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Ordinance No. 2170 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, RELATING TO THE FILING OF
PERMITS FOR ANIMATED, ELECTRONIC, AND HOLOGRAPHIC
SIGNS, ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT TO JUSTIFY THE
MORATORIUM ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 2165; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABLITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on June 4, 2007, the Tukwila City Council passed Ordinance No. 2165,
which declared an emergency necessitating the immediate imposition of a moratorium on the filing
of sign, development, and electrical permits for signs that are electronic, animated, holographic,
and /or are a scoreboard by the City's Sign Code; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 35.63.200, RCW 35A.63.220 and RCW 36.70A.390 the
City is required to hold a public hearing within 60 days of adoption of a moratorium and adopt
Findings of Fact; and
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a public hearing regarding the moratorium on
July 2, 2007; and
WHEREAS, Title 19 "Sign Code of the Tukwila Municipal Code regulates signage
within the City of Tukwila; and
WHEREAS, as part of the City's 2007 budget process the Department of Community
Development (DCD) identified the need to update the Sign Code, and $45,000 was earmarked for
that purpose; and
WHEREAS, as part of the update to the Sign Code, the City will study and amend its cur-
rent regulations of electronic signs, animated signs, holographic displays, and scoreboards, and
study the traffic and safety concerns that these types of signs may have; and
WHEREAS, the City has and will continue to receive applications for signs that may
conflict with the City's update to the Sign Code and may pose a potential threat to public safety;
and
WHEREAS, the City desires to limit the number of signs that may be rendered
nonconforming by the update to the Sign Code, thereby avoiding the need for a staged
amortization program for the removal of such signs, which could pose a financial burden to
business owners, property owners, and the City; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 35A.63.220, the City adopted Ordinance No. 2165
establishing a six -month moratorium to allow the City adequate time for studying this issue, and
adopting a revised Sign Code that would regulate electronic, animated, and holographic signs; and
WHEREAS, DCD staff has presented a staff report to the City Council that outlines a tenta-
tive schedule for updating the Sign Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the foregoing facts, materials, and testimony;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Adoption of Findings of Fact. The "Whereas" clauses presented above shall
constitute Findings of Fact to justify the moratorium adopted by Ordinance No. 2165.
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 uncon-
stitutional 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 CRY C UNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a Regular
Meeting thereof this 2ND DAY OF JULY, 2007.
0 Steven M. Mullet, Mayor
Filed with the City Clerk: (o
Passed by the City Council: fl 17
Published: r" r7
Effective Date: `1 -1 C l
Ordinance Number: r 7 D
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
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Jane E. CANTU CMC, City Clerk
APPROVED 'at BY:
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On July 2, 2007, the City Council of the City of Tukwila, Washington, adopted
Ordinance No. 2170, the main points of which are summarized by its title as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, RELATING TO THE FILING OF PERMITS FOR ANIMATED,
ELECTRONIC, AND HOLOGRAPHIC SIGNS, ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT TO
JUSTIFY THE MORATORIUM ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 2165; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABLITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The full text of this ordinance will be mailed upon request.
Approved by the City Council at a Regular Meeting on July 2, 2007.
Jane E. Cantu, CMC, City Clerk
Published Seattle Times: July 5, 2007
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE
No. 2170
City of Tukwila, Washington