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ORDINANCE NO. 2673
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ELMONLj, WASHINGION,
AMENDING ECDC 16.20.010 TO SPECIFY FAMILY DAY
CARE AS AN OUTRIGHT PERMITTED USE, AMENDING
16.30.010(D) TO PERMIT FAMILY DAY CARE AS AN
OUTRIGHT PERMITTED USE AND EXEMPTING MINI DAY
PARE FACILITIES OPERATED IN CONJUNCTION WITH
MTTLTI-FAMILY DWELLING UNITS FROM CONDITIONAL USE
REQUIREMENTS; AMENDING CHAPTER 20.19 RELATING TO
HOME DAY CARE TO EXEMPT FAMILY DAY CARE FROM
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND AMENDING
THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONDITIONAI, USE
PERMIT APPLICATIONS L'OR MIN: DAY CARE
FACILITIES, AMENDING THE. PROVISIONS OF
20.95.060(A) 3) RELATING TO CONDITIONAL USE
PERMITS FOR MINI DAY CARE FACILITIES AND FIXING
A TIME ON WHICH 71iE SAME SHA,L BECOME EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that there is an
existing need for economical, safe and dependable day care
for children in the City of Edmonds and when such uses are
compatible with surrounding neighborhood, they should be
encouraged; and
WHEREAS, the City of Edmonds has permitted
family day care and mini day care facilities in
residential zones sub-ect ~o conditional use permits; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to exempt family day
care from regulation due to the minimal impact of such
small scale day care facilities upon the neighborhood, the
need for such facilities within the residential zones of
the City of Edmonds, the existing regulatory structure
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authorized and enforced by the State of Washington; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to increase tl
parking requirements for mini day care facilities; NOf
THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ED14OND:
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. ECDC 16.20.010 USES, sub-paragra
1D1 is hereby aLended to read as follows:
A. Permitted Primary Uses
1. Single-family dwelling units.
B. Permitted Secondary Uses.
1. Foster homes.
2. Home occupation, subject to the requiremen
of Chapter 20.20.
3. The renting of rooms without separate
ki*chens to one or more persons.
4. The keeping of three or fe,er domestic
animals.
5. The keeping of horses, subject to the
requirements of Chapter 5.05.
6. The following accessory buildings:
a. Fallout shelters.
b. Private greenhouses covering no more
than five percent of the site.
C. Private stables.
d. Private parking for no more than five
cars.
e. Private swimming pools and othe-
private recreational facilities.
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7. Private residential docks or piers.
8. Family day care in a residential home.
C. Primary Uses Requiring a Conditional Use Permit.
1. Limited community facilities, located on
arterial streets only, including only the
following: elementary schools, nursery
schools, fire stations, electric
subGtations, pumping stations, water
storage, libraries, churches, parks,
recreation facilities and bus stop shelters.
D. Secondary Uses Requiring a Conditional Use
Permit.
1. Mini -day care facilities and preschools.
2. Gue ;t house.
3. Amateur radio transmitting antenna.
4. Accessory dwelling units.
Section 2. Amending the provisions of ECDC
16.30.010 USES, subsection (D) Secondary Uses Requiring a
Conditional Use Permit to read as follows:
16.30.010 USES.
D. Secondary Uses Requiring a Conditional Use
Permit.
1. Mini day care facilities, provided, that:
a. mini day care facilities shall not be
operated from or within a multiple family
dwelling unit or combination of units, but
b. A permit may be issued for a mini -day
care facility to be operated in a separate,
non-residential portion of a multi-tamily
residential dwelling structure operated
primarily foi the benefit of the residents
thereof.
Section 3. ECDC Chapter 20.19.000 HOME DAY CARE
is hereby amended to read aE follows:
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20.19.000 PURPOSE.
The purpose of this chapter is to permit
residents to operate either a family da- care or
mini day care facility at their home, sub}ect to
the requirements of this chapter. Nothing herein
shall be interpreted to require a permit for
family home day care facilities which are
outright permitted uses in any zone, however,
such rutright permitted home day care facility
shall comply with the provisions of Section
20.19.020 in the course of their operation.
20.19.010 CONDITIONAL USF PERMIT REQUIRED.
When a conditional use permit is required by the
provisions of Title '6 relating to the zoning
Districts, conditional use permit applications
for operation of a mini day care shall be
processed in accordance with prr)cedure- of
Section 20.95.060 (staff decision - hearing
required), utilizing the criteria set forth in
this chapter. In addition to tht specific
criteria set forth herein, the staff and hearing
examiner on appeal, shall also review the
application under the criteria and required
finding set forth in Chapter 20.05 relating to
conditional use permits in order to establish
that the proposed facility is not deleterious to
the immediately surrounding neighborhood nor
constitutes a public nuisance. The community
development director or his designee, or Lhe
hearing examiner on appeal, may impose reasonable
conditions on the approval of the conditional use
permit for mini day care facilities in order to
ensure that the criteria of 20.19.020 are met and
that the facility is it harmony with the
surrounding neighborhood.
20.19.020 CRITERIA.
A. STATE LICENSING. The applicant shall obtain
any and all required state licenses and
comply with all state licensing
requirements.
8. OUTDOOR PLAY TIMES. Outdoor play times
shall not be scheduled before 9:00 a.m. or
after 8:00 r-m. Care should be -aken to
minimize noise impact on adjacent
residences.
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C. FENCED PL_AY_AREA. A completely fenced play
a -ea is required. No play area shall be
allowed in the street set -back.
D. PARKING. Two on street or off street
parking spaces shall be provided fc.r a
family day care operation. On street
parking spaces must be reasonably accessible
to the applicant's residence and available
for public use under city ordinance.
A minimum of 3 on street or off street
parking spaces shall be provided with a mini
day care operation. On street parking
spaces must be reasonably accessible to the
applicant's residence and available for
public use under city ordinance.
F. LOCATION AND LIMITATION. No mini day care
center located within a residentizl zone
shall be located closer than 300 feet to any
other day care operation of any kind or
nature, or any presch-ol, provided that this
limitation shall not apply to any public
school facility operated by the Edmonds or
other sche)l district.
20.19.030 PERMIT.
A conditional use permit for a mini day care
facility is personal to the applicant and shall
not be transferred or otherwise assigned to any
other person -r entity nor may the permit be
transferred to any site other than the site
described in the application. Nothing herein
shall relieve the applicant of the obligation to
obtair any and all licenses required under the
provisions of state and/or federal law.
20.19.040 REVIEW HEARINGS_.
At any time at least six months aft•,: the
granting of a conditional use permit, as provided
herein, residents of the neighborhood may
initiate a request before the Hearing Examiner to
consider the revocation or modification of the
permit, if they consider the facility to be
deleterious to the neighborhood or to create a
public nuisance.
The complaint action shall be initiated by a
petition, signed by n t less than five residents
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within 300 feet of the subject property or 50%
of the residents within 300 feet of the subject
property whichever is less, no two of who.n may be
residents of the same household. The petition
shall state in detail the condition or conditions
which the complainants allege cause the facility
to be deleterious to the neighborhood or to
create a public nuisance.
After a public hearing on the complaint, the
Hearing Examiner shall make findings as to the
existence of any deleterious impac-s or public
nuisance created or enhanced by the permittee.
If the Hearing Examiner finds that the permittee
failed to comply with prior imposed conditions or
has created o. enhanced a deleterious impact or
public nuisance and that the impact or nuisance
cannot be mitigated, the Hearing Examiner shall
revoke the conditional use permit. If the
Hearing Examiner finds that the deleterious
impact or public nuisance can be mitigated,
additional or differing conditions may be
imposed. If the Hearing Examiner imposes
additional conditions to mitigate any adverse
neighborhood impacts, a specific date shal' be
set to consider whether the applicant has met the
additional conditions. Failure to meet such
conditions shall be grounds for revoking this
permit.
Section 4. ECDC 20.95.060(A)(3) relating to
staff decision - hearing required is hereby amended to
read as follows:
20.95.060 STNFF DECISION - HEARING REQUIRED.
A. SCOPE. The following permits and approvals are
reviewed under this procedure: !
Conditional usp permits for mini day care
facility.
Section 5. This ordinance is not subject to
referendum as provided by law and shall take effect and be '
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in full force five (5) days after publication of the
attached summary which is hereby approved.
APPROVED:
OeIZ
MAYOR, LARR H EN
ATTLST/AUTHENTICATED
CIT CLERK, JACOUELINE G. PARRETT
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE -CITY ATToRNEY:
BY Ii
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FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: June 7, 1988
PASSEL BY THE CITY COUNCIL: June 21, 1988
PUBL I SHFD : Junr 25, 1988
EFFECTI E DATE: Jul y 1, 1988
ORDINANCE NO. 96A
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