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ORDINANCE NO. 2998
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, ENACTING
AND REENACTING THE EDMONDS INTERIM CRITICAL
AREAS ORDINANCE, CHAPTER 20.15(13) OF THE
EDMONDS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR SIX
(6) MONTHS AND REQUIRING A PUBLIC HEARING
WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM THE ADOPTION OF THIS
EXTENSION, AND ESTABLISHING THE EFFECTIVE DATE
AS THE DATE OF ADOPTION.
WHEREAS, it has recently been asserted that the City of Edmonds may not have
properly adopted an extension of the sunset date of Chapter 20.15(B) of the Edmonds
Community Development Code, which is the Edmonds Interim Critical Areas Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Critical Areas Ordinance and its sunset clause were enacted prior
to the date RCW 35A.63.220 was adopted and is not in the City Council's opinion subject to
the statutory six (6) month limitation; and
WHEREAS, if the sunset date was not properly adopted the City of Edmonds
currently does not have an Interim Critical Areas Ordinance in place as required by the
Washington State Growth Management Act, RCW Chapter 36.70A; and
WHEREAS, if an interim critical areas ordinance is not adopted immediately the
City of Edmonds will have to review development projects which could pose a serious threat to
the environment without the critical areas protection as required by the Washington State Growth
Management Act, RCW Chapter 36.70A; and
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WHEREAS, RCW 35A.63.220 requires that jurisdiction adopting an interim
critical areas ordinance without a hearing shall hold the hearing within 60 days of adoption;
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Reenactment. Chapter 20.15(B) Interim Critical Areas of the
Edmonds Community Development Code is hereby enacted and/or reenacted and extended and
shall six months from the date of passage of this ordinance or the date upon which a new critical
areas ordinance is enacted pursuant to the provisions of the Growth Management Act, whichever
shall first occur.
Section 2. Public Hearing Date. A public hearing shall be held on
January 17 , 1995 regarding this ordinance said date being no later
than 60 days after the date of adoption.
Section 3. 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 4. Declaration of Emergency and Effective Date. The City Council
hereby declares that based upon the findings set forth in the introductory paragraphs and
legislative findings, an emergency exists necessitating that this ordinance take effect immediately
upon passage by unanimous vote of the members of the City Council.
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PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
':iTY CLERK, ONDA J. MARCH
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
BY uA'
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 12/13/94
12/13/94
PUBLISHED: 12/18/94
EFFECTIVE DATE: 12/13/94
ORDINANCE NO. 2998
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 2998
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 13t h day of December , 1994 , the City Council of the City of Edmonds,
passed Ordinance No. 2998 A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting
of the title, provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY, ENACTING AND REENACTING THE EDMONDS INTERIM CRITICAL
AREAS ORDINANCE, CHAPTER 20.15(B) OF THE EDMONDS COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR SIX (6) MONTHS AND REQUIRING A PUBLIC HEARING
WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM THE ADOPTION OF THIS EXTENSION, AND ESTABLISHING
THE EFFECTIVE DATE AS THE DATE OF ADOPTION.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 13th day of December , 199 4 .
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7J. MARCH
R CIErVED
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
COUNTY OF sNOHONISH,
SUMMARY OF
ORDINANCE NO. 2998
al the City of
Edmonds, Washington
On the , 13th day of
December, 1994, the City
Council of the City of
Edmonds passed Ordinance
No. 2996. A summary of the
content of said ordinance,
consisting of the tills„ provides
ITHE -EFFECTIVE DATE AS
THE DATE OF ADOPTION.
The full text of this
Ordinance will be mailed upon
request.
DATED this 131h day of
December, 1994.
RHONDAJ.MARCH
City Clerk
Published: December 18, 1994.__
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Affidavit of Publication
DEC 2 g 1994
EDMONDS CITY CLERK
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 ........................................
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Summary of Ordinance No. 2998
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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:
December 18, 1994
and that said newspaper was regularly distributed to its s bsc hers
durin all of said pe 'od.
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