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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1230RESOLUTION NO. I 3 3 0 A RESOLUTION of the City of Kent, Washington, resulting from the Planning Department Housing Element Work Program, amending the West Hill Comprehensive Plan Map and the City of Kent Comprehensive Plan Map, instituting a single family designated area overlay and amending from MHP and MF-40, 24-40 to MF 24, 12-24 one area of the West Hill. WHEREAS, the city Council, by Resolution 1123, evidenced a desire to achieve reduction in the density of multifamily housing through revisions to Kent's Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code; and WHEREAS, the city Council, by Resolution 1172, directed the Planning Department to conduct a study and proposed update of the housing element of the City's Comprehensive Plan, including an area by area analysis of multifamily density for East Hill, West Hill and Valley Floor Planning Areas; and WHEREAS, the Council directed that the results of said area-wide study are to be proposed for implementation through text and/or map zoning amendments to be presented to the Council; and WHEREAS, the Council had directed that the Planning Department work with the City Council to develop a work program for the area by area analysis; and WHEREAS, RCW 35A.63.020, RCW 35A.63.073 and RCW 35A.63.100(5) empowers a city council to authorize the Planning Commission to hear and make recommendations to the City Council on Comprehensive Plan Map amendments; and WHEREAS, the City Council by Ordinance 2796 granted to the Planning Commission authority to consider and make recommendations on Comprehensive Plan Map amendments, and authorizing Comprehensive Plan Map amendments to be made simultaneously with or prior to amendments to the zoning code; and WHEREAS, public notice and opportunity for input on the Work Program process, procedure and results has been of the highest priority to the City Council; and WHEREAS, changes to the West Hill Comprehensive Plan Map, a part of the Comprehensive Plan and Map, amending certain designations in one area within the West Hill and adding a "single family designated 11 area overlay were recommended to the Planning Commission; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of RCW 35A.63.070 and RCW 35A.63.073 of the Revised Code of Washington and Kent City Ordinance 2796, hearings were held before the Planning Commission of the City of Kent on July 24, 1989 and August 14, 1989 to consider the proposed amendments; and WHEREAS, after the final hearing of the Planning Commission and its final deliberations, the Planning Commission's Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and recommendations for proposed amendments were issued on August 18, 1989; and WHEREAS, the City Council considered the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and recommendations of the Planning Commission at a public meeting on September 19, 1989; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and recommendations of the Kent Planning Commission dated August 28, 1989 are adopted by reference in totality by the Kent City Council. Section 2. Area MF-03 is legally described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated by reference. Section 3. The Kent Comprehensive Plan Map is amended to change the designation for area MF-03 as indicated on Appendix B - "West Hill Plan Map" incorporated herein by reference as follows: a. Amend Area MF-03 designation from MHP and MF-40, 24-40; to MF-24, 12-24. - 2 - Section 4. The Kent Comprehensive Plan Map is amended to add a Single Family Designated Area Overlay to that area described in Section 2{b) herein, and as shown on Appendix C -West Hill Plan Map, incorporated herein by reference. The Single Family Designated Area Overlay designation is defined in the Kent Comprehensive Plan, Kent West Hill Land Use Plan. Section 5. The City of Kent Comprehensive Plan Map, West Hill Subarea Plan Map and their appendices and maps are amended to provide that all references to said area MF-03 , and that area included within the single family designated area overlay shall be in conformity with the changes in those area designations as set out in Sections Three and Four. Section 6. The amendments to the Comprehensive Plan Map, West Hill Subarea Plan Map, and associated Map amendments shall be filed with the City Clerk and in the office of the Planning Department and made available for public inspection upon request. Passed at a regular meeting of the city Council of the City of Kent, Washington thisr7Y2 day of ~~ 1990. Concurred in by the M day of (';;;9--eJ!zv , 1990. of the City of Kent, this ~ ATTEST: I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. / ~30 , passed by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, the d20 day of .J----eL_n_..l, 1990. 7620-270 4"'-dZ.,.__; . \ 7< ~ (SEAL) BRENDA JACOBER,. DEPUTY CITY CLERK I - 3 - EXHIBIT "A" WEST HILL LEGALS ---·--·- WEST HILL AREA MF-3 That portion of the SW ~ of the SW ~ of Section 15, Township 22 N., Range 4 E., W.M., King County, Washington, defined as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of said Subdivision; Thence north along the west line of said Subdivision a distance of 30 feet to the True Point of Beginning; Thence continuing north along the west line of said Subdivision a distance of 1,040 feet; Thence east parallel with the south line of said Subdivision a distance of 150 feet to the westerly margin of Interstate Highway #5; Thence southerly along said westerly margin to a point which lies 60 feet north of the south line of said Subdivision; Thence west parallel with the south line of said Subdivision a distance of 75 feet; Thence south parallel with the west line of said Subdivision a distance of 30 feet; Thence west parallel with the south line of said Subdivision to the True Point of Beginning. lliiDIIIIll STUDY AREA BOUNDARY KENT CITY LIMIT DES MOINES CITY LIMIT WEST I-IILL STUDY AREA 11 :1011 HINI 1:!110 IHntl -.......-._.,.. 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