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ORDINANCE NO. 3741
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF ECC
6.20.040 TO CLARIFY WHERE JUNK VEHICLES MAY BE
STORED; ECDC 17.60.040 VEHICLES IN RESIDENTIAL
ZONES, SUBSECTIONS (A) AND (B) TO CLARIFY SEVERAL
SCRIVENER'S ERRORS, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE
SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, Edmonds Community Development Code Chapter 17.60 establishes
performance standards regarding the use of property within the City's zoning district; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 6.20 deals with nuisances, and
WHEREAS, extensive public process has been conducted regarding the changes
before the Edmonds Planning Board and the Edmonds City Council; and
WHEREAS, some clarification is needed in order to coordinate the provisions of
the Chapter given changes in various processes, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 6.20.040 Aesthetic Nuisances, subsection (D) is hereby
amended to read as follows:
6.20.041 Aesthetic nuisances.
The following nuisances are aesthetic in nature and can negatively
impact neighborhood property values and foster blight. The
following actions and /or conditions shall be a public nuisance
when located in any front, side or rear yard or vacant lot:
A. Any junk, trash, or litter.
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B. Salvage materials or lumber not neatly stacked.
C. Any broken, soiled or discarded furniture, household
equipment or furnishings.
D. Any junk vehicle, vehicle parts or other articles of personal
property which are stored, discarded or left in a state of partial
construction or repair.
E. Any accumulation, stack or pile of building, landscaping or
construction materials which are exposed to the elements or are in
disarray and which are not directly associated with a project on the
premises for which a current building permit has been obtained; or,
with respect to a project which does not require a permit, that is in
progress or which is scheduled to begin within 10 business days.
Construction materials include but are not limited to metal, wood,
wire, drywall, electrical components, and any supplies, equipment
or other items utilized for painting, landscaping, logging, roofing,
masonry or plumbing.
F. Any shopping carts, except where such shopping carts are
owned and /or utilized for their designated purpose upon the
underlying premises.
G. Exceptions. The nuisances enumerated in subsections (A)
through (D) of this section shall not apply to items or materials
when:
1. Wholly enclosed within a building; or
2. Located in a rear yard and screened from adjacent
properties and the public right -of -way by a five -foot opaque fence
or by a vegetative barrier that is between five feet and eight feet in
height and provides a visual barrier equivalent to an opaque fence.
Corner lots and Flag lots which have no rear yard may establish a
screening area which qualifies for this exemption in a side yard.
Section 2. Section 17.60.040 Vehicles in residential zones, subsections (A) and
(B) are hereby amended to correct scrivener's errors:
17.60.040 Vehicles in residential zones
A. No more than five motor vehicles shall be parked on a
residential lot. Each motor vehicle must be currently licensed and
operable.
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1. Exemptions.
a. If more than five licensed drivers reside at the same
address, an additional motor vehicle for each licensed driver over
five may be parked at that particular address; however, each
licensed driver must have that particular address on his or her
license.
b. This regulation does not apply to:
i. Motor vehicles when parked in a rear yard
and screened from adjacent properties and the public right -of -way
by a five -foot opaque fence or by a vegetative barrier that is
between five feet and eight feet in height and provides a visual
barrier equivalent to an opaque fence. Corner lots and Flag lots
which have no rear yard may establish a screening area which
qualifies for this exemption in a side yard.
ii. Temporary parking for a duration not to
exceed seventy -two hours;
iii. Apartment or other complex with an
approved building and parking plan;
iv. Permitted construction areas; or
V. Motorcycles or mopeds.
B. No more than two recreational vehicles of any kind may be
parked outside an approved enclosed structure anywhere on a
property. If the recreational vehicle cannot be stored as described
in 17.60.040(D) due to site constraints, the recreational vehicle
shall be parked off -site during those extended times when not in
use. Only one side yard may be used for storage of recreational
vehicles. For the purposes of this chapter, "recreational vehicle"
means a vehicular -type unit primarily designed for recreational
camping or travel use that has its own motive power or is mounted
on or towed by another vehicle. The units include travel trailers,
fifth -wheel trailers, folding camping trailers, truck campers, and
motor homes.
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifi-
cally delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum, and shall take effect
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five (5) days after passage and publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of the
title.
APPROV
MAYOk GAtk HAAKENSON
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
APPROVED AS TO ,.FORM:
OFFICE OF H TY O E
BY
W. SCOTT SNYDER
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 06/12/2009
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 06/16/2009
PUBLISHED: 06/23/2009
EFFECTIVE DATE: 06/28/2009
ORDINANCE NO. 3741
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3741
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 16th day of June, 2009, the City Council of the City of Edmonds, passed
Ordinance No. 3741. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title,
provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE
PROVISIONS OF ECC 6.20.040 TO CLARIFY WHERE JUNK VEHICLES MAY BE
STORED; ECDC 17.60.040 VEHICLES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES, SUBSECTIONS (A)
AND (B) TO CLARIFY SEVERAL SCRIVENER'S ERRORS, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN
THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 17th day of June, 2009.
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ITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3741
of the ity o Edmon s, ashington
On the 16th day of June, 2009, the City Council of the City of
Edmonds; passed Ordinance No. 3741. A summary of the content
of said ordinance, consisting of the title, provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF ECC 6.20:040 TO CLARIFY
WHERE JUNK VEHICLES MAY BE STORED; ECDC 17.60.040
VEHICLES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES, SUBSECTIONS (A) AND
B RA RIV NER'S ERRORS, AND FIX-
ING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 17th day of June, 2009.
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
Published: June 23, 2009.
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Account Name: City of Edmonds
Affidavit of Publication
S.S.
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
Summary of Ordinance No. 3741
Amending the Provisions of ECC 6.20.040
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:
June 23, 2009
and that said newspaper was regulary distributed to its subscribers during all of said period.
and sworn to before me this
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