 2764: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2740 §3 (PART), AS
CODIFIED THROUGHOUT VARIOUS CHAPTERS OF TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE
(TMC) TITLE 17, "SUBDIVISIONS AND PLATS"; TO UPDATE STANDARDS RELATING
TO LAND DIVISION, FRONTAGE IMPROVEMENTS, AND STREETS, AND TO
UPDATE REFERENCES PURSUANT TO CHANGES IN ZONING DISTRICTS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE 2765: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2741 §3 (PART), AS
CODIFIED THROUGHOUT VARIOUS SECTIONS OF TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE
(TMC) TITLE 18, "ZONING"; AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2758 §3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8, AS
CODIFIED THROUGHOUT TITLE 18; AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2756 §3, AS
CODIFIED AT TMC 18.50.260; AMENDING ORDINANCE NOS. 2745 §7 & 2759 §3, AS
CODIFIED AT TMC 18.104.010; ELIMINATING TMC 18.12; AMENDING TABLE 18-5,
TABLE 18-6, & FIGURE 18-7; TO AMEND & ESTABLISH NEW REGULATIONS TO
SUPPORT MIDDLE HOUSING; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The full text of this ordinance will be provided upon request.
Andy Youn-Barnett, City Clerk
Published Seattle Times: June 19, 2025