Resolution 11400006.90000
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1/23/07
RESOLUTION NO: 1140
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, RECOMMENDING TO THE
SNOHOMISH COUNTY COUNCIL THAT AN EMERGENCY
MORATORIUM BE ENACTED ON APPLICATIONS FOR
CONDOMINIUM RELATED LOW DENSITY MULTIPLE
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE
UNINCORPORATED PORTION OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS
MUNICIPAL URBAN GROWTH AREA.
WHEREAS, the City of Edmonds adopted its Growth Management Act (GMA) compliant
comprehensive plan update in November 2004 for the incorporated and
unincorporated area of the City's designated Urban Growth Area (UGA); and,
WHEREAS, the City comprehensive plan, policies, development regulations and design
guidelines provide for and encourage well -designed livable and walkable
neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, Snohomish County adopted its updated comprehensive plan in December 2005 for
the unincorporated lands within the County, including areas within the City's
designated UGA; and
WHEREAS, the designated future land uses set forth in both the City and County comprehensive
plan are generally consistent within the City's UGA; and
WHEREAS, the City comprehensive plan includes policies that enable unincorporated lands to
petition the City for annexation only for those lands contained in the City's UGA;
and
WHEREAS, the County comprehensive plan includes policies that encourage unincorporated
lands within the urban growth areas of adjacent cities to annex in order to receive
the full range of urban services; and
WHEREAS, although the land use designations on the City and County comprehensive plan are
generally consistent, the implementation of such plans and policies differ widely
among both jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, the county development regulations that allow condominium related low density
multiple family residential developments (LDMRs) have resulted in land use
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densities, infrastructure services and neighborhood character that are clearly
inconsistent and incompatible with the City plan and policies; and
WHEREAS, typical components of the condominium LDMRs include land use densities that
exceed those set forth in the comprehensive plans, private streets with inadequate
width and parking, lack of sidewalks and pedestrian amenities, residential street
design dominated by garage doors, and lack of open space and landscaping; and
WHEREAS, such land use inconsistency and incompatibilities may negatively affect the City's
willingness to annex such developments,
NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council recommends that the Snohomish County Council immediately
enact a six-month emergency moratorium on applications for detached condominium
related LDMR developments.
Section 2. That the County Executive direct the County Department of Planning and
Development Services to work with the City of Edmonds Department of
Development Services to prepare amendments to County development regulations to
achieve consistency among development regulations that promote well -designed,
livable residential neighborhoods within the City's UGA.
RESOLVED this 6th day of February, 2007.
APPROV
MAY R, RY HAAKENSON
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED :
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CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 02/02/2007
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 02/06/2007
RESOLUTION NO. 1140
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