Ordinance 2039ORDINANCE NO. 2039
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING SECTION 12.16.050 OF THE EDMONDS CITY
CODE TO REDUCE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD OF
ADJUSTMENT TO SEVEN MEMBERS AND AMENDING SECTION
12.16.120 OF THE EDMONDS CITY CODE TO CHANGE THE
QUORUM REQUIREMENTS.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed the
following amendment and has forwarded its recommendation to
the City Council in Planning Commission Resolution No.
k!.' , and the City Council having called a public hearing
and at the conclusion of said hearing having found the
following amendment to be in the best interests of the
public health, safety and general welfare and further finding
that there will be no significant adverse environmental
impacts, now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. At the time of this ordinance the
Board consists of nine members. Presently existing positions
No. 5 and No. 6 shall be eliminated on the expiration of
their present terms. The remaining seven positions shall be
renumbered accordingly and shall expire as set forth in
Section 2 of this ordinance.
Section 2. Section 12.16.050 of the Edmonds City
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
12.16.050 Board of Adjustment.
(1) A Board of Adjustment is hereby established
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consisting of seven members appointed by the
Mayor subject to confirmation by the City
Council.
(2) In order to ensure that the fewest terms will
expire in any one year, the terms of the
appointed positions by position number
shall expire on December 31 of the year set
opposite said position number as follows:
Position No. 1 - 1979
Position No. 2 1980
Position No. 3 - 1980
Position No. 4 - 1981
Position No. 5 - 1979
Position No. 6 - 1981
Position No. 7 - 1978
Thereafter, the term of office shall be four
years.
(3) The members of the board may be removed
by the Mayor, subject to approval of the City
Council, for neglect of duty or acts involving
moral turpitude. Before the removal of any
member of the board, the allegations upon the
member being removed shall be set forth in
writing and the member being removed shall be
given reasonable notice thereof and an opportunity
to be heard before the City Council. Members
shall be removed for failure to maintain
attendance as required by provisions of the
Edmonds City Code.
(4) Vacancies occurring on the board, for any
cause, shall be filled by the Mayor, subject
to confirmation by the City Council. The new
appointee shall fulfill the unexpired term.
(5) No member shall be appointed to serve more
than two full terms. An appointment to fill
a vacancy for less than two years shall not
constitute a full term for the purposes of
this section.
Section 2. Section 12.16.120 of the Edmonds City
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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12.16.120 Meetings. Meetings of the board shall
be held at least once a month, provided there is
business to transact and at such other times as
the chairman of the board may determine. The
meetings shall be held in the Edmonds Civic Center
and all regular and special board meetings shall
be open to the public. The board shall adopt its
own rules of procedure and keep minutes of its
proceedings, findings and action in each case, and
the vote of each member present on each question
considered in the proceedings, unless a member
disqualifies himself. The presence of four members
shall be necessary to constitute a quorum and
three affirmative votes shall be necessary for
granting a variance or a conditional use permit.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force
and effect five days after passage and publication by posting
as provided by law.
APPROVED:
MAYOR, N. H. Harrison
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
C4TUCLERK, Iron Varney Moran
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFI THE CIT+Y� ATTORNEY
BY
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FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: October 27, 1978
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: November 7, 1978
POSTED: November 8, 1978
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 13, 1978
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING ORDINANCE
STATE OF WASHINGTON )
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COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH }
IRENE VARNEY MORAN
, being first duly sworn
on oath deposes and says that -s he is over the age of eighteen
(18) years and is competent to testify as to the matter
stated herein.
On the 8th
day of November
, 1978 , affiant
posted true and correct copies of the attached Ordinance No.
2039, passed by the City Council on the 7th
day of
November r 197 8, at the three official posting places
for City notices which are the public bulletin boards at
the following locations:
Edmonds Civic Center
250 Fifth Avenue North
Edmonds, Washington 98020
Edmonds Public Library
Civic Center
250 Fifth Avenue North
Edmonds, Washington 98020
Edmond Branch of the
United States Post Office
201 Main Street
Edmonds, Washington 98020
DATED this gth day of �Nlovepj,ber , 1978
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this +� day of
No -tar •Public in and for the
State of Washington, r siding
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