Ordinance 29200006.90000
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04/13/93
ORDINANCE NO. 2920
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING EDMONDS COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT CODE SUBSECTION 16.20.040(A)
AVERAGE FRONT SETBACK; AND FIXING A TIME WHEN
THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, the City of Edmonds is a noncharter code city
organized and existing under the provisions of Title 35A of the
Revised Code of Washington, and
WHEREAS, the City Council formerly enacted Edmonds
Community Development Code (ECDC) Subsection 16.20.040(A)
pertaining to "Average Front Setback," and the City Council now
desires to amend this subsection in order to clarify the process
for determining the "Average Front Setback" in an RS zone, NOW,
THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. ECDC Subsection 16.20.040(A) is hereby
amended to read as follows:
16.20.040 SITE DEVELOPMENT EXCEPTIONS
A. Average Front Setback. If a block has
residential buildings on more than one -
half of the lots on the same side of the
block, the owner of a lot on that block
may use the average of all the setbacks
of the existing residential buildings on
the same side of the street as the
minimum required front setback for the
lot. Detached structures such as
garages; carports; and uncovered porches,
decks, steps and patios less than 30-
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inches in height, and other uncovered
structures less than 30- inches in height
shall not be included in the "average
front setback" determination.
An applicant for such a determination
shall provide a drawing which locates the
street property line for the entire
block, as well as the existing street
setbacks of all buildings required to be
used for the purpose of calculating the
"average front setback." The drawing
shall be prepared and stamped by a land
surveyor registered in the State of
Washington.
Section 2. Severability. If any section, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance should be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or
constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase
of this ordinance.
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance, being an
administrative action, is.not subject to referendum and shall take
effect five (5) days after publication.
APPROVED:
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
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FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: April 1.5, 1993
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: Aori 1 20, 1993
PUBLISHED: April 25, 1993
EFFECTIVE DATE: ADri 1 30, 1993
ORDINANCE NO. 2920
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 2920
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 20th day of April , 1993, the City Council of
the City of Edmonds, passed Ordinance No. 2920 . A summary
of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title, provides
as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AMENDING EDMONDS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE SUBSECTION 16.20.040(A) AVERAGE FRONT
SETBACK; AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
request.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon
DATED this 21st day of Apri 1 , 1993.
4CY CLE, RHO DA J. MARCH
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH, ss
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Affidavit of Publication
The undersigned, being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says
that she is Principal Clerk of THE HERALD, a daily newspaper
printed and published in the City of Everett, County of Snohomish,
and State of Washington; that said newspaper is a newspaper of
general circulation in said County and State; that said newspaper
has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior
Court of Snohomish County and that the notice ......... ...............................
Summary of Ordinance No. 2920
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City of Edmonds
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a printed copy of which is hereunto attached, was published in said
newspaper proper and not in supplement form, in the regular and
entire edition of said paper on the following days and times, namely:
A -pril 25, 1993
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and that said newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers
during all` of said,!-period.
///Principal Clerk
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