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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the
·city of Kent, Washington regarding the adoption
of Transportation Study policies within a portion
of the City of Kent.
WHEREAS, Transportation Study policies have been proposed
in the attached Appendix "A", and are commonly referred to as
Transportation Study policies, and
WHEREAS, public hearings were held before the Planning
Commission of the City of Kent, after notice of said hearings
were duly published, and
WHEREAS, after the final hearing of the Planning Commission
on November 12, 1980, the proposed Transportation Study policies
were forwarded to the City Council with the recommendation that
they be adopted, and
WHEREAS, the City Council held hearings on the Transportation
Study policies on December 11 and 22, 1980; January 8, 15 and 26,
1981, and February 17, 1981, and following said hearings either
approved, disapproved or modified the recommendation of the Planning
Commission, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DO
HEREBY RESOLVE:
Section 1: That the Transportation Study policies attached
hereto as Appendix "A" and commonly referred to as Transportation
Study policies for a portion of Kent, be and hereby are incorporated
herein by reference as if fully set forth herein and the same hereby
is adopted.
Section 2: That the Transportation Study policies be filed
with the City Clerk and in the office of the Public Works Depart-
ment and be made available for public inspection upon request.
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PASSED at a regular meeting of the Kent City Council
this 2nd day of March, 1981.
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. ~ ISABEL HOGAN, i=DR
ATTEST:
TO FORM:
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DONALD E MIRK, CITY ATTORNEY
I hereby certified that this is a true copy of
Resolution No. ~2-/ , passed by the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, the 2nd day of March, 1981.
~ MARIE SEN, CITY CLERK
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Appendix A
Transportation Policies
1. Employment Densities
a) Dir~ct the staff to coordinate with other governments and
agencies to further research and develop transportation
mitigation programs including but not limited to the ·
following:
private van pool operation
transit/van pool fare subsidy
elimination of free parking as a fringe benefit
provision of subscription bus services
capital improvements for transit services
provision of shuttle service from park & ride lots
preferential parking for car pools and van pools
participation in ride-matching p~ograms
linkage to major bicycle paths
bicycle parking facilties
b) Direct the staff to prepare an analysis of the parking code and
suggest revisions and specific code changes for Council
approval that would provide incentives to utilize alter-
native modes of transportation.
2. Arterial Plan
a) Adopt the Capital Improvement Program of the Valley Studies
Transportation study as a guideline for future capital
improvements.
b) Direct the staff to coordinate with property owners in the
study area so that the final alignment on the planned
arterials may be identified and so that the required rights-
of-way may be officially mapped.
3. Bicycle Routes
a) Approve Figure IV-5 Bicycle Routes as the official bicycle
plan for the study area with the provision that final
alignment of bicycle routes along arterials be adjusted
to the alignment of the arterial plan.
b) Direct the staff to develop design standards for Council
approval for bicycle paths to insure that the b1cycle paths
are utilized for their intended purpose.
(1) Bicycle paths along arterials shall be designed pri-
marily to accommodate commuters.
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(2) Bicycle paths which coincide with pedestrian paths
and/or recreation corridors shall be designed for
recreation bicycling.
4. Pedestrian Paths
a) Approve Figure IV-6 Pedestrian Paths and Sidewalks as the
official pedestrian circulat1on plan for the study area.
b) Direct the staff to develop design standards for Council
approval for pedestrian paths according to their intended
use; single purpose uses (pedestrian only) or multi-purpose
uses (pedestrian and bicycle) •
5. Horse Trails
Horse trails shall be included where adequate rights-of-way
exist. Staff is to develop design standards to insure that
horse trails are compatible with other trails, streets and
nearby land use.
6. Future Transportation Planning
Direct the staff to incorporate the data presented in the
Transportation Study when preparing a city-wide transporta-
tion plan so that the W.. plans may be consistent with one
another.
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