Resolution 10810006.90000
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RESOLUTION NO. 1081
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING
REGARDING INTERIM ZONING ORDINANCES TO
CLARIFY MODULATED DESIGN AND THE CALCULATION
OF HEIGHT, ADOPT A DEFINITION OF VIEW, AND
CLARIFY THAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CONSISTENCY
DOES NOT LIMIT AN APPLICANT'S UTILIZATION OF
FULL USE OF BULK RIGHTS GRANTED UNDER THE
ZONING CODE.
WHEREAS, the City has received a ruling in Bauer v. City of Edmonds from the
Snohomish County Superior Court which determines certain interpretations of City ordinance in
a manner which is at odds with a consistent history of administration by City staff and
Architectural Design Board, and,
WHEREAS, Architectural Design Board approval has been given to a series of
projects in the downtown central business core which permit applicants to fully utilize bulk
standards and which interprets view to exclude "shadowing" or the blockage of light and air, and
WHEREAS, an interim zoning ordinance regarding height limits has expired, and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it appropriate to hear from the public prior to
enacting any interim zoning ordinance, and
WHEREAS, by contemporaneous action, the City Council has enacted a
moratorium on applications pending resolution of these issues and desires to hold the public
hearing on the moratorium ordinance in conjunction with public hearings on interim zoning
ordinances prior to considering continuing or enacting any or all of said ordinances, now,
therefore,
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. A public hearing is hereby set for January 18, 2005 at the Edmonds
City Council Chambers in order to consider:
20.10.070;
1.1 An interim zoning ordinance defining view for the purposes of ECDC
1.2 An interim zoning ordinance clarifying under ECDC 20.10.060 an
applicant's right to fully utilize bulk standards which have been adopted pursuant to the City's
Comprehensive Plan;
1.3 Reenactment of an interim zoning ordinance regarding the right of an
applicant to utilize modulated building design in order to have a roof above the 25-foot height
limit; and
1.4 A public hearing on a zoning moratorium on Architectural Design Board
and building permit application, not vested pursuant to state law and City ordinance, to utilize
modulated building design as the basis for a building height in excess of 25 feet.
RESOLVED this 4`h day of January, 2005.
APPROVED:
MAY , Gr HAAKENSON
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
16
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 01/04/2005
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 01/04/2005
RESOLUTION NO. 1081
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