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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING CHAPTER 18.80, "AMEND-
MENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS," OF THE TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT ACT, PER RCW 36.70A.130, WHICH PROVIDES
CRITERIA FOR THE IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION OF
AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, RCW 36.70A.130 (4), the Growth Management Act (GMA) of 1990,
requires the City of Tukwila to review and, if necessary, revise its Comprehensive Plan
and development regulations by December 1, 2004, to ensure that the Comprehensive
Plan and the development regulations are in compliance with the requirements of the
GMA; 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 is amending the Maintenance of the Plan element
of the Comprehensive Plan to define emergency situations in which the Comprehensive
Plan can be amended more frequently than once per year; and
WHEREAS, Tukwila Municipal Code Chapter 18.80 specifies the procedure for
amending the Comprehensive Plan and does not include a definition for an emergency
amendment;
NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Tukwila Municipal Code Chapter 18.80.020, "Amendments to the
Comprehensive Plan and Development Regulations," is hereby amended as follows:
18.80.020 Docket
A. The Department shall maintain a docket of all proposed changes to the
Comprehensive Plan and development regulations that are submitted. If either the
Department or the Council determines that a proposed change may be an emergency,
the Department shall prepare the staff report described below and forward the
proposed change to the Council for immediate consideration, subject to the procedural
requirements for consideration of amendments. An emergency amendment is a
proposed change or revision that necessitates expeditious action to address one or more
of the following criteria:
1. Preserve the health, safety or welfare of the public.
2. Support the social, economic or environmental well -being of the City.
3. Address the absence of adequate and available public facilities or services.
4. Respond to decisions by the Central Puget Sound Growth Management
Hearings Board, the state or federal courts, or actions of a state agency or the legislature.
B. Non emergency changes shall be compiled and submitted to the Council for
review on an annual basis in March so that cumulative effects of the proposals can be
determined. Proposed changes received by the Department after January 1 of any year
shall be held over for the following year's review, unless the Council or the Department
determines the proposed change may be an emergency.
Section 2. 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 3. 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 Special Meeting thereof this day of J L,t`e? 2004.
ATTEST/ AUTHENTICATED:
Ja E. Cantu, CMC, City Clerk
TMC 18 -80 emergency amend 11/22/04
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Steven M. Mullet, Mayor
Filed with the City Clerk:
Passed by the City Council:
Published:
Effective Date:
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE
No. 2071
City of Tukwila, Washington
On November 22, 2004, the City Council of the City of Tukwila, Washington,
adopted Ordinance No. 2071, 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
Chapter 18.80, "Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Development
Regulations," of the Tukwila Municipal Code in compliance with the requirements of
the Growth Management Act, per RCW 36.70A.130, which provides criteria for the
immediate consideration of amendments to the Comprhensive Plan; 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 a Special Meeting of November 22, 2004.
Jade E. Cantu, CMC, City Clerk
Published Seattle Times: November 26, 2004