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ORDINANCE NO. Ili
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12.16.170 OF THE
CITY CODE OF THE CITY OP EDMONDS, WASHINGTON
REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO THE OFFICIAL ZONING
ORDINANCE OF SAID CITY BY PROVIDING FOR TEN DAY
POSTING OF NOTICE OF AMENDMENTS; BY ELIMINATING
THE QUARTERLY PUBLIC HEARINGS OF REZONES; PRO-
VIDING THAT APPLICATIONS FOR REZONES SHALL NOT
BE REPEATED WITHIN 180 DAYS OF THE PUBLIC HEAR-
ING FOR THE SAME PROPERTY; PROVIDING THAT APPLI-
CATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL BE MADE WITHIN 30 DAYS
OF THE PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING COM-
MISSION; AND PROVIDING THAT ACTIONS IN THE
SUPERIOR COURT BE BROUGHT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE
PUBLIC SHEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL.
WHEREAS, the Panning Commission of the City of Edmonds
Washington, has conducted a public hearing for the purpose
of making recommendation concerning amendments to the Official
Zoning Ordinance of the City of Edmonds, and has by Resolution
No. 131 recommended that the City Council of the City of
Edmonds amend the Official Zoning Ordinance as set forth here-
inafter, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Edmonds have
called a public hearing pursuant to said Resolution, now,
therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Edmonds City Code, Section 12.16.170
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 12.16.170 Amendments.
A. Proposed amendments, supplementations, or modifi-
cations of the text of this Ordinance, or the Official
Zoning Map made a part hereof, shall first be heard
by the Planning Commission and the decision shall be
made and reported by resolution by the Planning Com-
mission within 90 days of the time that the proposed
amendments, supplementations, or modifications were
made. The City Council, pursuant to public hearing
called by them i;; provided heroin may affirm, modify
or disafCirm any decision of the Planning Commission.
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"b. Proposed amendments, supplementations, or
modifications may be initiated as follows:
1. By motion of the City Council or the Planning
Commission.
2. By any interested party by making application
to the Planning Commission on forms prescribed by
said Commission, accompanied by the appropriate
filing fee prescribed in Chapter 12.01 of the
Edmunds City Code.
C. Upon the initiation of the proposed amendment,
supplementation or modification the Planning
Commission shall give proper notice and hold a public
,searing at the time and date set forth in the notice.
Proper notice of a hearing before the Planning
Commission shall be:
1. Onepublication in the official newspaper of the
City of Edmonds at least 10 days prior to the date
of the hearing.
2. Posting of copies of the Notice of Hearing at
least 10 days prior to the date of the hearing
in (1) the Civic Center of the City of Edmonds,
(2) the United States Post Office in the City
of Edmonds, and, in the event the proposed amendment,
supplementation, or modification involves a
change in of the Official Zoning Map, (3) posting
notices thereof along every road or street abutting
the land as proposed to be changed.
D. No person, persons, organization or organizations,
other than the Planning Commission or City Council,
shall be permitted to again apply for an amendment,
supplementation or modification of the Official
Zoning Map within 180 days following the public hearing
of an application by the same person or organization
to rezone the same property, or portion thereof.
E. The City Council, pursuant to public hearing
called by them upon written application therefor by
any interested party or upon their own order, may
affirm, modify or disaffirm any decision of the Planning
Commission. Such written application to the City Council
by any party, other than the Planning Commission, must
be made within 30 Jays of the public hearing before the
Planning Commission.
F. The determination of the City Council shall be
final unless an action is commenced in the Superior
Court of Snohomish County within 30 days of the public
hearing before the City Cuuncil."
Section 2. 'Phis Ordinance shall take full force and effect
five days after its passage and publication as provided by law.
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MAYOR
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ATTEST;
CITY CLERK —
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:ero igrc
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:.r e'r
PUBLISHED: _ SEP 2' 1%5
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