Ordinance 37690006.90000
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12/10/09
ORDINANCE NO. 3769
AN INTERIM ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, DEFINING TEMPORARY HOMELESS
SHELTER, IDENTIFYING ZONING DISTRICTS WHERE
TEMPORARY HOMELESS SHELTERS ARE PERMITTED,
AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, exposure to cold temperatures can cause death, and in the past, has
caused death for Snohomish County's homeless population; and
WHEREAS, during winter months, Snohomish County homeless shelters
frequently do not have sufficient capacity to provide shelter for all who seek refuge from
extreme weather conditions; and
WHEREAS, the City adopted Ordinance No. 3730 affirming its commitment to
support public and nonprofit agencies to provide needed services to indigent persons and to
allow for a compliance permitting process for exemptions to State Building Code; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to permit temporary homeless shelters at certain
zoning districts as a primary or secondary use; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Findings. The City Council hereby makes the following findings in
support of this interim Ordinance:
a) The findings as set forth in the "WHEREAS" clauses are
adopted and incorporated herein by this reference.
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b) Under the current code, temporary homeless shelters are neither
defined nor referenced as an expressly permitted primary or
secondary use in any zoning district in the City of Edmonds.
Section 2. "Temporary Homeless Shelter" shall be defined as short-term
residence for a group of people at a permanent building's indoor facility that is organized by a
sponsor with services provided by a sponsor.
Section 3. "Short- term" shall be defined as fourteen days or less during any
consecutive thirty day period.
Section 4. "Sponsor" shall be defined as a community based organization (A)
that is a public agency or nonprofit corporation / organization, and (B) that fulfills its mission, in
part, by organizing living accommodations for the homeless.
Section 5. Temporary homeless shelters shall be permitted as a primary or
secondary use at all zoning districts where Churches or Local Public Facilities are permitted as
primary uses.
Section 6. . Nothing in this interim ordinance shall be interpreted as a waiver
of any of the requirements of Ordinance 3730.
Section 7. No provision of any ordinance adopted by the City of Edmonds
shall be applied or interpreted to prohibit a temporary homeless shelter when the same is
specifically allowed under state or federal law under the circumstances.
Section 8. Public Hearin. As required by RCW 35A.63.220, this interim
Ordinance shall expire six months from the date of adoption, unless sooner repealed or
subsequently extended by act of the City Council. In the meantime, as further required by RCW
35A.63.220, the City Clerk is directed to schedule a public hearing on this ordinance within sixty
(60) days of its adoption. The City Council may in its discretion adopt additional findings in
support of this interim Ordinance at the conclusion of the public hearing. The Planning Board is
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required to make a recommendation on the final version of this ordinance to be adopted by the
City Council prior to its expiration.
Section 9. 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,
such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other
section, sentence, clause or phrase of this interim Ordinance.
Section 10. 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
five (5) days after passage and publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of the
title.
APPROV D:
MA )16` 'GA #Y HAAKENSON
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
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CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
APPROVED 6S T ORM:
OFFICE OF TY A O E -
BY
W. SCOTT SNYDER
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 12 -11 -09
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 12 -15 -09
PUBLISHED: 12 -23 -09
EFFECTIVE DATE: 12- 28 -09; expires 06 -15 -10
ORDINANCE NO. 3769
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3769
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 15th day of December, 2009, the City Council of the City of Edmonds,
passed Ordinance No. 3769. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title,
provides as follows:
AN INTERIM ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, DEFINING TEMPORARY HOMELESS
SHELTER, INDENTIFYING ZONING DISTRICTS WHERE
TEMPORARY HOMELESS SHELTERS ARE PERMITTED,
AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 16th day of December, 2009.
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
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and that said newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of said period.
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Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH
S.S.
DEC a 2009
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
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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
fay. 1890
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3769
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of the City of EilrnoEds, Washington
On the 15th day of December, 2009, the City Council of the City
Summary of Ordinance
of Edmonds, passed Ordinance No. 3769. A summary of the con-
tent of said ordinance, consisting -title, provides as follows:
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AN INTERIM ORDINANCE THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WA-
No. 3769
SHINGTON, DEFINING TEMPORARY HOMELESS SHELTER
INDENTIFYING ZONING DISTRICTS WHERE TEMPORARY
HOMELESS SHELTERS ARE PERMITTED, AND FIXING A TIME
WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
Temporary Homeless Shelter
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 16th day of December; 2009. .
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
Published: December 23, 2009.
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:
December 23, 2009
and that said newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of said period.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this 23rd
RECEIVED
day of December, 2009�
DEC a 2009
Notary Public in and for the sae of W in �'Irgtt, Sno omish
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Account Name: City of Edmonds
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