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Home My WebLink AboutOrd 2028 - 1995 Comprehensive Plan Amendments - Limited Office Use in MIC/H ZoneCity of'Tukwila Washington Cover page to Ordinance 2028 The full text of the ordinance follows this cover page. AN ORDINANCE ()F THE CITY COUNCIL, OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING T 'IT YS 1945 COMPREHENSIVF PLAN F0 H THE CITY OF TUK'WILA AND AMENDING T1 JKWILA Ml,,JNI( CODE SECTIONS TO AL1,0W LIMITED OFFICE USE IN THE MICIH ZONE, AMENDING ORDINANCE NOS. J%5 AND 1758 AS CODIFIED IN T MC SECTION 18-38-M; PROVIDING FOR SEVERAUJILITY; AND ESTABLISH.ING AN EFFECTIVE DA,rE. Ordinance 2028 was amended or repealed by the following ordinances. �J�vJILA, .wq� r Q 0 1908 f Tukw it o Washington Ordinance No. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE CITY'S 1995 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF TUKWILA AND AMENDING TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS TO ALLOW LIMITED OFFICE USE IN THE MIC/H ZONE; AMENDING ORDINANCE NOS. 1865 AND 1758 AS CODIFIED IN TMC SECTION 18.38.040; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Tukwila's Comprehensive Plan and development regulations may be reviewed and updated as appropriate; and WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila desires to be consistent with the King County -Wide Planning Policies that recognize Tukwila's manufacturing center as a designated industrial center and require local jurisdictions that include a manufacturing center to allow limited office and retail uses in the industrial centers; and WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila desires to preserve properties that abut the Duwamish River and are north of the turning basin for water related industrial uses; and WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila desires to preserve and encourage the aggregation of land parcels for manufacturing /industrial uses; and WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila desires that the area zoned MIC /H continue to serve a valuable role for future needs of industrial users and at the same time provide some flexibility to go with the changes in the industries and allow some office uses; and WHEREAS, on June 26, 2003 the Tukwila Planning Commission, following adequate public notice, held a public hearing to receive testimony concerning amending the Zoning Code to allow limited office use in the MIC /H zone and on July 24, 2003 adopted a motion recommending the proposed changes; and WHEREAS, on September 2, 2003 and September 15, 2003, the Tukwila City Council, following adequate public notice, held a public hearing to receive testimony concerning the recommendations of the Planning Commission; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Tukwila 1995 Comprehensive Plan Manufacturing Industrial Center Chapter Policy 11.1.5 under Goal 11.5, as adopted by Ordinance 1757, is hereby amended to read as follows: 11.1.5 Allow uses that are commonly associated with manufacturing and industry, including those directly supporting such activity, such as offices and laboratories, while limiting unrelated uses. Section 2. Ordinance 1865, X44, and Ordinance 1758 §1 (part), as codified at TMC 18.38.040, are amended as follows: Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments 9/19/03 1 18.38.40 Conditional Uses The following uses may be allowed within the Manufacturing Industrial Center /Heavy Industrial district, subject to the requirements, procedures, and conditions established by the Conditional Use Permits chapter of this title. 1. Colleges and universities. 2. Electrical substations distribution. 3. Fire and police stations. 4. Hazardous waste treatment and storage facilities (off -site) subject to compliance with state siting criteria (RCW 70.105; see TMC 21.08). 5. Offices not associated with other permitted uses, subject to the following location and size restrictions: a. New Office Developments: i. New office developments shall not exceed 100,000 square feet of gross floor area per lot that was legally established prior to the effective date of the adoption of this ordinance. ii. No new offices shall be allowed on lots that abut the Duwamish River and are north of the turning basin. The parcels that are ineligible for stand -alone office uses are shown in Figure 18 -12. b. An existing office development established prior to 12/11/1995 (the effective date of the Comprehensive Plan) that exceeds the maximum size limitations, may be recognized as a conforming conditional use under the provisions of this code. An existing office development established prior to 12 -11 -1995 (the effective date of the Comprehensive Plan) may convert to a stand -alone office use subject to the provisions of this code. 6. Park and ride lots. 7. Radios, television, microwave, cellular or observation stations and towers. 8. Recreation facilities (public) including, but not limited to, sports fields, community centers, and golf courses. 9. Retail sales of health and beauty aids, prescription drugs, food, hardware, notions, crafts and craft supplies, housewares, consumer electronics, photo equipment, and film processing, books, magazines, stationery, clothing, shoes, flowers, plants, pets, jewelry, gifts, recreation equipment and sporting goods, and similar items; limited to uses of a type and size that clearly intend to serve other permitted uses and /or the employees of those uses. Section 3. 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 4. 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 and effect five (5) 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 13 day of D t t_mbeV 2003. ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED: me E. Cantu, CMC, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FO d eueiN f v Steven M. Mullet, Mayor Filed with the City Clerk:O 03 Passed by the City Council: 09-15-U3 09 214 -03 10 --01 -r1 2,021 Published: Effective Date: Ordinance Number: Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments 9/19/03 .2 r� I i CAN os Du`N i ineligible for parcels inei office l Us es SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE No. 2028 City of Tukwila, Washington On September 15, 2003, the City Council of the City of Tukwila, Washington, adopted Ordinance No. 2028, the main points of which are summarized by its title as follows: An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Tukwila, Washington, amending the City's 1995 Comprehensive Plan for the City of Tukwila and amending Tukwila Municipal Code sections to allow limited office use in the MIC /H zone; amending Ordinance Nos. 1865 and 1758 as codified in TMC Section 18.38.040; providing for severability; and establishing an effective date. The full text of this ordinance will be mailed upon request. Approved by the City Council at their Regular Meeting of September 15, 2003. Q (1..L e E. Cantu, CMC, City Clerk Published Seattle Times: Friday, September 29, 2003