HomeMy WebLinkAbout3472Ordinance No. 3472
["Beginning July 1, 1998"]
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
Amends Ord. 3222
ORDINANCE NO. 311 7Z
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City
of Kent, Washington, amending the City of Kent
Comprehensive Plan to change the plan's land use map
designation from Mixed Use (MU) to Low Density Multi -
Family Residential for a 4.8 acres property located
generally at the northwest corner of the intersection of
South 260th Street and 108th Avenue SE, south of Kent-
Kangley Road (CPA -98-2(I)).
WHEREAS, the Washington Growth Management Act ("GMA")
requires internal consistency among comprehensive plan elements in the zoning map;
and
WHEREAS, to assure that comprehensive plans remain relevant and
up-to-date, the GMA requires each jurisdiction to establish procedures whereby
amendments to the plan are considered by the City Council (RCW 36.70A.130(2)),
and limits amendment to once each year unless an emergency exists; and
WHEREAS, the City of Kent has established a procedure for amending
the comprehensive plan set forth in Chapter 12.02 of the Kent City Code which sets a
deadline of September 1 of each year for acceptance of comprehensive plan
amendments; and
WHEREAS, by September 1, 1998, the City received nine (9)
applications to amend the comprehensive plan's land use plan map designation and
1 Mower/Hebert Comprehensive
Plan Amendment
one of those applications involves a 4.8 acre property located generally at the
northwest corner of the intersection of South 260th Street and 108th Avenue SE, south
of Kent Kangley Road; and
WHEREAS City staff presented the requested comprehensive plan
amendment for consideration by the Land Use and Planning Board and City Council
as part of the 1998 proposed comprehensive plan amendments; and
WHEREAS, the Kent Land Use & Planning Board held public hearings
on the proposed comprehensive plan amendment on November 23, November 30, and
December 14,1998; and
WHEREAS, the Kent Land Use & Planning Board reviewed the
proposed amendments, took public testimony, and moved to recommend denial of the
comprehensive plan amendments CPA -98-2(I) and CPZ-98-9 to the full City Council;
and
WHEREAS, on February 2, 1999, the Kent City Council voted to table
this comprehensive plan and zoning amendment application for further deliberation
because:
1. The applicants had proposed to develop condominiums on the site;
2. The City Council and Mayor had expressed interest in the idea of
developing a zoning designation that would encourage condominium
developments in the City; and
3. The City Council tabled this application until such time a new
condominium zoning ordinance was established; and
WHEREAS, on August 3, 1999, after meetings and public hearings
with the Public Works and Planning Committee and the Land Use and Planning
Board, the City Council voted to adopt two new Multifamily Residential -Townhouse
2 Mower/Hebert Comprehensive
Plan Amendment
zoning districts that require condominium development, designated as.the MR -T12
and MR -T16 zones; and
WHEREAS, on August 17, 1999, the City Council approved the
creation of an ordinance for the MR -T12 and MR -T16 zoning districts which would
permit the development of townhouse condominium units at 12 units per acre and 16
units per acre, respectively; and
WHEREAS, on September 7, 1999, the City Council voted to amend
the comprehensive plan designation of the subject 4.8 acres property from Mixed Use
to Low Density Multi -Family Residential, which is a comprehensive plan designation
that would allow for condominium zoning; NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Kent comprehensive plan is hereby amended
to establish a new comprehensive plan designation for the 4.8 acre property located
generally at the northwest corner of the intersection of south 260th Street and 108th
Avenue SE, south of Kent-Kangley Road, Kent, Washington from a comprehensive
plan designation of Mixed Use (O -MU) to Low Density Multi -Family Residential as
depicted in the attached Exhibit A, incorporated by this reference (CPA -98-2(I)).
SECTION 2. - Severability. If any one or more sections, subsections,
or sentences of this Ordinance are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance and the same
shall remain in full force and effect.
3 Mower/Hebert Comprehensive
Plan Amendment
SECTION 3. - Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be
in force five (5) days from and after the date of passage and publication as provided by
law.
ATTEST:
BRENDA JACOBE TY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
A. LUBOVICH, CITY ATTORNEY
PASSED: ! day of1999.
APPROVED: 1 day of 'dew'b �• '� , 1999.
PUBLISHED: day of '1999.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance No. 311 ,
passed by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, and approved by the
Mayor of the City of Kent as hereon indicated.
(SEAL) "a_.c�
BRENDA JA� R, CITY CLERK
P:\Civil\Ordin ce\Mower-Hebcn ompP]i .doc
4 Mower/Hebert Comprehensive
Plan Amendment
m
Q o
I
0
0
r
o
:T
} Q
W
U)
o N
4(Ilullll W
FI]
w
�a
w
i iC
LL
G
�
Q
r
O
N
x
a
CL
x
160.
0
4)
m
Q o
I
0
0
r
o
:T
} Q
W
U)
o N
4(Ilullll W
FI]
w
�a
w
i iC