Ordinance 30230006.150.014
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ORDINANCE NO. 3023
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, MAKING MINOR MODIFICATIONS TO
CHAPTER 20.10 AND CHAPTER 20.12 OF THE
EDMONDS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CODE;
IDENTIFYING WHO HAS STANDING TO APPEAL
DECISIONS OF THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REVIEW
BOARD; ESTABLISHING A $100.00 APPEAL FEE;
ALLOWING STAFF REVIEW OF PLANT REPLACEMENT
AND ROUTINE PLANT CHANGES IN LANDSCAPING
WITHOUT ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
REVIEW; ALLOWING FOR REMODELS OF BUILDINGS
WITHOUT ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
REVIEW; EXEMPTION OF BUILDING PERMITS FOR
DUPLEXES FROM ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REVIEW
BOARD REVIEW; CREATING EXEMPTIONS FROM
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REVIEW BOARD REVIEW FOR
CERTAIN TYPES OF SIGNS, MINOR CHANGES TO
PARKING LOTS, AND CONSTRUCTION OF FENCES THAT
DO NOT OTHERWISE REQUIRE A SEPARATE
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT.
WHEREAS, the Edmonds Code Amendment Oversight Committee has reviewed
Chapters 20.10 and 20.12 of the Edmonds Community Development Code and has found that
various minor modifications are required therein in order to promote a more efficient review
process under the Architectural Design Review Board, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. Section 15.00.020(A) of the Edmonds Community Development Code
is amended by adding the following provision:
15.00.020 APPLICATION FEES
The applicable application fee from the following list shall be paid
before the permit coordinator may accept any application.
Application fees are for city processing services, and are not
refundable because an application is denied or modified. The city
council may adopt rules providing for the partial refund of
application fees for withdrawn applications in relation to the
number of hours spent by the city staff in reviewing the
application.
A. Planning Division.
1. Comprehensive Plan Change: $264.00
23. Appeals to Any Decisions of the Architectural
Design Board: $100.00.
Section 2. Section 20. 10.010 of the Edmonds Community Development Code is
amended by replacing it with the following:
20.10.010 SCOPE
This chapter applies to all development, except for permitted
primary and secondary uses in RS- Single Family Residential
districts and duplexes in RM- Multiple Residential districts.
Development means any improvement to real property open to
exterior view, including but not limited to buildings, structures,
fixtures, landscaping, site screening, signs, parking lots, lighting,
pedestrian facilities, street furniture, use of open areas (including
parks, junkyards, riding academies, kennels and recreational
facilities), mobile home and trailer parks, whether all or any are
publicly or privately sponsored. Development does not include
underground utilities.
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Section 3. Section 20.10.020(A) of the Edmonds Community Development Code
is amended by replacing it with the following:
20.10.020 APPROVAL REQUIRED
A. Development. No person shall start any development, or
substantially change any development, until the
Architectural Design Board has approved the proposed
development or change, except where this Code expressly
delegates such approval to the staff. Unless staff
determines that the project creates a significant change in
the design characteristics of the development, the following
development projects are exempt from Architectural Design
Board review and subject to approval of staff using the
criteria of this chapter:
1. Remodels of buildings that do not result in a
changing of the building footprint and that involve
materials, forms and repetition of elements
consistent with the existing building design.
2. Re- striping and other minor changes to parking lots
that do not result in changes to landscaping or a
reconfiguration of the lot. Any change resulting in
the creation of five or more new parking spaces
shall be approved by the Architectural Design
Board.
3. Fences that do not require a separate development
permit.
Section 4. Edmonds Community Development Code Section 20.10.080 is
amended by replacing by the following:
20.10.080 APPEALS
All decisions of the Architectural Design Board are appealable to
the City Council. Persons entitled to appeal are (1) the applicant;
(2) anyone who has submitted a written document to the City of
Edmonds concerning the application prior to or at the hearing
identified in Section 20.10.050; or (3) anyone testifying on the
application at the hearing identified in Section 20.10.050. The
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appeal shall be filed, processed and heard in the manner provided
in Section 20.105.040 for appealing decisions of the Hearing
Examiner, except that the hearing before the City Council shall be
a full new hearing (de novo hearing). The appeal shall be in
writing and shall identify the appellant, the appellant's address and
the reason for the appeal.
Section 5. Section 20.12.000 of the Edmonds Community Development Code is
amended by replacing it with the following:
20.12.000 SCOPE
The landscape requirements found in this chapter are intended for
use by the Architectural Design Board (ADB) in reviewing
projects, as set forth in Chapter 20.10.010 of the Edmonds
Community Development Code. The ADB shall be allowed to
interpret and modify the requirements contained herein, provided
such modification is consistent with the purposes found in
Chapter 20.10.000 of the Community Development Code. Plant
replacement and routine plant changes are exempt from ADB
review, but any changes or substitutions in plants is subject to staff
review and approval pursuant to a plant substitution list adopted by
this reference and incorporated in the provisions of the Edmonds
Community Development Code and Chapter 20.12 as fully as if
herein set forth. Copies of the substitution plant list will be made
available to the public at the Planning Department of the City of
Edmonds. Changes in overall landscaping plans, such as changing
location of plantings or size of planting areas, are still subject to
ADB review and approval.
Section 6. Section 20.60.020(A) of the Edmonds Community Development Code
is amended by adding the following provision:
20.60.020 GENERAL REGULATIONS
A. Staff Approval. The Planning Director, or designee, shall
review all applications for sign permits under this chapter,
and determine whether the information provided is
adequate, to enable full evaluation of the proposed sign.
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2. The Planning Director or designee shall refer certain
applications to the Architectural Design Board where the
proposed sign contains one of the following characteristics:
a. The sign exceeds the maximum height, area
and /or location standards prescribed by this
chapter.
b. More than two signs are proposed by the
applicant for the site, or the total number of
approved signs for that applicant would
exceed two signs.
C. The proposed sign would be an identification
structure as defined by this Chapter.
d. The proposed sign would require a Street
Use Permit under this Code.
e. The proposed sign would be obtrusive,
garish or otherwise not consistent with the
surrounding neighborhood and may have a
significant impact on the community.
3. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this
subsection, sign permit applications shall not be
submitted to the Architectural Design Board if the
proposed sign replaces a previous sign and there is
no significant change in the general characteristics
of the sign except for content; said general
characteristics include but are not limited to size,
shape, lighting, location and supporting structure.
The permit applications for these signs shall be
processed and subject to review in the same manner
as other sign permit applications that are not
required to be submitted to the Architectural Design
Board.
Section 7. 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,
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such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other
section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance.
Section 8. Effective Date. This ordinance, being an administrative action, is not
subject to referendum and shall take effect five (5) days after publication.
APPROVED:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
BY
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 04/13/95
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 05/16/95
PUBLISHED: 05/21/95
EFFECTIVE DATE: 05/26/95
ORDINANCE NO. ' 3023
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3023
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 16th day of May , 1995, the City Council of the City of Edmonds,
passed Ordinance No. 3023 A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting
of the title, provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, MAKING MINOR
MODIFICATIONS TO CHAPTER 20.10 AND CHAPTER 20.12 OF THE EDMONDS
COhflM UNI TY DEVELOPMENT CODE; IDENTIFYING WHO HAS STANDING TO
APPEAL DECISIONS OF THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REVIEW BOARD;
ESTABLISHING A $100.00 APPEAL FEE; ALLOWING STAFF REVIEW OF PLANT
REPLACEMENT AND ROUTINE PLANT CHANGES IN LANDSCAPING. WITHOUT
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REVIEW BOARD REVIEW; ALLOWING FOR REMODELS
OF BUILDINGS WITHOUT ARCHTTECTURAL DESIGN REVIEW BOARD REVIEW;
EXEMPTION OF BUILDING PERMM FOR DUPLEXES FROM ARCHITECTURAL
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD REVIEW; CREATING EXEMPTIONS , FROM
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REVIEW BOARD REVIEW FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF SIGNS,
MINOR CHANGES TO PARKING LOTS, AND CONSTRUCTION OF FENCES THAT DO
NOT OTHERWISE REQUIRE A SEPARATE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 17th day of May , 1995.
C Y CLERK, RHONDA J. MARCH
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
COUNTY OF SNOH02VZISH,
SUMMARY.OF
ORDINANCE NO. 3023
of the City of -
Edmonds, Washington
On the 16th day of May,
1995, the City Council of the
City of Edmonds, passed Or.
dinance No. 3023. A summary
of the content of said ordi-
nance, consisting of the title,
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SEPARATE DEVELOPMENT]
PERMIT.
The full text of this Ordi-
nance will be mailed upon re-
quest.
DATED this 17th day of May,
1995.
RHONDA J. MARCH
City Clerk
Published: May 21, 1995.
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