HomeMy WebLinkAbout1276RESOLUTION NO. !/A 1h
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, directing the
Planning and Public Works Departments to take
steps to appeal all development proposed in
King County which will impact, or has the
potential to impact traffic or transportation
facilities within the City of Kent.
WHEREAS, King County's adopted SEPA (State Environmental
Policy Act) policies require that the City of Kent be notified of
a proposed development prior to County approval, and that the City
of Kent's comments on the impacts of the project be considered in
any such approval; and
WHEREAS, in the past, the County has approved development
either without considering the City's comments or without
adequately conditioning the development to address the City's
concerns; and
WHEREAS, the City's increasing traffic problems as a
result of development both within and outside the City limits are
causing the City to explore and implement all available measures
to effect relief on its transportation system; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. All City Departments are directed to continue
the practice of reviewing all notifications of proposed
development in King County with the object of determining and
identifying anticipated impacts, whether cumulative or otherwise,
upon the City's transportation facilities and traffic levels. The
City Departments conducting such review are directed to return
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timely written responses to King County on such impacts, and to
provide the County with either recommendations for denial of the
project based upon adverse, unmitigated traffic impacts that will
occur within the City, or to recommend that approval be contingent
upon conditions tailored to mitigate such impacts to the City's
satisfaction.
Section 2. If it appears that subsequent County approval
of such development does not address the City's traffic concerns
as stated in such responsive comments, and the Public Works
Director considers the traffic impacts of the development to be
substantial, the City Attorney's office is directed to assist any
other City Department in pursuing an appeal of the County's
approval of the development. The City Departments involved in
individual appeals are further directed to keep the City Council
informed of the progress of the appeal through the County system.
Passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington this ...f!L. day of 711a/1.cl1 1991.
~ncurred in by the Mayo
day of .fL.t....J..!::/LU"-.../ , 1991.
ATTEST:
CTING CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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of the city of Kent, this ~~
DAN KELLEHER, MAYOR
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
Resolution No. /C)...]fa , passed by the City Council of the City of
Kent, Washington, the 11 day of TY1 tvtc.L, 1991.
BRENDA
9400-330
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