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ORDINANCE NO. 3232
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF ECDC
16.50.020(A) TO EXEMPT SUBSURFACE BUILDINGS AND
STRUCTURES, PROPERLY LANDSCAPED FROM SETBACK
REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING
AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, the provisions of RCW 35.63.200 permit enactment of interim
zoning ordinances when necessary to accomplish valid governmental purposes if certain
procedural requirements are complied with, and
WHEREAS, the provisions of 16.50.020 relating to site development standards in
the BC zone when read in conjunction with the definition of setback contained at ECDC
21.90.020 establish no side or rear -yard setback for commercial buildings in the BC zone unless
a site adjoins a residentially zoned neighborhood, and
WHEREAS, such provisions read as a whole prohibit buildings or structures,
regardless of whether said buildings are located above or below ground from being placed in the
setback, and
WHEREAS, there is a critical lack of land available in the central business area,
an area predominantly zoned BC, for above - ground parking to support redevelopment, and
WHEREAS, an applicant has inquired regarding its ability to construct a parking
garage below the surface of the ground while complying with all above - ground setback
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requirements including landscaping, and
WHEREAS, underground parking structures and other accessory structures, such
as utility vaults, would, if located below ground provide a much needed resource to the business
community while presenting little or no impact following development on adjacent residential
development so long as above - ground landscaping is provided in accordance with code, and all
above ground structures maintain their required setbacks, and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds the current lack of land available for parking
to support redevelopment to be so critical as to justify the use of an interim zoning ordinance to
permit underground buildings and structures such as utility vaults and parking garages to be
located to the property line if they are entirely below grade, and all above surface buildings and
structures comply with landscaping and setback requirements, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The following amendment to ECDC 16.50.020(A)' is hereby
amended as an interim zoning measure to read as follows:
16.50.020 Site development standards.
A. Table
The setback for buildings and structures located at
or above grade (exempting buildings and structures
entirely below the surface of the ground) shall be 15
feet from lot line adjacent to residentially (R) zoned
property.
'Relating to setbacks from R -zoned property.
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Section 2. Pursuant to the provisions of RCW 36.70A.390 and 35A.63.220, a
public hearing on this interim zoning measure is hereby set for December 15, 1998, such date
being within sixty (60) days within the date of the passage of this interim zoning measure.
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifi-
cally delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum, and shall take effect
five (5) days after passage and publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of the
title.
APPROVED:
MAYOR, BARBARA S. FAHEY
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
BY ev
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 11/13/98
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 11/17/98
PUBLISHED: 11/23/98
EFFECTIVE DATE: 11/28/98
ORDINANCE NO. 3232
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3232
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 17th day of November, 1998, the City Council of the City of Edmonds, passed
Ordinance No. 3232. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title,
provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE
PROVISIONS OF ECDC 16.50.020(A) TO EXEMPT SUBSURFACE BUILDINGS AND
STRUCTURES, PROPERLY LANDSCAPED FROM SETBACK REQUIREMENTS,
PROVIDING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME
SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 18th day of November, 1998.
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CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
RCW 35.63.200 Moratoria, interim zoning controls -- Public hearing -- Limitation on
length.
A council or board that adopts a moratorium or interim zoning control, without holding a public
hearing on the proposed moratorium or interim zoning control, shall hold a public hearing on the
adopted moratorium or interim zoning control within at least sixty days of its adoption, whether
or not the council or board received a recommendation on the matter from the commission. If
the council or board does not adopt findings of fact justifying its action before this hearing, then
the council or board shall do so immediately after this public hearing. A moratorium or interim
zoning control adopted under this section may be effective for not longer than six months, but
may be effective for up to one year if a work plan is developed for related studies providing for
such a longer period. A moratorium or interim zoning control may be renewed for one or more
six -month periods if a subsequent public hearing is held and findings of fact are made prior to
each renewal. [1992 c 207 § 1.]
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RCW 36.70A.390 Moratoria, interim zoning controls -- Public hearing -- Limitation on
length -- Exceptions.
A county or city governing body that adopts a moratorium, interim zoning map, interim zoning
ordinance, or interim official control without holding a public hearing on the proposed
moratorium, interim zoning map, interim zoning ordinance, or interim official control, shall hold
a public hearing on the adopted moratorium, interim, zoning map, interim zoning ordinance, or
interim official control within at least sixty days of its adoption, whether or not the governing
body received a recommendation on the matter from the planning commission or department. If
the governing body does not adopt findings of fact justifying its action before this hearing, then
the governing body shall do so immediately after this public hearing. A moratorium, interim
zoning map, interim zoning ordinance, or interim official control adopted under this section may
be effective for not longer than six months, but may be effective for up to one year if a work plan
is developed for related studies providing for such a longer period. A moratorium, interim
zoning map, interim zoning ordinance, or interim official control may be renewed for one or
more six -month periods if a subsequent public hearing is held and findings of fact are made prior
to each renewal.
This section does not apply to the designation of critical areas, agricultural lands, forest
lands, and mineral resource lands, under RCW 36.70A.170, and the conservation of these lands
and protection of these areas under RCW 36.70A.060, prior to such actions being taken in a
comprehensive plan adopted under RCW 36.70A.070 and implementing development
regulations adopted under RCW 36.70A.120, if a public hearing is held on such proposed
actions. [1992 c 207 § 6.]
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RCW 35A.63.220 Moratoria, interim zoning controls -- Public hearing -- Limitation on
length.
A legislative body that adopts a moratorium or interim zoning ordinance, without holding a
public hearing on the proposed moratorium or interim zoning ordinance, shall hold a public
hearing on the adopted moratorium or interim zoning ordinance within at least sixty days of its
adoption, whether or not the legislative body received a recommendation on the matter from the
planning agency. If the legislative body does not adopt findings of fact justifying its action
before this hearing, then the legislative body shall do so immediately after this public hearing. A
moratorium or interim zoning ordinance adopted under this section may be effective for not
longer than six months, but may be effective for up to one year if a work plan is developed for
related studies providing for such a longer period. A moratorium of interim zoning ordinance
may be renewed for one or more six -month periods if a subsequent public hearing is held and
findings of fact are made prior to each renewal. [1992 c 207 § 3.]
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
COUNTY OF SNOHODSISH,
I SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE
NO. 3232
of the City of Edmonds,
Washington
On the 17th day of November,
1998, the City Council of the City
}of Edmonds, passed Ordinance
No. 3232. A summary of the
,content of said ordinance. Con-
i isting of the title, provides as
follows:
: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
IOF EDMONDS. WASHINGTON,
AMENDING THE PROVISIONS
OF ECDC 16.5D.020(A) TO EX.
EMPT SUBSURFACE BUILD-
INGS AND STRUCTURES,
PROPERLY LANDSCAPED
FROM SETBACK REQUIRE -
I MENTS, PROVIDING FOR A
PUBLIC HEARING TIME SAME WHEN THE FIXING
A ME
i SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full tett of this Ordinance
will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 18th day oil
November, 1998.
SANDRA S. CHASE
Ciq•Clerk
Published: November 23, 1998.
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