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CITY OF TUKWILA
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ORDINANCE NO. /5 9 P
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. 1544 AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED BY ORDINANCES
1550 AND 1566, TO EXTEND THE PERIOD OF THE
MORATORIUM ON DEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN
PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF TUKWILA, TO EXEMPT
CERTAIN SEPA PROCESSES, AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 1544 passed November 20, 1989, as clarified and
amended by Ordinance No. 1550 passed December 18, 1989, and as amended by Ordinance
No. 1566 passed May 7, 1990, the City Council imposed a moratorium on development on
certain property within the City, and
WHEREAS, the purpose of such moratorium was to prevent development on such
specified property, unless exempt or unless a waiver was granted by the City Council, until
the adoption of an ordinance to protect and regulate development of environmentally
sensitive areas within the City, and
WHEREAS, the moratorium is schedule to expire by the terms of Ordinance 1544 as
amended by Ordinance 1566 on October 8, 1990, and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest and necessary to prevent environmental
degradation for the moratorium to be extended to allow for orderly deliberation and
passage of a Sensitive Areas Ordinance, and
WHEREAS, due to the length and extent of deliberation and public comment, the
planning commission has not completed its deliberations, and it is not possible to pass a
Sensitive Areas Ordinance by the expiration date of the moratorium, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the environment will not be
adversely affected by allowing the SEPA review processes to be commenced on proposed
developments, and
WHEREAS, the City fully intends to adopt a sensitive areas ordinance by February
15 1991. The possibility remains that this date may not be met. It is preferred, then, to
leave the moratorium in effect until the ordinance is passed and placed into effect.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, DO HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Extension of Moratorium. Pursuant to Section 23 of Ordinance 1544, the
moratorium imposed by Ordinance 1544 and clarified and amended by Ordinance 1550 and
by Ordinance 1566, is hereby extended until the effective date of the Sensitive Areas
Ordinance. Section 23 is therefore amended to read as follows:
B. The moratorium established herewith shall be temporary in nature, shall
commence on the effective date of this ordinance, and shall run until the effective
date of a Sensitive Areas Ordinance.
Section 2. Exemption for SEPA Review. SEPA review of proposed developments
may be commenced but not finalized during the period the moratorium is in effect. Section
2.D of Ordinance 1544 as previously amended by Section 2 of Ordinance 1550 is hereby
further amended to read in full as follows:
D. All applications for development specifically including, but not limited to,
new permit applications, rezones, or plats (regular or short) on any property in Tukwila,
Washington, described in paragraph A above, submitted during this moratorium shall be
refused and not processed until this moratorium has terminated, except that application for
SEPA review may be accepted and the review process commenced upon the applicant's
signing of a written agreement that the process will not be finalized until after the effective
date of the Sensitive Areas Ordinance and that the provisions of such Ordinances will be
part of the substantive SEPA policy pursuant to which the final SEPA determination will be
made.
Section 3. Reaffirmation of Moratorium. In all other respects the provisions of
Ordinance Nos. 1544, 1550 and 1566 are reaffirmed.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five days
after publication of the attached summary, which is hereby approved.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE (4TY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, at a Regular Meeting thereof this of 1990.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
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FILED WITH THE CLERK: /o-
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EFFECTIVE DATE: /0 i.2 Qa
ORDINANCE NO.:
G. L. Van Dusen, Mayor
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. ga
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 1544 AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED BY
ORDINANCES 1550 AND 1566, TO EXTEND THE
PERIOD OF THE MORATORIUM ON DEVELOPMENT
OF CERTAIN PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
TO EXEMPT CERTAIN SEPA PROCESSES, AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
On J D D the City Council of the City of Tukwila passed Ordinance No/54.-
extending the moratorium on development of certain property; exempting certain SEPA
processes; reaffirming the provisions of Ord. Nos. 1544, 1550, and 1566; and establishing
an effective date.
The full text of this ordinance will be mailed without charge to anyone who submits a
written request to the City Clerk of the City of Tukwila for a copy of the text.
APPROVED by the City Council at its meeting of J D c70
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Jape E. Cantu, City Clerk
PUBLISHED: VALLEY DAILY NEWS, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1990