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Ordinance 812' • •. ry�aa y '*, ,�': ORDINANCE NO: 8 12 AN ORDINANCE ,RELATING 'r0 AND•PROV1DIh'G FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. FOR Tim ORDEJd,Y, DEVELOi'MENT OI'' THE PRESENT AND FUTURE CITY -OF •EDMONDS: AFFIRMING SHE EXISTENCE OF 'THE PLANNING ' C: t )?,I?ZI3$fON OF SAID CLT Y: '',THEJADOPTION OF OFFICIAL ICIf1L MAPS IN •M D lit .i THE SAID CITY: 'THE CREATION OF.ZONING DISTRIC7S ASSET FORTH Uri SAID'OI'VICI.AL MAPS CQ.MBU ED WITH ZONING'REGULATIONS HERETO- _FORE=ADOPTED; THE AFFIRMATION iM:ATION AND- ADOFTIOI~IS• OF SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS: ALL PURSUANT TO THE LAWS•OF THE STATE OF WASHINQ- .' TON -AS SET•.FORTH IN R.'C. W. 35..13.AND FOLLOWING SECTIONS.OF SAID CUA P T F.R." The City Council of the City of Edmonds do ordain as "follows: Sk C'I'lOi`I T: DEFENITIdNS: ' a. Planning means and includes, all public planning, activitiesin and ad- jacent to the City of Edmonds as authorized „by R. C, IN. '35. 63 and subsequent sections as amended and those activities. authorized by this ordinance or re` lated ordinances;. and such other activities a'may he authorized by the City :. , .Council of the City of Edmonds on -or after reeornmenda'Yions received frdm its lanatng Commission. Comprehensive Plan -deans a general policyfor: the unified and or- dcrly development of the urban area and its environs as expressed by the•deter• miiiiilian. of a coordinated- and harmonies pattern of reiati'onhip including -pro- . 'posals`for present and future "land: use, occupancy, density -and public services which may- sr.rve as a basis for municipal, action; such plan is and shall be a corr.-pavite of the descriptive snare-ri ai Iic:-rlrinitfter se:l•.forth, • as well as, :he sub - toning reguiaticmns and maps hereby inc+orporated"ia.y •reference. c. Official Maps meant those cer taia naps se des5.giiated, showing the location, size. and dimension of .land areas in and adjacent to. the City "of"Edmonds ' • and outlining land tines dee aited.necessacry for present and future development of munielpill.ily; and i citing forth e: isting roadways, public uses' and residential industrial a:id c0itt•nttt•rclat•density a•tudics.. z,. Subdivision means the division of any lot, tract, or parcel of land; • into two or more Lots. sites or other divisions of .land (including property for dedication) for the purpose of (why•'::..• [ c+i: , or.futui • } of t; :lc. or building development. SECTION II: AFF F IRMATION OF .TilE ESTABLISHMENT OF A YUANNINNO COMMISSION LN A.ND •FOR THE CITY' OF EDMON'DS'.. a. •On Jul)- 7, 1 53, . the.City Council of the City of Edrndnds, ..did. by 'ane: ',:rough its Ordinance No.. 37, establish r a Planning Cantrii ssio!: fr=,• the City of Edmonds, pur•s,.rart: ;n tho ,lr State of W;-hing-!o: r. b. Statuatory Powers: The Planning Commission hereinafter- refer w as the Commission; • shaIl have all the powerts• and perform. each and .ail of the duties specified by the Iaws•of,.tbe State of Washington- as set forth in • . Cliapter•35.63 Remington '.s Revisecl.Code'af • Washington, together with any • other. rhities•or authority which nray herei natier be aanferred •upon them 'by the laws of the State• of Washington. The performance of sueh duties. and ,exercise of such authority shall he subject to eachraztd.ai: the lirnftations pressed. -in legislative enactment -or enactments. Reference -to said Cornrnissiort Herein is an affirinatiori of skid Commission's.existcncc as established by the aforernentionedordinance. SECTION Lll_ PROCEDi1ii_l1•L:REL.ATION'SHIPS The Contrnissivn shall •obtain' and promote an urderstanding.c.' :, ::,ie '.nieresl in cornprehensive planning farAhe City of. Edmonds. `.The -torn -mission' s'sia 1 include•in its' Studies and' recortasrendations from time tot•itne, -thoa -. ri,.tside the boundaz•ies of the mutticipal-ity which have, Da• mdy .(rave, an environmental influence 'ort ,the .general welfare -of the City. Extra; -territorial planning -sisal] be dune to jroDWte an adequate -county planningprogram, to is V • • • 7.9 estimate future municipal service requirements, to ericourage•orderiy •Iand use { :xzrtl;dedeiopth. nt; and; to coopera,e,in fact 7indixig,anr1 reporting'; reIatiie-tv • .'j��'+_����, rxp, 3° regional planning and local integration on behalf of. tlte'..City. The.C:or mission shall by re.ponsihie for the conduct of neighborhood'' stud corrmunity hearings regarding its studies, reconiinendatiotis and'proposals, and shall, have -the responsibility of promoting satisfactory -public' re1ations as.a 'gz•oup and individually, upon which tne City Council in'. publie'poliey;•niatte'rs cari re3v_ Such' relations sba11 be of both a formal and informal -:nature, i. e: ,• o£fi'ci�►1 `;..: •. hearings as well as. inforrtiational fact finding discussions: • Pigas. reports, administrative matters and recommendations of the Planning Comznissian-shall be suClzrxitted.by .Resolution or Report•directly.to • the'City-Council by such ComrniSa�ior._ A comprehensive, long range and annual.work'program of thebP1annin'g Cozumissiiun is hereby 'authorized, which authorization. shall • include .a r'evie►v'- 1:} the said Commission of zt:l major public 'improvements. • SECTION 1V: •COMPREIlEYSI VE PLAN, CONCEPT The Coniprehensi ve Plan with• the. accompanying ,raps; ' plats, chd:rir; and - descriptive and.•exp1anutory•documents shall show.the Coitninissibn's recommend - a lions; for•:lhe physical development, and may include -among other things, . the general location, character and extent of stye' te, bridges, viaducts, barks, parRviays,'Waterfront and waterway de.k:eiopments; playgroi:nds,•: airports and uth,•; , ul li w:' s, grounds, places, and spaces; the general location of public. • buildings and other.pubile property, thr generaa locution and extent of public • rliliilcs and terminals, whether puhlic..ly or pr•ivately.owned,• for water, light,. power, heat, sanitation. .transpoi-tatton; .Cor.niunications and other •,purposes.. Hsu • j tits acrepiance; 'widening, removal, extension, relocation, -.narrowing, vacation, •;abandonment 'or changr+ti of use of any of the foregoing public ways, grounds, • • spaces, places,buildings; properties..utilities or terminals; a land use plan for optimum city -development, upon which zoning regulations heretofore have .been set forth in Ordinance N. 789, and upon which subdivision regulations have been fret farth`,in Ordinance No. 790, -which regilation5•are:.here •and now incorporated by reference and'tnade'applicabie to the official zoningmap as •part•of the overall Comprehensive Plan fo,r the -City -of EcirriOnds; which regu-. latian and maps can•be'based to control the height, area, bulk, location, and' neiahhorriood•deve3opments'throughou•t the -City of Edmonds; that further the ' Commission shall look in the .general location, .character; layout, and: extent of•cotnmuniiy centers and neighborhood developments; and the general char- , acterr, .etdent, layout of the replanning of plighted di.atricts in•.s1um areas, if an},- : The Commission may, from time to time recommend amendments, elf" tensions or additions -to the. Plan,or prepare any part rf'. Subject matter into greater • detail. The Comprdhensive Plan may i:nelude proposals for optit-turn utilization of private and .ptthli c property, and the 'integration 'of public facilities and services •to conveniently and ecotiornically serve such land -usage. The Planning Corn. ;,nhi:,sion may approprint-elv recommend the' enactment of'regulations'and pro`' • grazrzs with respectto the fallowing: L■ "itegulation of platting subdivision c. Capital iznprovenient progratins d. :Official maps o.J development, plans . 'Off Street parking. Classiflcatiotf•of Streetsand design standards therefore Rrtg lation of traffic Sanitation and health SECTION V:..GENERAL PURPOSES ''Or •THE PLAN The :Comprehensive Plan shall.be and become the basis ofmunicipal development policy, in and for 'the' city of Edmonds. It shall set fortis guiding principles and ubjecti.ves, from which uiuform, ,reasonable andequitable • regulations ,tnight'be evolved to r_nhance the character of the City. , As',pt`e- scribed in,Chapter -35 ':53 R.,'C. W. Laws of. the State of .Wasnington, all -of the regulationshave been worked out as a part of.This Comprehensive .Plan •which the Commission has prepared" for the physical and other generally advantageous 'development of the municipal coinniuraity.: The Plan is made to represent a.nd accomplish a coordinatedi, adjusted and harmonious' development of the muni' cipality, Which' Kill in accordance with existfng and future 'land use needs; best Promote public health• safety,.. morals, oi'.d.er, • convenience, prosperity, and the general vrelfare, as'well a's the efficiency and economy in the,piocess of development in government. - •The`P1an arid' regulatory devices incident hereto, • .are designed td Encourage the mast appropriate use of land throughout the Secure safety -from fire. 'Lessen traffic congestion and accident's. Provide adequate light and air. Prevent Overcrowding' of land. Avoid undu concentration -of ;�npalation. Provide.a-coerdinatr_d development of undeveloped areas. 1 neournge the•forAnation of neighborhood or community Secure ati'appi'opriate allotn'ent of land area in new develop • fi nients for all the requirements of community life. 1 . Oons+e r. a and restore natural beauty anti other natural k. Facilitate the adequate provision of tr-ar.sp rtation, water, sewage, -and other public services and. requi;:-.ements.' 1: Discourage piecemeal; spot -or strip -zone changes or inharmonious subdividing, :la:ttingof,tlevelopznents •whi.elt woald serve tb defeat optimum nei.ghborhoc4d arrd cozrimunity• development_ SECf'ION,.VI: ADOPTIONOF THE COM?REff SIVE PLAN. : Pursuant to thd•resolution and recommenda.tions of the Planning Commission of the City of Edmonds, and: being guided by. Chapter 35. G3. 080 through and including Chapter 35.'83. 1.00 R. C. W,;. as amended, -the City Cduncil of the Cit'v of Edmonds does adoptas its Coxnprehens•ive;Plan this Ordinance of the-City'of Edniaads. The. e is hereby included as apart. of' the -:Comprehensive Plan of' the City'of Edmonds • the Official Maps -.adopted by Section VIL•of this ordinance and Ordinance No. 769 artd 79G .of the City of Edmonds heretofore adopted and • hereby incorp,osated by refgcence. SECTION VII: OFFICIAL MAPS That the City. .Counci i of the City of Edmonds pursuant to Chapter'35. 53. 080',- tnz-o::gn Chapter 35.63..100 of R. C.:, W. and Upon-recom.tnendation, ,b} way Cif res'• elution from the said Commission,. and noting purr;ua:tt to Chapter 3.5.6:3. ti0 of 11. C. W. hereby ordains and establishes as official maps .in and for' the City of - Edmond: , the following: a. That certain mai) referred to and'entitled Ths Cornprettens%,a Plan of the City of Edmonds, approved by the City Council, signed by the Mayor e nd, atte:4tcd 'to by the City Cic'ek on the 5th .day of. April, '19E0, and to which ;ilk f?re,iee� Ordinance ,No. ,812 is "af:ised. •. This mapshall be symboIiically designated as Map -A cif the .City of Edmonds. b. Tlsylt: cea'tain map referred toand entitled the Zoning,.Map' ci4' the City of Edmonds, approved by the .City C:ounci.1,: signed by the -Mayor aid attested to by• the.City C]erk 'oy"i the 5th 'clay of April, 1UIGO, . and to which Or dinance No_ 812 is affixed. This -map s'tiall be synzhollicaily designated es likap. 13 of the City ,of: Edrnonds: c. That the adoption of the, Zoniltg Map of the said' City hereby establishes' the zones at; defined• and regulated by Ordinance No..789 as hat e- tofore adopted by the City of Edmonds_ SECTION V%!f: SUBDIVISION CONTROL In accordancewith. Chapter 58..12. 140.and Chapter 58.1.6. 030 of R. C. W. the Planning Comrnisaion of the City of Edtndnds shall act as the Platting .Commission of the said City, ana• as 'such, shall have the control of the .plattitig: satidivist.on of land therein. SECTION IX: • LEUAL STATUS OF•#'LAN With the adoption of the Cotn•prehe-nsive Plan in and for the•City:of .Edrnonds, and front the dffecti►�e date of this ordinance, no street-,' park or °trier public way, ground, place, space ar"•public building or structure, and no-atility,. whether public or privately owned,, shall -be constructed or as+.tior- iLed in "tire nnauiic#pality;until and unless the Io ation�cand extent thereof shall have been shbrtiitted to and approved by -the Planning Commission;• Provided :o rat r, that in case of disappx;iaval %the. Commission communicate its' reasons to the Council, in which ease Lii'A-Council may have the power to. o •.•or'ru le such '.disapproval and 'only upon'ouch' overrialine; the a ip oprlate board, or officer, shall have power to proceed, provided However, ,that if the public way, "ground, (:Lace; .splice, -buildin•g, structure .•or.•utility ,be one, . the i•: 'pie. ' • .ey ��•:�'v ..� � .y.J.., k,, ...: _tis-:.,r� ...• .�.'i:.;..... — .i:i',; y'y iii-: -, u� �.��t., a utuorizatiorx-vr financing of wlzir_h•does'not, under the ).aw governing tttP.iazFile4 • a1l,u tinin the province of fthe' City Council, or other bodp-na• official of the ::,muni.ciNtthty, then the 'subriiesSian to the Planning Commission sllaii'bel ty th iil • bozrd''or'offitial liav&ng such jurisdictian..and the Planning Caxxita seSron''tii tlis� approva3 rnav be,overruled•-by said board'or -by said official.. . SECTION X: SEVERABLLITY If any section or provision of this Ordinance shall -be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudicati•tin .s'ha11 not affect the validity of ihe'act•asa whoid, nor any section, .sentence; phrase or word thereof hot adjudged invalid or unconstitutional: ak:C'Tio:: r.R_ EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall take efeect _from andafterS days alter its passagiii and publication. �-"S ^ I l;.>7,4 C 6-.